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President’s Message President’s Message President’s Message President’s Message Linda KohlerLinda KohlerLinda KohlerLinda Kohler

It’s hard to believe that the holidays are already upon us! The time from

Thanksgiving Day to New Year’s Day is my favorite time of year! There is

something magical about December. The hustle and bustle, the cheerful-

ness, and of course, the anticipation, all leading to time spent with loved ones. Do you re-

member when you were a child, how exciting the holidays were? And then how your family

traditions changed with the different phases of your life? But no matter what these changes

were, the special feeling has always been there? This is also the time of year for finishing

those painting projects that you are making for gifts. Has anyone else finished a gift right at

the last minute, sprayed it, and given it in a semi-sticky state?

Our very busy fall is coming to an end! The Christmas party on December 13 is the last

event for this calendar year. January brings a whole new fun year! Our first meeting for

2016 features a project after the meeting taught by Jan Bowen, and installation of our new

officers. Don’t forget to sign up for the April retreat! Let’s fill the lodge early! I wish every-

one a wonder-filled and peaceful holiday season! It is fantastic working with such a great

group of people!

Linda Kohler ☺

Greater Cincinnati Greater Cincinnati Greater Cincinnati Greater Cincinnati

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December 2015 December 2015 December 2015 December 2015 Come to the first GCDA meeting

of 2016 on January 10th at 12:00 !

Palette Chatter

Join the fun of painting with GCDA! GCDA meets at 12 noon on the second Sunday at the Springfield Township

Senior Center located on 9158 Winton Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45231 behind the fire station.

In May, we meet on the 3rd Sunday. No meetings in April, August and December.

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/GreaterCincinnatiDecorativeArtists

WEB SITE: www.gcdapainters.org

EMAIL: GCDApainters@outlook.com.

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A few snapshots from the “Wild About Painting” Preview Party“Wild About Painting” Preview Party“Wild About Painting” Preview Party“Wild About Painting” Preview Party

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Program Report Emily Stamm, VP Programs

November was a busy and fast month-we had our Preview party for Retreat on November 1st and our No-

vember meeting on the 8th. Election of officers took place at the meeting. Jan Bowen won the election for

VP Programs and Gayle Wissel won the election for Secretary. Congratulations to Jan and Gayle-they will

both do a SUPER job for GCDA! I also taught a class called “Festive tree Ornament” at our meeting. It

was a wonderful group of students who ALL finished their project and took home a ready to hang orna-

ment! Great job!

Here come the Holidays!

I am looking forward to our Christmas party on December 13th. I hope that everyone sent in their RSVP!

Look for info about Jan Bowen’s January class at the Christmas party!

Thank you for all of your suggestions, help and support in planning our programs. I have scheduled the

monthly programs for 2016. It is wonderful that we have so many members willing to share their talents

with us! Please come to our monthly meetings and take classes and seminars!

Happy Painting!

Emily

Please call or email me with questions about programs or other painting opportunities.

Email: emilyjstamm@gmail.com or call (859)331-8599.

2016 Programs

January 10 Jan Bowen

February 14 Daisy Masminster

March 5 Workshop Jo Ann Heurich, oil

March 13 Nancy Vincent

April No meeting, RETREAT 8-10

May 15 Linda Whaley (The 3rd Sunday!)

June 12 Peggy Hermes

July 10 Stephanie Hauser

August No meeting, HOOT 8-13

September 9 Workshop Chris Haughey, acrylic and

mixed media

September 11 Jo Ann Heurich

October 9 Service Project

November 13 Sandie Tieman

December 11 No meeting, Members Christmas Party

Emily Stamm teaching a class on painting the

metal Christmas tree ornament with acrylics.

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MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Michelle Kohler, VP Membership

DON’T FORGET TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

MAKE SURE YOU PAY YOUR SDP DUES BEFORE DECEMBER 1ST SO YOU DO NOT

HAVE TO PAY THE LATE FEE! SDP dues are $50 if paid before December 1st; after December 1st the price

bumps up to $55. You can renew your SDP membership through SDP’s website, www.decorativepainters.org

The GCDA renewal application has been e-mailed to all members and is also on the GCDA website.

Dues are $15 if paid before December 31st, and $20 if paid after the start of the New Year.

Renewal payments will not be accepted unless the renewal application is also filled out.

If I have contacted you about the photo directory, please send me the information from the flyer I sent you and

also a photo that is of only the top half of your torso and up! All of the details regarding this are in the e-mails that

I have sent out – so please look at that for details, or feel free to contact me.

I am waiting to receive everyone’s information before I update the photo directory, so

please get it to me ASAP!!! We are aiming to have a complete picture directory!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Please contact me with any questions!

Michelle

kohlerm1@outlook.com

The members of GCDA express our

condolences to Suzanne Fairbanks

for the recent loss of her Mother.

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Happy December Birthday!Happy December Birthday!Happy December Birthday!Happy December Birthday! JoAnn Heurich 12/3JoAnn Heurich 12/3JoAnn Heurich 12/3JoAnn Heurich 12/3

Barb Winterberg 12/7Barb Winterberg 12/7Barb Winterberg 12/7Barb Winterberg 12/7

Peggy Hermes 12/9Peggy Hermes 12/9Peggy Hermes 12/9Peggy Hermes 12/9

Erin Craycraft 12/10Erin Craycraft 12/10Erin Craycraft 12/10Erin Craycraft 12/10

Mary Galioto 12/21 Mary Galioto 12/21 Mary Galioto 12/21 Mary Galioto 12/21

Nancy Vincent 12/24 Nancy Vincent 12/24 Nancy Vincent 12/24 Nancy Vincent 12/24

Nancy Lawrence 12/26Nancy Lawrence 12/26Nancy Lawrence 12/26Nancy Lawrence 12/26

Sandie Tieman 12/28Sandie Tieman 12/28Sandie Tieman 12/28Sandie Tieman 12/28

Susan Parrett 12/31Susan Parrett 12/31Susan Parrett 12/31Susan Parrett 12/31

Christmas Baskets & Ornament Raffle

And Christmas Party News

In November, many of you turned in your ornaments: Judy Wolf, Alice Goldfuss, Michelle Kohler, Erin

Craycraft and Barb Winterberg. Baskets were turned in by Emily Stamm, Jan Bowen, Sandy Sutterfield and Peggy

Faris. You can still turn in your ornaments, but please try to get them to me before the Christmas Party.

I hope you are all working on selling the Raffle tickets! I will have more tickets at the Christmas Party, so

you can still sell chances for the baskets. The baskets are beautiful! Thank you to all of you who volunteered to

paint them for us. The ornaments are just as wonderful. You all do great work!

The following people have RSVP’d for the Christmas Party:

If your name is NOT on the list and you want to come, please call me or email ASAP. We would love for you to

come and enjoy the party! Don’t forget to bring a $10 gift to exchange (optional) and any Raffle tickets and money

you have collected. Appetizers, drinks, lunch and desserts will be provided by the Christmas Party Committee.

Melanie Wilmhoff

Christmas Raffle and Christmas Party Chair

melwilmhoff@twc.com

The Christmas Party Committee:

Ann Boren, Carolyn Riehle, Daisy Masminster, Jo Sharpshair, JoAnn Heurich, Judy Helmes, Sherida England,

Mary Ann Slizewski, Peggy Faris

Arend, Carole Hermes, Peggy Slizewski, Mary Ann

Bowen, Jan Heurich, JoAnn Stamm, Emily

Bruce, Joan Hull, Pat Sutterfield, Sandy

Cole, Carol Kohler, Kim Thomas, Yvonne

Craycraft, Erin Kohler, Linda Thye, Rhonda

Dick, Anne Kohler, Michelle Tieman, Sandie

Fairbanks, Suzanne Masminster, Daisy Vanoli, Kathy

Faris, Peggy Morris, Theresa Vincent, Nancy

Galioto, Mary Parrett, Susan Ward, Suzanne

Goldfuss, Alice Rice, Lynne Wilmhoff, Melanie

Hanlon, Eileen Riehle, Carolyn Winterberg, Barbara

Helmes, Judy Sharpshair, Jo Wissel, Gayle

Wolf, Judy

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SHOW AND TELL SHOW AND TELL SHOW AND TELL SHOW AND TELL HOSTED BY Daisy Masminster

Lids of Christmas raffle baskets, both painted in acrylics: Left painted by Sandi Sutterfield, Right painted by Jan Bowen.

Bring your art

work to the first

meeting of 2016

on January

10th for Show

and Tell, and

start thinking

about what you

can put in the

April Retreat

Art Show.

Tote bags painted with fabric paint and gel pens by Rhonda Thye.

Morning glories painted

in oils by JoAnn Heurich.

Cat painted in oils by Lynne Rice.

Left: cell phone holder, Right: decorative box,

both painted in acrylics by Mary Galioto.

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GREATER CINCINNATI DECORATIVE ARTISTS

CHAPTER MEETING – SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP SENIOR AND COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER

Date: November 8, 2015

President: Linda Kohler called the meeting to order at 12:06 PM.

Secretary: Gayle Wissel

• October 2015 Chapter Meeting Minutes accepted as read (or corrected).

Motion to Accept 1st Sandie Tieman; 2nd Jo Ann Sharpshair

Treasurer: Melanie Wilmhoff - Absent; Report read by Linda Kohler

• Ending balances for October 31, 2015 are as follows:

o Checking: $2,579.95 Savings: $11,119.40

Motion to Accept 1st Jean Sanning; 2nd Sandie Tieman

• In Melanie’s absence, Jo Ann Sharpshair is taking reimbursement forms today.

VP Programs: Emily Stamm

• Emily has five students registered for today’s class.

• Monthly teachers are lined up for 2016. Jan Bowen will be teaching a zentangle pendant in January.

• Two seminars are scheduled for 2016: JoAnn Heurich seminar on 3/5/16 and Chris Haughey seminar on 9/9/16.

2nd VP/Membership: Michelle Kohler

• Thirty plus members have renewed for 2016.

• Renew your SDP membership by December 1st.

• Meet the Member today is Daisy Masminster.

• The member-in-good standing binder is circulating. Please update.

• New club nametags are available for each member.

Ways & Means: Daisy Masminster

• Two prizes today: travel size items and picture frame, pattern with wood, stationery, cd.

Newsletter and Website: Pat Hull

• The deadline to submit reports for the newsletter is the 21nd of the month.

• Please like and share pictures on the GCDA Facebook page.

• All GCDA newsletters are listed on the GCDA website.

Publicity: Carole Arend

• Thank you for bringing in newspaper articles. The monthly meeting and the retreat preview party announcements

were published.

Service: Peggy Hermes

Thank you for painting walker bags for the Starfire Council. Fifty walker bags are on hand for painting in 2016. Think

about what service projects we want to do in 2016.

• Service projects for the Starfire Council and Yellow Ribbon Support Group went well this year.

• A thank you was received from Keith Maupin – Yellow Ribbon Support.

2016 Retreat Chair: Theresa Morris - Absent; Co-Chair: Jo Ann Sharpshair

• Jo Ann reported there was a good crowd at the retreat preview party.

Christmas Raffle: Melanie Wilmhoff – Absent; Jo Ann Sharpshair reporting today.

• Jo Ann is taking raffle tickets and money for the Christmas Party raffle.

Christmas Party Chair: Melanie Wilmhoff; Co-Chair: Carolyn Riehle

• Jo Ann reported the members only party is December 13. Reservations must be received by December 1.

Hospitality: Jan Bowen, Eileen Hanlon, Judy Helmes, and Mary Ann Slizewski

• Today is Jan’s last day on the Hospitality Committee. Jan will be our new VP of Programs in 2016! Thank you Jan!

• Thank you Eileen for setting up today!

• Judy Helmes will serve on the Hospitality Committee in 2016.

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Sunshine: Mary Galioto

• One birthday card was sent in November and twelve will be sent in December. Kim Kohler will take over Sunshine in

2016.

Historian: Carolyn Riehle – Absent.

Old Business:

• Elections were held for VP of Programs and Secretary.

• Jan Bowen was voted in as VP of Programs. There were no nominations from the floor.

• Gayle Wissel was voted in as Secretary. There were no nominations from the floor.

• Members of the 2016 nominating committee are Anne Dick (returning), Sandy Sutterfield (appointed), Suzanne Fair

banks, Kathy Vanoli, and Sherida England.

• The 2016 Budget was approved.

New Business:

• Flyers were distributed announcing an upcoming art school open house in a historic building in Miamitown.

• A member asked with $11,000 in the budget, can a big brush painting teacher be brought in for classes.

It is not possible to bring in a big brush teacher because the money in the GCDA savings account is needed for annual

expenses.

• In place of the Did You Know column being published in the newsletter, Linda Kohler will present the Did You Know

topic at the chapter meeting. Today Linda and Anne Dick reminisced about GCDA retreat beginnings and history.

Show and Tell: Daisy Masminster – Show and Tell items are detailed in the newsletter.

Ways & Means Raffle:

• Sandie Tieman won the travel size samples and Judy Helmes won the stationery, cd, wood/pattern.

Nametag Raffle: Jan Bowen was wearing her nametag. She won $5.

Motion to Adjourn 12:50 pm - 1st Susan Parrett; 2nd Alice Goldfuss

Respectfully submitted,

Gayle Wissel, GCDA Secretary

GCDA Treasurer's Report for 10/31/15

Submitted by Melanie Wilmhoff, Treasurer

Beginning Balance Checking Acct $2,519.95

Receipts

Christmas Raffle Tickets sold $20.00

Nov Class (Stamm) $21.00

Oct Meeting Raffle $19.00

Total Receipts $60.00

Disbursements

Total Disbursements $0.00

Ending Balance Checking Acct $2,579.95

Savings Acct Beginning Balance $11,119.21

Interest 10/1/15 thru 10/31/15 $0.19

Savings Account Ending Balance $11,119.40

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Greater Cincinnati Decorative Artists

2015 Board and Committee Members

GCDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015

President: Linda Kohler 513-521-1151 - lkohler8891@gmail.com

Past President: Susan Parrett 513-825-0805 - s1parrett@fuse.net

VP of Programs: Emily Stamm 859-331-8599 - emilyjstamm@gmail.com

VP Membership: Michelle Kohler 513-521-1151 - kohlerm@outlook.com

Secretary: Gayle Wissel 513-741-2991 - gemlw116@gmail.com

Treasurer: Melanie Wilmhoff 859-689-7668 - melwilmhoff@twc.com

GCDA STANDING COMMITTEES 2015

Ways & Means: Daisy Masminster 513-922-5417 daisyracedance@gmail.com

Retreat Chair 2016: Theresa Morris 513-702-0346 theresam1953@me.com

Community Service: Peggy Hermes 513-258-1359 Peggy_Hermes@yahoo.com

Newsletter: Pat Hull - 513-860-1346 mphull92@gmail.com

Publicity: Carole Arend caarend@fuse.net

Website Pat Hull mphull92@gmail.com., Melanie Wilmhoff - melwilmhoff@twc.com,

GCDA CHAIRMEN OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES 2015

Hospitality Mary Ann Slizewski 513-245-1631– sophia726@aol.com,

Christmas Party Chair 2015 Melanie Wilmhoff 859-689-7668 - melwilmhoff@twc.com

Sunshine Mary Galioto 513-729-1858 - mgalioto@cinci.rr.com

Historian Carolyn Riehle 859-689-4849 - ceriehle@yahoo.com

Show & Tell Suzanne Fairbanks 513-677-8736 - tfbanks@fuse.net

Nominating Chair 2015 Jan Bowen, 513-521-0249 - jan.bowen@icloud.com

Jan Bowen, 513-521-0249, jan.bowen@icloud.com

9622 Millbrook Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45231

Website: www.janbowendesigns.com

Ongoing acrylic classes, Beginner thru Advanced

Request dates and times.

Anne Dick 513-941-0760, amdpaints@gmail.com

6839 Rapid Run Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45233

Ongoing Acrylic classes, Beginner thru Advanced

Classes at Hobby Lobby Western Hills, (513) 347-6900.

Call for dates and times. Classes at my home on Rapid

Run: Request dates and times.

Linda Lee Whaley 859-689-4343

lindaleewhaley@gmail.com

Hobby Lobby Florence, KY

Canvas painting with acrylics, Beginner.

Request dates and times.

Melanie Wilmhoff 859-689-7668, melwilmhoff@twc.com

3431 Possum Path Rd., Burlington, KY 41005

Ceramics classes in my home.

Request dates and times.

Theresa Morris 513-702-0346,

Theresa@theresastouch.com

http:..www.theresastouch.com

Calligraphy services and face painting for events.��