Paint "Old World Peony" with Janice Cormier

"Old World Peony" designed by Linda Lock will be presented by Janice Cormier at our CCMDA meeting on Saturday, May 15th.  The meeting will be held at the Cedarville Fire House Community Room, State Road, Rte. 3A in Cedarville from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

This multi-technique acrylic painting is executed on a 12 in. x 12 in. gallery-wrapped canvas or wood panel.  Painters must supply their own surface, and some prep work is required before the day of class.  Canvas may be purchased from your local craft/hobby retailer;  Laure Paillex also has the canvas and wood panels available.

Class Fee for CCMDA Members is $30.00 and $45.00 for non-members (The additional $15.00 will be credited as membership dues for the remainder of 2010!)
Palette Fee (JoSonja Acrylics) of $2.00 is optional for those who do not have JoSonja paints.

A complete paint and supplies list, surface prep instructions, and pattern will be sent out by email (or by regular mail for those who do not have email addresses!)


To Register for "Old World Peony", please send your check payable to CCMDA to:
Sheila Wile, 43 Cross Neck Road, Marion, MA 02738

"Paint for Freedom" Project

Robert and Maureen Van Herpe of Wood Items and More in Greenville, RI are heading the "Paint for Freedom" Project, endorsed by the Society of Decorative Painters.  This program encourages SDP chapter members to paint (laser-cut MDF) cards for our military personnel (veterans or active) throughout the United States.

CCMDA has been sent 10 cards.  Five of the completed cards will be returned to Wood Items and More where they will be scanned, cataloged, and sent to SDP for display at National Convention and to New England Traditions for display at NET in October.  Cards from these conventions will be given to military persons for Veterans' Day 2010.  The remaining five cards will be distributed locally to servicemen/women in our area.

Bob and Maureen will be working with the Gold Star Mothers to help in placing the cards in areas of need.  Completed cards should be returned by April 1st for inclusion in the SDP Wichita display.  The final deadline for the New England Traditions display is August 30th.  Cards are available from Claire and may be picked up at her shop, Not Simply Beads in Plymouth.

Habitat Birdhouses - Update!

At our March 20th meeting, Caroline brought in 12 birdhouses - donated by Habitat for Humanity - for our chapter members to paint.  Each painted birdhouse should be accompanied by an official form when returned. 

The birdhouses can be brought to the JB Wood event in Attleboro on March 20th (see item below) or they may be brought to our next meeting on April 17th.

The decorated birdhouses will be on display at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree on April 24 - 26.

"Memory Box" or "Treasure Box"?

"Memory Boxes" are different from "Treasure Boxes"!
Memory Boxes are for families of infants who have died, so that parents can pt keepsakes in them.  This is an independently organized program not sponsored by SDP. Our CCMDA Chapter participates in this program.  The last group of boxes we painted went to an OB/GYN hospital in Lake Placid, NY.  Thank you to all who participated!

The Treasure Boxes program, to benefit hospitalized children 5 yrs. and older, is sponsored by SDP.  You may also paint these boxes on your own, and you can place a little gift inside if desired.  The boxes to to both girls and boys.  Please do not add embellishments such as beads, etc.  Contact the Society of Decorative Painters website for complete information.

April Meeting - Program Change

Unfortunately, due to health concerns, Jean Hoder will not be able to come and teach a class for our April meeting as scheduled.  Sarah will work on getting another program together for us.  An email will go out to CCMDA members and friends as soon as plans are in place.  Stay tuned!

JB Wood's Spring Festival of Decorative Arts

2nd Annual Spring Festival of Decorative Arts

Saturday, March 20th
JB Wood Products
1285 County St., Attleboro, MA 02703

Meet your favorite New England teacher/designers and visit their displays!  Have fun painting a selection of FREE Make-it/Take-it projects throughout the day!  Enjoy homemade refreshments!  Win bountiful baskets of painting treasures!  Shop the JB Wood Warehouse for quality wood surfaces to paint!

Visit the JB Wood website to learn more!

Habitat for Humanity Birdhouse Show & Sale

CCMDA will participate in the annual Habitat for Humanity Birdhouse Show and Sale again this year as one of our community service projects.  Several unpainted birdhouses will be available at the February meeting:  you may also obtain a birdhouse on your own (or build one!).

Your painted pieces should be delivered to Peg Flaherty, Claire Bartlett or Laure Paillex on or before March 20th. All three girls will be at JB Wood's Spring Festival that day; if you're planning to attend that event, you may leave your piece with one of them there.  Peg will deliver the birdhouses to South Shore Habitat for Humanity by the appointed deadline date.

17th Annual Birdhouse Show and Sale

April 23 - 25
South Shore Plaza in Braintree

South Shore Habitat for Humanity builds affordable homes for families in the greater South Shore region who are seeking to move out of inadequate and substandard housing into simple decent homes of their own.