JEKYLL ISLAND ARTS ASSOCIATION Goodyear Cottage, Historic District Jekyll Island, Georgia October 2018 Newsletter INSIDE THIS ISSUE Message from the President 2 Classes Newsletter 3 Merry Artists Show & Sale 4 New Jekyll Island Tartan 5 October Program: Pamela Bauer Mueller Presents The Magic of Writing 6 October Exhibit Poster 7 October Artists Biographies 8/9 Financial Report 10 Facilities Report 10 Membership News 10 Membership Registration Form 11
Page 2 JIAA Newsletter MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Bonnie Householder If you have ever owned a share of stock, have shares in your retirement account or the account of a former employer, you have no doubt seen a proxy statement mailed to you or sent via email. The purpose of those statements is to allow you to vote on actions planned to be taken at the next Annual Meeting of that organization, association or corporation. As a Corporation, Jekyll Island Arts Association has an annual meeting, to conduct business of interest to the membership, but mostly to elect new (or re-elected) Board members. Potential Board members are vetted by our Nominating Committee and if elected, agree to serve a three-year term and to participate fully in the actions and activities of the Jekyll Island Arts Association. These meetings have always been held on the same evening as the Jekyll Island Singers winter Concert, and the vote is taken of members in attendance. Because these events are open to the public, it is never 100% certain that those who attend and vote are actually JIAA members. And not all members attend the Concert, so there is an element, notably our winter members, who are not available to attend, and thus miss the opportunity to vote. This year, we are trying something different and while a Nominating Committee will be appointed whose charge it will be to prepare short bios of the potential candidates on the ballot, we will host a Virtual Annual Meeting. If there is anything besides the proposed new Board members which requires a vote by the membership, it will be included in ballots members receive. In November the link to an online site will be sent via email to all members and instructions given to go to the website to vote. Like all other proxy statements, there will be a deadline for voting. Members who do not have an email address but want to exercise their ability to vote will be invited to have a buddy who will help them vote, understand how to access the JIAA website to read the newsletter, and anything else that will enable them to be fully engaged members of our Arts Association. In coming weeks, you will hear more about the Virtual Annual Meeting. We trust you will vote, even if you are not physically on Jekyll Island. If you have any questions, need or want a buddy to help you with any of our communications, or are willing to become a buddy for other member(s), please let us know by emailing us at jekyllartists@gmail.com. Thank you! Bonnie Householder President Visit us on Facebook at Jekyll Island Arts Association
October 2018 Page 3 FALL CLASSES 2018 Sonja Peterson Joan Samuelson Class Co-Coordinators JIAA Fall Classes include: Painting in Oil or Acrylic Pottery Handbuilding Beginner Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving A Week in Writing Water Color Without Boundaries Fused Glass Jewelry Making Introduction to Art as Insight to Our Inner Landscape Painting Animals Domestic and Wild REGISTRATION OPENED at noon THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27! Online registration is easy on the Members Only page at jekyllartists.com; online you can pay for classes with your credit card. If you prefer, you can download the registration form at the end of this newsletter and register in person at Goodyear Cottage - cash or check only if in person or by mail. Mail checks to: Jekyll Island Arts Association ATTN: Classes P.O. Box 13201 Jekyll Island GA 31527 Be sure your dues are paid! SEE YOU IN CLASS!!
Page 4 JIAA Newsletter MERRY ARTISTS Think Jingle Bells, Caroling and Holiday Gift Giving It may be 90 degrees on Jekyll Island; however, we are thinking jingle bells, caroling, and holiday gift giving. Once again we will decorate Goodyear Cottage for the holidays, fill the first floor with amazing artist made gifts, and have loads of homemade cookies for our weekend shoppers. Please put on your elf hat and get to work making wonderful gifts that are priced between $5 and $150. Registration Registering your items will be on-line through your personal member page. Here is important registration information to remember: Online registration for Merry Artists begins November 9 and ends November 18 at midnight. Price tags will be printed on Mondays and Thursdays November 12 through November 19. Price tags will be in your folder in the kitchen Monday and Thursday afternoons. Please take tagged items to the 2 nd floor hallway or the Library November 12 20. Current Shop Items Items that are $150 or less may remain in the shop for Merry Artists. Items over $150 must be removed from the shop by November 20. There is no limit on the number of items that you enter. Removing items at the end of Merry Artists You will need to remove all but 10 items by December 31. All Christmas items must be removed by December 31. Pick up dates and times December 30, 4 to 6 PM December 31, 12 4 PM We look forward to a wonderful month of sales for all of our artists. For questions contact: Jackie Becker: brucejackieb@gmail.com (407) 252-8156 Rita Thompson: rlt807@icloud.com (912) 635-2965 Visit us on Facebook at Jekyll Island Arts Association
October 2018 Page 5 NEW JEKYLL ISLAND TARTAN The Weaver s Guild of the Jekyll Island Arts Association (aka Cottage Weavers) led by Betty Smith is pleased to announce the new Jekyll Island Tartan! We have received permission from the Jekyll Island Authority to use the name Jekyll Island and the pattern is officially registered with the Scottish Tartan Registry forevermore. Jane DeBacker inspired the design having selected the beautiful colors. Betty Smith completed the design and wrote the following justification/description for the Scottish Tartan Registry: Jekyll Island is a 9 x 2 mile barrier island off the Georgia coast in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a holiday playground as well as home for some 650 residents. This tartan was designed to reflect life on Jekyll. The light blue represents both the sky and water, accented by white clouds and white surf. The light yellow represents our sun. There is a canopy of green, 100 to 300 year old Live Oak trees shading the land. These are set-off by the black trunks of those trees. The design is simple, as is the life on Jekyll. We hope this new tartan will inspire the imagination of all our artists and new artistic endeavors. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Betty Smith at bettysmithjiwver@comcast.net. ****** Word to the wise weaver: The pattern shown on the Scottish Tartan Register may have to be modified based on the width of the item being woven and the size thread used. If you would like guidance, it will be posted on the bulletin board in the weaver s area, 2nd floor of Goodyear Cottage. There will be guidance for 12epi, 15epi, 20epi and 24epi. If you are not local, please feel free to contact Betty Smith at bettysmithjiwver@comcast.net. **********
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Page 10 JIAA Financial Report Darrell Davidson JIAA Newsletter To all JIAA Members: you may view the YTD Financial Report via a link on the "About Us" page on our website, jekyllartists.com. Facilities Report Craig Patteson FACILITIES HISTORY QUESTION I am looking for information regarding when and why the boost transformer was added in the pot shop for the kilns to boost the incoming voltage up from 208 VAC to 233 VAC. Currently 3 of the kilns are running off of that transformer and the fourth is wired to our 208 voltage. It appears that the transformer may have been added mid-2006. If anyone has information please give me a call at 506-1077 or email at cjpdlp@bellsouth.net Please Note: No prizes will be awarded for the correct answer. Total JIAA membership is currently at 468. MEMBERSHIP NEWS Joan Samuelson Reminder: The Fall Class registration is now open, but remember, your dues must be current in order to register for classes. A copy of the membership form is included on page 10 of this newsletter. Please include a completed copy if you are submitting you dues through the regular mail or in person at Goodyear Cottage. You can also renew online at our website: jekyllartists.com Ensure that your dues are paid by checking the Paid Thru column shown for you in the JIAA Member Directory. The Member Directory is one of the functions available to you once you have logged into the Members Only Homepage on our Web Site. You can also contact the front desk at Goodyear Cottage and they can look up that information or you can e-mail the Membership Committee at: jekyllartists@gmail.com. Visit us on Facebook at Jekyll Island Arts Association
October 2018 Page 11 JEKYLL ISLAND ARTS ASSOCIATION, INC. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP Recent changes to our by-laws eliminate family/household memberships. Only individual memberships are offered. The annual membership fee is $30. The membership year runs from April through March. New memberships and renewals, including payment of dues via PayPal, may be accomplished online via our website at www.jekyllartists.com, or by completing the Membership Form below and mailing or dropping off at Goodyear Cottage with dues payment. The contact information you provide will be published in our printed directory and will be accessible online to members only, unless you decline publication by checking the statement at the bottom of the membership form. Enclose $30.00 for a membership in the Association. (Sorry, but we are unable to accept checks drawn on a Canadian bank.) Mail to: Jekyll Island Arts Association Make checks payable to: JIAA Attn: Membership Please Note on Check: Dues PO Box 13201 Jekyll Island, GA 31527 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cut Here JEKYLL ISLAND ARTS ASSOCIATION, INC. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP New Member Renewal ( ) Member #, if known Mrs./Mr./Ms./ Circle One Last Name First Name JEKYLL AREA ADDRESS Street Address, Apt No. or P. O. Box No. ( ) - City State ZIP Phone No. E-Mail Address Dates regularly at this Address AWAY FROM JEKYLL AREA ADDRESS Street Address, Apt No. or P. O. Box No. ( ) - City State ZIP Phone No. E-Mail Address Dates regularly at this Address If you are an artist, in what medium(s) do you work: Check here to decline including your contact information in our online database accessible to members only