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Newsletter October
2008
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FALC General Meetings are held at 7:00
PM on the 2nd Monday of each month at the Quinlan Communtiy
Center, 10185 N. Stelling Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014
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Calendar
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October 13, 2008
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General Meeting. Please bring
a painting for Artist Of The Month |
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October 15, 2008
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Submission deadline for the November
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October 20, 2008
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Next Board Meeting at 21471
Columbus Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014 |
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All members are
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November 10, 2008
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Next Quinlan
Show change |
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FALC
Annual Juried Show
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Juror Stefan Baumann www.thegrandview.com
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Our thanks to the participants and volunteers for the 2008
Show. Congratulations to all the Award winners!
The Show Reception and Auction were presided over by Cupertino
Mayor Dolly Sandoval, Rotary President Steve Ting, Cupertino
Arts Commission Chair Bob Harrison, and about 150 guests. FALC
President Iona Ezaki then presented a check from the proceeds
of the auction to the Rotary Club of Cupertino ShelterBox project.
We also awarded long time member and past FALC President Zoe
Thompson an award in appreciation of her many years of service
and support to the club.
Photos
of the Award winning paintings
Photos
from the Reception and Show
We would like to thank all our generous
Sponsors
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The Rotary Club of
Cupertino for $1000 in Prizes.
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Superior Color labs -1202 Lincoln
Avenue, San Jose, CA
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Jay Cool
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Mindy Berkowitz
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Liz Tadman
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John Eaves
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October
13, 2008 General Meeting
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FALC
General Meeting, The
Social Room, Quinlan Center, 10185 Stelling Rd.,
Cupertino
Monday, October 13,
2008/ 7:00pm - 9:30 PM
Open to the Public - Guests are welcome
Suminagashi
(spilled ink) demonstration by Yoju
www.artbyoju.com/sumi.html
Suminagashi is a technique where you add paint
to water and then add the paper to get a marbelizing effect.
Yoju will demo the technique and then provide paper for members
to come up and make 1 sample each. For more details on this
technique please visit http://artbyoju.com/sumi.html
Artist's statement: I like to paint common subjects.
I find interesting meaning in ordinary things. For instance,
I find it beautiful and enjoyable to paint even a small stone.
I always observe nature and express my feelings through my work.
I don't distinguish between representation and abstraction,
and am not bound by historical trends and tradition. Born in
Hokkaido, Japan, and raised in Tokyo, Yoju began formal study
at the age of 8 at the Maejima Academy of Art, Tokyo where she
continued for 25 years. Additional studies in Calligraphy with
the well known instructor, Fujo Minami, Tokyo, were conducted
throughout her primary and high school years. After high school
followed three years of intensive study at the Kuwasawa and
Ootsuka Academy of Design, Tokyo, and an additional 4 years
of study at the Pacific Ocean Academy of Art, Tokyo.
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2009
Board Nominations
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We are currently taking nominations
for several Board positions for 2009.
Please consider becoming involved with the club and sharing
your skills and experience with us. If there is anyone
you would like to nominate (including yourself) for the
positions listed below, please email us about it or let
us know at the general meeting. Most members serve in
a position for a year or two and then enjoy moving on
to other duties. This is a club that functions on the
volunteerism of its members so please consider getting
involved. You could consider sharing the duties with a
friend at the club.
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President
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Iona Ezaki has
served the club as President for 3 years and would like
to step down and be involved with the club in other ways.
Duties of the President would be to write the agenda for
the general meetings and the steering meetings once a month
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Vice President Demo Coordinator
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Belinda Lima
has served in this position for 3 years and will train the
next person who will fill this position. Duties will include
finding a variety of demonstration artists, confirming dates
and finding out about the visiting artist's requirements,
sending reminders before the meeting, providing the demo
artist's info for the newsletter, helping the demo artist
set up before the meeting and making sure that they are
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Treasurer
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Rajani Balaram
who has served as Treasurer for 2 years would like to step
down. She will help the next Treasurer ease into the duties
- keeping the board informed about the bank account, keeping
accounts of sales and expenses and submitting a simple tax
statement at the end of the year. The treaurer should ideally
have some accounting experience and attend most steering
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Secretary
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Our current Secretary for
the past year - Laurie Creveling is stepping down and would
also like to try other duties with the club for 2009. This
position could be shared with a friend and would require
you to attend the general meetings and submit the minutes
of the meetings by email. |
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Volunteer Positions
Open
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Refreshments Coordinator
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Ralph Otte has
volunteered to help with refreshment setup but would like
to share the job with another person who would fill in when
he cannot make it. Duties would include - reminding the
people signed up to get the refreshments, setting up the
refreshments table and clearing the table at the end of
the meeting. |
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At
the September Meeting
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Preston Metcalf, Assistant
Curator at the Triton Museum, gave an extremely interesting talk
and slide show about the lost art of Afghanistan.
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Artist
of the Month
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Please bring in a painting for Artist of the Month at the October
meeting. Only the first 10 paintings will be accepted.
Artist of the Month winners
in August
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Next
Painting change date at Quinlan - November 10, 2008
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Gallery
Pages
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If you have not done so already, please don't forget to send
us the information we require to create a gallery page for you.
For instructions on sending in your information, please visit
/gallery/submit_new_gallery_page.html and email
all necessary information to janki_chokshi@hotmail.com.
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Open
Studios / Panel Rental
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Panels are available for rent
all year at $5/weekend for members and $7 / weekend for non-members.
For panel rental and availability please email Carrie Zeidman
at czeidman@elanstudios.net or call her at 408-741-5809.
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Shows
to Visit
Belinda Lima is now showing
at Gallery 9 in Los Altos, 143 Main St., Los Altos. Tuesday
- Saturday 11am to 5pm
Priyanka Gupta- "Color
Explosion Show" displayed at Expressions Gallery, 2035
Ashby Ave., Berkeley, CA 94703. October 11 to December 5, 2008
Jane Ferguson has been
juried into the Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State Street, Los Altos.
www.viewpointsgallery.com. Her work will be on view starting
April 1, 2008
Stephen Yee and Bairu Ng
- Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition March 26 to November 1, 2008
at The Pacific Heritage Museum in San Francisco.
Kay Duffy Show - Watercolors,
gouache & experimental collage, October 1 through 26, 2008,
Reception on October 5 from 4 to 6pm. Show at Aegis Gallery
14531 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA. Kayduffywatercolors.com,
408-867-0171
Grace Tang- "Montage
paintings in oils and acrylics" displayed at the Saratoga
Library art wall. January & February 2009
Shows
to Enter
Triton Museum Statewide Watercolor
Competition & Exhibition Entry Deadline zOctober 6,
2008. Entry form and information at www.tritonmuseum.org. Submission
by CD or slides.
California Watercolor Association
Entry Deadline October 18, 2008. Juror John Salminen www.californiawatercolor.org
Classes
The Grand View Ranch Workshop-
Stefan Baumann's 3 day weekend workshop in beautiful Mt. Shasta
at the Grand View Ranch. Info at www.thegrandview.com
1-800-511-1337 baumann@thegrandview.org
Landscape painting classes
with Stefan Baumann. Weekly on Thursdays in San Jose. Info
at www.thegrandview.org
The
Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society has
some excellent workshops offered 2008 and 2009. Workshop artists
are Mike Bailey, Frank Francese, Mark Mehaffey, Barbara Nechis
and more. You do not have to be a member to participate and
the workshops are reasonably priced. Please visit www.scvws.org
for complete workshop details.
Free Demos by SCVWS: For
a complete list of free demos please visit http://www.scvws.org/workshops/wkshp2008.php
Collage with Kay Duffy -
Monoprint color and texture on lovely translucent Asian papers
torn and glued to create abstract or impressionistic paintings.
All supplies provided. Classes also offered in Palo Alto in
early September. Watercolor classes will continue twice a month
during the summer. Call 408-867-0508 or go to k@kayduffywatercolors.com
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FALC
Board 2008
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President: Iona Ezaki - 408-978-6614
/ Agenda
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Vice President: Belinda Lima
- 408-252-0367 / Exhibits & Demos
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Vice President: Nina Uppaluru
- 408-257-1315 / Newsletter, Website
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Treasurer: Rajani Balaram
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Website: Nina Uppaluru, Janki
Chokshi
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Quinlan Show Coordinator: Yelena
and Slava Shabrova
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Secretary: Laurie
Creveling
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Publicity: Janki
Chokshi
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Graphics and Panel rental:
Carrie Zeidman
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Membership: Reiko Michisaki
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Refreshments: Dee Sullivan
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Mail Pick-up: Dianne Cassidy
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Historian: Zoe Thompson
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Mtg Coordinator: Gary
Ratts
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We would
love to hear from you. Please send questions or comments to
information@falc.org
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