Activities
Members of the club have the opportunity to display their own talents and enhance their knowledge on subjects of interest. Shadow box displays can be fun, informative, creative, artistic, sentimental and/or any of all the above. It's just that all members enjoy and look forward to seeing and learning about all the displays.
Art Works & Shadow Boxes
Program: Fused Glass, by Cheryl Thompson
January 10, 2013
Cheryl Thompson has been working in stained and fused glass for 12 years. She regularly travels to Portland, Oregon where she takes classes to keep current with the latest techniques in fused glass. She and her husband Glenn own Art Glass City in Lewisville, a full service glass shop offering classes and supplies to the art glass community. She and her family have been living in Irving for over 25 years. <www.artglassdecor.com>
Program: Miniature Gardens, by Victoria Robinson
February 14, 2013
Victoria Robinson was thanked for graciously stepping in and presenting a very interesting and informative program on making miniature gardens.
Program: Dallas Arboretum
March 14, 2013
Club's members organized a wonderful tour of the Arboretum.
The Dallas Arboretum kicks off spring time with one of the most spectacular floral displays in the world featuring over 500,000 spring blooms bulbs. Its world-class tulip show is the best spot this side of Holland to see these beautiful flowers.
Program: Backyard Garden Arranging, by C.A. Hiscock
April 11, 2013
Our presenter, a member of the Dallas County Master Gardener Association, believes that Mother Nature provides us with unlimited design resources. She discussed these resources and demonstrated how to incorporate four important concepts (line, form, mass and filler) into our flower arrangements and criteria to help us decide what types of flowers and arrangement styles to use for different occasions.
Program: Pintapaint, by Maria Arenas
May 9, 2013
Maria C. Arenas’s background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from the University of Mexico City. She is the owner of Pintapaint, an art studio located on O'Connor Blvd in Irving. Pintapaint’s belief is that everybody can paint and experience is not necessary. The goal is to teach art in a fun and social manner. The paintings range from abstract, animals, floral, landscaping, cityscapes, pets and others topics. And, all necessary art materials are supplied.
September 9 , 2013
The Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, founded August 1, 1991, is the largest arts group in Irving and is a fully professional ensemble dedicated to excellence in the performance of symphonic music. The orchestra is comprised of 93 professional musicians and is one of the top 100 symphonies in the United States.
For the 2013-14 Concert Season, the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra will highlight works inspired by the beauty of DANCE.
Join us at the September 12 meeting for a preview of the LCSO’s upcoming season by LCSO Executive Director Deborah Hawkins and clarinetist Brent Buemi.
Program: Tea and Symphony - The Las Colinas Symphony
October 10, 2013
Club members have the opportunity to design and make a piece of fused glass art.
ArtGlass 420 East Round Grove Road, #620 Lewisville, TX 75067
214-488-9412
Members’ choice for lunch is Mimi’s Café, 2486 Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville.
Program: A FUSED GLASS ART EXPERIENCE
November 14, 2013
Our speaker is Gina Woods, a Texas Master Gardener, Dallas County. She was the first president and co-founder of the Tampico Orchid Society. She is a member of Designers with Flair and the Greater Dallas/Ft. Worth Bromeliad Society.
Carol Bell brought a book which she thought members might enjoy reading entitled “Red Roses: A Guide to Floral Etiquette” which answers questions such as “The perfect flower to say thank you” and “Do your personality traits reflect your favorite flower color?”
Program: Gina Woods - Master Gardener, Orchids
Program: Sharon Zigrossi - Garden Hubcaps
December 12, 2013
Sharon Zigrossi, a Dallas County Master Gardener and Preston Hollow resident, began her career several years ago when she saw a wheel cover leaning against the side of her garage and envisioned it as a finished piece of garden art. She began by thoroughly cleaning and prepping the hubcap, next covering it with layers of acrylic paint and lastly adding embellishments such as rhinestones, mirror glass and beads and turned it into a work of art. Neighbors and friends soon requested she decorate hubcaps for them and so she began selling them as “Blooming Hubcaps”.
