NATURE COAST DECORATIVE ARTISTS
NCDA is a chapter of the National Society of Decorative Painters

NCDA Meets 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., the first Saturday of the month, at the
Weeki Wachee Senior Citizens Clubhouse at 3357 Susan Dr. in Spring Hill Florida. In December we enjoy a Christmas party at a local restaurant. Most monthly meetings consist of the following:- business meeting - raffle - members project display - tips and demonstration- painting a class project

Members and their guests gather for the enjoyment of decorative painting. We hold a meeting and have a painting project. Coffee and snacks are provided; members bring their lunch. Whether you are a beginner, experienced artist or have never painted before, you are welcome. No experience is necessary.
 

Reimbursement form

Membership Form

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February - Pat Lamb, CDA - teaching daisy and ribbon - acrylics
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Please try to conduct business with the treasurer, seminar, ways and means, programs
and education folks before the meeting to allow them to be able to paint.

Feb 6	Pat Lamb - Daisies and ribbon
January 30	Darla Willhite Pastels Kingfisher - Paper will be provided. NCDA is picking up the cost. The seminar is free to members. Non-members $15.00 All day class 9-3 Bag Lunch
January 25	Many treasure boxes were painted at Carol Hechler's house Monday, Jan 25. They are included here in photo of all January boxes collected. Click on photo for larger view.
January 17	Ruth Orwig 2010 Notebook Cover Acrylics Sunday Class  2:00 PM
January 2	White Elephant Sale and Salad Luncheon
I	FOR MORE UPCOMING CLASSES SEE CALENDAR PAGE FOR MORE CLASS PHOTOS SEE THE PHOTOPAGE

October 2010 we will have our bi-annual Tables and Treasures.  See photos of our past T&T events on photo page.

Sunshine State Decorative Artists State Retreat Site March 2010 50's Theme "Paint Around the Clock"

PHILANTHROPIC	TREASURE BOXES
	You may bring in as many boxes as you want all year long. Give them to Carol Hechler. Cute animals and children's themes are the best designs. Left: Gini Conn and Carol Hechler hold up a painting they did to go with a children's story. Also pictured are Charlene Seimes and Ellen Annibali with Shriner representatives.
	For the label to attach inside box cover, click here.

To see the SDP page go to SDP site, then painting programs, then treasure boxes. or click here
http://www.decorativepainters.org/downloads/treasurePR.pdf  See Below for Group Photo.



Philanthropic Project for 2007-2010
Gini Conn and Carol Hechler collected many wonderful treasure boxes for children at Shriner's Hospital in Tampa.
Members are encourage to paint several boxes for this worth project.

Carol Kuszik and Dottie Ptaszynski are heading up our cookies and stuff for the troops. Needed: Donations, phone cards, cookies, any dry snacks in small packages, candy, and toiletries. We also knit head coverings, see below, but have enough for now. We make cooling neckerchiefs as well.
Cookies, articles and knitted hats sent to troops. For knitted hat directions, see news page. The weather is warmer now. Chocolate bars or cookies with chocolate chips must be omitted, We are sending cooling neckerchiefs and lip balm as well as cookies. See news page for list.	Gene Chambers shows award given by servicemen. Gene tirelessly handled this project since our servicemen were deployed. In 2008 this project was taken over by Carol Kuszik & Caroline Hadler.

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WANT ART CLASSES 24/7?
For those who have high speed internet, you can watch art classes on your computer.

www.VisualArtsNetwork.TV 

There are classes going all the time. You can print out a schedule, so you don't miss anything.