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President’s Note I hope everyone is keeping cool! I'm always Cool (as you can tell from this issues photo) but that's another story! Anyway, we had a great time at the recent Award show. Congratulations to all the winners and extra congratulations to Candy Cummings for winning Best in Show and to Ruth Collins for winning People’s Choice Award Winner. Both are well deserved. Special thanks go to Joan Bell for judging the show for us this year. You can see a list of all the winners in this newsletter and don't forget to stop by the Calvert Artists’ Guild Facebook page to see a photo of “Smooth Jazz” Nia Olabesi, “Get Down with Your Bad Self” Debbie Green and “Twinkle-Toes” Gee Freeman giving us an impromptu jazz number as well as other photos from the show. We now are preparing and looking forward to our next show this month at Asbury-Solomons. Who knows what kind of craziness and mayhem will go down! For all you artists out there that really hate to pay commissions to anyone, this is a show for you. We are going to have lots of room so sign up and bring lots of art. Read on for more information and an entry form. We hope to see you there!! Your Prez.

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July 28, 2012-SATURDAY CALVERT PINES SR. CENTER, Pr. Frederick

Printmaking Workshop - Saturday July 28, 2012, 9A.M.-2P.M. Diane Nargiz will be the Instructor. Attendees will receive a list of supplies to bring upon sign -up. Hope to see you there! Contact persons; Diane Nargiz, d.nargiz@comcast.net, Lonnie Harkins 410-326-7199, baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net; Gerry Wood, 301-863-9663, gbwood2@verizon.net.

Diane Nargiz came to the art world by way of a Grandmother, who was an oil painter, and a Mother who was a dress designer. She won a summer scholarship at the Art Institute of Chicago before college. She graduated from the University of Illinois, with a Fine Art degree in art education. Later, she taught in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia. In 1965 she went back to obtain a Master’s degree in Art Education, focusing on printmaking. In 1990 she accepted a job teaching art overseas and for the next 10 years taught in Egypt, Korea, Kuwait and Ecuador. During that time she presented four workshops at Educational Conferences in Turkey, Sri Lanka, Kuala Lumpur and Dubai, U.A.E. While in Korea, she taught a

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Humanities course for the University of Maryland at Osan AFB. After returning to the United States in 2001, she became a docent at the Hirshhorn museum, where she conducts tours. She currently teaches an Art Survey course at Bolling AFB for Central Texas College and taught on line for CTC as well. Diane has won many awards throughout the years in watercolor, silk screen printing, mixed media, etc. Diane lives in Dowell, Md. with Shotzi, her rescue dog.

Featured Artist

Deborah Green

Debbie Green is a bead and glass artist currently living in Lusby, Md. She has been beading for over twenty years. While living in Colorado Springs she would visit an old Native American near “Garden of the Gods” Natural Landmark. Deb says “I loved the time we would go see the Indians doing bead work. I was fascinated by all the effort that went into making beaded buckskin dresses and moccasins”. During one visit the old man gave her a suitcase full of old beads. “My Cherokee heritage must have been speaking to me because I have been beading ever since.” Debbie's interest in other forms of glass art began with a stained glass class several years ago. She has since expanded her interests to include fused glass jewelry and dabbling in lamp work bead making. Debbie has been a member of CAG for 5 years. She joined the Guild after going to a meeting with Mary Embry. Deb says “The best thing I did for my art was to join the Calvert Artists’ Guild. I get inspired and encouraged by the other artists in the Guild.” Debbie gets additional inspiration and ideas from magazines, books and the Internet. The biggest regret Debbie has about her art career is not starting much earlier.

3-D Stained Glass Luna Moth – Debbie Green

2012 Calvert Artists’ Student Art Award Winner

Sarah Buckalew, daughter of Charles and Sylvia Buckalew, a junior at Huntington High school, won the Student award for 2012 amid the fiercest competition the Award has had in some time. Sarah triumphed over four other students, all of which were excellent artists in their own right. Sarah's principal medium is acrylics with watercolors being her secondary medium. Sarah's other art

accomplishments include winning the Suicide Prevention Poster Contest and receiving Ceramics Student of the Year at Huntingtown High School. Her favorite activities outside the purview of art include writing, baking, and shopping. Although Sarah would love to become an author she feels a more realistic plan would be to try her hand in the fashion design or graphic design fields. Sarah received a check for $500 and a one year membership in the Calvert Artists’ Guild as her prize for winning the Student Art Award Competition.

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KUDOS

AWARD SHOW WINNER CATEGORIES

BEST IN SHOW - “Alter Ego II (Masque)” - Candy Cummings

Drawing: Pencil, Graphite, Colored pencil, Craypas, Scratchboard, Pen and Ink, Conte Crayon, Charcoal, Other: 1st - "Portrait” from Photo scratch art - Gee Freeman 2nd - "Not Another Monday"-Faith Gaillot

Painting 1: Oil, Acrylic: 1st - "Ocean City View" - Carol Wade 2nd - "Steady" - Michele Steiger 3rd - "Spring Nesters" - Ruth Collins

Painting 2: Watermedia, (watercolor, acrylic, gouache): 1st - "March On" -Diane Nargiz 2nd - "Poppies" (on yupo)- Gerry Wood 3rd - "Lighthouse #4" - Phyllis Doughty

Painting 3: Pastels, Encaustic, Other: 1st - "Mother and Child" - Sylvia Hill 2nd - "Buddy" - Michele Steiger

Mixed Media 1: (2D) Collage, Papers, Fibers, Paint, Other: 1st - "Underwater" - Nia Olabesi 2nd - "Robbins Reef Lighthouse" - Gerry Wood 3rd - "Sunset At Pines" - Michele Steiger Honorable Mention - "Lighthouse in Fall" - Phyllis Doughty

Mixed Media 2: (3D) Collage, Papers, Fibers, Paint, Other: 1st - "Bar Babble" - Carol Wade 2nd - "Abacus" - Lonnie Harkins

Jewelry: Metalwork, Beading, Clay, Glass, Silver/Gold, Polymer Clay, Other: 1st - "Captured" - Jan Watson 2nd - “Lady Sapphire” - Linda Wooge 3rd - “Dragon Scale” - Deborah Green Honorable Mention - “Enameled Urn” - Lonnie Harkins

Fiber/Textiles: Fabrics woven, pieced, Knit, Weaving, Basketry, Quilting, Other: 1st - "Pendleton Rug" - Bev Jackson

Photography: Regular, Digital, Digital Enhanced, Hand Colored, Silver Point, Other: 1st - "Swans on Mill Creek" - Bev Jackson

2nd - “Quick Reflection” - Jackie Niles

3rd - “Bluebirds, What Bluebirds” - Michele Steiger

Sculpture: Stone, Clay, Wood, Metal, Bronze, Cement: 1st - "Caveman" - Harry Knott

Wood: Woodturning, Carving, Furniture, Sculpture, Other: 1st - "Chickadee" - Harry Knott 2nd - "Varley’s Sign"- Diane Nargiz

Glass: Stained, Fused, Blown, Lampworked, Etching, Other: 1st – "Astral Plane - Warped" - Lonnie Harkins

MOST POPULAR CHOICE AWARD "Look at How Wet I Got" – Ruth Collins

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD - Sarah Buckalew, Huntington High School

Congratulations to all artists! Remember the Guild is on Facebook. Try this link http://www.facebook.com/pages/Calvert-Artists-Guild/106227186074949. Remember to bookmark the page!!

If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens. - Grandma Moses

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New Members

Natalie Trujillo Gonzalez 2521 Woodland Terrace Chesapeake Beach, MD 20733 ph: 505-414-8933 email: ntrujilloster@gmail.com website: www.natalietrujillo.com Melody Weed 3098 Calvert Blvd. Lusby, MD 20657 410-326-2103 melodyweed@aol.com fiber arts, knitting, spinning/dyeing etc.

2012 Award Show Peoples Choice Award Winner

“Look How Wet I Got” – Ruth Collins

Asbury/Solomons Art Show June 16-17, 2012

Show Hours: Saturday & Sunday, 10-5

Mark your calendars for Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17, 2012 for the NEW JUNE SHOW at ASBURY/SOLOMONS AUDITORIUM. (This replaces the June Solomons Gazebo Show!) We will set up on Friday, June 15th @ 4:00 p.m. and take down on Sunday June 17 at 5:00 p.m. All CAG artists are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to exhibit and sell their art. This facility offers more space than the Annmarie Garden Gallery. There is NO COMMISSION

charged to the artists. We will be able to use multiple screens and many tables. Spacing is grandiose! We hope to have a variety of arts and crafts. Artists in all mediums are encouraged to join in this show. We would like to see fiber work, jewelry, sculpture, glass, batik, weaving, ceramics, as well as paintings. Exhibiting artists are asked to sign up to sit the gallery for a two-hour shift on Saturday or Sunday. Registrations are due by June 11 (There will be NO Show Program). The registration fee is the usual $25.00 for members. Artwork must be delivered at the Asbury/Solomons Auditorium on Friday June 15th, 2012, from 4pm to 6pm, unless other arrangements are made in advance. Note this evening set-up time change to accommodate those that are employed weekdays. There is free parking and free admission. If you have any questions contact Lonnie Harkins; 410-326-7199; baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net or Gerry Wood, 301-863-9663, gbwood2@verizon.net. We hope this will be a very successful show. If this show proves to be a success and we like the facility, we will plan future shows to be held at this venue. Please come out and enter in this June Show to take part in its success!

CAG EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION June Asbury/Solomons Show

June 16-17, 2012 SATURDAY 10-5, SUNDAY 10-5

Entry Deadline: Monday, June 11, 2012 Set-up: Fri., June 15; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Show: Sat-Sun, June 16-17, 2012 Dismantle: Sun. June 17; 5:00 pm Fee: $25.00 Guild Member $35.00 Non-Guild Member Make check payable & mail to: Calvert Artists’ Guild, P.O. Box 602, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 Name______________________________________ Address_____________________________________ ___________________________________________

Phone ______________________________________ Email ___________________________________________ The Calvert Artists’ Guild, Inc., Board members, The Asbury Solomons Corporation, Melissa Carnes or any other organizer for this event is not responsible for any liability of your exhibit.

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Award Show “Best in Show”

“Alter Ego II (Masque)” - Candy Cummings

Opportunities for Artists

North Beach Artist Market - The Wheel Clothing Store in cooperation with the Town of North Beach is looking for artists to be a part of an “Artist Market” in conjunction with, but separate from, the Farmer’s Market in North Beach. The North Beach Art Fair will be held each Friday starting May 25 through Sept 28 from 6 to 9 PM. Booth space is located on 7 th Street (between Bay and Chesapeake Ave) and is open to all artists who locally design, make and sell art. For additional info contact Lonnie Harkins at baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net. or The Wheel Clothing Store, 4109 7th Street North Beach, MD 20714 (410)286-0000, Wheelclothesllc@gmail.com St. Mary’s County Crab Festival– Saturday, June 9th, 2012 Time:11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown, MD (in conjunction with the Leonardtown Lions Club – 2012 Crab Festival) Registration: $35.00 with table and 2 chairs (inside or outside space available). Space size:10’ x 10’, electricity available.

Mattawoman Creek Art Center – Mattawoman Creek Art Center, located at Smallwood State Park in Charles County, Maryland is seeking artists of all media to exhibit their art. The Art Center is scheduling future exhibits. The deadline for entries is August 15, 2012 to be considered for the next two calendar years. You can contact the Center at Mattawoman Creek Art Center, Artists Advisory Committee, P.O. Box 258 Marbury, MD 20658 or Mattawomanart@aol.com

Fall Follies - Saturday, September 8, 2012 Location: The Town Square on Washington Street, Leonardtown, MD. Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration:$30.00 with your own table, chairs and tent (if you wish). Space Size:10’ x 10’ Space is limited for each event. Contact Nancy Wiehe at (301) 885-8926 for any further information or questions.

Potomac River Regional Art Show - July 13 to August 5, 2012. The Ninth Annual Potomac River Regional Art Show, to be held at the Town Center in Colonial Beach, VA, is now open for artists to enter their works. The show is sponsored by the Colonial Beach Artists’ Guild and the Colonial Beach Chamber of Commerce. Each artist may enter two pieces of art work, and the first 85 pieces registered will be accepted. All accepted art pieces will be judged after hanging for cash awards totaling at least $1,000. The guild is honored to have Jennifer Glave and B.J. Kocen of Richmond, VA as judges for this year’s show. For further information contact Carl Thor at 804-224-7200 or Shirley Rush at 804-224-2774.

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Registration form for Printmaking Workshop

Diane Nargiz Saturday, July 28th , 2012

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Name:_______________________________ Address:_____________________________ Phone:_______________________________ Email:_______________________________

$35.00 enclosed _______(CAG Member) $45.00 enclosed________(Non-Member)

Make check payable to:

Calvert Artists’ Guild, Inc. and mail with this form to:

CAG P.O. Box 602

Prince Frederick, MD 20678

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Calvert Artists’ Guild, Inc. CALENDAR of EVENTS 2012

www.calvertartistsguild.org (Note: Reserve these dates-Mark your calendars!)

June 16-17, 2012, Saturday and Sunday – Asbury/Solomons Auditorium Show, 10:00-5:00 p.m., Solomons . Contact: Lonnie Harkins, 410-326-7199, baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net; Gerry Wood, 301-863-9663, gbwood2@verizon.net;

July 28, 2012, Saturday – Workshop, ”Printmaking”, Instructor: Diane Nargiz; Calvert Pines Center, Pr. Frederick, MD., 9:00am-2:00 pm; Contact: Lonnie Harkins, 410-326-7199, baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net; Gerry Wood, 301-863-9663, gbwood2@verizon.net August 1-31, 2012 – CAG Library Show, St. Mary’s County, Lexington Park, MD, Hours: Mon-Thurs. 9-8, Fri.-Sat. 9-5, Sun. 1-5. Contact: Candy Cummings, 301-863-6693, prodigaldaughter@md.metrocast.net August 19, 2012, Sunday – Annual Potluck meeting & program, Asbury-Solomons Clubhouse, 2pm to 5pm. Bring a potluck dish. Program: “Digital Photo Enhancement”, Lonnie Harkins; Contact persons: Barbara Fetterhoff, 410-394-3365; fetterhoff.barbara@comcast.net; Lonnie Harkins, 410-326-7199, baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net;

September 15-16, 2012 – Saturday-Sunday – ArtsFEST, Annmarie Garden, Solomons, MD., 10:00-5:00 September 29, 2012, Saturday – Paint-Out Day, Location: Running Hare Vineyard, 150 Adelina Road, Pr. Frederick, 10:00-2:00, Contact persons: Lonnie Harkins, 410-326-7199, baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net; Gerry Wood, 301-863-9663, gbwood2@verizon.net October 6-7, 2012, Saturday & Sunday – Annual P.R.A.D. (Patuxent River Appreciation Days) Show, Solomons, MD., 10:00-5:00 daily, Contacts:Gerry Wood, 301-863-9663, gbwood2@verizon.net or Les & Dianne Dickey, 301-855-1919; bayside6@comcast.net;. November 3, 2012 – Saturday – Workshop, “Wood-Carving” Instructor: Carolyn Huff, 9:00am-2:00pm, Calvert Pines Center, Pr. Frederick, MD.; Contact persons: Lonnie Harkins, 410-326-7199, baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net; or Gerry Wood, 301-863-9663, gbwood2@verizon.net December 8, 2012 – Saturday, Annual Meeting & Program, “Pen & Ink Drawing”; Faith Gaillot; 10:00 a.m., Calvert Pines Center, Pr. Frederick, Md.; Contact persons: Lonnie Harkins, 410-326-7199, baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net; or Gerry Wood, 301-863-9663, gbwood2@verizon.net

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Calvert Artist’s Guild, Inc. P. O. Box 602 Prince Frederick, MD 20678

The Calvert Artist’s Guild is affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County (ACCC)

Lonnie Harkins President 410-326-7199 baronvonsmoogle@netscape.net Cindy Pond Secretary 443-949-8836 clpond@comcast.net Gerry Wood Treasurer 301-863-9663 gbwood2@verizon.net Position Open Newsletter Dianne Dickey PRAD Show 301-855-1919 bayside6@comcast.net Suzanne Shelden Graphics/Roster 410-586-3236 sheldenstudios@comcast.net Kay Simkins Art Award 410-394-0359 tolenut@comcast.net The Board Workshops Amy Beaven Webmaster 410-394-1669 abeaven@umd.edu Carole Purcell & Publicity 410-326-6669 carolepurcell@hughes.net Peggy Hovermale Publicity 410-394-3360 pjhovermale@aol.com CAG is affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County (ACCC) as funding by the State of Maryland through the Arts Council of Calvert County (ACCC) is no longer available.

www.calvertartistsguild.org