Decorative Folk Artists of Queensland Inc

The Brush in a Rush day was held on Saturday 1st September at Greenslopes Bowls Club, Carole Cherry taught a  design by Willow Wolfe of Hummingbird and Columbine on a canvas journal with embellishments (click on photos below to enlarge the pictures). All paints, journal, beads, ribbon etc were supplied. 

 Joan Hartas taught the ladies how to construct a lovely beaded bracelet in the design as per the photo. The beads were all supplied and the ladies had a relaxing and enjoyable day.

Please check out the Workshops page to see details of upcoming workshops in Brisbane and the next Brush in a Rush projects in November.

Following our Annual General Meeting on 4th August, we were pleased to be able to welcome Emmy Stokvis who is here visiting her family from Holland. Emmy is a very talented artist who paints in the traditional style, having studied many years ago with Jacques Zuidema. Over the years she developed her own style and we were enthralled with her stories of painting and teaching in Holland as well as her travels teaching in Japan and Korea. Emmy has promised to return here next year (perhaps for our Paint-in) and there will be no shortage of members wanting to attend one of her workshops. You can view Emmy’s work on her website www.emmystokvis.nl The photos below show Emmy receiving a floral thankyou from Vi Bowman and a close up of one of 6 cushion covers she painted for her sister Anka. Just click on the image to see a bigger picture.

During the month of June 2007, the DFAQ held a display of members’ work in the foyer of the Loganholme Library. The local members who lent their painted pieces for the display were Judi Beggs, Carole Cherry, Joan Hartas, Kym Woodward and Carol Dobson. Many favourable comments were received by visiting patrons. Just click on each image to display a larger picture.

The DFAQ is supporting the ‘Memory Box Program’ which allows artists to paint memory boxes to be given by hospitals to families of newborn infants who die in hospital or are stillborn. The boxes are used to hold the bereavement book provided by the hospital and other precious memory items like ID bracelets, handprints or lock of hair.

At the present time we supply the Mater Mothers’ and Mater Children’s Hospitals, the Wesley Hospital in Brisbane and several others, including SIDs. Any and all support from our members is very much appreciated. So far more than 80,000 boxes have been distributed worldwide.

For more information on this program visit http://www.teraleigh.com/memoryboxes/

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