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September 18,  2017
General Meeting - September 19th
LANDINGS ART ASSOCIATION  OPENS 2017-2018 SEASON  WITH ACCLAIMED ARTIST SHARON SASEEN

Carol Otto Cole




Rarely do artists of communal notoriety reach the iconic status Savannahian Sharon Saseen has achieved throughout the Southeast. The LAA sets a high bar for the coming year with its opening General Meeting on September 19.  A short business meeting begins at 7, after which Saseen will speak to the membership and interested art lovers on her personal journey as an evolving, versatile and dynamic member of an art scene she has partly dominated for over 30 years. 

Saseen's  distinctive style, which can be --and commonly, is-- identified from across a room, is well placed in many homes and professional offices throughout the South. Her vibrant, richly toned townhouses festooned with ornate ironwork doors and planter boxes, her robust and recognizable River Street scenes and landmark Savannah mansions, her fanciful Asian figures and her Mexican streetscapes need to be seen to be appreciated (check out City Market's Signature Gallery or Gallery 209 on River Street).  Visual representations may be viewed on her website, saseen.com, a user-friendly site with paintings classified by genre:  locale, type media, style (abstract, whimsical, exotic).   

With awards and accolades too numerous to mention here, Saseen says few people know her large rendition of Fort Sumter ("Calm Before the Storm") is hanging in the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania along with her large print of Fort Sumter and the Steamship Ida--donated by Landings residents and Civil War aficionados Joyce and Dick Evans, also from Taylorville, Illinois. 

For our benefit, Saseen will show and describe how the Savannah Art scene has evolved over the many years she has been an active participant, as a teacher, self-employed artist, and children's book author.  Vivacious and informative, she will overload your senses with enchanting pictures and stories.  Everyone is invited....rearrange  dinner or other scheduled activities for this special opportunity, it's an evening you do not want to miss. 

Join LAA at the Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church on Tuesday,  September 19 at 7 p.m. For information about LAA, visit www.landingsart.com or contact Pam Reynolds, Membership Chair at drpamr@gmail.com. 
Mark Your Calendars
LAA/MERRILL LYNCH FALL ART SHOW
REGISTRATION EXTENDED
UNTIL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24!!!
Email entries to gailwickstrom@me.com
Be sure to include your name, phone number, name of piece, size, medium, and price (picture not required) - if all information is not included in your email, your piece will not be accepted!
2D - 2 pieces per artist accepted
(remember max width of 36" with wire hanger-no sawtooth)
3D - 1 piece per artist
INTAKE DROP-OFF: Saturday, October 7, 11-3 ONLY
PICK-UP: Saturday, October 28, 10-1 ONLY
Each participating artist receives two tickets to the opening night gala (regardless of how many entries they have) on Thursday, October 12 from 5 until 8:30. Additional tickets may be purchased through the LAA by contacting bsartista@yahoo.com or gailwickstrom@me.com
NOTE : Silent Auction portion of show is now filled and closed to applications.
THEME : This year's opening gala theme décor will be a tropical island adventure complete with a steel drum band, leis to all the ladies, and tiki torches sprinkled amongst the numerous palms.
The bar will feature a signature Bull and Bear drink.
DRESS IN YOUR FAVORITE TROPICAL ATTIRE (optional)

LADIES LUNCH AT THE LOUVRE
(In Conjunction with the Men's Invitational)
Friday, October 20 in the Plantation Ballroom
REGISTER NOW...
Reserve with your name, phone, name of piece(s), size, medium, and price.
2D artists (MAXIMUM SIZE 12"x12") and small sculpture only!
Must provide stand if needed
Up to four pieces accepted per artist!!!!
There will be four pieces of art on each table so this is a wonderful opportunity to occupy the entire center!! Inspiration should be from an artwork you might find in ANY of the world's fine art museums - does not have to be a reproduction of a piece that is actually there - HAVE FUN AND USE YOUR IMAGINATION!
INTAKE DROP-OFF: Friday, October 20 from 9-10AM PICK-UP SAME DAY from 2-3 PM
SEND YOUR REGISTRATION TODAY bsartista@yahoo.com

 
Jewelry Workshop
Beginning Jewelry Workshop
Thursday Evening
At the Landings Association Meeting Room
November 8, 7-10 pm
Instructor:  Cathy Sizer, Jewelry Designer
Call or text or email Cathy to sign up 
912-547-2855          c.sizer@gmail.com
You will learn jewelry lingo, simple color theory, about ear wires, how to shop for components, how to make a simple pair of dangle earrings and more.
You will leave with two pairs of earrings that you designed and created as well as written instructions for your future reference
Below are examples of 2 pair of dangle earrings.
$45 
Includes all materials.



Membership
Pam Reynolds - membership chair
We will begin accepting 2018 membership renewals November 1st.  There are two ways to renew, print the application and fill out or complete the application online. Check out the website for details and dues structure. The 2018 application will not be available online till the middle of October.

Petite Gallery Gift of Art
  
 October at The Landings Company

Sharon McIntosh
 


REMINDER
Attention!

We are getting to ready to update our membership roster.
If your phone number or email address has changed please notify Pam Reynolds.   (drpamr@gmail.com)

Plantation Club is undergoing renovations so AOM and Member's Wall will be temporarily relocated to Merrill Lynch