78TH Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Small Folk: A Celebration of Childhood in Art & Culture
Friday, May 17, 2024 - Sunday, May 19, 2024
Wyndham Southbury
1284 Strongtown Rd
Southbury, Connecticut
Agenda
Friday, May 17 2024
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration: Southford Foyer
2:00 p.m.
Exhibition Opens: Southford A&B
6:00 p.m.
Reception: Southford Foyer
7:00 pm — Banquet: Nutmeg Ballroom
Curator of Exhibitions for the Daughters of the American Revlolution Museum, Washington, DC.
Don’t Grow Up Too Fast: The Evolution of Portraits and Children in Early America.
10:00 p.m.
Exhibition Closes: Southford A&B
Saturday, May 18, 2024
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Buffet Breakfast: Nutmeg Ballroom
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration: Southford Foyer
Lectures & Demonstrations: Southford C
9:00 a.m.
William Strollo: Caring for Oil Paintings
10:00 a.m.
Linda Brubaker: Tortoiseshell Finishes
11:00 a.m.
Parma Jewett: Cleaning and Repairing Papier Mâché
Lunch: Nutmeg Ballroom
2:00 p.m.
Cora Longobardo: How To Apply Mother of Pearl As Used on Papier Mâché Originals
4:00 p.m.
Anne Dimock: A Look at Children and Their World in Reverse Glass Painting
6:00 p.m.
Reception: Southford Foyer
7:00 pm — Banquet: Nutmeg Ballroom
10:00 p.m.
Exhibition Closes: Southford A&B
Sunday, May 19, 2024
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Exhibition Opens: Southford A&B
9:00 am — Brunch: Nutmeg Ballroom
Professor emeritus of Geography at Central Connecticut State University
Into The Throne of the Mountain Gods: A journey to Mount Everest In Search of Snow Leopards and Adventure at the Roof of the World
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Members collect exhibited Items: Southford A&B
Classes
Penwork (Class is Filled)
Polly Bartow
Join me for an in-depth exploration of the various Penwork techniques as you work on a piece suitable for submission for award. You will learn the mechanics of the pens which will help you successfully create beautiful penwork. We will cover preparation of the wood surface, how to achieve beautiful backgrounds, brushed ink scenes and shading, details, colored ink, polychrome and more. You will learn the problems that may pop up and how to fix them. I have a variety of tea caddies, face screens, and workboxes that you may purchase or you may bring your own piece. I have an assortment of patterns available for you to choose from that work with the woodenware that I have. The class will be fun and relaxed, but packed with information and instruction to help you create a Penwork work of art! No advance prep necessary-we’ll cover it all in class. You will NOT be able to finish a piece in this short workshop, but I will give you all the tools you need to successfully complete your beautiful project at home.
Lab fee $10. Contact teacher if you need to purchase a piece to work on. Face screen with handle $35 each. Work box $45-$150. Tea caddy-$100-$150. These items available to class students only due to limited supply.
Reverse Glass Painting
Anne Dimock
This class will be for all levels of glass painters. If you are a beginner, we will work from a kit that I will provide.
If you have worked with me before and have glasses you need to finish, please bring them to work on. I will have all my glass with me for those who are looking for something new.
Gold Leaf (Metal Leaf) Class Basics of Oil Gilding and color shading (Class is Filled)
Carol Heinz
This class involves learning the techniques, materials and tools used in oil gilding and applying this information while working on a !8” x 13 ½” tin tray.
We will practice handling gold leaf, applying it to a painted design, cleaning the design, etching, burnishing and color shading.
The supply Fee is $30.00 and includes:
- Prepared tin tray 18” x 13 ½” Design
- Transfer paper
- Magnesium carbonate
- Vaseline
- Swiffer
- Extra rouge
- Two etchers
You need to bring:
- 1 book of Gold Leaf, 23 Karat,( My choice is Best or Brambilla – Italian)
- Gilders tip – 2 inch
- Gilders pad
- Gilders knife
- Gilders mop or a very soft brush for removing loose gold leaf ( My choice is the Raphael “803” Petit Gris 3/0 for a mop.)
- Dux quick dry Size (8 oz. or 4 oz.)
Other supplies:
- Tracing paper
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Technical pen
- Piece of black board to practice
- Pink pearl eraser Palette pad – unwaxed
- Odorless mineral spirits
- Brush cleaner
- Paper towels
- Cotton balls
- Stylus
- Burnt umber tube oil paint
- Brushes – what you are comfortable using, square tips or rounds to paint base coat of design
- Also scroller or liner for fine veins and lines
Note: A good source of gold Leaf supplies is Gilded Planet. (Gold Leaf supplies can be very costly)
Any questions, please reach out to me through info@hsead.org.
Pontypool (Class is Filled)
Linda Brubaker
Come to Southbury and join a fun class exploring the history and painting techniques of our oldest discipline: PONTYPOOL. In this class you will learn how to paint the joyful sprays of fruits and flowers that dance around the central motif. We will all work on the same design which will give a good base and understanding of the technique.
Each student will be provided with a twelve inch tray pre-prepared with a tortoise shell base and a gold leaf stripe. Everyone will work on the same design, painted first on a black paper pattern and then on the tray. All of the above techniques will be demonstrated during the class.
Feather Tree Workshop
Bonnie Gerard
Join me for an immersive holiday workshop making German feather trees.
We will have Christmas music playing, and holiday scents in the room, all while learning about and making these lovely little trees. The trees will be 24” tall and your kit fee of $55 includes everything you need to complete it. The only tool you should bring is a pair of wire snippers.
After we complete our trees, we will paint or metal leaf the base depending on your preference. There will also be ornaments for sale during the workshop.
Theorem Painting, a Technique for Our Times
Jean Hansen
Jean Hansen will Introduce her time-tested, updated Theorem Techniques for this HSEAD meeting.The attendees will be able to choose the stencil of their choice from the nearly 300 available on Jean’s updated mobile-friendly web site www.jeanhansen.com
Jean likes to customize her workshops for each individual. Once you have been confirmed for her class email her at jean@jeanhansen.com. She will help you navigate the site and assist you with your stencil choices.
Jean will be providing the paints used for this class. Since the early 80’s, she has pioneered the use of Shiva Oil Stiks for Theorems, striving for a cleaner technique. She will have samples done on velveteen, muslin, osnaburg fabric, silk, raw and painted wood, unglazed bisque tiles, plus all the papers that are now available. Each of Jean’s kits come with a Velour Board Surface which was originally intended for use as a “Proofing Surface”. Students will need their own brushes. Everyone will receive a copy of Touch of Velvet II($9.95 value) and free heart shield.
Women’s Painted Furniture: UFOs and WPF Techniques (Class is Filled)
Eve Marschark
Have a box you want to finish? Want to know exactly how to paint Women’s Painted Furniture?
Use Casein? Acrylic? Let’s take a look at how you can create a personalized, endearing piece, of which you can be proud. The class will offer instruction on how to paint on wood as well as how to paint on paper, which is then used to cover a box. You will receive individual attention and learn specific techniques.
A supply list will be sent when you register.
If you need to purchase a box or table, I will need time to have the boxes made. Contact me at evemarschark@verizon.net no later than the end of June to order. Feel free to contact me at any time if you have questions. Let’s have some fun!
Registration
Hotel Information
WYNDHAM SOUTHBURY
1284 Strongtown Rd.
Southbury, CT
Phone: (203) 598-7600
Room Rates
Single or double: $159
Triple: $169
Quadruple: $179
* Does not include taxes and fees.
Room Information
Check-In: 3 pm
Check Out: 12 pm
Check in to your hotel room is at 3 pm. Students may set up their work space in their assigned classroom at pm. Classes run from 7 to 9 pm on Thursday evening; from 9 am to 4:30 pm on Friday and Saturday and from 9 am until noon on Sunday with 1 hr for lunch.
Hotel check out is noon.
Registration Information
To make your hotel reservation, call Wyndham Reservations at 203-653-8179 and tell them that you are registering for the Historical Society of Early American Decoration meeting in May (Not HSEAD) and be sure to give them the code
051424HIS.
Meals
All meals are served buffet style with vegetarian options at each meal. All dishes will be prepared without nuts and most are dairy-free. Cheeses and nut options, etc. will be served “on the side.”
Please contact Polly Bartow at pollytb55@gmail.com for any other special meal requests.
Meal Selections
Friday dinner
Garden salad, Caprese salad, penne marinara, vegetarian lasagna, sliced beef sirloin,
chef’s choice of vegetable and starch, rolls, beverages, limoncello cake.
Saturday Breakfast
Hot and cold options
Saturday Lunch
Salads and sandwich deli board. Assorted cookies.
Saturday Dinner
Spinach salad, garden salad, pasta primavera, eggplant parmesan, chicken breast scaloppini marsala, chef’s choice of a vegetable and starch, rolls, beverages, triple chocolate layer cake.
Sunday Brunch
Hot and cold options.