Quarterly Newsletter First Chapter of the ASBA

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R o c k y M o u n ta i n
Society of Botanical Artists
President’s Notes Contents
Upcoming Meetings
2 The coming new year meetings
Happy New Year
everyone! Most of About RMSBA
you know me and
for those who don’t
2 First Chapter of the ASBA
here goes. I have RMSBA’s Meetings
been an artist all my life I suppose.
My first real painting project was
3 Holiday Party/
when I painted our dog “Mittsie” blue. I was about four and Meeting Minutes
my parents and grandparents were building on our house in
Visalia, California. I was of course helping. So they said leave RMSBA Botanical Illustrators
the paint brushes alone or else!! No one mentioned a stick. 4 Interview questions
The dog seemed willing to participate so I scrubbed lovely
turquoise blue (oil based enamel) paint backwards into his Pigs Fly Workshop
coat. If I say so myself he looked really great, performance art 5 Angela Mirro - The Joy of
at its finest! My parents were not enthusiastic art lovers at that Orchid Painting
point in my career.

Years later I found watercolor, the Denver Botanic Gardens Details about the 2009 Pinery
and as they say the rest is history. Oh, in the mean time, I spent
most of my life getting degrees in science and economics,
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raising my family and running a bio-tech company, for most

RMSBA Botanical Illustrator
of my adult life. Art sort of took a back seat from time to time.
In fact most of the time. 7 I’ve been an Outward Bound
Life has sort of hit a smooth spot in the road of life and this instructor, a glider pilot …
is my year to paint, paint and more paint. I took a class from
Libby once and she wanted us to draw at least ten minutes
a day. What good advice, thanks again Libby (maybe this is Culpeper’s Medicinal Herbs
the year I will actually do it). Some of us make New Year’s 8/9 Call for Entries
resolutions, some of us think about making them and never
do. What a good way to start this year! Mark in your Calendar
Some of us in this organization are interested in just having
fun and painting, some have more of a desire to see us in more
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serious shows, fun should not have to be at cross purposes with
RMSBA Application
professionalism. There is a place for all of us in RMSBA. The
coming year may hold some great places for us to show our 11 Renew your membership now!
creations, opportunities to learn, to grow, and to stretch our
creative muscles!
If there is a motto I would like to think about this coming
year it would be “Art should be FUN!! Art should enrich our
lives, not make our lives crazy (or crazier, depending on whom
you are). I hope as your new president I can at least be a good
example of these thoughts. Let’s paint, let’s draw, let’s enjoy
the gift we all have and share. ART …
Above illustrations
Botanically yours, courtesy of: Heidi
Snyder, Marjorie Leggitt,
Susi Olson Susan Rubin, Libby Kyer
President and Jane Kinsdale

About the RMSBA
The Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists founded in 1997 is
the first chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists and is
open to all persons interested in botanical illustration.
RMSBA Officers 2009
President . ........................................................ Susan Olson
Vice President.................................................. TBD
Secretary . ........................................................ Jan Boyd Haring
Treasurer . ........................................................Vicky MacWilliam
Marketing . ...................................................... Julie Sprinkle
Membership Chairperson ............................... Sharon Garrett
Programs Chairperson . ................................... Annie Reiser
Exhibits Chairperson ...................................... Libby Kyer
Logistics (Refreshment) Chairperson............... Susan DiMarchi
WebMaster . .................................................... Susan Rubin
Newsletter Editor ............................................ Katie Nichols
To join the RMSBA, please contact Vicky MacWilliam,Treasurer
Tele.: 719.495.2986
E-mail: hgvmacwm@worldnet.att.net
8285 Freeman Drive • Black Forest, CO 80908
ASBA Journal and RMSBA Newsletter $90.00 membership includes
regular individual membership in the RMSBA* and American Society
of Botancial Artists* and entitles you to receive both the ASBA and
RMSBA newsletters, as well as participate in all open exhibits and
functions. Membership is for the calendar year. Memberships received
after the first of November in any year will be applied to the following
calendar year.
Newsletter Submission Deadlines Newsletter Published
January 12th Winter
April 12th Spring
July 12th Summer
October 12th Fall
Questions or contributions, please contact
Katie Nichols, Editor
E-mail: katienichols@comcast.net
Tel.: 303.513.5453
7636 Gray Way • Arvada, CO 80003
• Artwork is donated to RMSBA for exclusive use in this
newsletter. Any other use is strictly prohibited without written
authorization of the artist.
• The membership list is printed in whole in the Spring Edition of
the newsletter.
• Reproduction of this newsletter is prohibited without written
permission from RMSBA.
• We welcome your articles, calendar events and images. Please
submit all text as an electronic file in .DOC (Word), .XLS
(Excel), or the body of an e-mail. Please submit images in digital
format; .JPG, .TIF, .PDF and at least 300 dpi (resolution; dots
per inch) in color.
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Upcoming Programs Coordinator: Annie Reiser
Meetings
annieandrolf@q.com
Hm: 303-772-1721, Cell: 720-841-6296
The spring 2010 program will kick off our theme for the
year, herbs. As many of us will be participating in the
“Culpeper’s Medicinal Herbs” show, we will benefit from
Mary Barnes’ expertise on the subject. Mary will present
some interesting historical background on Culpeper and
his herbal medical cures. She will be able to answer last
minute questions you may have about how you wish to
portray your particular herb. We will meet on February
21, 2010 at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Classroom C
from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. This is a little earlier than our usual
spring meeting but we want to get it in before the show
entry deadline. This juried show will be held at the Dairy
in Boulder, CO.
The summer 2010 meeting will be held at the Denver
Botanic Gardens on June 13th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m. This meeting’s program is an herbal cooking class
held by Susan Evans, www.chrysalisherbs.com. (sampling
the results and handouts are included in the class price/
$20.00) The class will be limited to 20. Sign up deadline
is June 6.
In the fall we will gather at an art supplies warehouse in
Denver that Susi Olson discovered. She and Carol Till
have met with the owner and worked up an exciting
deal for us. We can meet there September 12th or 19th.
The date will be coordinated to avoid the annual ASBA
meeting. Details will be announced later.
At our winter 2010 meeting, we will celebrate the close of
the year by gathering at Susi Olson’s new home (address
and details will be announced at a later date) on December
12, 2010, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visit with the
RMSBA colleagues you may not have seen for a while,
meet new members, talk about shows and art in general.
Bring the latest works you would like to share as well
as a favorite hors d’ouvres or sweets for the season. We
will hold elections for openings on the RMSBA Board,
and invite all members to participate in committee work.
Please think about how you might participate!
 RMSBA Holiday Party/Meeting
Minutes held December 6, 2009
Location: Susan Rubin’s home, Denver Katie Nichols talked about considering doing a new run of Rare
Documented by: Renee Jorgensen greeting cards. They are selling well.

24 RMSBA members attended the 2009 Christmas Meeting,
including three guests: Paneyoti Kelaidis girlfriend Jan, Anna
H. (standing in for Mom Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski.
New RMSBA fee for membership dues: $90.00 and must be
paid by March to remain in membership status.
Be thinking about the ASBA Show next year in New York. It is
titled “Economic Botany” and will represent what botanicals
are used for through out our economy: i.e. cotton, linen, food,
medicine, other fibers etc. Terry Ruiter encouraged each of us
to consider doing a piece and submitting it to this show. Go to
the ASBA website for more details. Entries will be due in the
Spring.
Annual Officers Election:
Susie Olson – President
Vice President – TBD pending volunteer
Vickie MacWilliam – Treasurer
Jan Boyd Haring – Secretary
Katie Nichols – Newsletter
Annie Reiser – Programs
Susan DiMarchi – Food
Julie Sprinkle – Marketing
Sharon Garrett – Membership Chair
Susan Rubin – Web site
Dairy Show: Call for Entries passed out and list of plants
already taken. There are still more plants available. The
Director of the Dairy will be the judge and is very detail
oriented. Review carefully the call for entries.
Treasurer: Vickie MacWilliam added a note that we have
covered all of the costs on the Rare catalogs, t-shirts and
cards. This is a very good sign! All money from sales coming in
at this point is a benefit to the RMSBA.
Programs for 2010: Annie Reiser
Spring: Mary Barnes details on the Culpeper Show - Feb. 21
held in Classroom C at DBG - 1 - 4pm
Summer: Susan Evans - Cooking with Herbs: will charge
$20.00 per person, room for 20 people, will be held at the
Morrison Center at DBG.
Fall: Susie Olsen - Art Supply Field Trip to Allied Arts. Charge
$5.00 which provides a gift certificate for $5.00 in free
materials (a goody bag). More information at a later date.
Winter: Susie Olsen’s new home: December 12th
A special thanks to Susan Rubin for sharing her lovely home
with the RMSBA.
12/06/09 RMSBA Meeting adjourned

A new web site will be under construction soon. At least it will

have a new look and/or contain updates.
Katie needs new art, artist interviews, and articles sent to her
for future newsletters.

Terry Ruiter is proposing the ASBA annual conference be held

in Denver in 2014. Cathy Imel is a great consultant for hosting
these big events. We will call on her expertise to help guide
our group. Ann Fleming is checking with the DAM for a show to
be held during the proposed convention. Everyone was up for
the idea.

ASBA Annual Meeting will be in Pittsburgh in 2010.

Exhibit Updates: Carol Till

Steamboat Art Museum logged 4,148 viewers to have viewed
the RARE show.
The Rare Ft. Lewis Campus Show: CONIPS, the 4 Corners
group, and the Plateau Group are excited about the show and
planning field trips and other activities to compliment it.
Manitou Show will start July 1 thru September 2010.
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RMSBA Botanical Illustrators Interview Please return by April 12, 2010
Name:

Address:

1. How and why did you become interested in Botanical Illustration?

2. What has been the one piece that you are most happy about?

3. What are your other interests; gardening, etc.?

4. What is the medium that you really enjoy and easily flow with?

5. Do you have your certificate from DBG in Botanical Illustration?

6. Do you have a challenge to accomplish?

7. What are the other items in your life that you would like to share?

8. Who/what is your inspiration/muse?

9. What is your favorite plant/flower?

Please fill out the interview questions if you would like to appear in the newsletter.
You may send this form in via snail mail or request the form in E-mail. In the past I’ve
interview Peggy Turchette, Annie Reiser, Bev Coogan, Frank Merrem, Julie Sprinkle, Kate
Morton, Libby Keyer, Rose Nordenberg and currently Susan Rubin. Please do remember
that I like to have an image of one of your illustrations to include in the interview.

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 RMSBA Mt. Evans Artists' Retreat 2010
Angela Mirro - The Joy of Orchid Painting
July 22-24, 2010

A ngela Mirro loves orchids. Really loves them! She’ll draw them in situ,
from collections, from vendors, in the woods, in rainforests. Pretty
much wherever orchids go, so goes Angela. Her orchid paintings are
recognized by scientists and afficionados as some of the finest watercolors
ever created. Angela’s works are in the Shirley Sherwood Collection, Brooklyn
Botanical Gardens Florilegium Collection, The American Orchid Society
collection, many other private and corporate settings and are featured in
Today’s Botanical Artist (Schiffer Publishing) among many publicatins. She
tells us, “Whenever possible, I try to convey [orchids] in their natural habitat
as so much of it is disappearing. Orchids and their interconnection with the
natural world needs to be seen, valued and protected...The experience of
painting orchids is energizing and magical, they almost seem to exert their
will. Their resilience and beauty is a testament to life. I paint orchids to
connect with that force and to celebrate it.” (More about Angela at
www.angelamirro.com)
Angela doesn’t have a lot of time to teach, and this instance is a rare
opportunity. Angela will demonstrate her own methods in watercolor and
encourage you to find how her techniques might inform your method. Each
student will have individual support and critique while painting an orchid that
is yours to keep so that you can finish your painting at home.
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to study with Angela at the Denver
University High Altitude Research Lodge on Mt. Evans. These workshops are
held the third week of July to provide you with the maximum Rocky Mountain
High Experience. This is the best weekend for seeing wildflowers in full
bloom. The mountain is lush this time of year.
Your workshop fee includes lunch
and dinner on Day 1, three meals on
Day 2 and breakfast and lunch on Day
3. A nice selection of entrees and snacks, which includes vegetarian (not vegan) choices at
every meal, is provided. All meals are served buffet-style. Lodging is included for 2 nights
in dormitory, single or double rooms as available. You may request a single room or your
roommate on the registration form. Linens are provided.
The lodge is large, well furnished and comfortable, and there'll be time for peer
interaction, hiking and hanging out! Classes are held in the Lab, with full-spectrum lighting
and drawing boards provided. The workshop is limited to 15 participants. Further
information to make your retreat a great 'time-out' from hectic lives is provided on
confirmation of your registration.
Plan to arrive on the first day of your workshop around 9:00 AM to check in and stow
your gear. Classes begin at 10:00 AM on Day One, 9:00 AM on Days 2 and 3. Lunch breaks
are 1 hour, and there is ample time and daylight for field sketching or other outdoor
activities. Classes end at 5:00 PM Days 1 and 2, and at 4:00 PM on Day 3 of the workshop.
Each year the workshop fills up quickly so do plan ahead! We look forward to seeing you!
Fee: $395 per RMSBA Member, $455 per non-Member, plus $30
for orchid. You may bring your own orchid if you prefer.
Cancellation fee will apply; no refunds if cancellation received
60 days or less prior to workshop. For questions, call us at PH: 303.438.9565; for full information,
reservation form and payment options including credit card go to www.pigs-fly.com, contact us at
pigsflyworkshops@aol.com, or complete the registration form below and return with your check made out
to 'Pigs Fly Workshops'. Our FAX is 303.438.1244; Mail: RMSBA Mt. Evans Retreat - Angela Mirro’s
Workshops Orchids, 10374 Julian Court, Westminster, CO 80031. Thank You!
Art education above the ordinary
Registration Form RMSBA 2010 Artists Retreat with Angela Mirro ~ Orchids
Detach and mail
Name:___________________________________________________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________________________________________________
City: ______________________________________________State:_____________ ZIP:________________________
PH:_______________________________________E-mail ________________________________________________
Please register me for Angela Mirro’s Orchids Workshop
RMSBA Member fee: $395 Non-RMSBA Member fee: $455 $30 for an orchid if not bringing your own
Total Amount Enclosed: $__________________________
I prefer Vegetarian Non-Vegetarian Meals I have food allergies:________________________________
Requested Roommate: _____________________________________________________________________________
Roommate's Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________________
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The Pinery Show
(Editor’s Note)
In the previous newsletter there was a write up about the success of
the Pinery Show. However, some details were not included about
where and when the show took place. Here are the details of the
show directly from The Pinery’s Web site - this is information
about the 2009 show, not the 2010 show.

2009 Pinery Art Show

All artists of all ages – Save the date!!
August 15, 2009 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Lakeshore Park

The 8th Pinery Art Show will be held in conjunction with the
Pinery Picnic again this year. We invite you to SAVE THE DATE
of August 15 and plan to not only display your artwork, but sell
it to the attendees and take orders too! Admission is $25 for all
artists. You do not need to be a Pinery resident to submit artwork.
It would be most appreciated if interested artists would apply
as early as possible as physical space is limited to 30 participants!

Artist Selection
We are looking for Artwork pieces only which would include,
but not limited to: oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolor
painting, drawings of various media, mixed media, photography,
pottery, sculpture, glassware and custom gold & silver jewelry.
Pre-Selection of artists will be determined by July 20. Artists are
asked to provide 2-3 digital pictures or a web site, indicative of
your artwork. Please email your entries along with your name and
phone number, as soon as possible to: Cyndi.Mumm@comcast.net.
You will be notified of your acceptance within a week of receiving.
This year there will be a young artists category for up to 12 years
old and one for 13-18 years old. Those in the young artist category
may submit 2 pieces for no charge.

What is Provided?
The PHA will provide your tent and new grid work for display.
In the event you have display materials for your art, we welcome
the contribution of easels, tables and tents. Additional information
will be in forthcoming newsletters and in communication to the
artists. We look forward to seeing your artwork!

What else are we looking for?

Community involvement. In the tough times we are experiencing,
this is a great opportunity to meet fellow neighbors, be a part of a “Psychopsis”, Courtesy of Kaye Hurtt
day of fun, entertainment, lunch and laughs.
We would like to provide face painting, shirt stenciling and/or
finger/hand painting on t-shirts. If you would like to contribute or
assist in providing any of these events, please call or email us!
We are also looking for interested individuals or businesses that
would like to donate prizes, tents, paper or paint!!
If you would like to volunteer to help with the Pinery Art Show,
please call the PHA office at 303-841-8572 or Cyndi Mumm at
303-805-1644.

The Web site link: www.pinery.org

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 RMSBA Botanical Illustrators
- Susan Rubin from Denver
How and why did you been an Outward Bound instructor, a glider pilot, a radio
become interested in announcer, a product designer, a headhunter, a t.v. set designer,
and the first home stager. I lived in England for 2 1/2 years
Botanical Illustration?
and have spent time in 32 countries.
In 1990, a friend asked me to come
to a drawing class at the Gardens
Who/what is your inspiration/muse?
with her. I thought botanical
I am inspired by the thrill of a new idea. My human inspiration
illustration sounded boooring,
is my mother, who was a novelist, a watercolor painter, and the
but I went for her. She lasted two
smartest, funniest person I’ve ever known.
classes, but my fate was sealed – I
never looked back!
What is your favorite plant/flower?
That’s like having to choose between your children! I like plants
What has been the piece of
big, little, smooth, spiky, funky and fair. When I was a little girl,
work that you are most happy about? my favorite flower was Fairy Slipper, the little pink Calypso
In 2001, I took a leap away from traditional BI with a piece bulbosa orchids we’d find beneath the trees at our mountain
I titled “Still, life.” It is a group of 7 green pears and one red cabin. I thought they carried magic. I still get a little thrill when
pear in very strong light. I did the piece for a political/women’s I find one.
issues show and it represented the incidence of breast cancer at
that moment. I love that piece because it gave me the impetus Check out Susan’ s Web site: www.susanrubinstudio.com
to see botanical work as a more contemporary, relevant genre
and somehow less locked into being historical and sweet. Since
then, I’ve had a different idea of what BI has to say.

What are your other interests; gardening, etc.?

Oh my gosh, where to start? I like gardening, reading, sewing,
knitting (yes, I probably was born in the wrong century),
teaching, photography, writing, walking, hiking, building
things, learning anything new, and mostly TRAVEL! I start to
feel twitchy if I don’t leave the country at least once a year.

What is the medium that you really enjoy and easily

flow with?
I love graphite and colored pencil. I love the look and feel of line
and the challenge of taking a little dot the size of a sharp pencil
point and turning it into a full-blown portrait of my subject.

Do you have your certificate from DBG in Botanical

Illustration?
Yes, I received a certificate in 1991 and again in 1992.

Do you have a challenge to accomplish?

I love a challenge. This is a pretty boring genre without it. I am
always reaching for new ways to express a view of plants. I use
new media and technology combined with traditional methods,
create themes for series of work, anything to help push the
boundaries of botanical art. Maybe finding irony without losing
beauty is the biggest challenge.

What are the other items in your life that you would “Thermopsis” Courtesy of Susan Rubin
like to share?
Lots of people don’t know that in my nefarious past I have

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 Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists
CALL FOR ENTRIES Due: April 3, 2010
Culpeper’s Medicinal Herbs

Date of show: May 14- June 18, 2010

Location: The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado

Exhibit Description: The exhibit will be a collection of botanical illustrations based on medicinal herbs that Nicholas
Culpeper described in his seventeenth century publication which are still in use today.

Eligibility: RMSBA members with 2010 dues paid.

Eligible Submissions: Illustrations of herbs that are listed in Culpeper publications still in medicinal use today. (This
does not include Native American or South American native cures which are not in the Culpepper publications)
Contact Mary Barnes (msilverspirit@gmail.com ) if you have questions about this. All work must be realistic and bo-
tanically accurate. Only two-dimensional original artworks of botanical subjects will be accepted. No animals, people,
pottery, tools, buildings, props, man-made objects or other non-plant elements allowed. A Master List of plant choices
is being kept by Mary Barnes (msilverspirit@gmail.com ) to avoid duplicate entries. Please contact Mary with your
choice.

Jury: Entries will be vetted for quality, conformity to theme and space available. The Curator of The Dairy Center for
the Arts will review all submitted work for quality.

Presentation: Artwork that fits in a 16 x 20 (inner dimension) frame must be matted by the artist with white or off-
white mat. It must also have a foam core backing. The artwork may be vertical or horizontal. In order to present a more
dynamic show, the artwork will be submitted unframed and will be framed in identical frames by RMSBA.

Media: All images should be of work executed by hand in traditional botanical media. The subject plant must be the
prominent feature of the work.

Labeling: DO NOT label your artwork with the common or botanical name or include any writing other than your
signature.

Frame label: Each item must be labeled on the back of the frame with artist’s name, title, medium, contact informa-
tion and price. RMSBA will provide educational gallery labels that describe each herb’s medical use and application.

Exhibit Information: The exhibit will be at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut Street in Boulder, CO. The
gallery does not carry insurance on artwork. Individual artists are responsible for their own insurance.

Publicity: If accepted, your images may be used in publicity related to the exhibition.

Sale of Artwork: Sales are allowed. The Dairy Center handles delivery of sales. They take 35% commission on all sales.
Artwork may not be removed until the close of the exhibition.

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Drop Off Date: Work may be delivered to:

Susan Dimarchi or Dorothy DePaulo

4876 Valkyrie 185 S Garrison
Boulder, CO 80301 Lakewood, CO 80226
303-589-0559 303-910-6372

Please call before you come. Saturday, April 3, 2010 is latest work can be dropped off.

Pickup Date: Saturday June 19th, between 10am and 12 noon at the Dairy.

Fee: Entry fee is $30.00 for one piece and $10 for each additional work. The cost of frame, glazing, hardware and
framing is $60.00 per entry. If the work is not accepted into the show, the cost of framing will be refunded. Make
Checks payable to RMSBA.

Registration Deadline: April 3, 2010

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Registration Form and Fee due by April 3, 2010
When you deliver your artwork, include this form with a check (made out to RMSBA) for $30.00 for one entry and
$10.00 for each additional entry, plus $60 for each entry for the framing. (If your work is not accepted into the show,
the framing fee will be refunded.)
RMSBA and its members are not liable for any damage to artwork incurred while handling artwork for this exhibit.
By my signature below I indicate that I have read and agree to the terms listed above in this Call for Entries.

Signature:_______________ ____________________ Date:_______________________

Name:_________________________________________

Address:______________________________________ Contact info________________________________

1) Title (Genus, species)_____________________________________Medium:________________

Price:$______ OR value if NFS $____________

2) Title (Genus, species)_____________________________________Medium:________________

Price:$______OR value if NFS $____________

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Mark in your
Calendar
2010
February 21st RMSBA’s Spring Meeting at DBG in
classroom C, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
April 9 - 11 Tagawa exhibit and sale is scheduled for
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 9, 10 and
11. Set up is Thursday p.m. (April 8 and take
down, Monday the 12th.
April 10 -
Meet the Natives Exhibit at DBG
May 16 Opening reception, Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Editor’s note: previously I had the date of July
2nd, 2010, which is incorrect. Please mark the
correct date in April in your calendar.
Culpeper’s Medicinal Herbs Exhibit at the
May 14 -
Dairy Center in Boulder
June 18
June 13th RMSBA’s Summer Meeting at DBG in the
Morrison Center, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
July 1 - Sept. RARE Exhibit’s last stop at the Business
of Art Center, Manitou Springs until
September 2010
North American Rock Garden Society
July 7 - 18
(NARGS) Exhibit at DBG
Dec. 18th RMSBA’s Holiday Party/Meeting at Susi
Olsons, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
“Agave”, Courtesy of Carol Till
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ASBA and RMSBA links to workshops/classes
www.amsocbotartists.org
www.botanicalartists.org
General Links to Events and
Workshops/Classes at the Denver Botanic Gardens:
DBG
www.botanicgardens.org
2010 • Café Botanique Lectures
www.cb-lectures-mervi.blogspot.com
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Place: M
 orrison Center, Denver Botanic Gardens
(SE corner of York St & 11th Ave
• January 28: Brian Elliott, Elliott Environmental Con-
sulting, LLC: Using Wild Edible Plants (Abstract and
further information)
• February 18: Curtis Jones, Botanical Interests,
Broomfield CO: TBA (Abstract and further informa-
tion)
• March 25: Dianne Aigaki: Botanical Documenta-
tion and Cultural Diplomacy in Tibet (Abstract and
further information) - GATES HALL
• April 1: Allan R. Taylor, Ph.D., University of Colora-
do, Boulder: TBA (Abstract and further information)
• April 15; Carol English: Effective pollinators in a
rare and endemic Colorado Penstemon (Abstract and
further information) - GATES HALL
• May 20: Lisa Mason, Outreach Forester, Colorado
State Forest Service: Pests of Ponderosa - Mountain
Pine Beetles (Abstract and further information)
CALL FOR ENTRIES OUTSIDE OF RMSBA
The North American Rock Garden Society will have their
2010 Annual meeting in Salida, CO. Contribute with an
exhibit installed in El Pomar gallery at the Denver Botanic
Gardens, July 7 – July 18. More information at
http://nargs-mhjk.blogspot.com/
As mentioned in the previous newsletter, will notice that the membership dues have increased to $90.00, as the result of ASBA,
the parent organization, needing to raise dues because of the challenging financial times. As discussed in our recent Board
Meeting, RMSBA had the option to pass through the $25.00 ASBA increase. The RMSBA Board opted to reduce the chapter
dues from $20.00 to $15.00 for the benefit of our members. Thank you for your understanding and you will find the RMSBA
application below to fill out and mail to Vicky MacWilliam, Treasurer at 8285 Freeman Drive • Black Forest, CO 80908. *Note: If
you don’t want to tear out this page, please download the form at RMSBA’s Web site www.botanicalartist.org

y!
Membership Application
Complete this application, mail with a check made out to
d a
To
RMSBA for $90.00 to:
Vicky MacWilliam, Treasurer
oi n Be a member of the local
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8285 Freeman Drive
Black Forest, CO 80908-2907 chapter AND the National
719.495.2986
hgvmacwm@att.net
organization
ASBA Journal and RMSBA Newsletter $90.00
membership includes regular individual membership
in the RMSBA* and the American Society of Botancial
Artists*. Membership entitles you to receive both the
ASBA Journal and RMSBA newsletter, as well as
participate in all exhibits and functions. Membership
is for the calendar year. Memberships received after
the first of November in any year will be applied to
the following calendar year.
*RMSBA and ASBA are not-for-profit organizations First Chapter of the ASBA
If you have questions, please contact RMSBA:
President, Terry Ruiter
(303) 798-9452
E-mail: tlruiter@msn.com

Membership, Sharon Garrett

303.985.5437
E-mail: sharonzgarrett@comcast.net

ASBA: Toll-free: 1-866-691-9080

E-mail: ASBA@aol.com

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