CELEBRATING LIFE: CREATIVE JOURNALING       

Oct. 18, 19, 20, from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Instructor: Sandi Baron                                                  Cost: $50

Learn how to quickly assemble life lessons, family stories, and document your truths in a creative journal.  Pass this down to your family to keep those family stories alive.

No time to write a lengthy memoir?  Try Sandi Baron's artful way of recording your favorite stories. You will use colored papers, photos, writing, stamps and even pictures from magazines.  You will like this speedy way to record your personal stories.

Classes will include directions, ideas, journal prompts, and art supplies.  Bring a few favorite photos (copies would be best).  From these photos, you will write the story you would like to pass down to future generations.  Bring your most loved writing pen, and it will dance across your pages recording treasured memories.

About the Instructor:

Sandi Baron’s passion is working with people and coaching them to better understand their giftedness, talents, and interests. Part of that awareness is grounded in creativity. Discovering who you are through creative outlets brings new understanding of self-worth, God’s purpose for our lives, and how to reflect on the past to grow in the future. She enjoys her role as writing and creative coach by laughing, being free, and having fun. Participants leave with a light heart as well as confidence in writing, recording, and creating.

She is currently a retreat leader sharing her writing and creative skills with others, and writes a blog (Sandi’s Impressions) which shares life lessons from everyday life. Sandi taught English and Speech for thirty-three years in local high schools.  She has a B.A. and M.A. from Ball State University, serves on the committee for the Midwest Writers Workshop, and is a member of National League of American Pen Women and Muncie Art Guild. She continues to be a freelance writer and an oil painter. Creativity is her life and passion, and she shares it with contagious exuberance. Lee Baron

Sandi's Impressions

http://sandisimpressions.blogspot.com

Art Collector's Home

One of our members, Pat Schaefer, is an avid art collector. Her home is really an art gallery – can you imagine living in an art museum?! Ms. Schaefer’s home gives new meaning to the term “usable art”; from the landscaping outside and the architecture of the physical structure and layout of her home to the various collections and unique pieces inside, Ms. Schaeffer’s home is a complete immersion in art!

Ms. Schaefer has worked with renowned professionals from all over the world to create an eclectic gallery of fine art masterpieces.

Earlier this summer Ms. Schaefer hosted the Muncie, Indiana chapter of NLAPW in her home. We held our meeting in her beautiful living room surrounded by pieces from her glass collection, paintings collection, and sculpture collection. Then we had a catered sit-down meal beneath a beautiful chandelier sculpture by Dale Chihuly.

After the meal we were treated to a tour of Ms. Schaefer’s home and a full viewing of all her collections. Below are just a few pictures of some of the pieces in this Muncie, Indiana Pen Woman’s home.

I’m hoping I can catch Ms. Schaefer in an opening in her busy schedule to interview her about some of her favorite artists and post that information here on our blog sometime in the near future. 

In the meantime, enjoy this visual peek into Ms. Schaefer’s Gallery Home!

Library

Gazebo Room

Bathroom

Art Studio

Garden

Front Entrance

Mission and Vision

Mission and Vision

According to the Pen Woman, the publication of the National League of American Pen Women, the mission and vision of this group is as follows:

Founded in 1897, the National League of American Pen Women is the oldest women’s arts organization in America. The League, recognized for its support and creation of art, music, and letters, is comprised of professional women artists, writers, poets, composers and arrangers.

The mission of the League, a not-for-profit 501 © (3) corporation, is to encourage, recognize, and promote the production of creative work of professional standard in Art, Letters, and Music, and through outreach activities provide educational, creative, and professional support to members and non-members in these disciplines.

The core values of the NLAPW are respect, knowledge, creation and preservation of the arts. 

History of Muncie and National Branches

History of Muncie and National Branches

by Judy Martin-Urban

History of Muncie and National Branches

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The National League of American Pen Women

            The Muncie, Indiana Branch of the National League of American Pen Women began March 7, 1944. Susan Marsh served as first president. There were 20 members; 18 in letters and two in art.

            On the national level, the organization began June 26, 1897 through efforts of Marian Longfellow O’Donoghue (yes, William’s niece), Margaret Sullivan Burke and Anna Sanborne Hamilton. They desired to bring together ‘women journalists, authors and illustrators for mutual benefits and strength that comes of union.’

            Alice Morgan, a New York illustrator, designed the League insignia owl, symbolic of wisdom. The owl is placed in a triangle formed with a red pen, a blue pencil and a white brush, bearing colors of the American flag.

            The first national convention was held in Washington, DC, April, 1921 with 300 women in attendance. President Harding attended the convention with his wife, who was a distinguished member. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Clinton have also been members.

            Our local branch has sponsored academic scholarships and creative writing contests as well as many other worthy activities connected with the arts.

            There are 135 branches in the United States.