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Letter from our Chapter President, Patty Mehmood...

Hello, Everyone!

Is it really March already? It seems that Christmas was just a few weeks ago!

I guess time flies when you're having fun...Speaking of fun, I am just back from the annual PMA trade show and PPFA Chapter Leaders Conference in Anaheim, California.( No, I didn't see Mickey, but I saw lots of children with the hats) This year, PPFA hosted 36 members, representing 24 chapters. One of my favorite things about attending every year, is gathering with chapter leaders from all around the country, comparing notes, and exchanging ideas. I always leave feeling reinvigorated. There are some great chapters out there, and some that are struggling to continue. I am so proud of our chapter, and our loyal members who faithfully attend our meetings and workshops, as well as hosting meetings and teaching sessions for us. Another big highlight of the conference was being able to applaud our very own Pat and Bill Bradley, CPFs, of Bradleys Art and Frame as they accepted their PPFA Lifetime Achievement Award! I am proud to know them, and we are privileged to have them in our chapter. Congratulations, Pat and Bill!

We are planning a year full of exciting events, including Brian Wolfe's popular workshop, "Wizard University" and a historic home tour in Galveston. Stay tuned for dates and times to these and other workshops. Our website, will have all of these events posted. I look forward to seeing all of you April 11th, at Linda Wassells' studio for the Compo Ornaments and Altered Finishes workshop.
Happy Framing!
Patty Mehmood, CPF
President, Texas Gulf Coast PPFA

Upcoming Schedule of Events (please see Calendar of Events for details and full schedule)

Date	Time	Event
4/11/2010	10:00 AM	Compo Corners and Altered Finishes workshop
5/2/2010	TBA	Galveston Home Tour & dinner
5/16/2010	10:00am	CPF Exam - details to follow
6/13/2010	10:00 AM	Wizard University, Brian Wolfe
8 /15/2010	11:00 AM	Understanding Competition Judging

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Applying Compo Ornaments and Altering Frame Finishes

The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the PPFA held a workshop on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Studio in the Woods in Spring.

The hands on workshop was taught by Linda Wassell, MCPF of Fine Art Services.

The attendees applied the following skills to complete a beautiful sample frame for their shop:

Compo ornament application
Basecoat selection and application for desired outcome
Gilding of compo ornaments
Altering finish of ornaments and frame

There were a lot of great questions and discussion throughout the session and everyone came away with a new (or improved) technique they can offer their clients. Linda discussed the various supplies available, their purpose and where they could be purchased.

More photos of the workshop are shown on the Photo Gallery.

We were also treated to a terrific barbecue lunch.

The chapter would like to give special thanks to Bob Roberts, CPF and Bob Carrasco of Larson Juhl for providing the frames used in class. The put forth exceptional effort to get the frames ready and delivered from the Dallas branch.

We would also like to thank Bomar Designs in Louisburg, Kansas for providing the door prize of sample compo ornaments and catalogs.

Of course, our sincere thanks to Linda Wassell, MCPF for hosting and teaching the workshop. She is an invaluable resource for our chapter.

The door prize winner was Lisa Crabtree, CPF of Frames of Distinction.

We had no winner for our Snowball Drawing. The next drawing will be worth $100.

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