Meeting Minutes - November 9, 2021

 

SAGE SOCIETY MINUTES

Date: November 9, 2021

Location:  Pat Conroy Literary Center, Beaufort, SC

 

Members in attendance:

Armer, Donna

Atkins, Sandi

Davenport, Rebecca

Gallagher, Diane

Hathaway, Barbara

Heath, Stuart

Lawson, Ruth Ann

Mikell, Maryann

Robertson, Alvesta

Stocks, Jerry

Thomas, Melba

Weeks, Martha

Guests:  Sharon Sanders, Bonnie McCardell, Sibet Sanders Partee

Barbara called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm

General business discussed: 

Barbara reminded everyone that there will not be a December meeting.  She reviewed upcoming presentation dates through May 2022 and made corrections to some of the months.

Presentation by Jerry Stocks

Topic: Mosaics through the Ages

Jerry discussed the ancient art of mosaics, which goes back 4,000 years and can be found on the walls and floors of churches and other ancient ruins.  She described the technique of mosaic art which uses both stone and pieces of glass, called tesserae.  She focused on the mosaic art in the Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy which dates back to 547 AD.  She showed photographs of the huge mosaics on the walls which depicted religious and political figures and scenes.  These were created using the direct method of applying pieces of glass and stone directly to the surface of the wall using damp mortar. 

Included in the photos was a section of a larger mosaic which featured a tortoise and a heron.  Jerry used this small section as a model to create a mosaic tray that she made for an art project that she completed in 2013.  She noted that the hammer and chisel she used to break glass into tesserae are the same tools used in 500 AD, and that the heron and tortoise image is as appropriate now in the Low Country as it was back then.

 

Meeting adjourned:  4:40 pm

 

Next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 4 pm

 

List of presenters for 2022– to be updated:

January 11: Annual Meeting (no program)

February 8:  Rebecca

March 8:  Donna

April 12:  Stuart

May 10:  Barbara

Respectfully submitted by Sandi Atkins, Secretary, on November 16, 2021

Jerry Stocks - Mosaics through the Ages

 

Jerry discussed the ancient art of mosaics, which goes back 4,000 years and can be found on the walls and floors of churches and other ancient ruins.  She described the technique of mosaic art which uses both stone and pieces of glass, called tesserae.  She focused on the mosaic art in the Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy which dates back to 547 AD.  She showed photographs of the huge mosaics on the walls which depicted religious and political figures and scenes.  These were created using the direct method of applying pieces of glass and stone directly to the surface of the wall using damp mortar. 

Included in the photos was a section of a larger mosaic which featured a tortoise and a heron.  Jerry used this small section as a model to create a mosaic tray that she made for an art project that she completed in 2013.  She noted that the hammer and chisel she used to break glass into tesserae are the same tools used in 500 AD, and that the heron and tortoise image is as appropriate now in the Low Country as it was back then.

Newsleter - November, 2021

 

The Sage Society

          

                       November 2021 Newsletter

Dear Sage Society Members,

We have one more presentation program this year: Charter member, Jerry Stocks, will give us a demonstration on November 9 on “Mosaics”.

We will not meet in December and our annual business meeting is in January. It is at that January meeting where we collect $25.00 in “dues” and then immediately allocate the money to a cause of our choice. We welcome any suggestions you might have.

Also, after “losing” Carol and Geni we would like to welcome new members. Be thinking of those who might be interested in our exciting and unique organization. Our membership stands at 17.

Mark these programs on your calendar for 2022:

·       January 11 Annual meeting, no program.

·       February 8 Rebecca Davenport will host us at her studio, 504 Scott Street.

·       March 8 Stuart Heath will offer “Along Came Phosphate”.

·       April 12 Donna Armer will present “Monet’s Garden”.

·       May 10 Barbara Hathaway will present, “Bookmobiles: Libraries Coming to You”.

Please remember to let me know if you should want to invite a guest.  Most likely there will be room, but space is a bit limited so knowing ahead is very helpful. 

 

Maryann McCracken-Mikell -- The Spanish Moss Trail

 On 10/12/2021 Maryann McCracken-Mikell presented to the Sage Society on 'The Spanish Moss Trail'.

 

(Thanks Johnathan Haupt for these photos)

Newsletter - October, 2021

 The Sage Society

                                                         

                       October 2021 Newsletter

Dear Sage Society Members,

We trust that everyone is well and eager to gather again.

Our long-awaited program by Mary Ann Mikell, The History of the Spanish Moss Trail, will be our first program of the fall on October 12^th. You probably realize that there are continuing updates on this trail so Mary Ann’s program has an organic flair and I know she is ready to put some closure on the contents.

 

  FUTURE PROGRAMS

·       This moves Mosaics with Jerry Stocks to our November 9^th meeting.

·       We do not meet in December and then January 11, 2022 will be our annual no-program business meeting.

·       February 8 we will have Rebecca Davenport’s program.

·       March 8 Barbara Hathaway will present, Bookmobiles: Libraries Coming to You.

·       April 12 is Donna Armer’s program.

·       May 10 is open!! (The Class of 2017, Diane Gallagher, Carla Marsh, and Melba Thomas are next in line so please let me know which one of you can do the May 10 program.)

 

We welcome Sandi Atkins to her first meeting as Secretary.  Thank you, Sandi for stepping into Geni Flower’s role.  

Please remember to let me know if you should want to invite a guest.  Most likely there will be room, but space is a bit limited so knowing ahead is very helpful.