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2002
January
Happy
New Year Everyone!
New Members
G141 Barb from Anderson, MO, USA G142 Nancy from Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA January Birthday Greetings:
G110 Bonnie (Einnob)
bdunnewind@hotmail.com January 1
G43 Sharon(MommaGnome)MommaGnome@aol.com January 3  G102 Mark (Homey) mevgnome@msn.com January 3
G15 Bobbie (Liloo)
poodies2@hotmail.com
January 10
G100 Roxie (Roxie) Georgie_gal@msn.com January 14
G117 Beverly (Rapunzel)
barmbro@yahoo.com January 19
G23 Frank (Shorty) soborows@pilot.msu.edu January 21 G56 Ronald (Shenn) ronbell01@netcapeonline.co.uk January 21 G73 Christine (Aquaria) christine.combs@juno.com January 26 G96 Liza Jarib LizaO@yahoo.com January 26
G01 Jani H. (~~Marafae)
marafae@faeriebelievers.com January 30
Do you notice anything about this month's
birthday list? Folklore tells us that gnomes are generally born as twins
- we have 3 sets of twins this month - we don't count the year!
I
would like to dedicate this first issue for 2002 to - New Beginnings
Let's start with the history of our club
from our President and founder, Jani
Hallam.
 The
spring of 1998 marked one year since I put up my Gnome site. Over the
year I had many visitors who mentioned they would love to meet other
Gnome lovers/believers. I looked to see if anyone else had a club and
found one that had about 30 members, it also seemed that the person
running it was wanting to quit, she asked if I'd like to take over. I
read their bi-laws and requirements and decided to pass and start my own
gnome association.
Quite frankly, I was starting the
Faeriebelievers Association and had a helper wanting to run the Gnome
Association, so we put out the notice to see what would happen.
Meanwhile, my helper was unable to continue; I didn't think I could run
both and didn't know what to do.
I told the few gnome members that I'd need to combine the two clubs, using the same site, if I wanted to continue. Only one person wrote back stating that she hated faeries and would have no part in the combining of them. She got her money returned! All others said, "what the hay" so, we merged. 
Then a wondrous thing occurred, a lovely woman who donned the name
QueenGnome, volunteered to do stories, newsletters and welcome new
comers to our gnome club...she made it exciting and challenged me to do
the same for the faeries....When I've been so ill she rallied and here
we are working on our 4th year and going strong with currently 142
Gnome members.
I want to encourage all of you to write and share stories and drawings,
we love to hear from you.
....aka ~~Marafae  Now for
some gnome folklore...
It is written that in the realm of gnomes;
gnomes are generally born as twins. They can be two girls, two boys or
one of each. Gnome children stay with their parents until they are about
100 years old. At this age they develop into young adults and find
suitable life mates.
As young infants gnomes are fed mother's
milk. At birth their ears are very pronounced so their hearing abilities
are exceptional. Gnome babies rarely cry out loud...since they
seldom have stomach ailments and dislike the sounds of their own voices;
which they hear loud and clear with their well developed ears!
Gnome babies love to be rocked in
cradles. Male gnomes carve very beautiful cradles prior to the scheduled
birthing. Female gnomes weave fine canopies that go over the
cradles. Matching soft-knitted blankets are also made. Gnome fathers
share in all the responsibilities of raising children as this rare
picture shows Papa gnome changing a diaper!
Many Grandma gnomes prepare caps for the
babies immediately after the birthing. She waits until they are born so
that she knows what colors to make them. Red of course for boys and
forest green for girls.
Proud parents read and sing lullabies to
their children when they are very young. Gnome parents school their
children at home and then at about 50 years of age they attend classroom
studies in the deep underground libraries where the secret books are
maintained. At about 75 years of age they apprentice.
Life is filled with adventures and a
Gnome's day is filled with nature.
Not available :(
Attached is a wonderful picture of gnomes at
play for you to bring to life with color.
Book Review: The Pop-Up
Book of Gnomes and Their Families
This book is adapted from GNOMES
and SECRETS OF THE GNOMES by Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen.
The book was published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, USA. ISBN
0-8109-0970-7 in 1983.
All miniature makers should obtain a copy of
this book as it contains exceptional pop-ups of the interior of a
typical gnome home. Although out-of-print (OOP) you can still obtain
copies from time to time on the
http://www.ebay.com/
auction site or the
http://www.addall.com/
book site.
The book opens to display five pop-ups and
each page contains information on gnomes and their families.
January Craft
Anyone involved in miniatures wanting
small gnomes to paint contact
QueenGnome@foundus.com. During the month of January, 2002 you can
order a family of four, ready-to-paint, ceramic gnomes for $10 U.S.
including postage.
Travel News:
Rien Poortvliet Museum in Middelharnis in
the Province of Zeeland in the Netherlands.
If anyone is traveling, would be fun to
visit.
http://www.rienpoortvlietmuseum.nl/
This site is an introduction to the museum
- opening hours, addresses, etc. They exhibit 210 oil paintings and
watercolors by Rien Poortvliet. Although David the Gnome probably is
the most famous, I don't think it is all Gnomes, because he has made
quite a few books on different subjects like horses, dogs, Dutch
villages and the hunting scene. The museum tries to change the
exhibition every year. All his books can be bought at the museum, as
well as postcards and calendars.
There even is a special 'Gnome Room' --
and it gives a short resume of his life.
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