Hi Folks,
I hope everyone is having a good summer. Do you realize it is half over? Our first meeting of the new season, October 12th. is only 3 months away. I hope everyone is finding time for art this summer. If you need some ideas or inspiration, here are a couple of news items that might catch your interest:
First, one of our members will be teaching some workshops in Leesburg:
ARTRAGEOUS ART GALLERY, 606 WEST MAIN STREET, LEESBURG, FL 34748
PHONE (228) 239-2973
EMAIL: SKWTownScribe@aol.com WEBSITE: www.artrageousartgallery.com
JULY 20TH (1-3pm) THE JOY OF ALCOHOL INK PAINTING
Minimum 3 Maximum 8 An Introduction - Sunflower/Abstract Flower
$35 All supplies included. Students go home with (2) 5x7 matted piece2S - Joyce Axelson
AUGUST 17TH (1-3pm) ALCOHOL INK PAINTING
Minimum 3 Maximum 8 OCEAN SCENE ON TILE
Students go home with 1 large, 2 small tiles with cork frame.
$35 All supplies included - Joyce Axelson
SEPTEMBER 14TH (1-3pm) ALCOHOL INK PAINTING
Minimum 3 Maximum 8 LANDSCAPE SCENE
Students go home with An 8x10 matted piece.
$35 All supplies included - Joyce Axelson
Also, I got a request to pass on information about a big ink opportunity in St. Petersburg:
BIG INK, a nationally recognized print arts organization, is traveling to the Morean Arts Center in 2019. Morean Arts has invited BIG INK to host a two-day event where prints will be pulled from large-scale woodblock plates. We are seeking image proposals from emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists who would like to carve a woodblock, at least 24" x 36" inches in dimension, to print at the event. No prior printmaking experience is required. If you or your membership would consider submitting a proposal on or before the July 22nd deadline at www.bigink.org/apply it would be great to collaborate with you! Let me know if you have any questions.
Deadline to submit a proposal: Midnight, July 22nd, 2019
Event Location: 719 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Event Date(s): September 28-29, 2019
Event Time: 10 am - 5 pm
Public Time: 11 am - 4 pm
Link to Submit: www.bigink.org/apply/#application
The cost for this event is $300. If this is a little high, or the distance a little far, you might want to contact Jennifer Harper, at Harper Printmaking Studio. She has a large press in her studio where we have printed woodblocks as large as 24 x 48. She can teach you at her studio and I believe she will also be leading a steamroller printing workshop in Leesburg in the spring. Contact her at:
jenhpr@gmail.com