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Here is the announcement for my Portland, OR workshop:
9/27/08 (sat) Recycled Collage Workshop taught by fellow E4 artist Ellen Miffitt, who has offered to come to Portland and share some of her recycled collage tricks (see attached works).
Description: You're taking the plastic-free challenge, yet you're still a plastic magnet and may even be a scavenger. Choose a form to collage (a plastic container of your choice) or start with a flat surface and incorporate interesting collage techniques transforming it into a work of art. Bring your collection to work from and share. Some supplies are provided by the instructor. Instructor, Ellen Miffitt, M.S., in Art Education, is an award winning artist, whose work appears in several galleries and private collections. Visit www.nine-lives-studio.com to view Ellen's artwork.
E4 artists have first dibs, until Monday, September 1, when released to other mailing lists. Two 2-hour sessions are available for your convenience (the good kind of convenience): 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 3 p.m.
RSVP to this email by September 19th. Space is limited to 6/session. $18 for LNPB artists/friends $23 for general public. Location: Gumbo Green Room.
-- Creative (or tired of plastic)?Join Leave No Plastic Behind on August 31st, 5:30-8:30 for the LNPB Monthly, a regular, last Sunday, evening of shared creativity!At the Gumbo Green Room, 3636B N Mississippi Ave, PortlandPromote Corporate Pre-sponsibility!Plastic 'Fess Up: Saturday Sept 6www.LNPB.org
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Apple Art Exhibit 9/5-10/25/08
Oracle
Just received notification that these four pieces have been accepted for Apple Art :Fall Equinox 2
Midnight Orchard Silver Frost
Apple Art September 5 through October 25 at
Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee, WA 98801 - Please visit our website at http://www.blogger.com/
Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee, WA 98801 - Please visit our website at http://www.blogger.com/
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Current Exhibits and an Award
Maritime Fest Art Exhibit August 21-September 14, 2008
Great Blue Heron was accepted into Maritime Museum Art Exhibit. They remodeled part of their building on Dock Street in Tacoma and have a really nice "gallery" meeting room area. Maritime Fest is next weekend so the work remain on view till Sept 14th.
Puyallup Fair Fine Art Exhibit - September 5-21, 2008
I had to go pick up my 2 declines from Puyallup today but I got a letter indicating Panacea [a collage] was awarded an honorable mention - that was a collage that I created using lino block print of a horse. I had taught a lino Block Printing class in late June. Panacea and Minstrel were entered into the 2008 Equine Art exhibit at Emerald Downs in Auburn, WA.
As far as the two declines at the Puyallup Fine Art Exhibit, I was surprised that Horse Gambado was declined but judging is all so subjective.
Four of my pieces are on display:
Dragonfly Dreams and Panacea - collages
Fall Equinox Night and Merge [2nd showing] - miniatures
My new work will soon be listed on the "shop the frontier" website -last night I filled out online forms to list my watercolor pencil work that they accepted... sumi-e hasn't been selling. I hope the colored work draws people in. Prices reduced - Check for sumi-e bargains.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Fall Classes
Ellen Miffitt
Nine Lives Studio
PO Box 11133
Olympia, WA 98508-1133
http://www.nine-lives-studio.com/
FALL Class Schedule 2008
Sept 8, 15, 22, 29, & Oct 6 Introduction to Sumi-e – Fall Themes
Monday from 6 to 8:30 pm [five 2.5 hour classes]
Instructor Ellen Miffitt will introduce you to the four treasures: ink stick, ink stone, brush and paper. The simplicity and spontaneity of brush painting begins by learning to hold the brush, making the basic strokes, and loading the brush to create tones and depth. The goal is to break away from logical thinking and to be spontaneous in expressing with the brush.
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
9/17-10/22 Introduction to Sumi-e- Fall Themes
Wednesday 9:30 to 11:30 6 weeks
Shelton Parks & Recreation - Shelton Civic Center, 525 West Cota Street, Shelton, WA 98584 - 360-426-9731
9/30 to 10/28 Ready! Set! Draw!: Drawing from the Right Side
Tuesdays from 6:00 to 8:00pm
Have you always wanted to draw - are looking for a way to express your creativity? This basic course in drawing will introduce the participant to a number different exercises that help you understand how an artist sees. These will include: upside down drawing; contour and gesture drawing; the value scale and blending techniques; and using a basic unit and sighting. Suggested reading: The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. Bring a soft pencil (4B is good), an eraser and a sketch pad no smaller than 8 x 11 to class.
The Evergreen State College Extended Education Program - Call for more information 360-867-5515 or extendededucation@evergreen.edu
10/4 Art of Handmade Paper
Saturday 10:00AM-1:00PM
Go Green, recycle waste and have fun creating homemade papers that are perfect additions to holiday greeting cards, gift tags, wrapping paper and more! You will explore the techniques of layering and the final touches of embellishment. Some supplies are provided by the instructor, others you provide. Visit http://www.hawksprairie.org/ and follow the links to Community Education to print out the supply list.
South Puget Sound Community Collage Community Ed. 2011 Mottman Rd, Olympia WA - www.spscc.edu/class_descriptions or call 360-596-5365 SPSCC CE256WD
10/7 to 11/11Introduction to Sumi-e – Fall Themes
Tuesdays from 1 to 3 pm [6 weeks]
Instructor Ellen Miffitt will introduce you to the four treasures: ink stick, ink stone, brush and paper. The simplicity and spontaneity of brush painting begins by learning to hold the brush, making the basic strokes, and loading the brush to create tones and depth. The goal is to break away from logical thinking and to be spontaneous in expressing with the brush.
Tacoma Community College Extended Ed, 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA call for class fee and registration [253] 566-6031
Oct 11 Artistic Holiday Cards
Saturday workshop from 9 am to 3 pm
Make your own holiday greeting cards [ pop-ups, collage, and some simple watercolor techniques]. Discover how simple folding, transfer, painting and collage techniques can lead to surprising and beautiful holiday greeting cards. For the Beginner to Experienced Student.
Tacoma Community College Extended Ed, 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA call for class fee and registration [253] 566-6031
10/18 Sumi-nagashi - Floating Ink
Saturday from 9 am to noon
Marbleize paper in beautiful unexpected patterns the Japanese way. Work with traditional black ink as well as modern colors to create incredible designs to be used as backgrounds for watercolor paintings, stationery, gift wrap, collage, or work of art in their own right. These techniques are effective in watercolor or acrylic painting.
The Evergreen State College Extended Education Program - Call for more information 360-867-5515 or extendededucation@evergreen.edu
Oct 20, 27 & Nov 3, & 10 Painting with Water Soluble Colored Pencils
Monday from 6-8 pm – [4 two hour classes]
Want the look of watercolor and the control of colored pencil? Water-soluble colored pencils can match anything watercolor do, plus have the ability to create effects impossible with watercolor. Discover this medium's exciting versatility with techniques such as wet-on-dry, dry-on-wet, wet-on-wet, and much more! Learn about materials, tools, and techniques, and then apply this information to create a painting. Participants bring watercolor paper & watercolor pencils to class.
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
October 25 Holiday Art Cards -
Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm
Make your own holiday greeting cards [ pop-ups, collage, and some simple watercolor techniques]. Discover how simple folding, transfer, painting and collage techniques can lead to surprising and beautiful holiday greeting cards. For the Beginner to Experienced Student.
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
10/29-11/19 Zen with Color –
Wednesday 9:30 to 11:30 am - 4 classes
First begin by practicing brush control and continue the basic stroke study by painting the “Four Gentlemen” and the “Four Seasons” in color (with a flower representing each season). Using the refined sumi-e style, students learn to paint flowers, insects, birds, and animals with simple strokes in color.
Shelton Parks & Recreation - Shelton Civic Center, 525 West Cota Street, Shelton, WA 98584 - 360-426-9731
Nov 1 Enamel Projects for Holiday Gifts
Saturday from 9 to 4 pm
The art of creating with enamel on metal is a well-documented art form. Participants will learn basic enameling procedure and simple techniques such as stenciling, sgraffito, overglazes & underglazes on copper to create holiday pendants or pins. No prior metalwork experience necessary.
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
11/4 to 11/18 Collage in a Container
Tuesdays from 6:00 to 8:00pm
In this workshop, we will create a work of art around a container or box of the students’ choice using a variety of intriguing techniques. Many of us have collections of ephemera in the form of old photographs, postcards, buttons, twine and found objects from everyday life. In this workshop, we will choose a form to collage (box, suitcase, your choice) incorporating interesting collage techniques to transform it into a work of art. Lastly, we will create our own altered paper doll as resident. For the Beginner to Experienced Student
The Evergreen State College Extended Education Program - Call for more information 360-867-5515 or extendededucation@evergreen.edu
Nov 8 Precious Metal Clay
Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm
Just in time for the holidays - Precious Metal Clay, fine silver in clay form, is used to create unique jewelry pieces in a short amount of time and then is simply fired in a kiln. Before working directly with the PMC, modeling clay will be used to explore the basic forming techniques. After you have gained the basic skills needed to work with Precious Metal Clay, the creative possibilities are endless.
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
Nov 15 Handmade Paper for Embellishing Holiday Projects
Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm
Not only is making homemade paper a fun experience for you, but it's a good way to recycle waste into wonderful possibilities such as envelopes, greeting cards, artwork and more. Making paper is a fun way to express your creativity and homemade papers are the perfect additions to holiday greeting cards, gift tags, wrapping paper and more!"
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
11/18 Become a Handmade Paper Artist –
Saturday from 1 pm to 5 pm
Not only is making homemade paper a fun experience for you, but it's a good way to recycle waste into wonderful possibilities such as envelopes, greeting cards, artwork and more. Making paper is a fun way to express your creativity and homemade papers are the perfect additions to holiday greeting cards, gift tags, wrapping paper and more!"
Tacoma Community College Extended Ed, 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA call for class fee and registration [253] 566-6031
Nov 22 Holiday Gifts with Enamel on Metal
Saturday from 9 to 4 pm
The art of creating with enamel on metal is a well-documented art form. Participants will learn basic enameling procedure and simple techniques such as stenciling, sgraffito, overglazes & underglazes on copper to create holiday pendants or pins. No prior metalwork experience necessary.
Tacoma Community College Extended Ed, 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA call for class fee and registration [253] 566-6031
Nine Lives Studio
PO Box 11133
Olympia, WA 98508-1133
http://www.nine-lives-studio.com/
FALL Class Schedule 2008
Sept 8, 15, 22, 29, & Oct 6 Introduction to Sumi-e – Fall Themes
Monday from 6 to 8:30 pm [five 2.5 hour classes]
Instructor Ellen Miffitt will introduce you to the four treasures: ink stick, ink stone, brush and paper. The simplicity and spontaneity of brush painting begins by learning to hold the brush, making the basic strokes, and loading the brush to create tones and depth. The goal is to break away from logical thinking and to be spontaneous in expressing with the brush.
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
9/17-10/22 Introduction to Sumi-e- Fall Themes
Wednesday 9:30 to 11:30 6 weeks
Shelton Parks & Recreation - Shelton Civic Center, 525 West Cota Street, Shelton, WA 98584 - 360-426-9731
9/30 to 10/28 Ready! Set! Draw!: Drawing from the Right Side
Tuesdays from 6:00 to 8:00pm
Have you always wanted to draw - are looking for a way to express your creativity? This basic course in drawing will introduce the participant to a number different exercises that help you understand how an artist sees. These will include: upside down drawing; contour and gesture drawing; the value scale and blending techniques; and using a basic unit and sighting. Suggested reading: The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. Bring a soft pencil (4B is good), an eraser and a sketch pad no smaller than 8 x 11 to class.
The Evergreen State College Extended Education Program - Call for more information 360-867-5515 or extendededucation@evergreen.edu
10/4 Art of Handmade Paper
Saturday 10:00AM-1:00PM
Go Green, recycle waste and have fun creating homemade papers that are perfect additions to holiday greeting cards, gift tags, wrapping paper and more! You will explore the techniques of layering and the final touches of embellishment. Some supplies are provided by the instructor, others you provide. Visit http://www.hawksprairie.org/ and follow the links to Community Education to print out the supply list.
South Puget Sound Community Collage Community Ed. 2011 Mottman Rd, Olympia WA - www.spscc.edu/class_descriptions or call 360-596-5365 SPSCC CE256WD
10/7 to 11/11Introduction to Sumi-e – Fall Themes
Tuesdays from 1 to 3 pm [6 weeks]
Instructor Ellen Miffitt will introduce you to the four treasures: ink stick, ink stone, brush and paper. The simplicity and spontaneity of brush painting begins by learning to hold the brush, making the basic strokes, and loading the brush to create tones and depth. The goal is to break away from logical thinking and to be spontaneous in expressing with the brush.
Tacoma Community College Extended Ed, 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA call for class fee and registration [253] 566-6031
Oct 11 Artistic Holiday Cards
Saturday workshop from 9 am to 3 pm
Make your own holiday greeting cards [ pop-ups, collage, and some simple watercolor techniques]. Discover how simple folding, transfer, painting and collage techniques can lead to surprising and beautiful holiday greeting cards. For the Beginner to Experienced Student.
Tacoma Community College Extended Ed, 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA call for class fee and registration [253] 566-6031
10/18 Sumi-nagashi - Floating Ink
Saturday from 9 am to noon
Marbleize paper in beautiful unexpected patterns the Japanese way. Work with traditional black ink as well as modern colors to create incredible designs to be used as backgrounds for watercolor paintings, stationery, gift wrap, collage, or work of art in their own right. These techniques are effective in watercolor or acrylic painting.
The Evergreen State College Extended Education Program - Call for more information 360-867-5515 or extendededucation@evergreen.edu
Oct 20, 27 & Nov 3, & 10 Painting with Water Soluble Colored Pencils
Monday from 6-8 pm – [4 two hour classes]
Want the look of watercolor and the control of colored pencil? Water-soluble colored pencils can match anything watercolor do, plus have the ability to create effects impossible with watercolor. Discover this medium's exciting versatility with techniques such as wet-on-dry, dry-on-wet, wet-on-wet, and much more! Learn about materials, tools, and techniques, and then apply this information to create a painting. Participants bring watercolor paper & watercolor pencils to class.
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
October 25 Holiday Art Cards -
Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm
Make your own holiday greeting cards [ pop-ups, collage, and some simple watercolor techniques]. Discover how simple folding, transfer, painting and collage techniques can lead to surprising and beautiful holiday greeting cards. For the Beginner to Experienced Student.
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
10/29-11/19 Zen with Color –
Wednesday 9:30 to 11:30 am - 4 classes
First begin by practicing brush control and continue the basic stroke study by painting the “Four Gentlemen” and the “Four Seasons” in color (with a flower representing each season). Using the refined sumi-e style, students learn to paint flowers, insects, birds, and animals with simple strokes in color.
Shelton Parks & Recreation - Shelton Civic Center, 525 West Cota Street, Shelton, WA 98584 - 360-426-9731
Nov 1 Enamel Projects for Holiday Gifts
Saturday from 9 to 4 pm
The art of creating with enamel on metal is a well-documented art form. Participants will learn basic enameling procedure and simple techniques such as stenciling, sgraffito, overglazes & underglazes on copper to create holiday pendants or pins. No prior metalwork experience necessary.
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
11/4 to 11/18 Collage in a Container
Tuesdays from 6:00 to 8:00pm
In this workshop, we will create a work of art around a container or box of the students’ choice using a variety of intriguing techniques. Many of us have collections of ephemera in the form of old photographs, postcards, buttons, twine and found objects from everyday life. In this workshop, we will choose a form to collage (box, suitcase, your choice) incorporating interesting collage techniques to transform it into a work of art. Lastly, we will create our own altered paper doll as resident. For the Beginner to Experienced Student
The Evergreen State College Extended Education Program - Call for more information 360-867-5515 or extendededucation@evergreen.edu
Nov 8 Precious Metal Clay
Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm
Just in time for the holidays - Precious Metal Clay, fine silver in clay form, is used to create unique jewelry pieces in a short amount of time and then is simply fired in a kiln. Before working directly with the PMC, modeling clay will be used to explore the basic forming techniques. After you have gained the basic skills needed to work with Precious Metal Clay, the creative possibilities are endless.
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
Nov 15 Handmade Paper for Embellishing Holiday Projects
Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm
Not only is making homemade paper a fun experience for you, but it's a good way to recycle waste into wonderful possibilities such as envelopes, greeting cards, artwork and more. Making paper is a fun way to express your creativity and homemade papers are the perfect additions to holiday greeting cards, gift tags, wrapping paper and more!"
Olympia Parks and Recreation – 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 www.ci.olympia.wa.us/par Call 360.753.8380
11/18 Become a Handmade Paper Artist –
Saturday from 1 pm to 5 pm
Not only is making homemade paper a fun experience for you, but it's a good way to recycle waste into wonderful possibilities such as envelopes, greeting cards, artwork and more. Making paper is a fun way to express your creativity and homemade papers are the perfect additions to holiday greeting cards, gift tags, wrapping paper and more!"
Tacoma Community College Extended Ed, 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA call for class fee and registration [253] 566-6031
Nov 22 Holiday Gifts with Enamel on Metal
Saturday from 9 to 4 pm
The art of creating with enamel on metal is a well-documented art form. Participants will learn basic enameling procedure and simple techniques such as stenciling, sgraffito, overglazes & underglazes on copper to create holiday pendants or pins. No prior metalwork experience necessary.
Tacoma Community College Extended Ed, 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA call for class fee and registration [253] 566-6031
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Accepted for Nov Episode 4: Haste Management
Accepted for this recycled exhibit...
Visage, 1046 NW Johnson, Portland, Oregon 97209.
Leave No Plastic Behind is proud to present Episode 4: "Haste Management".
Artwork will be exhibited at Visage in November 2008, with the official opening during the Pearl District's first Thursday art walk on November 6.
Leave No Plastic Behind entrants agree to live plastic-free for the same three-month time period. A plastic-free lifestyle refrains from purchasing items that are packaged in any sort of single-use plastic, including: to-go coffee lids, plastic cups or cutlery, water, prepackaged foods, soap, shampoo, toilet paper, dish soap, laundry soap, utensils, etc. Any plastic accumulated must not be trashed or recycled curbside. During the course of these three months, artists make paintings/sculptures/mobiles/ multi-media collages, video, film, poems, music, etc using or "inspired" by the collected plastics. Photography welcome for this episode!Artists gain the exciting chance of high profile exposure, selection for future campaign promotions and being part of a truly progressive, grassroots movement for change.
Leave No Plastic Behind is working to create partnerships among artists and concerned organizations in order to raise awareness about single-use plastic in our environment and to help initiate meaningful policies against its continued widespread manufacture and use. For more information and an improved website, see www.LNPB.org.
Visage, 1046 NW Johnson, Portland, Oregon 97209.
Leave No Plastic Behind is proud to present Episode 4: "Haste Management".
Artwork will be exhibited at Visage in November 2008, with the official opening during the Pearl District's first Thursday art walk on November 6.
Leave No Plastic Behind entrants agree to live plastic-free for the same three-month time period. A plastic-free lifestyle refrains from purchasing items that are packaged in any sort of single-use plastic, including: to-go coffee lids, plastic cups or cutlery, water, prepackaged foods, soap, shampoo, toilet paper, dish soap, laundry soap, utensils, etc. Any plastic accumulated must not be trashed or recycled curbside. During the course of these three months, artists make paintings/sculptures/mobiles/ multi-media collages, video, film, poems, music, etc using or "inspired" by the collected plastics. Photography welcome for this episode!Artists gain the exciting chance of high profile exposure, selection for future campaign promotions and being part of a truly progressive, grassroots movement for change.
Leave No Plastic Behind is working to create partnerships among artists and concerned organizations in order to raise awareness about single-use plastic in our environment and to help initiate meaningful policies against its continued widespread manufacture and use. For more information and an improved website, see www.LNPB.org.
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