Newsletter

March 2008

GENERAL MEETING Tues, March 11, 6:30 pm Featuring Vicki Fallon

Vicki will speak to us about Appraising Art. Bring your questions on purchasing pieces and how to price your own work.

BIG THANKS TO A VALUABLE MEMBER

At a special planning meeting, LaRae Pickard presented the board with a very carefully put together notebook on the annual Spring Fine Art Show. The notebook will be invaluable to every person who agrees to chair this event, as it includes timelines, data for distribution of posters, prospectus, contribution letters, etc. and samples of all printed material.
LaRae has chaired this event for many years and has put all her expertise into this book, so that it will not have to be reinvented. So we say, Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You have given us a wonderful gift.

OPPORTUNITIES

Capitol City Visual Arts Exhibit

June 2-July 26
Minneart Center for the Arts-Olympia WA
April 1 postmark deadline for entries. Images of work must be submitted on CD – JPG format, with your name and titles and mediums of pieces. Not more than 600 pixels on the longest side at 72 ppi resolution. For Prospectus call Ruth Roberts at 866-7150.

Peninsula Art League Juried Art Exhibit

June 2-25
Gig Harbor Civic Center, 3510 Grandview St. Deadline for digital images or slide entries March 25. For a prospectus call Debbie Dorn at 523-514-5966 or by e-mail at bedorah@msn.com. Awards: $1000 Best of Show, 1st pl. $700, 2nd pl. $500, and 3rd pl. $200. The juror is Judy Morris.

Northwest Pastel Society 22nd Annual International Open Exhibition

July 17-Aug. 16
The American Art Company, Tacoma. ShowSlides postmarked by April 19. Over $5500 in awards. Up to 3 slides. For prospectus send a #10 SASE to Beth Brooks, 4641 Claridge Dr. SE, Olympia, WA 98501 or download at www.nwps.org. Juror: Margot Schulzke.

Pastel Workshop with Margo Schulzke.

Gig Harbor, July 16 to 19
For more information see the Northwest Pastel Society website at NorthwestPastelSociety.org or contact Binky Bersman, workshop coordinator at workshops@nwps.org.

DEB HART MAKES SUNDAY MEETING GREAT

Twenty two members and three guests attended the February 3 meeting to hear Deb Hart tell us about her work with found objects and metal clay. Several people who had not been able to come to our Tuesday meetings were in attendance and commented about how nice it was to have that opportunity. The board is considering doing the same next winter. Our speaker gave us a very interesting program on making jewelry and sculpture with “precious metal clay”. She explained that the clay was made from silver particles recovered from film processing, cellulose and water. The clay is rolled thinly then wrapped or shaped around a cork clay mold. It can also be extruded through a syringe. It is then fired for about 2 hours. During this time the cork clay mold burns away and the finished piece is .999% ;pure silver. She showed us some of the jewelry she has made with this method, talked about the laboratory made stones she uses, and answered questions from the members. Her work is currently being shown at Art Talks Gallery in Shelton. She also showed us some of her shoes that she has embellished with markers.

PHOTOGRAPHY FIELD TRIPS PLANNED

March 19th has been tentatively set for the first of several field trips to photograph nature. This first trip will be to the Schuyten property and will be led by Lee Perkins and Jim Brock. The resulting photographs, as well as those that members may wish to share will be collected and hopefully put into a power point presentation to be shown at one of our meetings. If the power point thing doesn’t work out, we will make a collage of prints to show. So get out your cameras and favorite photos, digital and prints, and join the group in putting together this collage of memories.

SPRING SHOW STARTS APRIL 13

HELP!! HELP!! HELP!!

The prospectus has been sent out and the plans are being put into action. The Spring Fine Arts Show will be held at the Shelton Civic Center and will open on April 17. We need people to help set up and take in art on Sunday, April 13, 12:30 to 5:00, people to help take in entries and hang on Monday, April 14, 10:00 to 5:00 and people to help move and hang work on April 15 & 16, 10:00 to 3:00. Also bring your calendars so that you can sign up for show sitting. Pick up a poster to be displayed in neighborhood businesses. If you have questions or would like to volunteer and can’t attend our next meeting, please call Getha at 426-6623

Coming Up

March 19 Photography Field trip Becky Schuyten's 3:00pm
April 13 Spring Show Set up Civic Center 12:30 pm
April 17 18th Annual Spring Show Opening 10:00 am