Protect yourself! Stay home and stay healthy.
I had a whole other post ready to go about all the things I am doing this spring. And now, everything has changed in a instant. So many people are suffering because of health or financial problems caused by this global pandemic that my problems feel insignificant.
All that said, I still am sad that my art opening and show at Guardino Gallery were canceled. But Donna, the gallery owner, is hanging the show in the gallery, and doing a VIRTUAL SHOW with the work online. SEE MORE BELOW!
VIRTUAL ART SHOW AT GUARDINO GALLERY IN PORTLAND
On Thursday, March 26th, I will be having a VIRTUAL ART SHOW with my friend and amazing wood-carving artist Stan Peterson at Guardino Gallery in Portland (the gallery closed and the opening is cancelled) But ONLINE, we are are showing collections of narrative work, which for both of us means art that makes a statement or tells a story.
We both love folk art and outsider art, and you will see that reflected in our work for this show. I will be showing my collection of Everyday Saints and my endangered species animals in the Going Away Party. Plus I made a bunch of small paper clay milagros that will hang together, but be sold separately. And Stan and I have made a collaborative piece, combining his wood carving and my paper clay work.
The show hangs all of April and I promise it will be worth a look!
View our show on the Facebook page for Guardino Gallery, on their Instagram Feed at guardinogallery and at their website at https://www.guardinogallery.com which will include sizes and prices. Donna Guardino will be at the gallery from 11am-4pm Tuesday through Sunday and available for calls and emails: (503) 281-9048 gallery@guardinogallery.com. Donna is actually hanging the entire show in her gallery...so if you are walking by, you can view some of it from the street: 2939 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR. She might open by appointment only.
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This was coming and is now postponed…stay tuned for future plans:
FUNDRAISER PAPER CLAY WORKSHOP FOR MAUDE KERNS ART CENTER
When I moved to Eugene in 1973, I went to Maude Kerns Art Center to see about taking some art classes. I was a young single mother and had no funds. They gave me a partial scholarship to take a watercolor class, and I became a volunteer there. It gave me an instant community of fun people interested in art. I was in heaven then and have been a member ever since.
The art center, being such an old building, always needs financial help with repairs and improvements to keep the place going. So I am doing a workshop where all proceeds will go to Maude Kerns to enhance the entrance of the gallery with some new banners.
Weekend Paper Clay Workshop "Friends of a Feather" A benefit for Maude Kerns Art Center June 6 & 7, 2020
Create bas-relief artwork using air-dried paper clay on boards. Learn new methods of self-expression in this fun 2 day workshop.
Using Creative Paperclay®, you will learn to sculpt relief forms onto boards and make free-form pieces on the first day. The second day will be devoted to carving and sanding the air-fried pieces, then finishing them with acrylic paint and medium. The result is a rich, textural, wood-carved effect that will leave people wondering how it was made.
This class is ideal for all levels of skill from beginner to advanced. Paper clay is a flexible and forgiving medium that will stir your creativity. We will be working from bird images because they make a great and simple form to work from for learning the techniques. Choices of images will be provided.
12 hours of instruction includes paper clay sculpting and finishing, plus basic acrylic painting techniques. Clay for each participant will be donated by the Creative Paperclay® company and the paint will be provided by M.Graham & Co. A complete materials list will be available when registering for the class.
All proceeds for this special fundraiser will go toward enhancing the entrance to the gallery at Maude Kerns Art Center.
Saturday and Sunday, June 6 & 7, 10-4:30 pm each day, with 1/2 hour lunch break
At Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403
$150.00 Members, 165.00 Non-members
Class size limited to 15 people.