Transparent Watercolor Society -2011 art show

There is a wonderful art show/ exhibit in Kenosha, Wisc. for the Transparent Watercolor Society

http://www.watercolors.org/exhibitions/2011/

http://www.watercolors.org/


They also have a great Facebook page where fellow artists post their latest works of art.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/Transparent Watercolor Society of America

http://www.facebook.com/groups/116061981757168?ap=1
 

I was able to post this photo of my work on their site.
It is worth a "look see" for all watercolor artists.

Sincerely submitted by Barb Heine  VA member

Welcome New Member -Fran Hollander

I would like to welcome a new member to the Village Artists.   Her name is Fran Hollander and she is a painter, I asked her for a short bio.

 I have been drawing and painting since I was a child in Brooklyn, N.Y. I studied life drawing for several years  in Phoenix, Arizona, and continue to draw from a live model as often as possible. Although I am somewhat self-taught, I have taken classes and workshops in watercolor painting, oil painting, and design. I love drawing and painting people and animals, and so have primarily focused on portraits of both in oil, and occasionally in watercolor. I do paint still life and landscapes, usually incorporating figures into the latter.

My website is    http://hollanderarts.com   



Fran we look forward to meeting you and working with you.  We will be  happy to share our studio space and gallery with you!  WELCOME.

Members working on new art

Wednesdays are busy days at the studio, painters and potters use this day to work on art and share their latest information.  The Village Artists are a group of artists and a non-profit working art studio/ gallery.  We share the space and have comradeship with fellow artists.

Carol Downs, a potter, was working on an interesting piece today.   A custom order incense burner, one cannot wait to see the final product!

Here Carol displays one of her beautiful bowls.  This glaze has flecks of green and gold. Lovely.

Joyce Riley is always working on a new project.  Look for Joyce at local Farmers Markets this summer.
Here is one of her lovely platters.

Wednesdays are good days to work on new art as well as sharing lunch with friends!
Come and join the fun.  We are accepting new members.  Please contact us by calling the gallery and visiting our website at


http://www.villageartists.org

Our gallery is open to the public the first Saturday of every month.

The Mayor Came to the Grand Opening!

We had a great turn out for our Grand Opening event and the Mayor of Homewood came to support us!

Here we have a photo of member Sharon Lorch and Mayor Richard Hofeld.

Member Barb Heine stands in front of her watercolor painting.

Member Richard Brennan displays his newest stained glass creation.

Member Sallie Pasquinelli did a great job hanging our gallery.  She stands before her beautiful jacket, a piece made from hand-sewn paper!

Kiln and slumping glass

I have graciously been given a free kiln!  I answered an ad on Craigslist and it was made available to me from the Beverly Art Center.  It is a Skutt model 181 dating from 1965 to 1979.  It currently does not work- but I am hopeful.  My goal would be to have my own kiln and wheel and be able to do more work at home.  I am interested in slumping glass besides throwing pots.

Slumping glass involves heating Dichroic glass to a temperature of 1000 to 1400 degrees F , then you must follow four steps: heating the glass, soaking the glass, cooling the glass and annealing the glass.  All of these steps can be accomplished in the same kiln that heats ceramics.  These steps are followed to allow the glass to become smooth and melt and finally cool to room temperature to avoid cracking. The "slump" comes when the heated glass slumps into a smooth ceramic bisque mold.

I personally have never tried to work with glass but I look forward to trying it.  Our lead potter and president, Joyce Riley, has fused glass to the bottom surfaces of her pottery bowls.  The look achieved was one of water and reflection, a beautiful effect and she told me that all these pieces sold!!  Great job Joyce.

Here is an example of fused glass featured project by Delphi Artist Karina Foster in the Binet Catalog. Lovely example of a slump mold bowl!