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October 26, 2009

november events

by gl. at 3:48 pm


November Events

My mind and body are finally back together in the Pacific Daylight Time zone after a 3-week trip to Morocco. I'm delighted to announce 23 Sandy Gallery will be hosting a photo review/slideshow of some of the photos I took! Please stop by November 9 from 7-8:30 p.m. to hear about the the trip: there will be photos & poetry as well as candy and ephemera from Morocco you can take home with you.

Vibrant and generous Bridget Benton from Eyes Aflame will be teaching two quick, fun classes here at the studio in November:

Spiral Notebook Necklace
Wednesday, November 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
$35 includes all materials!
http://www.eyesaflame.com/notebooknecklace.html In one quick and easy class, you’ll learn to make a tiny spiral notebook with sturdy acrylic covers. Fill the interior with blank pages, favorite images, tiny text, or decorative papers, and hang it from a simple chain or cord. You’ll end up with a lovely, wearable, and yes, even useable, 1.25" x1.25" spiral notebook necklace. Very beginner friendly. You can make a tiny storybook, love letter, travel journal, memory book . . . yes, even holiday ornaments! I’ll bring the handouts and teach you the techniques – you bring your own creative ideas! All materials will be provided, though if you have your own hand or electric drill with a 1/16” (or smaller) drill bit, feel free to bring it along! You may also want to bring tiny images or favorite decorative papers for the inside, or a special stamp to decorate the outside. Makes a great gift!

Guardian Night Light
Wednesdays, November 11 & 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
$52 includes all materials!
http://www.eyesaflame.com/GuardianNightLight.html We can all use a little watching out for, and these wonderful Guardian Night Lights are designed to do exactly that. We start out by creating an 8"x10" guardian collage during the first class. Then, during the second class, we scan the guardian image, transfer it to a durable plastic material, shape it, shrink it, adorn it with beads, and attach it to the night light! Not only will you take home an amazingly personal guardian light for yourself or a friend, you’ll walk away with all the skills and resources you need to make more, including the digital files! All materials will be provided. However, if you have images you would like to use, please bring them. Also, if you have a flash drive that you'd like to save the file to as opposed to taking home a CD, please bring it.

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If you're looking to teach a class or host an event, we're now renting the studio for a variety of art activities. At just $25/hour, you won't find a more welcoming or inspiring environment with abundant supplies and creature comforts. Whether it's an art class, party, celebration or retreat, please contact us if you'd like to arrange for your special event in our space.

Last but not least, please support Trillium Artisans! Trillium is a 3-year program designed to support people creating green & crafty businesses. Services included things like small business counseling, product review, classes, photography services, retail and wholesale opportunities, piecework, contract work, peer networking, referrals to city services, and more. Though I'm no longer on the Board of Trillium, so if you donate $10 or more I'll match your donation!

warmest wishes for a fortunate Fall,
gl.

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September 23, 2009

october events

by gl. at 12:50 pm


October Events

My long-time friend and poet-photographer Leeann is taking me to Morocco for a 3-week photography tour! Hopefully some of her talent will rub off on me.

Even though we're not hosting any events this month, October is a very abundant art month! Fun events in October I'll miss that you shouldn't:

But mark your calendars now for two great events in early November! Vibrant and generous Bridget Benton from Eyes Aflame will be teaching two quick, fun classes here at our studio:

Spiral Notebook Necklace
Wednesday, November 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
$35 includes all materials!
http://www.eyesaflame.com/notebooknecklace.html In one quick and easy class, you’ll learn to make a tiny spiral notebook with sturdy acrylic covers. Fill the interior with blank pages, favorite images, tiny text, or decorative papers, and hang it from a simple chain or cord. You’ll end up with a lovely, wearable, and yes, even useable, 1.25" x1.25" spiral notebook necklace. Very beginner friendly. You can make a tiny storybook, love letter, travel journal, memory book . . . yes, even holiday ornaments! I’ll bring the handouts and teach you the techniques – you bring your own creative ideas! All materials will be provided, though if you have your own hand or electric drill with a 1/16” (or smaller) drill bit, feel free to bring it along! You may also want to bring tiny images or favorite decorative papers for the inside, or a special stamp to decorate the outside. Makes a great gift!

Guardian Night Light
Wednesdays, November 11 & 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
$52 includes all materials!
http://www.eyesaflame.com/GuardianNightLight.html We can all use a little watching out for, and these wonderful Guardian Night Lights are designed to do exactly that. We start out by creating an 8"x10" guardian collage during the first class. Then, during the second class, we scan the guardian image, transfer it to a durable plastic material, shape it, shrink it, adorn it with beads, and attach it to the night light! Not only will you take home an amazingly personal guardian light for yourself or a friend, you’ll walk away with all the skills and resources you need to make more, including the digital files! All materials will be provided. However, if you have images you would like to use, please bring them. Also, if you have a flash drive that you'd like to save the file to as opposed to taking home a CD, please bring it.

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If you're looking to teach a class or host an event, we're now renting the studio for a variety of art activities. At just $25/hour, you won't find a more welcoming or inspiring environment with abundant supplies and creature comforts. Whether it's an art class, party, celebration or retreat, please contact us if you'd like to arrange for your special event in our space.

Last but not least, please support Trillium Artisans! Trillium is a 3-year program designed to support green & crafty businesses. I'm excited to announce Trillium and SCRAP have teamed up to offer Trillium Artisan products at SCRAP's awesome location, so stop by when you get the chance or buy yourself something nice at their online store. And though I'm no longer on the Board of Trillium, so if you donate $10 or more I'll match your donation!

warmest wishes for a fortunate Fall,
gl.

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September 1, 2009

september events

by gl. at 11:59 pm


September Events

Is summer almost over already? I can hardly believe it. I guess I can't complain: I got to travel, perform with Original Practice Shakespeare, teach "Creative Business Identity" with a wonderful group at SCRAP, wrote my annual birthday poem, and even experienced a tornado and lived to tell about it! Hope your summer had some fun, frivolity & adventure, too.

Next month I'm delighted to announce the return of Vicki Lind's very popular class, "Don't Think! Paint!" on Saturday September 19! Designed for nonpainters, Vicki's class helps you ignore that inner voice that asks "How does it look?" and instead allows you to find the key to recognition & resolution. Your painting will provide clues about how to dissolve your barriers and empower you to move towards prosperity. (Painters may attend if they will park their prior knowledge of art techniques at the door!)

If you're looking to teach a class or host an event, we're now renting the studio for a variety of art activities. At just $25/hour, you won't find a more welcoming or inspiring environment with abundant supplies and creature comforts. Whether it's an art class, party, celebration or retreat, please contact us if you'd like to arrange for your special event in our space.

Last but not least, please support Trillium Artisans! Trillium is a 3-year program designed to educate, encourage and support small crafty businesses using recycled materials. Supporting Trillium helps connect craftspeople to wholesale, retail & online markets. Buy yourself or a friend something nice at their online store. I'm on the Board of Trillium, so if you donate $10 or more I'll match your donation!

warmest wishes for a sublime September,
gl.

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June 28, 2009

july 2009 events

by gl. at 10:08 pm


July Events

I'll be traveling for a big chunk of July. Eastward ho! I promise to bring you back cheese and moon rocks.

Even though I won't be in some of these performances, I highly recommend attending Original Practice Shakespeare at a park near you. OPSFest is an unusual, fun & authentic return to the Shakespeare of yore -- which is to say, without rehearsals, sets or direction. It sounds daft but true! Actors study several roles but never read the full script and don't know which role they'll perform until the day of the performance, only meeting beforehand to choreograph fight scenes and songs. This is a "play" in one of the truest senses of the word, a process that embraces both spontaneity & mistakes. Indeed, part of the joy as an audience member is following along with the actors as they discover what to do next. No performance is ever the same! There will also be one more performance in August. Bring a picnic!

OPSFest presents A Midsommer Nights Dreame:
* July 11: 6 p.m. - Somerset West Park (Beaverton)
* July 12: 2 p.m. - Pacific Park (Vancouver, WA)
* July 18: 2 p.m. - Gabriel Park
* July 19: 2 p.m. - Esther Short Park (Vancouver, WA)

I'll get back just in time to teach a class at SCRAP on behalf of Trillium Artisans. I'm really looking forward to this! Trillium and SCRAP are natural allies.

July 29: Creative Business Identity
at SCRAP from 6-8 p.m., $10 donation recommended
Customers don't buy an object from you: they buy the story you present about how it was made, who made it and how they'll feel when they use it. So the time you spend working on your identity will affect every aspect of your creative business. Explore what you really love about your business and what makes you different from similar creative businesses. Then learn how to create a "basic message" about your business that is clear and engaging to your customers and peers.

In the meantime, if you're looking to teach a class or host an event this summer, we're now renting the studio for a variety of art activities. At just $25/hour, you won't find a more welcoming or inspiring environment with abundant supplies and creature comforts. Whether it's an art class, party, celebration or retreat, please contact us if you'd like to arrange for your special event in our space!

Last but not least, please support Trillium Artisans! Trillium's artisans care deeply about values like quality, durability, honesty in marketing, and authenticity. Trillium is a 3-year program designed to educate, encourage and support small crafty businesses using recycled materials. Buy yourself or a friend something nice at their online store. I'm on the Board of Trillium, so if you donate $10 or more I'll match your donation!

warmest wishes for a savoury summer,
gl.

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May 30, 2009

june 2009 events

by gl. at 9:38 pm

I realized, rather belatedly, I suppose, that not everyone who reads the blog gets our newsletter. Doh! So it looks like I haven't posted here in a long time, but things are still happening. So I've decided to post the newsletters here on the site for those who are interested and to keep a better archive, so I'll be going back over time and inserting the old newsletters in their appropriate places. Starting with...


June events

It's like we suddenly leapt into summer -- and I'm so glad my garden was ready for it! A lot of preparation during the spring is finally starting to bloom, both in the vegetable and metaphorical gardens. For instance, one of the creative expressions I have really missed in the last several years is theatre, so I was happy to be cast as an extra on TNT's TV series "Leverage" this week -- but I am even more delighted to tell you about what I'll be doing this summer...

Original Practice Shakespeare is an unusual, fun & authentic return to the Shakespeare of yore -- which is to say, without rehearsals, sets or direction. It sounds daft but true! Actors study several roles but never read the full script and don't know which role they'll perform until the day of the performance, only meeting beforehand to choreograph fight scenes and songs. This is a "play" in one of the truest senses of the word, a process that embraces both spontaneity & mistakes. Indeed, part of the joy as an audience member is following along with the actors as they discover what to do next. No performance is ever the same! I really hope you take the opportunity to see one of these shows, even if it turns out I'm not in the one you attend. There will also be performances in July & August. Bring a picnic!

OPSFest presents A Midsommer Nights Dreame:
* June 13, 2 p.m. - Cathedral Park
* June 14, 2 p.m. - Peninsula Park
* June 20, 2 p.m. - Laurelhurst Park
* June 21, 2 p.m. - Washington Park

In the meantime, if you're looking to teach a class or host an event this summer, we're now renting the studio for a variety of art activities. At just $25/hour, you won't find a more welcoming or inspiring environment with abundant supplies and creature comforts. Whether it's an art class, party, celebration or retreat, please contact us if you'd like to arrange for your special event in our space!

For those of you making art and trying to communicate what it is and why you do it, Jill Kelly will be facilitating a "Writing a Better Artist's Statement" workshop on June 18 from 6-9 p.m. in inner SE Portland for $50. Jill is a professional editor nominated for an Oregon Book Award last year! She says, "Need a better artist’s statement, one that really reflects you and your work? During this workshop, you’ll answer a variety of provocative questions that will take you deeper into ways of speaking and writing about your work. There will be a lot of sharing (borrowing others' ideas is encouraged) and you will end up with a rough draft of a new statement and ways to improve your bio and resume. After the workshop, you may email me your drafted materials and I will edit, polish, and give input for no extra charge." Group is limited to 6. To register call 503-235-2019 or editor@aracnet.com.

Last but not least, please join me in congratulating this year's graduating members of Trillium Artisans! I'm on the Board of Trillium, which is a 3-year program designed to educate, encourage and support small crafty businesses. Trillium is supported by The City of Portland's Equal Opportunity Initiative and by people like you who want to support local artisans. Celebrate their success by buying yourself or a friend something nice at their online store. Or, if you donate $10 or more I'll match your donation!

warmest wishes for a joyous June,
gl.

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