Thursday, April 17, 2008

Create Your Brand New Day

Good afternoon artists.

As we move towards the weekend, with beautiful weather to entice us, it's difficult to focus on responsibilities, whether for work, or family, or to stay committed to our goals and plans to create and be productive.
I think this might be what we commonly call, "spring fever"!

I recommend enjoying yourself and the season, if you can (hayfever aside). Go outside, soak in the sun, or the pollen, as it were, and take in all that nature has to offer in the way of engaging and inviting scenery and inspiration.


I would like to invite you to some upcoming activities at The Gallery at Limetree, Vista Grove Shopping Center.

Next Thursday, April 24th, Artist Bruce Stebner returns to close his month long show of oils, watercolors, and American Faience pottery. Bruce is from Akron, Ohio, and offers clients a multitude of artistic options to enhance their homes and gardens. Murals, pottery for kitchen, garden, dining, oils and watercolors of provencial beaucolic images from France and Italy...truly a renaissance man.
He is also a great cook, and has a marvelous voice!

Join us for wine and hor d'oevres, meet the artist, meet new friends and mingle.

Also, be sure to mark your calendar for Saturday, May 3rd.
The Gallery will host artist and Master Pastelist Junko Ono Rothwell and her sister-in-law Nan Rothwell, a potter offering luscious salt glazed wares.
We'd love to have you join us, support a local artist and fellow AAC member, peruse the art, and chat with these talented individuals.

The Gallery
2840 LaVista Road
Decatur, GA 30033
404-633-0982
located inside Limetree in Vista Grove Shopping Center

Bruce Stebner
Thursday, April 24th
6-8 pm

Junko Ono Rothwell and Nan Rothwell
Oils, Pastels and Salt Glazed Pottery
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
All Day! Artists will be available from 12 until 5pm


If you're looking for an evening venue check out
Barefoot in the Park ~ Duluth Town Green
Gwinnett's Festival of Fine Arts, Performance and Flavors
4th Annual Gwinnett Arts Gala
Duluth, GA
Hosted/sponsored by the Gwinnett Council for the Arts and
The Hudgins Fine Art Center

Friday, April 18th, 2008
7:00pm

I have two extra tickets if you're interested!


Have a great weekend, bring your best artist attitude to the Monday Sketch group, and
we'll see you soon.

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Aspirations, Motivation, Idealistic Views

Another rainy day, another opportunity for jotting down ideas for new artistic creations.

Have you ever done this exercise...
Write down 100 things that you LIKE:

I tried it and found that I could have continued waaayy past 100, but I know some people have trouble getting to 50.
Our perspective changes when we write something down, whether it be a goal, or a thought, or plans, or a recipe. It helps us to organize and clarify ideas in our mind so that when it comes time to apply, we have a better understanding and motivation for that application.

On to other thoughts...
I fee this is going to be a great year...lots of possibility, opportunity, time for changes, growth, and expansion of ideas and their applications.
New relationships, epiphanies to provide fuel for inspiration, and creative food for our artistic souls...that is what we have waiting for us this year, I believe!

Need an art venue to tour this weekend?
Check out The Atlanta Dogwood Festival, despite the rain!

Sunday Festival Hours: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
After the city’s announcement in February that the 72nd Atlanta Dogwood Festival could not take place in any city park including Piedmont Park or any streets adjacent to a city park, we are pleased to announce that the location for the 2008 Atlanta Dogwood Festival will be outside in front of Lenox Square. It’s a weekend filled with arts, live music, family and fun. See what has made the Atlanta Dogwood Festival the Southeast’s favorite springtime tradition.
The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is one of the largest and most diverse juried arts festivals in the country. More than 200 artists from around the country exhibit in 12 categories, including painting, glass, clay, wood and mixed media. Some of the country’s top painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craftsmen, glass blowers and more will be participating in the 2008 Dogwood Festival Artist Market. In 2006, the Artist Market was ranked #16, out of the Top 200 Shows in the Country by Sunshine Artist's Magazine.

Maybe some of you have a booth there this weekend, but either way, it's always good to support the artists of the city of Atlanta.

I'm off for the afternoon; it time for some rest and relaxation.
Have a great rest of your weekend, stay dry and enjoy the rain!