Quarterly Art Update
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Summer 2009
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Greetings!
To jump-start our literary routine, my partner and I agreed to a Writing Challenge: 1000 words a day--every day--in April. This regimen is a popular standard among authors, equaling about 2 1/2 pages of single-spaced text. At month's end, thousands of words richer, the biggest gain was this realization: writing 1000 words is not hard. Sitting down and writing the first ten is. Discipline is a daily monster; reinforcements (and coercions) help. One I found recently: Stephen King's excellent memoir On Writing. His regimen? Four to six hours of reading and/or writing a day, and, oh hell... 2000 words. Back to the drawing board.
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At MUSE: My magazine-paper collage is called SUNBREAK, a tribute to our crazy weather. See the art in process on the blog.
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| Classes For ADULTS
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Paper art is gaining momentum in
children's books, in scrapbooks, and in galleries. Learn the methods I use when I create collages and paper cuts (see more paper art.)
PAPER CUTS: Weds, May 20, 6-8:00
PAPER MOSAICS: Weds, June 3, 6-8:00
4429 SE Woodstock Avenue
Register at Collage DIY Lounge $30 each
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Now Booking:
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Mural Projects
for schools, businesses, and non-profits. Contact me to learn about funding possibilities.
Author/Artist Residencies
for the 09-10 school year.
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Art in the Window
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MUSE Art Store had its own April challenge: every day, a different artist completed a new work in their front window. The thirty pieces are hanging in the store, and will be auctioned to benefit Schoolhouse Supplies. Come to the reception, when the auction ends (bidding starts at $50!)
ARTIST RECEPTION
Friday,
May 15, 6 P.M. to 9 P.M.
Muse
Art and Design, 4224 SE Hawthorne Blvd |
| Classes For KIDS
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Food Art? Monster Cards? Drop by and create with me--these fun, free classes are sponsored by Multnomah county l ibraries.
FOOD ART
Create creatures like Saxton Freymann
* Sellwood Library, May 16th, 10:30-12:00
* Hollywood Library, June 24th, 10:15-11:45
* Rockwood Library, June 27th, 2:00-4:00
* NW Library, June 30th, 2:00-4:00
* St. John's Library, July 23rd 1:00-2:30
MONSTER CARDS
Make your own deck of trading cards! * Capitol Hill Library, June 23rd, 1:30-3:00
* Fairview-Columbia Library, July 16, 2-3:30
* Central Library, August 12, 10:00-11:30
GAMES & MORE GAMES!
Design your own board games, treasure maps, and mind benders in this month-long class at Collage DIY Lounge. 4:00-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 3-24. ($60 for the month)
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| Coming UP
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Summer is a  playful season. The studio pushes against the laptop, and the sun wins every argument. But there are always projects around the bend. Next time, I'll report on a new and improved illustration portfolio. And it's about time for another art show: here is a preview of my current paintings, all about Iowa and solitude.
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Addie Boswell is a freelance artist and writer in Portland, OR. She has great faith in children, everyday creativity, public art, and duct tape. Besides painting in her home studio, she writes and illustrates picture books and teaches a variety of art classes.
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