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UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS
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Sept. 4, 2009: 100th Monkey Studio art opening
Sept. 16, 2009: Matchbox Book class at DIY Lounge
Sept. 19, 2009: Don't Think, Paint! class with Vicki Lind
Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2009: Art & Soul Portland
Oct. 1, 2009: Creativity and the Chakras with Jill Kelly
Oct. 8-11, 2009: Wordstock in Portland
Oct. 10-11, 2009: Portland Open Studios
Oct. 13, 2009: Chakra Collage class starts, location TBA
Oct. 17-18, 2009:Portland Open Studios
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Welcome!
I'm back from teaching at Art Unraveled in Arizona, and want to send out a warm hello to all of you who signed up for the newsletter during our week in Phoenix! I've got pictures from the classes I took up on the blog, and pictures from the classes I taught should go up this weekend!
Nothing is so certain as change . . . As I was putting together this note to all of you, I realized that I haven't sent out a newsletter since March! For awhile this Spring and Summer, I had a job that that was taking a lot of my time and energy . . . Now, I'm back to doing art and teaching full-time, and I couldn't be happier!
I'm working feverishly on the projects for my book, Artmaking as Playful Prayer, and have gotten feedback on the text from my first round of test readers - which means lots of edits ahead. I'll be taking pre-orders for the book at several Portland, OR events in October, including Art & Soul, Wordstock, and Portland Open Studios.
I've got a fun class called Matchbox Books coming up in a few weeks that melds micro-shrines with the altered book tradition. Chakra Collage is a new 8-week class that starts October 13th! DIY Lounge, the Portland home for my classes for many years, is also making some changes in the way they offer programming, so the final location for this class has not yet been finalized.
No matter where you are, you can always check in at the Matchbook Blog for inspiration and free DEMOS. Be sure to check out this one on printing with plastic bags! and, I've got this post on my experiments with various pens - including the new refillable alcohol ink pens from Collage - on plexiglass panels!
Bridget Benton, Creative Spark
Eyes Aflame
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Matchbox Book
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Class On September 16, 5:30-8:30 pm
$38
at DIY Lounge on Woodstock
 This class takes mini-assemblages or shrines made in matchboxes, and incorporates them into a book! It's almost like making your own portable cabinet of curiosities. All materials are provided, and we'll be working with pre-fab book forms to keep it simple! For more information, and to register, visit the DIY Lounge site. |
Chakra Collage
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Class starts on October 13th, 6-8 pm
8-week class
Eastside Portland, OR location TBA
$175
Gift yourself with a few hours each week to spend in contemplative artmaking, making a collage for each of the seven energy centers, or chakras, in your body. On the last night, we'll explore different ways of integrating and using the images. This class will be on Portland, OR's east side, with the final location to be announced. Read more about it on my website. To register, contact me directly at sparky@eyesaflame.com |
Free DEMO on the Blog
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Printing with Plastic Bags
 Every month, I try to offer a free DEMO on the blog for your crafty inspiration! That hasn't happened very consistently this year, but I'm still delighted to offer up this one on printmaking with the urban tumbleweed - plastic bags! Here, you can see how I used the plastic bag print as a background, then collaged cutouts of prints from heat moldable foam on top - and yes, there's a free DEMO on doing that kind of printing, too! |
Portland Open Studios
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Do you need a Tour Guide?
Available for $15 each at New Seasons, Art Media, or From Your Friendly Neighborhood Artist - Me!
In October, artists all over the greater Portland Metro Area will open their studio doors to the viewing public - you get a peek into the places where artists work as well as seeing how they work. Learn a new technique, get ideas for your own studio setup, or just look at some inspiring new work! All it costs is $15 - you get a Tour Guide that shows you where all the studios are, a Tour Guide that doubles as a 16-month calendar! What a deal! I'll have my studio open both weekends, October 10-11 and October 17-18. I hope you'll drop by! For more information on Portland Open Studios, click here. Or if you need a calendar, drop me a line at sparky@eyesaflame.com
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Great Classes from other Teachers
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Don't Think! Paint! with Vicki Lind
Don't Think! Paint! is offered by Vicki Lind on September 19th from 9 am until 3pm at Scarlet Star Studios.
$65 includes materials. The workshop is designed for non-painters who feel stuck on their career, job search, business marketing and/or creative endeavors. Vicki will provide a safe atmosphere to use paint to dissolve barriers and empower your internal resources to move towards greater prosperity.Check out the Scarlet Star Studios website for more information, or contact Vicki directly atvlind@teleport.com or 503-284-1115.
Living a Creative Life: A seminar on Personal Creativity and the Chakras with Jill Kelly
If Chakra Collage isn't enough, this seminar explores personal creativity and its relationship to the 7 major chakras through meditation, writing and other creative exercises, and discussion. The 8 sessions are also designed to support a larger individual project. Participants will select their own creative project to pursue during the course of the seminar. Projects may be writing or visual arts-oriented or from a more practical sphere, such as home, family, or work. Past projects have included developing a creative writing practice, clearing a home of clutter, marketing art work, writing new business materials, and doing back taxes!
- Meets first Monday of the month 6:30-9:00 pm in close-in SE Portland October- May. Changes in meeting dates are negotiable through group consensus.
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Group size is limited to six.
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Cost: $295 for the entire seminar (payable at the first session). Monthly payments of $45 can be arranged.
For more information or to register: 503-235-2019 or editor@aracnet.com. To learn more about Jill: www.jillkellyeditor.com
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