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Greetings Open Door Art Studio Fans!
It is hard to believe that September is here already! Open Door's schedule is as busy as ever. Check out our booth at the Labor Day Arts Festival! Participate in our collaborative community art project that will culminate in our final reveal on Patriot's Day (September 11th). As always, we love visitors at Open Door. Come in to see lots of great Open Door creations and our growing consignment inventory. Speaking of which... Open Door is proud to announce the first five of several new consignment artists. We are thrilled to represent these creative individuals in our gift shop!
Maxeville by Maxe Smith
Natsuko by Natsuko Hanks
Creux Poche by Laura Stith
Black Squirrel Homemade by Jodi Murray
Beaniestalk by Teresa Clow
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| FEATURED ARTIST | |
 | Click on the photo of Doug to see more of his work!
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Doug Gantt
Doug Gantt is a painter with a plan. His prolific body of work centers on several themes that are continually revisited. He considers his work in the same vein as the "Western style of painting." He finds painting to be comforting and satisfying. Doug enjoys that his creations can be informative and he loves telling people about what inspired him. Each image is painted with many layers of acrylic paint and Doug often divides the canvas into smaller vignettes that surround the main subject. Born in 1952, Doug has spent the majority of his life in central Ohio. Doug is still very close with his parents and he visits them almost every weekend. Besides historical research and painting, Doug enjoys sewing and competing at the Special Olympics. He gets great fulfillment from exhibiting and selling his pieces around the country and he plans to continue searching for local and national art opportunities. |
| OPEN DOOR AT AN AWESOME LOCAL ART FESTIVAL | | 
Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival
Open Door will be participating in the 45th Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival, central Ohio's one-day juried arts festival on Labor Day Monday September 5, 2011. The festival showcases 200 fine art and fine craft artists, music and dance, hands-on art activities for all ages, food carts and trucks and more in a free alfresco interactive art space. Stop by Open Door's booth to see lots of great artwork produced at our new space!
Concerned about parking and logistics? Click here to learn all of the details! |
9/11 REFLECTION AND REMEMBRANCE
COMMUNITY ART COLLABORATION | | |
Patriot's Day Memorial Reception and Final Reveal
Sunday, Sept. 11th, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Open Door is reflecting on and remembering the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks by inviting everyone to contribute to a very important memorial art installation/event. In addition to featuring 9/11 inspired artwork, Lamentations, created by the nationally recognized, award-winning, digital artist Deborah Krikun, we will also be transforming our entire gallery into a large-scale, interactive piece of art inspired by the events of September 11th, 2001. There are several ways you, your friends, your school/students, your organization and your family can participate, benefit and contribute to this important memorial event.
As part of collaborative installation, we have decided to represent the 2,753 individuals who died as a result of the attacks by creating a paper origami crane to symbolize each of them. We will need everyone to contribute to make this ambitious goal a reality. We are asking everyone to make at least one crane for this project and pass this invitation to everyone you know. Click here for detailed instructions on how to fold an origami crane. Everyone is welcome to visit Open Door from now until September 11th, any time Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM to make a crane. You can also make one (or many) and mail them to us. We are located at 1050 Goodale Blvd., Grandview, OH 43212. Your crane can be a simple white piece of paper or as colorful and creative as you would like. Please don't hesitate to participate. Make one now!!!
If you are interested in utilizing this as an educational and creative opportunity for a group of students or individuals from your school or organization, please give us a call at 614-486-4919 to schedule a time. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Black Squirrel Homemade
Jodi Murray is the crafty genius behind the moniker Black Squirrel Homemade. Here at Open Door we are huge fans of her fun creations that include: bottle-cap magnet cards, colorful garlands, felt coffee cozies, and fabric-topeed tea towels to name but a few. What is especially nice about her work is that they make great gifts!
A few words from Jodi:
"Crafting since an early age, I have come to love pattern and color. My inspiration can come from as simple a place as a postage stamp or vintage housewares. My favorite materials to work with are felt, buttons, and printed fabrics. Thank you, Open Door Studio, for supporting me while I'm a stay at home mom!"
Interested in consigning your work at Open Door?
Click here to learn about how to apply.
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Thank you so much for your continued support of the studio and the amazing people who create here. We are still collecting plastic bottle caps. Don't forget to SAVE YOUR PLASTIC CAPS AND LIDS for us!!!
Sincerely,
The Open Door Art Studio Team
www.opendoorartstudio.org
Open Door is supported by the following agency:
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