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PIECE BY PIECE
Newsletter of Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona October, 2010
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Board of Directors 2010-2011
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Presidents
Deanna Thibault and
Jo Ann Daly
Vice President
Lorrie Parsell
Secretary
Jo Anne Hungate
Treasurer
Marda Johnson
Programs
Leslie Sinclair
Membership
Diane Haug
Mini-Workshops
Sharyn Binam
Workshops
Eileen Dudley
Publicity
Cherrie Lucerne-Martin
Exhibits
Sandy Brittain and
Carol Chambers
Publications
Romy Angle
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Items of Interest | |
Books you might enjoy!
Art and Fear by
David Bayles and Ted Orland
120 pages
book about our obstacles
Inside the Painter's Studio by
Joe Fig
12 artists answer the same questions about how they work
The War of Art by
Steven Pressfield
160 pages
Great quick read about "resistance"
Suggested by Diane Bailey-Haug
Web links you might enjoy:
http://www.peterclarkcollage.com
Wisdom Words
"Unless you seek art as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond, don't pursue it."
__Joseph Campbell
"As long as creative people feel in harmony with their work and are progressing they are happy and fulfilled. When the relationship breaks down, their interior life also breaks down."
__Ira Progoff
"...the circumstances of your life tomorrow are molded by your mental conduct of today."
__Emmet Fox
"I find that when I have an appoint-ment, even an afternoon one, it changes the whole quality of time. I feel overcharged. There is no space for what wells up from the sub-concious; those dreams and images live in deep still water and simply submerge when the day gets scattered."
__ May Sarton
"Anticipate change as though you had left it behind you."
__ Rilke
"...one characteristic of real art -- whether a film, a painting, a book, a sculpture -- is that after seeing it, or reading it, it lives on and on inside us."
__Rob MacIver
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Next Meeting: Friday ,October 1, 2010, 9:30 a.m. | |
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(Social Time 9:00 - 9:25 Come Early)
Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church
5360 East Pima Street, Tucson, Arizona
Presenter: Lois McDonald
Laying the Basics and Beyond
Fixed Lagoon Lois McDonald
There are many ways of layering. As collage artists we might mostly use papers, however, layering can be done using many of the new and not so new art products that are offered: moulding pastes, crackling paste, texturing gels, gessos of different thicknesses, and many home products such as spackle, grout, drywall paste, etc. Though Lois uses mostly papers, she will show you some other possibilities that could be useful and will demonstrate how she adheres and manipulates her various kinds of papers to make mountains and textured rocks. Maybe you can even learn a new way to play!
Underground Secrets Lois McDonald |
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CASA Exhibit at Northern Trust Bank | |
Stones Cleo Teissedre Missing You Joanne Garry
Winners of 2010 shows - Fusion and Fragments
Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona
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Northern Trust Bank
3450 E. Sunrise Dr., Tucson, AZ
October 5, 2010 - January 3, 2011
Reception: Thursday, October 28, 4:30-6:00pm
It has been a pleasure to serve as the juror for this exhibition of CASA members. Having gotten to know many of the artists from a workshop that I gave last year, it is clear that they have a passion for materials and for trying out new techniques. One of the most significant aspects of the works submitted for this exhibition is color-the brilliance of the colors in the majority of the works is notable. Connection to the land and the sky is also evident in both traditional landscapes and alluded to in the many abstract compositions. While traditional in concept for the most part, certain works in this exhibition stood out for their interesting use of materials such as stamps and found objects. In every work submitted, a true earnestness is present-the artists are enthusiastic in their search for a creative voice, revealed in each of the thoughtful, energetic, and imaginative works on view. |
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Visions West Exhibit at St. Philip's Murphey Gallery | |
Sing to Me Diane Bailey-Haug
2010 Winner Flight and Feathers
Visions West
St. Philip's Murphey Gallery
Campbell Avenue at River Road
November 6, 2010 - December 2, 2010
Reception: Sunday, November 7, 2:00-4:00pm
Juror: David Adix
Submission deadline: September 20, 2010
To access a downloadable pdf copy of the prospectus for this show, click on the link below and go to the "forms" page on the CASA web site.
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October Mini-Workshop | |
Texture Workshop
with Carol Ann
October 1, 2010, 1:00-4:00pm (following regular monthly meeting)
Cost: $40.00
We will make texture practice sheets while we explore texturing techniques and materials using acrylic mediums, glazing, alcohol, waxed paper, plastic wrap, scraping, impasto, string, brayers, bubble wrap, and many others. We will discuss the use of texture as a design element including when texture may or may not be appropriate, and how texture can create depth and enhance the visual impact of a painting. Finally, we will work on an actual painting so that we can see first-hand the various ways that texture can be used.
Registration forms will be available at the September meeting or contact:
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"Exploring Collage" with David Adix |
FALL THREE-DAY CASA WORKSHOP TO FEATURE DAVID ADIX
David Adix, a Tucson artist, taught a mini-workshop for CASA about a year and a half ago. The reviews were so enthusiastic we invited him back to present a three-day workshop for us, "Exploring Collage" on Wednesday, October 27, Thursday, October 28 and Friday, October 29, 2010. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Goddard Hall, 4831 East 22nd Street, Tucson. The class is suitable for beginners to advanced collage artists.
David is a classic collage artist in the manner of early 20th century artists such as Kurt Schwitters, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso and Juan Gris. He uses found papers-often the most humble bits of paper such as hot-cup wraps, old maps and other papers, the older and the more worn out, the better-and turns them into distinctive and dynamic works of art. His style of collage is also known as "pure" collage in that he uses found or purchased papers and usually does not paint his own papers or paint over his collages. His signature work is long, narrow human figures made of found materials in assemblage.
David is represented by galleries in Tucson, Scottsdale, Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Some of his out-of-state galleries are in California, Michigan, Vermont and Florida.
For a downloadable, printable registration form please click on the link below:
David Adix workshop registration (3).pdf |
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November 5, 2010, Mini-Workshop with Lois McDonald | |
Layering for Good Design with Lois McDonald
Learn fundamental composition and design princples with the collage technique of layering. Use lightweight and heavyweight papers and gel medium to create a textural foundation. Using just three acrylic colors, learn color mixing; how and where to place color; and value development to enhance the composition. This class is geared for all but is especially important for beginning collage artists.
Check the website for a generic registration form for the mini-workshops to be held this year. Registrations begin 60 days prior to the workshops .
Workshop date: November 5, 2010, afternoon of the regular meeting date from 1:00-4:00pm.
Call Sharyn Binam 296-0309 with questions.
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2010-2011 Program Plans | |
We have an exciting program lined up for this year. As program chair, I have been very busy finding instructors and topics which reflect the results of the survey our members filled out last season. We have grown, and so has our diversity of skill levels and interest in exploring various collage media. With this in mind, I have put together a program with a little bit of everything for everytbody. You can look forward to learning more about photo transfer techniques, basic collage layering techniques, and two different artists who will present their approaches to assemblage. We will explore the boundaries of acrylic mediums and texturing products, as well as polish up our design and composition skills. In November, we will have an artist share her experience of the evolution of her work as a collage artist. Throughout the CASA season, we will be seeing different artists' approaches to collage/assemblage. I have strived to offer a variety of styles as well as mediums (metal, collage papers, acrylic mediums, canvas, foils, transfers, wood) and something for every skill level.
Leslie Sinclair, Program Chair
CASA 2010-2011 Presentation Schedule
October 1, 2010 - Lois McDonald, Laying the Basics and Beyond
November 5, 2010 - Barbara Brandel, Funny How One Thing Leads to Another
January 7, 2011 - Deanna Thibault, Line and Design
February 4, 2011 - Wall Batterton, Creating Works in Collage and Assemblage
March 4, 2011 - Nadia Hlibka, Photo Transfer Techniques
April 1, 2011 - Carol Ann, Texturing to Enhance Your Design
May 6, 2011 - Sara Spanjers, Spontaneous Arrangement
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Members in the News | |
Tubac Center of the Arts will open its annual Members' Open Exhibition next weekend with a reception on Friday, September 10, 5-7pm. Look for work by CASA members Terry Voss, Ginny Seabrook, Karon Leigh, Marilyn McQuarrie, Ann Mason, Del Marinello, Judith Kohn, Sue Olivo, Kim Keast, Eileen Dudley, Terry Bustamante, Mary Argueta, Carolyn Ferguson, Marti White and Sandy Brittain. I am sure to have missed some so be on the look out for familiar names.
Look for Sticks and Stones, by Carol Ann, through September 30 at the SAACA exhibit at Ventana Medical Systems Gallery. Carol Ann is also one of the featured artists in the newly launched online Joyce Robins Gallery.
Sandy Brittain continues to exhibit at Blue Raven Gallery located at 3054 N. First Ave., Suite 4. Sandy's work can also be seen at the TCA Members' Fall Open. Sandy's painting, Ancestry Tryptich, is included in Blue Raven Gallery's fall show, Life in Motion. The opening reception is September 11, 5-8pm.
Kim Keast shows her work at Donna's Salon in Tubac, AZ. Kim's fiber work was featured in a news story in the Arizona Daily Star about the Green Valley Weavers and Spinners Guild. A Fiber Art Show will be held October 29 and 30, 10:00am - 5:00 pm in Karon Leigh's studio in Amado Territory Inn, Amado, AZ. Kim will be one of the presenters. Look for her and her work at this show.
Mary Ahls' work can now be seen at Glass Illusions Studio, 150 S. Camino Seco, Suite 119.
Marti White's painting, Lavender Haze, can be seen at the Tubac Center of the Arts Members' Open. Life Springs Eternal can be seen in Blue Raven Gallery's fall show, Life in Motion.
Eileen Dudley will be showing an acrylic on canvas, Fortune Wall, in Tubac Center of the Arts Members' Open Exhibition.
Jo Anne Hungate has two paintings in the SAACA exhibit at Ventana Medical Systems Gallery. Two Moods won a Second Place award. The show runs through September 30, 2010.
Francheskaa is showing her new western work at Sole and Cowboy Sweetheart in Tubac. Be sure to check the class listings for Pima College (206-6579), The Drawing Studio (620-0947) and OASIS (322-5607) for Francheskaa's fall class offerings.
Jackie Richards has two art quilts included in an upcoming show at The Drawing Studio, Out of Square, which runs October 9 - November 6, 2010. Opening reception is October 9, 6-9 pm. Look for Shona African Quilt and Autumn.
Lisa Mishler's work can still be seen at Mesch, Clark and Rothschild Law Offices at 259 N. Meyer Ave. in Tucson.
Wanda Hein's work will be on exhibit in The Studio at Tubac Center of the Arts. Be sure to check out the little gallery space when you attend the opening of the Members' Open.
Newly released book, The Artistic Touch 4, by Chris Unwin, includes work by CASA artists Ruth Canada, Francheskaa, Lisa Mishler and Deanna Thibault. See any of these artists to order the book or see a copy.
JoAnne Hungate's watercolor monotype, Butterfly Dance, was accepted into the Monotype Guild of New England's Second National Monotype/Monoprint Juried Exhibition. Her painting was one of 111 pieces chosen from over 900 submissions. The show will be at the Fitchburg Art Museum, opening September16, 2010 and running through January 2, 2011. Another of her watercolor monotypes, Indian Dancers IV, is included in Life in Motion at Blue Raven Gallery, opening September 11, 2010 with a reception from 5-8pm.
Evey Weissman's collage, Unlocking the Mental Chastity Belt, has been accepted into Life in Motion, at Blue Raven Gallery.
Sheryl Holland's acrylic painting, Dancing at Midnight, will be included in Life in Motion at Blue Raven Gallery, 3054 N. First Ave., open Thursday through Saturday from 12-5pm.
Pam Stafford will be showing her work at the Kirk Bear Canyon Library during the month of January, 2011. This is a one woman show.
Terry Voss will be showing his work at the Green Valley Rec, West Center, 1111 Via Arco Iris (off of LaCanada, just north of Continental), from September 13 - 29, 2010.
Leslie N. Sinclair was recently published in BEST OF AMERICA Watermedia, ARTISTS Volume II by Kennedy Publishing.
Frani Bopp recently had a painting accepted in the Arizona Watercolor Association's National Show being held at Arizona University - West Campus - from August 15 - October 30, 2010. You can also see her work in the SAACA abstract show at Ventana Medical through September 30, 2010. |
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New Signature Members | |
The following members have attained signature status with acceptance into the Northern Trust show.
Romy Angle, Carol Chambers, Betsy Conrad, JoAnn Daly, Joanne Garry, Sandy Urban, Terry Voss, and Carmen Williams.
Congratulations to all of you! |
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Message from the Presidents |
With the September meeting behind us, we are now in full swing for shows, presentations, and workshops (both mini- and three day). We urge you to check your CASA newsletter monthly to keep up to date and to meet deadlines. So many activities are coming your way.
As fall approaches, it is a fitting time to remember why we are all members of CASA and reflect on the benefits of our membership. Our group provides numerous ways to network with and to meet other artists. Our programs and demonstrations help us to keep current, fresh, and creative in our artwork. We have opportunities to show our work in several venues and to participate in the contemporary art field. Our mini- and three day workshops feature high achieving artists who allow us to consider new techniques and formats for our work. Additionally, we receive discounts at several art supply stores. Still, the best part of CASA is meeting regularly with friends and colleagues to discuss art and the art world. For this we are most grateful and thank you, the membership. We are looking forward to a wonderful year in CASA. Deanna Thibault and Jo Ann Daly, Co Presidents
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SAACA 2010 Events | |
Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance
As the largest events & festivals producer in the region, Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA) is the only organization of its kind serving the needs of and advocating for the Artistic Community. SAACA provides opportunities and support structures to artists and our community through education and advocacy as well as offering multi-cultural arts engagement connections to the public at large. SAACA also provides support for established and emerging artists and partnering organizations through the identification of local resources and providing artistic outlets. We focus our efforts on all ages by cultivating an audience and future for the arts through our events, festivals and community galleries. The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance is a group of individuals, businesses, governments and artists dedicated to promoting, sustaining and advancing the arts everywhere around us.
Our festival offerings are as diverse as the artists in our region. From indoor art fairs at Tucson Mall and Broadway Village to Juried Fine Art Festivals in Marana, Oro Valley and a Native American Fine Art Festival at Desert Diamond Casino. Our Fine Art and Art & Craft Festivals span the region from Casa Grande to Sahuarita/Green Valley. We also offer Cultural, Music and Culinary Arts Festivals in which we fuse all of the cultural elements of Southern Arizona into one grand event! This year's arts & culture festival will take place in March 2011 at the Pima Community College Northwest Campus. We strive to provide our Artists with the best and most profitable venues to display and sell their works.
Please visit our websites for more information or to apply for any of our festivals:
All Festivals - Main Page
www.southernazfestivals.org
ARTmarket and Winter Artisan Market
www.tucsonmallfestival.org
Tucson Motor Show - Sep. 4-5, 2010
www.tucsonmotorshow.com
Crossroads Marana Fine Art Festival - Sep. 25-26, 2010
www.maranafestival.org
Park Place Arts & Crafts Festival - Oct. 23-24, 2010
www.parkplacefestival.org
Spirit Native American Fine Art Festival - Oct. 30-31, 2010
www.nativefestival.org
ArtsFest at Riverfront Park - Nov. 20-21, 2010
www.orovalleyfestival.org
Oro Valley Holiday Festival of the Arts - Dec. 4-5, 2010
www.orovalleyfestival.org
Casa Grande Arts & Crafts Festival - Dec. 18-19, 2010
www.casagrandefestival.org
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Urgent Need for Help Setting Up for Meetings | |
Program Chair Assistant Needed
Due to some health limitations, I am no longer able to do lifting. I am looking for a person who is willing to help set up chairs and tables for the meetings. I have a couple of people who are helping, but could use one more person. With a team of two or three it should be easy. I am willing to train a couple of people on how to set up and break down the mirror. It takes two strong people.
Please e-mail me if you are interested in lending a hand. I sure could use the help!
Leslie Sinclair
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Letter from Henry Sarnoff | |
To read a letter from Henry Sarnoff to members of CASA, please click on the link below:
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Want to Exhibit Your Work? |
Interested in showing your work? Northwest Insurance Company's new office at Campbell and River is offering exhibition space to local artists. You are invited to contact Muriel Freund at [email protected] or 602-266-4310 for information. If you would like to see the space, you may contact Debbie Jones at 602-616-1705 for a good time to drop by.
Muriel Freund
502 East Verde Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602-266-4310
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Put Your Art on the CASA Web Site | |
Your artwork can be on the CASA website Gallery page for only $10.00. Complete these forms, CASA Website Single Submission Form and CASA Artist Release Form and return to Cherrie Lucerne-Martin along with your image - either e-mailed or on a disc, and $10.00 (checks made out to CASA). Once your artwork is published on the Gallery page, you can add a link to your own full page on the CASA website consisting of three (3) images of your paintings and your artist's statement of 300 words or less. The cost is $50.00. You order directly using the CASA Website Artist Page Form submitted to our web designer, Ryan Lanigan. Instructions are included on the form. These forms are now available on the website or on the information table at CASA meetings. To download them from the website, look for the "Forms" page at the top of the home page and click on it. Find the form you want and click on it to download. |
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"Expressions" by the Abstract 5 |
by the
Abstract 5
October 1 - 31, 2010
Kirk Bear Canyon Library
8959 E. Tanque Verde
Reception: Saturday, October 2, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Jo Ann Daly, Lorrie Parsell, Naomi Spitzer,
Junardi Armstrong and Paula Sherick-Jimenez
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"Out of Bounds"
An Exhibit of Varied Acrylic Works | |
T Flash Point by Eileen Dudley  |
Out of Bounds
An Exhibit of Varied Acrylic Works
September 1 - 30, 2010
Kirk Bear Canyon Library
8959 E. Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ
Reception: Thursday, September 9, 2010
5:30 - 7:00pm
Nina Beland, Frani Bopp, Sandy Brittain, Ruth Canada,
Eileen Dudley, Pat Duncan, Mary Hansen, Judith Kohn,
Marilyn McQuarrie, Ginny Seabrook, Paula Sherick-Jimenez,
Bethanne Simpson, Gwen Sossong, Marti White,
Tama White, Stephanie McInroy
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"Life in Motion" - Blue Raven Gallery | |
Look for work by CASA artists:
Sandy Brittain, Marti White, Sheryl Holland, JoAnne Hungate and Evey Weissman
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Deanna Thibault - One Woman Show |
 Deanna Thibault at
The Community Performing Arts Center
1250 W. Continental Rd.
Green Valley, Arizona
Opening Reception, Tuesday, October 5, 4-8pm
take I 19 South to Continental Road; go left
the Center is on your right
Call if you get lost: 907-6108
Figures Deanna Thhibault
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TCA Members' Open Fall 2010 |
 Tubac Center of the Arts
Members' OpenFall 2010
September 10 - October 10, 2010
Gallery Hours are
Monday - Saturday, 10-4:30
Sunday 1-4:30
Ann Mason, CASA member is the
featured artist on the show card.
Her painting is titled Woven Copper.
Many CASA members have work in this show. |
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Catherine Nash and Robert Renfrow Course Offerings for Fall | |
Catherine Nash and Robert Renfrow offer many possibilities for expanding your art experience. Click below for a pdf file of their fall course offerings.
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Arts and Crafts Fair |
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Flux Gallery First Anniversary Celebration | |
FLUX GALLERY
First Anniversary Celebration
October 8, 2010, 5:00-8:00 pm.
Plaza Palomino, 2970 N. Swan
Art, Refreshments and Music
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Arizona Aqueous Call to Artists | |
25th Annual Arizona Aqueous Exhibition (a National Juried Exhibition)
Call to Artists
Tubac Center of the Arts
Water based pigments on paper must constitute the major portion of the work. Entries composed of paper constructions, paper sculpture, paper collage, case or cut paper, mobiles or two or three dimensional wall pieces, and installations are eligible. Artists are urged to enter work which is innovative in concept and approach, whether representational or abstract. Work must have been completed with the last 24 months. Work that has been previously displayed in Tubac is not eligible. All work must be the original creation of the artist.
Deadline to apply: October 20, 2010
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Treasurer's Report | |
TREASURER'S REPORT
September 1, 2010
Checking
Balance on hand as of June 1, 2010 6,761.01
Income 475.00
Disbursements 1,161.28
Balance on hand as of September 1, 2010 6,074.73
Savings
Balance on hand as of May 1, 2010 4,634.90
Interest .58
Balance on hand as of September 1, 2010 4,635.48 |
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Please send any items for the newsletter to Marti White at [email protected]. The deadline for the November, 2010, newsletter is October 10, 2010. |
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Marti White
Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona
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