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Newsletter of Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona March 2012 |
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Board of Directors
2011-2012
Co-Presidents
Sandy Brittain and
Marti White
Vice-President
Lorrie Parsell
Secretary
JoAnne Hungate
Treasurer
Miriam Otte
Immediate Past President
Jo Ann Daly
Programs
Carol Ann
Paula Porter (helper)
Fran McNeely (helper)
Membership
Pat Duncan
Vanessa Dearing
Jennifer Clark (helper)
Mini-Workshops
Carmen Williams
Jill Ballesteros (helper)
Workshops
Eileen Dudley
Sharyn Binam
Website Manager
Cherrie Lucerne-Martin
Exhibits
Carol Chambers
Newsletter
Marti White |
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50/50 for 2011-2012
The board has decided that the money from the 50/50/raffle this year will go to help members who find their dues or mini-workshop fees are more than their budget can manage. Please contact the appropriate chairperson, Pat Duncan for dues or Carmen Williams for mini-workshops, to apply for help. |
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American Frame Club Number
Please use our club number when you order from American Frame. We get money back for every dollar you spend with American Frame. The number is A490. |
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Class Listings for
Catherine Nash and Robert Renfrow
click for class schedule |
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Monotype Workshops
with JoAnne Hungate
JoAnne offers small workshops in her studio for 2 or 3 people. $60 with materials from 9:30am to 1pm. Contact JoAnne at 615-9426 for more information. |
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Wisdom Words
"A life of creativity is a life of risk. It is a life of going beyond your ordinary, of embracing the odyssey, of leaving your familiar, of trying to make a contribution. ...
To create one's own life is a risky business. There are no ground rules, but the road is full of mighy and heroic examples of men and women who have given their life over to creativity, who have not sought material gain, but who have sought gain in the realm of the spirit, which, for me, is what infuses the contentment or the peacefulnes or the happiness of life."
__Heron Dance
"I don't know that many highly successful artists, writers, musicians, etc. (most of them are a pain in the butt to hang out with), but of those I've gotten to know, one of their most surprising characteristics is how extensive their reading is in unrelated fields. And how much they think about subjects that have nothing to do, at least on the surface, with their art."
__Roderick McIver
"A spiritual life is a delicate thing. I think it is strong enough to withstand conflict, but it isn't. A spiritual life needs a structure that protects and enhances the quiet inside. That quiet is saying to me, "If you serve me, I'll serve you. I'll insulate you but you need to live a simple life. Pour your energy into your art."
__Heron Dance
"Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths." _Etty Hillesum
Our bodies and minds don't come with bright red warning lights but they do give us signals when they're running low."
_Pamela Jorrick
What ways does your body tell you to stop running, slow down, rest your mind and spirit as well as your physical self? Refuel by meditating or just do nothing other than enjoy the beauty of nature. In those moments you are allowing your artist's eye to collect experiences and impressions that will show up in your work.
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Journey in Art
At our December meeting, we shared stories that related to our lives as artists. Sharyn Binam has compiled them into a very readable and informative article called "Journey in Art." Click on the link below to read about your fellow CASA members and get to know them better.
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Arizona Aqueous
2012
Ursus Abstract Award
Deep Space II Del Marinello
Ruth Canada
The Eyes Have It Ruth Canada
sold at Kirk Bear Canyon |
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It is time to pay your dues for 2012-2013. $35.00 is due March 1 and overdue after April 1. Please see the membership chair at a meeting or get a form from the website and mail in your dues to the post office box. |
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Archived Newsletters
Please check the web site for archived newsletters. Go to the contact page and click on "archives" to see back issues.
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Marsh Kathleen Sharp
Next Meeting: Friday, March 2, 2012
9:30 am (social time 9:00-9:25 come early)
St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church
4625 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718
Presenter: Kathleen Sharp
"Goats in the Boat" - Collage as a Planning Tool
Kathleen Sharp is a highly acclaimed fiber artist. Her collage art quilts are thought provoking, inspired by big issues, both personal and mythological, and are filled with color-rich shapes and a bounty of symbols. Kathleen's distinctive art form - laden with serious messages and plain fun alike - caught the attention of the Smithsonian Institution, which included Sharp's work in two exhibitions that traveled across the country. She has received much attention for her art genre in the three-plus decades she has been exploring it. Her works have been shown at numerous museums, and are in private and corporate collections in the U.S. and abroad. You can visit Kathleen's web page at
You will love this lavishly illustrated program! Kathleen provides a short overview of her art journey while focusing on the gathering processes that underlie her studio work. In particular, she will illustrate a paper collage process whose surprising results first introduce ideas, palettes, and symbols that later inform her large art quilts. She will also show us several pieces of her work.
Two Boats Kathleen Sharp
Mini-Workshop with Kathleen Sharp
March 2, 2012, 1-5 pm
Building on Kathleen's Process
Workshop participants will build on the morning's subject matter by experiencing firsthand Kathleen's collage process and learning ways to integrate its rich results into a deeper personal connection with their future artwork regardless of media or size.
Kathleen will lead us in an open-ended exercise to create paper collages which can be stand alone personal pieces or used as an inspiration for creating other media. She will bring along examples of collages she has used to inspire her quilts. There will be time for a short discussion with guideposts to help participants consider resulting collages from alternate viewpoints and to recognize new material entering one's creative stream.
Please bring along the following supplies:
- Paper scissors
- Two to four magazines to cut up, as well as any decorative paper you might want to use for your collage plan to share these supplies
- X-acto or craft knife - optional
- Small cutting mat - optional
- Matte medium to be used as glue - optional
- Brayer to smooth out your collage - optional
- Tweezers to help you place any small pieces - optional
- Oil sticks, oil pastels - optional
Kathleen will share the following supplies with us:
- Boards to collage upon
- Matte medium
- Craft sticks
- Additional magazines to cut up
There will be a $5.00 materials fee.
Questions: call Carol Ann or Carmen
click here for a registration form
To read more about Kathleen, please click below for a pdf of her bio.
click here for Kathleen's bio
Have you got an idea for a program or mini-workshop that you would like to see on the calendar for next year? Is there something about mixed media art that you would like to learn or something about art in general? Please share your ideas with Carmen Williams before the end of May. Plans are already in the works for next year and we want to bring you what you want to hear and do!
Carmen's phone number is 575-8064 and her e-mail is carmengw@cox.net |
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New Membership Directory Available
There have been changes in our membership directory - new addresses, contact information (e-mails and phone numbers) and the addition of new members since we began meeting in September. An updated directory is available for you to download and print out for your personal use. Please do not approach any member of the board for a copy of the directory. If you are unable to do this for yourself, ask a friend to help you.
click here to download an updated directory |
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New Way to Accept Credit Card Payments
Artists who wish to accept credit card payments for their work now have two options if they have a smart phone. Intuit Go Payment and SquareUp offer credit card readers that attach to these phones and allow credit card payments on the spot. There is a set-up process for each service which is easy to do and it is free. Once the account is set up and the card reader delivered the service can be used immediately. The service also lets you know instantly if the credit card you are reading is OK. Your portion of the sale is directly deposited into your account. Each service, GoPayment and Square, provides free credit card readers and charge 2.75% on all major credit cards including American Express.
Check out these links for further information:
www.intuit-gopayment.com
https://squareup.com
Either are an artist's dream come true.
Thank you, Jo Ann Daly for this information! |
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Professional Practices: Dialoging About Your Work
Laura Moriarty of R & F paints will do an intensive workshop at The Drawing Studio on March 4. See attached pdf file for details.
click here for registration information |
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Exhibit Opportunity at Tohono Chul Park Gallery
click here for prospectus |
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You Are an Artist
Some of us feel uncomfortable thinking of ourselves as artists, but we are. Each of us is an artist. An artist is merely someone with good listening skills who accesses the creative energy of the Universe to bring forth somthing on the material plane that wasn't here before. It was a part of Spirit before we could see it as a painting.
With every choice, every day, you are creating a unique work of art. Something that only you can do. Something beautiful and ephemeral. The reason you were born was to leave your own indelible mark on your personal world.
Today, accept that you are creating a work of art by making big and little choices between playing it safe and risking. Is there something you'd like to do that is new and different? Each time you experience the new, you become receptive to inspiration. Each time you try something different, you let the Universe know you are listening. Trust your instincts. Believe your yearnings are blessings. Respect your creative urges. You will discover that your life is all it was meant to be: a joyous sonnet of thanksgiving....
by Sandy Brittain |
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Want to Show Your Work?
You may have noticed the small gallery to the left as you enter the narthex at St. Francis for a CASA meeting. The art committee at St. Francis reviews prospective exhibitors once a year. You may exhibit your work for a month in the gallery. The church takes a 40% commission on any sales. All sales go directly through you. You may have a small reception either on a Sunday when there are lots of people there or on another day if you arrange with the office to use the room that day. To apply for an appointment to show your work to the committee, call Ellie Vought at 250-8777 or e-mail her at archeort@gmail.com. The committee will be meeting on March 24 to set up the schedule for the next year (beginning this spring).
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Classes with Deanna Thibault
Mondays at the SAWG Gallery
Wednesdays in her new studio
Tuesdays in Green Valley at
the Performing Art Center
Call Deanna for details and to sign up at 907-6108
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Workshop Opportunity with Elizabeth Quinn-Worrall Elizabeth Quinn-Worrall is teaching a three day workshop, "Creative Breakthroughs for 2012," at the Sonoita Inn Bed and Breakfast on Weds-Fri February 22,23,24 (Session 2). Wednesday 12:30-4:30pm; Thursday 9:30-4:30pm; and Friday 9:30-1:00pm. (Arrive Wednesday and check out Friday). The Sonoita Inn is located 40 miles southeast of Tucson in wine country. In-depth explorations of abstraction, color, principles of design and composition, layering collage and mixed media, contrasts and values. Cost is $175 for the three-day workshop. Rooms are $109.00 double occupancy. This will be a fun and creative launch to your New Year!! Call Ellizabeth at 730-3561 or e-mail eliz1art@aol.com to reserve space. Limited to 6-8 person per session. Elizabeth's website is www.elizabethquinnart.com and she is listed in AZ Collector's Guide 2012. You can also visit Elizabeth and see "New Abstracts in Oils" at: Waterfront Fine Art & Wine Festival in Scottsdale February 17,18 &19, 2012 7135 E. Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
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Election of Officers for 2012-2013
The constitution requires that the proposed slate of officers nominated for the coming year be published two weeks before elections. The following slate is proposed for election on March 2:
President: Marti White
Vice President: Sandy Brittain
Secretary: Jan Huthoefer
Treasurer: Miriam Otte
The following persons have agreed to fill the appointed positions for standing committees:
Programs: MaryEllen Passaro
Exhibits: Carol Chambers
Membership: Sandy Brittain and Paula Porter - co-chairs
Workshop: Lorrie Parsell and Jo Ann Daly - co-chairs
Mini-Workshops: Carmen Williams and Jill Ballesteros - co-chairs
Publicity/Website: OPEN
Newsletter: Marti White
We are still looking for someone to manage the website with our webmaster, Ryan Lanigan, and design and order postcards for some of our shows. We are also looking for someone who would be an assistant treasurer at meetings to manage the collection of money and checks and to train with Miriam to become treasurer in 2013-2014. Contact Lorrie Parsell if you are interested in either of these positions. |
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Changes to the CASA Constitution
The following changes to the constitution were voted on and passed at the February meeting of CASA: Article I - Name and Purpose Section 2 - Purpose 2. These purposes shall include, but are not limited to, promoting mixed media (changed from collage) as a fine art medium, encouraging fellowship and mutual support among mixed media artists, providing a variety of educational opportunities to expand skills and enabling public exhibitions of members' art work. 3. CASA has as its primary purpose the advancement and development of mixed media (changed from collage) as an important art medium. To achieve that objective CASA shall provide for its members and supporters as many educational and cultural benefts as are deemed practical. CASA shall provide carefully planned programs that include activities such as workshops, study programs, demonstrations, and meetings designed to stimulate its members in the art of mixed media. (omit collage) 4. Mixed media shall be defined as using more than one medium in a work of art. (added #4 line)
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Message from the Presidents
Spring is just around the corner. We have two spring shows coming up - the Contents show and a show at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. You will find prospectuses for each of these shows in this newsletter. Also you will find an article regarding the changes that have been made to our constitution which allow for an expanded definition of our purpose to include more mixed media work. This may open up exhibition possibilities to more of you, our members. We want to thank you for supporting this change. The board was unanimous in believing that it is time for CASA to make this change and move forward into new territory. We are also grateful for those of you who stepped forward at the February meeting and volunteered your time and service to CASA as members of the board. There are still some openings, so give it some thought and see if there might be a place for you as a chair or co-chair of a committee. Election of officers will occur at the March meeting. Only four positions on the board are elected, president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. The rest are appointed positions, but they are voting members of the board and are responsible for much of the nuts and bolts activities of the organization - thus very important. We look forward to the last three months of this CASA "year." See you at the March meeting!
Sandy Brittain and Marti White, Co-Presidents
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PaperWorks Show in Casa Grande
Look for work by CASA members: Diane Bailey-Haug, Diana Davis, Mabel Dean,
Vanessa Dearing, JoAnne Hungate, Cherrie Lucerne-Martin, Mary Jane Lyon,
MaryEllen Passaro, and Carmen Williams
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Abstract Acrylic Paintings
by Sheryl Holland
Tucson International Airport
Upper Level, Far East End
Be sure to see them during your next trip to the airport! 
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CASA Spring Workshop Features
Robert Burridge
Robert Burridge, an internationally recognized, award-winning California artist, teacher, author and publisher is coming to Tucson on March 21,22 and 23, 2012 to present one of his dynamic workshops at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 East 22nd Street, Tucson.
Burridge has been winning prizes for his art since he was in the sixth grade. He was named some years ago by the Los Angeles Times as one of California's top ten emerging artists and is a winner of the prestigious Philadelphia Watercolor Society Crest Medal, previously won by such artists as Georgia O'Keeffe, Andrew Wyeth and Pablo Picasso. He created twelve huge abstract paintings for the film, "Dean Quixote," and won first place honors for his abstract painting at "Affair in the Gardens" in Beverly Hills.
Burridge currently exhibits his work in California, North Carolina, Arizona, Oregon and Hawaii. He is on the faculty at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria where he teaches painting, and has been presenting workshops all over the U.S. and abroad for the past twenty years.
Here are some workshop attendees' unsolicited written comments:
"Out of 25 workshops - this is the best I've ever attended."
"A shot of confidence."
"Learned new ways to let go and paint!"
"Not like any workshop teacher I've ever had."
"I liked the freedom and permission to do my own thing."
"The hardest I've ever worked, the most I've ever learned."
Check out Bob's website by clicking here. You can sign up for his free e-mail newsletters which are full of art tips and Bob-news.
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Spring Show at Contents Interiors
Our next exhibit is all set up and a prospectus for it is attached to this article. We will be showing our work at Contents Interiors. This is a great opportunity for you to put your work out there where the general public, buying furniture and accessories for their homes, can see it and see how it might complement their decor. There are also many interior designers who come into the store with clients and may see your work and want to see more of it! So be thinking about which of your paintings might appeal to the person looking for art to complement their home's interior design. For this show we are encouraging you to look broader than we have before at your mixed media and experimental pieces. We are a group of contemporary artists and we work in many mediums - collage, mixed media, acrylic abstract and assemblage to name a few. The show wiill be juried by two interior decorators from Contents Interiors. They will be looking for what will complement their inventory. You might want to go take a peek at what their store looks like. The entry fee is low - $15.00 for one entry. We don't know yet how many pieces they will actually take to display, but your investment is small for the kind of exposure you may get if your work is accepted. This is a new approach for us. We hope you will want to take a bold step forward!
Click here for a prospectus
Last Show of the Year at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Your last opportunity to show your work with CASA this year is set for April 16 through July 6, 2012 at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, 1760 E. River Road, Suite 247. Jurying for this show will be April 6, 2012, during the April meeting at St. Francis in the Foothills. The show will be juried by Cynthia Miller. A prospectus is available by clicking on the link below.
click here for a prospectus
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Treasurer's Report
Bank Accounts
Checking
Balance as of January 10, 2011 7473.35
Revenue 889.00
Disbursements -960.49
Ending Balance 7401.86
Savings Balance as of January 10,2011 4488.47
Revenue 0.20
Disbursements 000
Ending Balance 4488.67
Petty Cash 60.00
Grand Total 11,950.53
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Collage 101 Articles from Sharyn Binam
Sharyn has made these interesting tutorial articles available for you to use in better understanding how to work in mixed media/collage.
Air Dry Clay
click here for downloadable pdf file
Picture Planning Worksheet
click here for downloadable pdf file
Seven Principles
click here for downloadable pdf file
Color Theory
click here for downloadable pdf file
Collage Inventory
click here for downloadable pdf document
Acrylic Mediums
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Healing in Tucson
The Healing Response to the Violence of January 8th, 2011
December 1, 2011 through February 27, 2012
Behavioral Health Pavilion Gallery Exhibit
University of Arizona Medical Center - South Campus
Mabel Dean's Suite of three collages entitled "Absence" is included in the exhibit.
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CASA Members in the News
Carolyn Quarnberg has a collage/assemblage piece accepted into the National Collage Association's 100th Anniversary Exhibition in Pagosa Springs. The work will be placed in a permanent museum collection at the end of the exhibition.
Marti White's collages, Asian Journey and Circle Dance, have been accepted into Galex 46, a national juried show at the Galesburg, IL, Civic Art Center. The show will run from March 10-April 7, 2012.
Marie Miller and Doreen Graber will be showing their work in the gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson at 4831 E. 22nd St., February 12 through March 6, 2012. There will be an opening reception Sunday, February 12, from 12:00 noon to 1:30pm. All are invited.
Del Marinello and Romy Angle will be in a new show "Vive Les Artistes" at the Community Performing Arts Center Gallery in Green Valley from March 2 - April 1, 2012. The reception is on Friday, March 9, 5 to 7pm. Del and Romy will also be participating in TCA's Open Studio Tour at the Gallery on March 16-18 from 10:00am - 4:00pm. They will both be painting that day.
Marti White's paintings, A Golden Glow, All That Jazz and Basket Fragments have been accepted into Fayetteville, NC, Technical Community College's 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition. The show opens on February 17 and runs through March 23, 2012. A Golden Glow is also included in "All Women," Light, Space,Time's international online competition for February. Visit the show at www.lightspacetime.com. Her piece is in the mixed media show.
Carol Ann will be at the Jewish Community Center from March 15 - April 12. The reception, open to the public, will be held on March 20 from 5-7pm.
Francheskaa and Deanna Thibault are showing at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, 1760 N. River (at Campbell.) A reception will be held on February 16, 5:30-7:30pm.
Nina Beland has a painting in the current exhibit at Old Pueblo Grille, 60 N. Alvernon. Enjoy lunch and a great exhibit now through April 9.
Ruth Canada sold 9 paintings of the 30 on display during January at Kirk Bear Canyon Library. Congratulations Ruth!
Lorrie Parsell and Barbara Brandel will be exhibiting work in the lobby and Suite 109 of the Pioneer Building at 100 N. Stone Ave. in Tucson. The show is the seventh in a series of exhibitions organized by the Tucson Pima Arts Council to showcase artwork by Pima County artists. Both artists will be exhibiting collage work. Lorrie creates her work with a no-brush method that produces intense color and multiple textures. The exhibit will continue through March 28, 2012. Viewing hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.
The International Society of Acrylic Painters 4th Annual Signature Member's Show (online) includes paintings by Carol Ann, Glass House XXVII, and Marti White, Yellow Spot.
Deanna Thibault's painting, Sabino, has been juried into the Western Federation Watercolor Society's 37th Annual Exhibit.
Ten of Ruth Canada's bird paintings are hanging in the Fire and Spice Southwestern Grill at the Sheraton Hotel, 5151 E. Grand Rd., through April 16, 2012. Run for Your Life was sold at the SAAG Sheraton Show.
Arizona Aqueous at Tubac Center of the Arts runs through March 11. JoAnne Hungate's painting, Emergence, Deanna Thibault's painting, Eleven and Marti White's collage,Tension, have been accepted into the show. Carol Chambers and Judith Kohn have collage paintings included in the exhibit. Mabel Dean has two pieces in the show - an artist's book and an acrylic painting. Del Marinello's painting, Deep Space II, won the Ursus Abstract Award.
Sandy Brittain and Carol Chambers will have a show at the Campus Christian Center, 715 North Park Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 (across from the main entrance to the U of A campus), January 9, 2012 through March 12, 2012.
Del Marinello has a permanent display at the Coyote Grill on La Canada in Green Valley.
Lois McDonald has four paintings at the SAAG Sheraton show continuing until April, 2012.
Diane Haug has two pieces accepted into the Columbia River Gallery in Troutdale, OR.
Carol Ann is currently represented by Artworks in Austin, TX and Convergence Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. Carol Ann will also have two pieces in the Attorney General's Office Exhibition, Tucson, which is sponsored by the Arizona Arts Alliance. These pieces will hang from October through February.
Elizabeth Quinn-Worrall will be advertised in the Arizona Collector's Guide for 2012.
Marti White and Lois McDonald are featured in a new online book by Sue St. John called, "A Walk Into Abstracts, Vol. 3."
Lisa Mishler will be teaching at The Drawing Studio this year. Abstract Painting: sessions as follows: January 30 - March 26, and April 9 - May 4. She will also be teaching ongoing Abstract Painting classes at Toscana Gallery on Wednesdays from 10am - 1pm starting September 14.
Blue Raven Gallery and Gifts new show, "Crazy for Color" features work by Sandy Brittain, Jo Ann Daly, Patti Lewis, Gwen Sossong and Marti White. The show runs through March 24, 2012.
Jo Ann Daly is represented in the SLFA show at Old Pueblo Grille which runs until early April. She also has two of her works in the SAAG "Artist Showcase" at the Sheraton Hotel.
The newest show at SAWG's Gallery, River and Craycroft, is "Experimental and Innovative Works in Water Media." Several CASA members have work in this show. Look for work by Jo Ann Daly, Betsy Conrad, Anne Leonard, Del Marinello, Karen Samson, Naomi Spitzer and Marti White. The show runs from February 7 through March 6 with a reception on Friday, February 17, 5-7pm.
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Look for work by CASA artists Sandy Brittain,
Jo Ann Daly, Patti Lewis,
Gwen Sossong and Marti White |
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Notes from Lisa Mishler's Presentation
Sharyn Binam generously takes notes on our presentations and prepares them for you to print out for yourself. Attached is a downloadable pdf file that you can access by clicking below.
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Members Who Have Need of Our Thoughts and Prayers
Wanda Hein has been doing better and is looking for a new apartment. She would welcome your phone calls and cards.
Naomi Spitzer recently had corrective eye surgery in San Francisco. The surgery was not successful and she is recuperating at home. Please keep her in your thoughts.
Cleo Teissedre has recovered well from her recent surgery. However she is tied down at home caring for her husband, Jack. She would love to hear from you - calls and visits are welcome.
Sara Luz recently had shoulder replacement surgery and is doing well at home. She would enjoy hearing from members.
Paula Porter was mauled by a dog and badly injured. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
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Please send any items for the newsletter to Marti White at martiaz@simplybits.net. The deadline for the April, 2012, newsletter is March 10, 2012. |
Marti White Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona |
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