Next PaperWorks Meeting
Program: Miles Conrad
Our September speaker is abstract artist Miles Conrad, director and curator of the Conrad Wilde Gallery in Tucson, which exhibits contemporary work
by established and emerging artists. Miles is best known for his extraordinary encaustic work which has been exhibited nationally, and is in many private
and public collections. The gallery also includes an encaustic supply shop and helpful advice from Miles in product choices.
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From September through May, PaperWorks meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at St. Philips in the Hills Church, East Murphey Gallery. Business meeting starts at 10am, program at 11am. The Murphey Gallery is reserved from 9am to 3pm, so come early or stay after the program to visit and reconnect with members and guests. PaperWorks meetings are open to members, guests and the public at no charge.
Summer meeting times and locations vary.
Check our website at www.paperworks.info
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Sept. Meeting Extras
Register for A
ctivities
Come early to the meeting, join other creative spirits and register for PaperWorks classes, workshops, PaperPlay and Creative Circle opportunities. Some free, some require your checkbook. Spaces are limited, sign up early so you don't mss out.
Summer Postcard Exchange Expo
The annual PaperWorks Summer Postcard Exchange is winding down. Have you sent at least three cards to your Secret Postcard Pal? If not, better hurry! Don't forget to send a final card to let your pal know (or help
them guess) who you are!
Bring the cards you received to the September PaperWorks meeting. There will be a display table for them. We will also have "sharing time" during the meeting so others can hear about the fun we had.
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Opportunities
Calls for Work
Attention all members - Get ready for PaperWorks 2016/2017 winter exhibits!
PaperWorks: The Art of the Book
Wells Fargo Gallery (located in Tohono Chul's Education Building), Tucson
exhibit dates: March 24 - June 27, 2017
entry deadline: Jan. 15, 2017
entry fee: $10
This exhibition of artist books by PaperWorks members will honor the beloved Haunted Bookshop, which once occupied the building, during the 20th anniversary of its closure. In the spirit of education, we will be showcasing books that highlight a particular technique, whether that is a binding, book structure, or surface design method. To accompany their books, artists will provide a short statement (1-2 paragraphs) explaining a little about the technique or giving a brief history of its use. More info coming soon or contact nora.mcginnis@live.com
Shaped By Hand: Works on and of Paper
Tohono Chul Entry Gallery,
Tucson
exhibit dates: Dec. 23, 2016 - March 12, 2017
entry deadline: Oct. 15, 2016
entry fee: $10
Paper is a marvelously versatile material that is transformed in a myriad of ways by the artist's hands. Shaped by Hand will showcase the breadth of work created with paper. Original two and three dimensional works made of paper, incorporating paper, or done on paper will be considered for inclusion by our juror, Tucson-based artist Amanda Beekhuizen. Cash awards will be granted. Details and submission information at www.paperworks.info
Note: Sonoran Arts Network is seeking arts journalists (or wanna-be arts journalists) to write for us. It's been well-documented that writing about art is an important thing for artists to do to establish credibility and for career development. I'm a supportive editor, and I can help you become a good arts writer. I need reviewers, interviewers, and feature writers. Contact: editor@SonoranArtsNetwork.net ~~C.J. Shane, First Place winner of the Arizona Press Club's state-wide Community Arts Criticism award.
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2016-2017 offerings from PaperWorks
Workshops sponsored
by PaperWorks
Exciting 2016-2017 Workshops are on our website now! Check www.paperworks.info for listings. To assure your reservation, mail a check to Linda Kern at 5522 E. 8th St., Tucson, AZ 85711. Include your email address and phone number.
Get inspired when you peek at the stunning images for:
Encaustics: Incorporating Fiber & Paper Culminating in a Dimensional Book, w
ith Miles Conrad
Thurs., Fri., Sat. Nov. 10, 11 and 12, 2016
Working with Tea and Rust/Mark Making and Burning, wi
th Daniella Woolf
Thurs., Fri., Sat., Feb. 9, 10 and 11, 2017
3-D Fiber Vessels, with
Tamryn McDermott
Thurs., Fri., Sat, March 9, 10 and 11, 2017
Sonoran Arts Network is seeking arts journalists (or wanna-be arts journalists) to write for us. It's been well-documented that writing about art is an important thing for artists to do to establish credibility and for career development. I'm a supportive editor, and I can help you become a good arts writer. I need reviewers, interviewers, and feature writers. Email me at
editor@SonoranArtsNetwork.net ~~C.J. Shane, First Place winner of the Arizona Press Club's state-wide Community Arts Criticism award.
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2016-2017 PaperPlay Classes
It's time to register now for PaperPlay! Featured here are classes coming up soon. Check our website for details on this year's exciting affordable offerings:
Interwoven/Non-Adhesive Binding, with Melinda Collins Knick
Tues., Sept. 27, 2016, 9am - 4pm
$65 plus $10 materials fee
St Andrews Episcopal Church
525 South 5th Ave
This one-day class will explore the technical/structural aspects of woven-interwoven single-sheet bindings. We will begin with an accordion-based woven binding for single sheets and progress to a more complex approach to attaching or binding single or folded sheets of images and text. See how you can incorporate your text or image into the binding itself for a comprehensive structure. Learn how to imagine your own methods.
All materials for sample books will be provided, in addition to single sheets to create your own.
Introductory Screen Printing, with Nora McGinnis
Fri., Oct.14, 2016, 9am - 4pm
$65 plus $50 materials
UA Modular Classroom at Campbell Ave and Roger Roads
Come learn the basics of silk screen printing and create your own
original, patterned papers. Great for use in bookmaking, collage and anywhere else you use decorative paper. You will learn how to easily make reusable plastic stencils, master the technique of printing, and explore the possibilities of multi-color randomly repeating patterns. Join in on a fun-filled day and leave with the knowledge and materials to continue designing and printing at home.
Discover the art of Suminagashi, a fun and easy Japanese marbling technique. Create unique and beautifully patterned rice papers for use n bookmaking, collage, and more. This water based method is non-toxic and quick to set up, making it an excellent choice for your home studio.
Other PaperPlay classes will be featured in future newsletters. Check our website for details on these exciting affordable offerings:
Watercolor Monotyping using a Press,
with JoAnne Hungate
Fri., Nov. 4, 2016
Etegami,
with Krista Neis
Sat., Nov. 5, 2016 (morning)
Orizomegami,
with Judy Bjorling
Sat., November 5, 2016 (afternoon)
Roll-Up Boxes,
with Melinda Collins Knick
Tues., Nov. 15, 2016
Personal Geography Embellished Paper Cloth Maps,
with Susan Corl
Tues., Jan. 10, 2017
Silk Fusion Paper,
with Susan Corl
Tues., Jan. 17, and Tues., Jan. 24, 2017
Exploring The Creative Process: A Guided Approach for Artists,
with Helen Walthier. MLA,
Sat., March 4, 2017
PaperPlay registration info: Kathy McAndrews kathymcandrews@yahoo.com or for complete listings and registration, go to www.paperworks.info/paperplay
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Tidbits
Paper artist Helen Hiebert has a new project - a Twelve Months of Paper calendar that is proving to be very popular on Kickstarter. Make a special project each month. A complete supply pack is available too. Don't miss Helen's short video.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/570620999/twelve-months-of-paper-calendar
submitted by Helen Hiebert
Check out this article and six-minute video called The Dying Typographic Art of Cutting Letters into Steel.
http://hyperallergic.com/313998
submitted by Barbara Cowlin
Some years ago, I went to Haystack School of Crafts on the Maine coast for a two-week workshop with the doyenne of book arts, Hedi Kyle, a wonderful and rich experience. Then in 2004, I took a two-day gocco printing workshop from Shu-Ju Wang through PaperWorks, also a very positive artistic experience. These two leaders in the field of book arts were keynote speakers at the 2015 Focus on Book Arts conference. A video of both speakers is now available on the internet.
~~C.J.Shane
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Bobbie's Notes
I hope you can attend our September 8 kick off meeting! Besides our wonderful guest speaker, Miles Conrad, we will hear from two of our Pima College Scholarship Recipients, Chris Burns and L. Davey Miller. Of course, there will be plenty of opportunity to reconnect with other creative spirits, sign up for all of the exciting PaperPlay classes and Workshops, and see the arty postcards that have been exchanged over the summer and meet your secret sender. Always a great meeting, so bring a friend and share the love! (note: The meeting IS Sept. 8, not 15)
Membership News
It's time to renew your membership for another great year of PaperWorks! A huge thank you to many of you who have already done so. If you haven't, do it now using either of the easy methods listed below:
1. Mail your check to our treasurer
Cherrie Lucerne-Martin
8021 N. Casa Placita
Tucson, AZ 85742
2. Or go to www.paperworks.info/membership, and renew with PayPal*
*If you do not have a Pay Pal account, you can still renew using your credit card. Just click the Pay Now button, enter your information and use a credit card to complete your transaction. You don't have to sign up for PayPal and they don't keep your credit card information.
For your membership, you will continue to receive our e-news, journals, and maintain the ability to participate in PaperWorks workshops, shows, salons, Creative Circles and Paper Play classes. The dues are $35 individual, $50 family and $50 Patron. Once your renewal is processed, you will receive a welcome back e-mail containing the password to access the membership directory on the website.
AND to new member Donna Stephenson - Welcome Donna!
- Linda Penny, Membership tweetybirds@me.com
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Looking ahead
The
Southern Arizona Aids Foundation (SAAF) is looking for original art, jewelry, and paper prayers for their
Festival for Life Auction on Nov. 19, 2016. Paper Prayers are inspired by the Japanese tradition of giving small, artfully decorated strips of paper to friends and family
who are ill. The dimensions for Paper Prayers are 4"x12" and are created new or derived from other works.
Your donations can be brought to our Oct. 13 PW meeting. For more info, check out
www.festivalforlife.saaf.org
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Member Spotlight
Carolyn Leigh
www.facebook.com/CarolynLeighStudios
BirdMan Over Borderlands, acrylic on mural canvas.
Carolyn Leigh's painting, BirdMan Over Borderlands, was in the juried art exhibition at 2016 Burning Man Center Camp.
www.CarolynLeigh.com - painting, prints and painter's books
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Barbara Brandel
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Classes
Offered by PaperWorks Members
Make and Decorate a Magical 8-Page Book! with Barbara Cowlin
Fri., Sept. 16, 9 am - noon
at the new Center for the Arts in Oracle
$45 - Minimum enrollment: 6 students
Deadline to register: Tues., Sept.13
Info/to register: Barbara Kemp Cowlin:barbara@barbaracowlin.com
www.barbarakempcowlin.com
Using one flat sheet of paper, you'll first decorate the paper using acrylic paint & gels to make washes and textures. Once it's dry, I'll show you how to fold the paper to magically turn it into a book. Then you can go back in and use stencils and stamps as well as pens with High Flow acrylic paints to add additional decorations to each page.
Instruction handouts and all materials provided. No experience in painting or bookmaking is required. These simple techniques are great
for teaching children and/or grandchildren of all ages, not to mention for your own use in creating unique little books for gifts.
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Go with the Flow: Experience the Creative Magic of Dura-Lar Films
Combined with Acrylic Paints,
with Barbara Kemp Cowlin
Check them out (and wonderful photos of his beautiful work) at
http://www.pantherpeakbindery.com/course-list.html
Mark Andersson
Panther Peak Bindery
PO Box 89640
Tucson, AZ 85752
520-682-7241
www.singleflexible.blogspot.com
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John Nemo
John Nemo's affordable and informative Learning Curve classes are back, featuring basic and intermediate level iPhone and iPad courses at the Hampton Inn on Oracle at Rudasill on Monday afternoons, beginning very soon.
https://www.thelearningcurvetucson.com/classes/instructors/john-nemerovski/
Nemo also offers weekly small group seminars on all aspects of iPhone and iPad as his home studio near Oracle and Orange Grove. Private and tiny-group lessons are available on iPhone, iPad, Macintosh, and digital photography, including Photoshop. Information/questions: john.nemo@gmail.com
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Mary Ellen Palmeri
Mary Ellen is the moderator of Origami LAFF, a fun-loving paper-folding club that meets monthly at the Nanini branch library. Meetings are free, open to the public and usually held on the 3rd Sunday each month from 1-4pm. Next meeting: Sun.,Sept.18.Info:
maryellen4462@yahoo.com
Check out Origami LAFF at our open-to-the-public FaceBook page (you don't have to be a FB member to access). I
f you have anything you'd like to share with the Origami LAFF community send it to me and I'll post it.
www.facebook.com/OrigamiLAFF.Tucson
I teach many origami classes in Pima County Branch Libraries all year.
PALMERI LIST OF CLASSES HERE Check with the specific library to see if there are restrictions because all classes have a maximum number of participants, and some libraries ask people to register first. Most are first come, first serve, but it does vary.
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Kaitlin Meadows
Kaitlin's Creative Cottage
An Oasis of Fun & Creativity for Spirited Women
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Creative Circles
Welcome back to another year of PaperWorks! Here's the scoop on monthly free Creative Circle meetings, a very popular membership benefit:
1. At the last PaperWorks meeting in May, members listed ideas for new Creative Circles. At our first PaperWorks meeting, Sept. 8, members can sign up for those groups that spark their interest:
Transfer techniques
I-Phoneography
Folded books
Etegami
Beginning bookmaking
A different program each month
These NEW groups will meet in October at noon, right after the PaperWorks meeting. This is the time for members to meet each other and plan their programs.
2. A New Creative Circle starts at 1pm Sept. 8, after PaperWorks meeting at St.Philips. POP-UP SKILL BUILDING - All levels welcomed. 6-8 people who meet once a month for 6 months. Members work from their favorite PopUp How-To book, choose their own project or just practice, share information and explore various PopUp artists' work. For more info, contact Elizabeth Brizard: lizardsw@gmail.com
3. Northeast Circle: Meets at 9:30 am, first Thursdays, Sept. thru May at the Rincon Mountain Presby. Church, 8845 E. Tanque Verde, Tucson Az. 85749. Park at the far back end of the parking lot. Please join us!
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Sarnoff's, Arizona Art Supply, and Posner's
... just mention you are a PaperWorks member!
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