Next Meeting
NOTE DECEMBER DATE CHANGE TO FIRST THURSDAY!
Thurs., Dec. 7, 2017
Murphey Gallery
St. Philip’s Church
Campbell Ave. at River Rd.
Meeting at 10 AM
Program at 11 AM
Program
"Spontaneous combustion" are two words that describe the woks of Tucson action painter Jim Waid.
The exuberance and beauty of his paintings with their distinct palette and personality suggest smells, sounds, seasons and weather. Jim Waid has lived and worked in Tucson for over 30 years. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the country, His web site is
www.jimwaidart.com
Meeting extras:
Bring your art gift to exchange!
AND last chance to see the Russian Icon exhibit at St. Philip’s. Art supply donations appreciated for Sister Jose Women's Center.
Note:
PaperWorks strives to make the most of our monthly meetings by limiting our announcements during the business portion, thus giving time for members during the break to visit our tables and gather information, sign up for classes, and re-connect with others.
If you have an announcement, you are encouraged to send it to enews
enews@paperworks.info
by the 25th of the month.
Next up:
Jan. 11, 2018 -
Marvin Shaver
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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. PaperWorks meetings are open to members, guests and the public at no charge. Summer meeting times and locations vary. Directions to St. Philips and updates at
www.paperworks.info
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Bobbie's News
Greetings of the Season!
Gift exchange and festivities highlight our December meeting. Hope you’ll bring a guest to share the fun.
Jim Waid’s “Spontaneous Combustion” program is sure to energize us for the holidays. Later, I hope you take time out to relax with your art and create entries (up to four, any medium!) for the
exciting spring PaperWorks/SAACA exhibit in Oro Valley.
PaperWorks will host a free TEP Home Energizer Workshop after our Jan. 11 general meeting.
Learn free and low-cost energy efficiency measures to implement at home to save energy and money. All participants get a free Energy Efficiency Kit worth $40+: LED light bulbs, a low-flow shower head, an LED light and more. Time: 12:30- 2. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. Sign up at Dec. 7 meeting, or email
president@paperworks.info
to make your reservation.
Coming up:
Ginger Burrell workshop in Feb. Still a place for you!
You and your guests are invited to
three free salons after spring PW meetings: Feb. 8, March 8 and April 12
, from 12:30 - 2. Kath Macaulay and Krista Neis will host Quick Sketch and Watercolor Practice. New members welcome.
Happy holidays to all,
Bobbie Wilson
President
P.S.
Check out our webpage - there’s a new showcase for art accepted in juried shows!
www.paperworks.info
And remember to
send in a few pics of your work for our Members Gallery
to Anne Lucic. You belong there too.
Here are those fun links again:
Board news
Website
New on the PaperWorks website, found under the Exhibitions tab: ”Take a Bow!”
We celebrate the many successes of PaperWorks members accepted in current juried shows, local and elsewhere. Works and information from those shows is displayed.
If you have been accepted into a juried or museum/gallery invitational show
and would like your work displayed on this page, contact
webmaster@paperworks.info
Anne Lucic
Webmaster
Exhibits
PaperWorks is pleased to be partnering
with the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance
to present an open exhibition of our members' work
January 13 - April 10, 2018
Roche Tissue Diagnostics
(formerly Ventana Medical Systems)
Artwork Dropoff: Jan. 11 PaperWorks meeting
All mediums and up to 4 works may be submitted
Entry Fee $10
Juried Prizes to be awarded
For full exhibition information and submission requirements:
Nora McGinnis
Membership
PaperWorks welcomes new members
Liza Pike, Mary Carroll, Jan Sennewald & Charyn Fly
. We look forward to getting to know you!
Don’t forget to bring your wrapped, original handmade gift for the holiday gift exchange to our December 7 PaperWorks meeting.
Your wrapped gift should include your name so the recipient knows whom to thank. Plan on staying for a short time to open gifts and share some sweet treats.
Questions? Contact
Linda Penny
Creative Circles
I hope the holidays are getting you motivated for new things!
A Stitching Creative Circle will launch in January!
Keep posted for time and place.
Another new Circle is in the works, with a possible start date in December. So far it has an open theme. Space limitations may limit this group to 4 or 5. More details to come.
Many thanks to Kathy for her enthusiasm and energy!
Anyone interested in pursuing a
Surface Design Circle
? This would be a broad spectrum of possibilities including paste paper, fabric manipulation, eco dying, block printing etc.
Melinda Collins-Knick
Workshops - plan now!
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Up next: Ginger Burrell, “Book Box,” (Feb); and Jane Herrick, “Sculptural Paper and Twine,” (March).
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PaperPlay - More Classes Added!
So many offerings, and more to come! Pull out your calendar and check the dates for postings.
Check the website for details
paperworks.info/paperplay
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Note: Our affordable PaperPlay classes are now open to non-members, for a small additional charge.
What a great way to introduce your friends to PaperWorks! Two new listings below, and more on the website
www.paperworks.info/paperplay
2018 classes
Mixed Media Encaustic on Soft Supports
with Sherrie Posternak
Fri., Jan. 12, 9am-4pm
Still a few spaces left!
Introduction to Stitching with Beads
New!
with Nora McGinnis
Fri., Jan. 19, 9am-1pm
Continue your exploration of stitching or just jump in! We will cover: needle, thread, fabric and bead choice; how to stretch fabric in a hoop frame (the fast and easy way); stabilizing materials and when they are needed; knotted and knotless stops and starts; stitching single beads; stitching lines of beads; two methods to fill an area; and patterning with different bead shapes and colors. Learn adaptations to work these stitches on paper. Experiment/explore on a free-form sampler and leave with a solid foundation for endless creative endeavors. (Each stitching class is stand-alone, no need to have taken previous classes).
Exploring the Creative Process: A Guided Approach for Artists
with Helen Walthier
Sat., Jan. 27, 9am-4pm
Still a few spaces left!
Beginning Stitching – French and Bullion Knots
New!
with Nora McGinnis
Mon., Feb. 26, 9am-1pm
Learn the basics of stitching on fabric or refresh your skills. We will cover: needle, thread, and fabric choice; how to stretch fabric in a hoop frame (the fast and easy way); knotted and knotless stops and starts; creating a basic French knot; how to vary the knot size; creating a basic bullion knot; bullion loops; and the effect different threads and fibers have on the look of these stitches. Learn adaptations for working these stitches on paper. Experiment/explore on a free-form sampler and leave with a solid foundation for endless creative endeavors. (Each stitching class is stand-alone, no need to have taken previous classes).
Coming up!
Creativity Class: Focused Study
Watercolor Monotype Using a Press
Fiber Constructions
Intro to Art Journaling - A Sampler Platter
Travel Journal
Beginning Stitching - French and Bullion Knots
Kathy McAndrews
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Member Spotlight
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Karen Hymer
“Little by Little”
Art Intersection
Gilbert, AZ
Through Dec. 2, 2017
Photogravure exhibited
“Unique: alternative processes”
ASmith Gallery
Johnson City, TX
Through Jan. 14, 2018
Photogravure, A la Poupee exhibited
“Creative Portrait”
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Through Dec. 8, 2017
Photogravure exhibited
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Miriam Ott
Miriam Otte's art quilt, "Wash" is included in Tohono Chul's current exhibit,
Desert Corridors.
Show runs until Feb. 2, 2018.
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Barbara Brandel
"Perilous"
Tucson Int’l Airport
, Lower Links Gallery
Paintings and collages: Inside/Outside series
Runs until Feb. 1, 2018
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Jo Kubran
"No-Tel Motel" cyanotype photograph
Exhibit:
"Small Works"
11/17 - 12/16/17
Reception: Dec. 1, 2017 5:30-8pm
The Center for Fine Art Photography
400 N. College Ave.
Fort Collins, Colorado
(970) 224-1010
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Instruction Offered by PW Members
Susan Corl
Holiday Gift Projects
Fri., Dec. 8, 2017 9-12 and 1-4
All materials included
$35 for morning or afternoon session $60 for all day
Create gifts/cards: a poinsettia flower book, a folded 5 pointed star ornament, origami picture frame ornaments and pop-up boxes. Options: a cut paper lantern from envelopes, translucent paper and skewers, fragrance ornaments from cinnamon/applesauce dough.
Silk Fusion Paper
(Silk Paper/Silk Felt)
Fri., Jan. 5, 2018 9-4
$100 all materials included
A “playshop” - silk fibers create sheets of paper, beads, silk flowers or original pictures where we “paint with fibers.” Experiment with different ways to color silk, add inclusions and discuss uses of silk paper for future projects
Classes held at the Lowe House, 14 Calle Iglesia, Tubac, AZ 85646
Contact: Susan Corl 520-394-2926 or
susancorl@hotmail.com
to secure a place for either class, and get directions.
Maria Lee
Pima Community College West Campus
ART 249 - Book Arts
CRN: 22371
Note corrected CRN!
Dates: Jan 16-May 11, 2018
Class meets: Fridays 9:00-1:30pm
Beginner to advanced level. A survey of folded, traditional, sewn, mixed media and altered book structures with demos, critiques, videos, field trips plus in class studio/work time. Advanced students will be able to revisit, vary and design their own projects. Emphasis on marrying structure with content, on printmaking techniques and on swapping information and ideas.
Students 55 years and older can take advantage of Arizona resident half price tuition.
About $160 for 16 half-day classes - a great bargain at $10/class! (Carpool avail. from Ina/Oracle - contact
krista.neis@comcast.net
)
Questions about the class?
Karen Hymer
Pima Community College West Campus
ART147 – Alternative Processes in Photography
CRN: 20475
DATES: Jan 16 – May 11, 2018
Class meets Tuesdays 1:10 – 5:40om
Designed for the intermediate to advanced image maker interested in expanding knowledge of alternative photographic processes. Includes making digital negatives for contact printing, nineteenth century processes, twentieth century processes, and darkroom materials. A great class for those interested in combining images - for future books, printmaking processes – hand working. Processes include cyanotype, Van Dykes, Gum dichromate, instant film lifts and transfers, photopolymer gravure, lumen prints and palladium printing.
Students 55 years and older can take advantage of Arizona resident half price tuition.
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Mary Ellen Palmeri
Mary Ellen moderates Origami LAFF, a fun-loving paper-folding club meeting on the 3rd Sunday each month from 1-4pm at the Nanini branch library. Meetings are free, open to the public.
www.facebook.com/OrigamiLAFF.Tucson
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Announcements
Ann Marie Hoff
www.annhoff.com
You’re invited to
Art Excursion
, Sun. Dec. 3, 11 am - 5 pm, 722 N. Perry, Tucson AZ
Ann Marie Hoff will be at John McNulty's house with her jewelry, paintings and book.
Enjoy art, champagne, food and great music.
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Tidbits
At the UA Poetry Center:
Cursive
- Dec. 4 - Feb. 17, 2018 In Cursive, textile artist Suzanne Hesh integrates the visual qualities of handwriting into a contemporary textile form. Each piece in the Cursive series is a visual manifestation of the layers of intellectual, emotional, and spiritual activity that occur internally and then are externalized in uncensored, unrestricted writing.
https://poetry.arizona.edu/calendar/suzanne-hesh-cursive
In time for holiday baking: just add art!
Submitted by Krista Neis
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About Us
PaperWorks, the Sonoran Collective for paper and book artists provides educational and creative opportunities for all who work with and on paper, and promotes the appreciation and enjoyment of the paper and book arts through regular and special events.
PaperWorks
P.O. Box 12124
Tucson, Arizona 85732
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If you have questions or information regarding PaperPlay, Membership, Workshops, etc., please DO direct your emails to the appropriate contacts listed in the corresponding enews article. Thank you!
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receive discounts at Sarnoff, Arizona Art Supply, and Posner's
... just mention you are a PaperWorks member!
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