There’s a Photoshop Workshop happening at Art Haven on Friday afternoon for only $20! Students in grades 7-12 can come to learn the basics or get some help with something they’ve been struggling with. Call (978) 283-3888 to sign up now.
Tag: Art
Presidents Day Rocks!
Presidents Day Rocks!
“Art, Rock’s!”
Left one at 10:30am 02/20/2012
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Young Artist of the week!
This young artist of the week is a very talented boy named Jason who painted this interpretation of Winslow Homer’s Two Men in a Canoe on a toolbox that he built himself. Jason picked out this painting himself and, I think, did a beautiful job of making it his own. What a cool piece of artwork for him to have and use for a long time!
If you know of a young artist that should be featured here, email dawn.gadow@gmail.com with a short description and a photo of some of their work!
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Artists After Hours Part 2 at the Community Cinema
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Interview with the artist: new mural in Eco Boutique space on Main Street
As you hopefully saw last week, Cole Herbst is doing a beautiful new mural in the Main Street space that the Eco Boutique is moving into. Below is an interview with the artist (interviewed by Jason Burroughs) – the store is stocked now, so go in and check it out in the Brown’s Mall building!
Also, check out the unveiling of his other mural about a year ago:
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Julia Garrison Carrying On At The Sarah Elizabeth Shop
Dear Joey,
I love what you do. I’m writing you because you seem to be a more important source of news in Gloucester than any other blog or publication around. Many people have come in to the shop since Kathy posted Isabel Natti’s Sailor’s Valentine telling me that they came because they saw the shop mentioned on "Good Morning Gloucester". There are a lot of people who are inspired by what you do and by your enthusiasm and I want to thank you for sharing it online.
I wanted to let you know that Isabel’s son and her partner Italo asked me to carry on printing her work and my own on the Acorn Press at 5 Whistlestop Mall in Rockport. I am a decorative painter, printmaker and fabric designer and have been using her press to do my work off and on for 12 years. I grew up with her nephew Matt Natti in Lanesville and had been a friend of hers since about 2000. Right now, I’m working on restructuring the business in a way that honors the traditions of her work but also brings it to a contemporary audience. Because I have another career as a set painter for film and television, this is something I do when I’m not busy working. I plan on keeping weekend hours but directing the majority of the business to the web. Her cards and other work are being carried by The Cape Ann Historical Museum Gift Shop, Alexandra’s Bread, Toad Hall Books and Turtle Alley in addition to the Sarah Elizabeth Shop in Rockport and the website http://sarah-elizabeth-shop.com
Isabel’s work continues to be made and block printing in this area has not died with her. The press and shop are an important mainstay of the area that I am determined to keep open one way or another. So please visit the shop again and see what I am trying to do there. I’d appreciate it if people knew the continuation of her story and continued to support this very special, native craft.
This is a photo of me taken by Kathy Chapman 3 weeks ago, about a week after the family gave me the keys. I’m very happy and honored to be given the opportunity to print a very talented woman’s art as well as my own. Thank you to the Natti family for their dedication to the art and to her.
Thanks for all your good work for the community.
Regards,
Julia Garrison
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School vacation is next week… are you ready?
Cool stuff going on during February Vacation at Art Haven and Pathways for Children!
ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS
Paint Big: Monday, Feb 20 | 9 – 11:30am
Tie Dye a T-shirt: Tues, Feb 21 | 9 – 11:30am
Lord of the Rings Day: Wed, Feb 22 | 9 – 3:30p [Check out the video below for more info]
Book Making: Thurs, Feb 23 | 9 – 11:30pm
Jewelry Making: Friday, Feb 24 | 9 – 11:30pm
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Paint Big: Monday, Feb 20 | 12:30 – 3pm
Tie Dye a T-shirt: Tues, Feb 21 | 12:30 – 3pm
Lord of the Rings Day: Wed, Feb 22 | 9 – 3:30p
Book Making: Thurs, Feb 23 | 12:30 – 3:00pm
Photoshop 101: Friday, Feb 24 | 12:30 – 3:00pm
There is a small class fee for each program, but financial assistance is available if needed. Fill out and return the registration form for more information.
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Young Artist of the week!
This young artist of the week is a very multi-talented boy named Ivan who made this incredible embossed monster in this week’s Metal Tooling class at Art Haven! Ivan has already taken art classes in a variety of mediums, and it’s always exciting to see what ideas and creatures come out of his creative mind next…
If you know of a young artist that should be featured here, email dawn.gadow@gmail.com with a short description and a photo of some of their work!
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Have you seen? New mural going up on Main Street…
Word on the street is that this new Cole Herbst mural is going to be the backdrop of the Eco Boutique when it moves up to 186 Main Street! More info and an interview with the artist coming soon…
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Aja Heussi, queen of the buoys!
I think this makes an appropriate throne for Art Haven’s creative director…
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It’s a big, big world with Martine Bamford!
New workshops running at Art Haven for little ones to learn about other cultures, languages and art all at the same time, starting with France this session on Wednesdays! Click on the picture to check out her web site and get more info.
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Location
Art Rock Location
Just dropped it off.
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New Art Haven classes start this week!
New classes start tomorrow at Art Haven, including a preschool class (learning French and art) and Metal Tooling. February Vacation schedule is also up on the web site – those classes fill up quickly, so sign up now!
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Shhhhhhhh…. be very, very, quiet
Art Rock 02/05/2012
look for the 4:30 pm post for the location.
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Artwork by the Compass Youth Program
Click on the picture to see a slideshow of artwork by the kids in the Compass Youth Program, run by Action Inc. If you don’t know about the Compass program, it’s a great alternative day school, night school and GED program to help all students get a high school degree – They’re doing great work and the kids are some of the most creative people I know!
These pieces were done by the day school program and were part of an art show at Cruiseport Gloucester last week – really cool and interesting stuff they came up with.
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Ben MacAdam’s new studio space at One Center Street, Downtown Gloucester
Here is his most recent work:
"Fort Point Channel District, Boston, MA "
72 x 48 in
Visitors welcome by appointment only
You can contact Ben at ben@benmacadam.com or call him at 978.394.1506."
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Triumphant clay student and her Greek Amphora
Madison made this Greek Amphora as a part of the Ancient Archaeology class at Art Haven 🙂 Throughout the session they learned about ancient cultures through the ceramic vessels those cultures built and left behind!
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New Jason Burroughs painting at Pleasant Street Tea Co.
New Jason Burroughs painting at Pleasant Street Tea Company!
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Edward Hopper Paintings/Pictures Presentation
This link was sent to me by Catherine Ryan. Click the picture for the full presentation
Catherine writes-
Hey Joey
There are more than 80 known titles of Gloucester imagery by Hopper. There is a dynamite range throughout our downtown: several by Flanagans/Our Lady, by the RR, by CAM , by Joan of Arc, throughout the Fort, and by Stacy BLVD
Sincerely,
Catherine
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Artists After Hours at the Community Cinema
I went to a great new event last night at the Cape Ann Community Cinema for Artists After Hours… I know, it sounds a bit mysterious. And if that makes you want to go, by all means keep thinking it’s extremely mysterious.
In reality, though, a great group of local visual artists, musicians, and writers organized by Nonie Brady and Rokhaya Waring gathered to watch a great film about Charles and Ray Eames – the architect and the painter.
Now, I didn’t really know anything about these two before going to the movie, but afterward I felt ignorant for that. Turns out they not only designed one of the most prolific chair designs in our current society, they also made a film to show America to the Soviet Russians during the Cold War, solved the PR problems of the computer when it first came out, and made all kinds of other fun and fantastic contributions to society.
It was a lot of fun to gather together with other artists and then discuss the film with them a little bit afterward. Looking forward to the next event, February 27th. Word on the street is it’ll be a showing of Waste Land, about Vik Muniz, a creator of giant portraits of garbage pickers in Brazil made out of the garbage itself. He then sold these portraits with the proceeds going to the pickers themselves. Should make for some good discussion!
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