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Claude Monet
The Artist's Garden at Giverny, c.1900 - to get a bigger size photo of this print and also review the newest updates relating to this Claude Monet fine artwork, click through on the artist caption slightly the reduced picture. Get buying, framing and height and width hints for this gallery giclee print. Claude Monet has made a large amount of other museum art posters in a similar style as "The Artist's Garden at Giverny, c.1900", look into the artist store for new museum giclee prints. Andy Warhol
Art - to review a large copy of this print and also find out supplementary info concerning this Andy Warhol gallerie poster, click the artists inscription over the thumbnail. In addition there is purchasing, frame and print measurement guidelines for this fine art art work. Andy Warhol is an outstanding artist and has created various fine art posters similar to "Art", review their other prints. Dougall
Ephemeral Creation - to review a larger representation on this piece and explore added updates regarding this Dougall gallery picture, mouse click the artists label connected with the reduced size display to your left side of this text. Get purchasing, framing and width and height guidance for this gallerie picture. Dougall has many more superb gallery poster prints in addition to "Ephemeral Creation", see their other poster prints. Pulp Function (Fri, May 16)
Worcester Center for Crafts, Krikorian Gallery, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA
An extraordinary exhibition of contemporary works in paper;
including pulp painting, casting, sculpture and couture from
recycled paper or paper products. Docent tours available
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 am, starting April 22 - May 22
and are also available with any Session IV class.
Pulp Function Public Opening & Paper Dress Challenge
Thursday, April 17, 2008
5:30pm - 7:30pm
$25 Member / $35 Non-Member
Join us in celebrating the opening of Pulp Function. The evening
includes tours of the show, music, wine and fabulous hors d'oeuvres.
In addition, participants in the Worcester Center for Crafts' own
Paper Dress Challenge will strut their stuff as fiber artists,
fashionistas and creators of couture display their talents in
turning a humble paper hospital gown into a Project Runway contender!
The social event of the season!
Spitballs, Paper Dolls and Cut-Ups
Saturday, April 19, 2008
10am - 3pm
Free
A fun family event at the Worcester Center for Crafts!
Get back to the basics while exploring contemporary and traditional
techniques in paper craft - all with an eye for the recycled! Get
inspired by taking a tour of Pulp Function, then visit the studios
to put your creativity into action! Papermaking, folding, cutting
and mosaic murals from recycled paper, furniture from cardboard, paper
jewels and designer paper clothes are some of the drop-in workshops
open for families to explore. Step inside a recycling truck for a bird's
eye view of how Worcester recycles. Learn about conserving our natural
resources with a visit from Mass Audubon's Broadmeadow Brook! Fantastic
art from recyclables - the best of both worlds!
Paper Cutting with Leslie Miller
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
9am - 12pm
Adult with Child $55 Member / $60 Non-Member
Individuals 13 and up $40 Member / $45 Non-Member
Span the globe with Pulp Function Artist Leslie Miller as she shares her travels of paper cutting as a world-wide craft. Learn and practice several forms of cutting, share favorite cutting tools, papers and books. In addition, Leslie explores how cutting techniques and subjects reflect different cultures and encourage a curiosity of different lands and lives. A wonderful workshop for Parent/child (ages 8 and up) exploration, teachers interested in creative classrooms, or anyone ready to move beyond cut paper dolls and snowflakes! No materials or experience necessary but participants are welcome to bring any favorite cutting tools, papers and books to work with.
Decoupage Workshop
Two Saturdays, April 26 & May 3, 2008
10am - 1pm
$65 Member / $72 Non-Member
Join Jenn Sherr of Jenn Sherr Designs for two ½ - day workshops in decoupage technique, an ancient craft where papers are lacquered to a surface to form an original, themed design. Pre-cut images from magazines, newspapers, and catalogues can turn recycled into renewed with style. Photos, letters, or travel memorabilia all can be preserved in an artistic fashion through the decoupage technique; and once you learn the technique, almost everything is fair game! Jenn will also share some of her inspiring pieces with workshop participants.
A Stitch in Time Tea Party
Sunday, May 4, 2008
2:30pm - 5pm
$35 for Everyone
Spend a pleasant spring afternoon enjoying tea and refreshments at the Worcester Center for Crafts, and learn the story of the craft center's relationship with textiles, spanning three centuries! From hospital aprons to paper dresses, the Worcester Center for Crafts has encouraged and empowered women in pursuing their talents as traditional and contemporary artists in fiber art. Enjoy a sit down tea, delicious sweets and delicate sandwiches while listening to storyteller Barbara Hendee bring to life the craft center's evolution from Employment Society to state of the art Craft School. The Center's own Margaret Pickering will update us on the contemporary craft scene, and lead a guided gallery tour of Pulp Function - an exhibition of extraordinary artwork made from paper!
Artist's Talk with Deborah Baldizar
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
5pm
Free
How do they do that? Take a break and meet Pulp Function artist and figurative sculptor, Deborah Baldizar. What inspires her work? Learn about the techniques and processes she uses to create her pieces, and view additional works that reflect the artist's interpretations of hidden human emotions. Deborah will walk us through the Pulp Function exhibition and then share slides and a discussion of her work, from inception to gallery.
Artists Inspiring Artists
Donna Rhae Marder
Saturday, May 17 & Sunday, May 18, 2008
10am - 5pm
$199 Member / $220 Non-Member
Do you have a collection of objects, ideas and techniques that are waiting to be combined into a piece that speaks to you as an artist? Join Pulp Function guest artist Donna Rhae Marder as she leads a two day workshop on pulling the pieces together: identifying inspirations, assessing skills and learning new techniques to create a coherent piece of work from a project paralyzed in process, or a random collection of materials waiting for direction. Marder, who uses her sewing machine as a sculptural tool, creates works of art from household debris. This workshop is suitable for all media.
PULP FUNCTION Time Out Events:
Resolve to add creativity to your life! The Worcester Center for Crafts invites you to take time out to exercise your creativity and learn a new technique in craft.
Making Elegant Treasure Boxes from Recycled Paper
Saturday, March 15, 2008
1pm - 4pm
Instructor Elizabeth Lang
$36 Member / $40 Non-Member
Make simple boxes, themed stacking boxes, cards and pinwheel envelopes, all from favorite or recycled paper, enhanced with tiny collages and other embellishments all learned in class. You'll never look at paper the same way again!
Block Printing Workshop
Friday, April 11, 2008
6pm - 9pm
Instructor Amanda Culhane
$36 Member / $40 Non-Member
A little repetition can be a good thing! Create your own block for printing from recycled materials, then learn to register your design to create a repeating pattern on a unique table runner to take home.
DOCENT HOURS:
Tuesday 11am - 2pm
Wednesday 5pm - 7:30pm
Saturday 2pm - 4pm
Pulp Function was organized by the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts, and was curated by Lloyd E. Herman. This exhibition celebrates the life of Caroline R. Graboys. It has been partially underwritten through the generosity of donors to the Graboys Fund and by Fuller Craft Museum members.
The WORCESTER CENTER FOR CRAFTS is a warm, accessible artistic community where young people and adults can find a means of expression through craft classes, exhibits and events. Our studios embrace those who are just beginning to discover their voices as artists as well as artists who are experienced in craft. There is something fundamentally human about making an exquisite, functional object from the elements of glass, wood, clay, or natural fiber and this drive has been the heartbeat of the Center for 150 years. We hope you will join us to experience craft. View our classes, exhibits and events at www.worcestercraftcenter.org or call us at 508-753-8183.
HEY COLLEGE STUDENTS!
Here are the WOO Benefits at the Craft Center!
10% off all craft classes and workshops (which you can take for credit)!
10% discount off purchases over $15 in the Gallery Store!
FREE entrance to Annual Festival of Crafts, Thanksgiving weekend!
FREE entrance to exhibit openings!* (*some major exhibition may not apply)
Through Monday, May 26.
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Lust in her art. Gustave Courbet - The Original Rock Star
Our intrepid art critic, Beth Gersh-Nesic, and I had more fun with with her review of the Gustave Courbet exhibition (on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art through May... Transcending the Blossom - paintings by Laurie Atchue (Fri, May 16) 9:00 AM-7:00 PM,
Quinsigamond Community College: Administration Building, 670 West Boylston Street, Worcester, MA
Exhibition of paintings by local artist Laurie Atchue
Cost: free
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, through Jul 11.
Ruane Manning
Holiday in Venice II - to see a bigger copy of image as well as look over additional guidance relative to this Ruane Manning gallerie artworks, click through on the artist inscription on top of the thumbnail image. Also visit for purchasing, custom framing and height and width recommendations for this gallerie art image . Ruane Manning has made numerous additional gallery posters in a similar genre as "Holiday in Venice II", look into the artist index for other artist poster prints. Pablo Picasso
Don Quixote - to check out a full size view image plus glance at greater data in reference to this Pablo Picasso poster print, mouse click the artists title a bit above the thumbnail image of this print at your left side of this text. You can also find out about buying, safe framing methods and print measurement guidance for this museum giclee print. Pablo Picasso has many more terrific gallerie art artworks in addition to "Don Quixote", go over their other museum art images. Dougall
Abstract Autumn - to examine a bigger representation on this piece as well as attain more extensive facts relative to this Dougall wall art picture, mouse click the artists text connected with the thumbnail image to the left side. Get buying, framing and height and width hints for this museum art artwork. Dougall has made many additional gallery posters in a similar style as "Abstract Autumn", look over the artists catalogue for for other gallerie giclees. Mad For Cars Author Wallace Wyss may be more well known for his books, articles, and photography on fine automobiles, but did you know about his cross over into fine art? Wyss describes the transition as accidental, and perhaps in auto racing accidents are bad, but as the late Bob Ross has often said, "In painting there are no mistakes, only happy accidents." In this interview veteran author Wallace Wyss talks about his first steps as an emerging artist. The Medium: Sepia No More Forget the art-school aesthetic. Photo-sharing Web sites have their own ideas about beauty.
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