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002 Samuel Palmer (1805-1881): Vision and Landscape Explore the Romantic era of Samuel Palmer. Natasha Wescoat
With the Waves - to review a larger graphic as well as obtain more extensive material relating to this Natasha Wescoat art giclee, mouse click the artist title above the thumbnail photo at your left side of this post. You can also see buying, conservation framing and proportion facts for this wall art work. Natasha Wescoat has made a large number of other fine art posters in a similar style as "With the Waves", look into the artist catalogue for additional gallerie pictures. New HP Artist Edition Notebook for Artists and Graphic Designers NVIDIA is proud to announce that the GeForce® 8400M GS graphics processor is featured in the stunning new HP Pavilion dv2800 Artist Edition Notebook. With artwork by young Portuguese designer Joao Oliveira giving its outside a distinctive look, NVIDIA’s technology ensures that users also have the graphics horsepower to unleash their own creativity. Andrew Wyeth
Master Bedroom - to look at a full size copy of this print as well as look at further research connected with this Andrew Wyeth art print picture, click through on the artist name connected with the thumbnail. You can also see buying, custom framing and print proportion consumer guidance for this wall art giclee. Andrew Wyeth has many more great wall art poster prints in addition to "Master Bedroom", look at this artists framed and unframed gallerie 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.
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10% off all craft classes and workshops (which you can take for credit)!
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Through Monday, May 26.
Gustav Klimt
The Kiss, c.1907 - to examine a bigger photo of this print and discover expanded knowledge concerning this Gustav Klimt gallery art artwork, head through the artists inscription connected with the thumbnail depiction. Also get purchasing, frame and print measurement hints for this gallery poster print. Gustav Klimt has many more expert gallerie art images in addition to "The Kiss, c.1907", see their other wall poster prints. Michael Sowa
Kohler's Pig - to glance at a large graphic and also look through greater detail relating to this Michael Sowa artist giclee, click through on the artists text on top of the reduced depiction to your left side of this caption. In addition there is buying, custom framing and dimensions consumer guidance for this gallery art reproduction. Michael Sowa has made a large amount of additional art print giclees in the same genre as "Kohler's Pig", look through their other art poster prints. Frida Kahlo February 20, 2008 - May 18, 2008: Organized in celebration of the centenary of the artist's birth, this exhibition
of over 40 paintings focuses on Frida Kahlo's extraordinary self-portraits. Also on view are portraits and still-life paintings, in which Kahlo projects her passions, both personal and political, onto other people's likenesses or everyday objects.
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Diane Romanello
Sunset Beach - to check out a larger size thumbnail and get expanded research regarding this Diane Romanello art giclee print, click through on the artist label on top of the small size depiction at your left side of this text. Also visit for buying, conservation framing and measurement info for this artists picture. Diane Romanello is one of the top 50 best selling artists and has a multitude of other wall giclee prints similar in style to "Sunset Beach", glance at this artists framed and unframed gallery poster prints. Art Review | 'New York Cool': Looking Past the Cliché to See a Bit of the Edge A new show at the Grey Art Gallery subjects the late ?50s and early ?60s ? a period normally seen as a transitional phase between Abstract Expressionism and Pop, Pollock and Warhol ? to intense scrutiny.
Pamela Gladding
Turmeric - to glance at a larger size thumb nail and find out additional info for this Pamela Gladding art print picture, move on through the artist headline above the little image. Obtain purchasing, custom framing and print dimension details for this gallerie picture. Pamela Gladding is one of the largest selling artists and has various other gallery pictures like "Turmeric", examine this artists framed and unframed gallerie artworks. |