Upcoming Artist Demonstrations:
Saturday,
June 21, 12:30 – 3:30
Mike Mc
Connell will be doing a wood turning demonstration, sharing the turning
technique with his lathe and equipment in the Gallery. He will be creating
toy tops, honey dippers and bowls, as well as engaging in audience
conversation and questions.
Friday, June 27, 12:00 –
3:00
Isabelle Renaud, award
winning oil artist, will be doing a still life painting demonstration.
Renaud's oil paintings lovingly and skillfully depict the beauty found in
the ordinary objects, and landscapes, that surround us. She is affiliated
with the Artists' Society of Dearborn, Visual Arts of Livonia, Great Lakes
Plein Aire Painters Association, East Shore Art Guild, Detroit Society of
Woman Painters and Sculptors, and the Ford Community & Performing Arts
Center (Padzieski Gallery Docent).
Friday,
July 11, 3:00 – 5:00
James Okasinski will be
presenting a framing and matting demonstration, with extra materials for
participants to practice with.
Using a 35mm
camera, Okasinski personally develops all his film and prints it the old
fashion way, in the darkroom. The fine developing hand craft found in
Okasinski’s photographs is also found in his mat work and professional
equipment used. This is a great demonstration for teachers and artists who
would like to learn more about the presentation process.
Saturday, July 12, 1:00 –
3:00
Ralph Redmond will be
demonstrating foundation watercolor principals, combining the wet medium
of watercolor with the dry medium of chalk pastels.
Redmond is a
Detroit native who studied art at the Detroit Institute of Arts and later
attended Hillsdale College’s Fine Arts School and Wayne State University.
His work has been featured in several Florida museums and he exhibits
regularly in art festivals and shows throughout Florida and Michigan. His
work is also found in several private collections in both the U.S. and
Canada
Saturday,
July 18, 12:00 – 6:00
Lynne Freitag will be
presenting the basics of felting, with a focus on beading and painting the
felt.
As a child,
Freitag was introduced to sewing and needlework by a wonderful neighbor
and has been creating ever since. She later taught herself the basics of
felting and it was a natural step to combine felting and beadwork. Her
interest in beads started in the days of “hippie beads” and “flower
children.”
Saturday, July 25, 12:30
– 3:30
Isabelle Renaud, award
winning oil artist, will be doing a still life painting demonstration.
Renaud's oil paintings lovingly and skillfully depict the beauty found in
the ordinary objects, and landscapes, that surround us. She is affiliated
with the Artists' Society of Dearborn, Visual Arts of Livonia, Great Lakes
Plein Aire Painters Association, East Shore Art Guild, Detroit Society of
Woman Painters and Sculptors, and the Ford Community & Performing Arts
Center (Padzieski Gallery Docent).
Friday,
August 1, 12:30 – 3:30
Mike Mc
Connell will be doing a wood turning demonstration, sharing the turning
technique with his lathe and equipment in the Gallery. He will be creating
toy tops, honey dippers and bowls, as well as engaging in audience
conversation and questions.
Saturday, August 15,
12:30 – 3:30
Amy Manning
will be doing a pottery demonstration, focusing on hand built ceramic
forms and figurative sculpture. Manning is currently a student in the
Alpena Community College Art Department. She tutors beginning students in
hand building methods and adds inspiration to each class she attends.
For more information on any of these events please contact Art in the Loft
at 989-356-4877
