ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: GWENDOLYN EVANS

We are excited to announce our first Artist in Residence: Gwendolyn Evans. She will be creating art here at Artists’ Mediums over the course of several afternoons (dates below). This is a great opportunity to see her artistic process first hand and ask any questions you may have. 

Gwendolyn Evans is an artist and muse who happens to be blind.

 In 1996, Gwendolyn was introduced to the world of polymer clay and with no prior artistic experience she began creating sculptures of goddesses.  Since that time, Gwendolyn has exhibited her work in a number of galleries and exhibits, including the juried “Engage” exhibit produced by VSA Vermont. Gwendolyn’s artwork is inspired by nature and spirit. It is mixed media work in clay, paper and acrylics featuring brilliant color and textures.  It is most often whimsical and impressionistic.  She enjoys sharing her artistic insight into the creative process and engaging in conversation about how she creates art without having sight.  Stop by and visit…

May 16th, 19th and 20th.

(1:00-5:00 PM each day)

Solitary Communion

Under Water View

Sculpture Exploration--The Art Room with Sherrie Hiller

This session is dedicated to SCULPTURE EXPLORATION using various materials and your creativity!


January 22 - February 14, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Students ages 7 - 14
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm Class Time (drop off at 3:00)
Cost for class: $240

Stop in or call to register:  (800) 255-1290 or (802) 879-1236

Instructor: Sherrie Hiller (read a great testimonial about Sherrie here!)
Location:  Artists' Mediums, Williston

The after-school program is an opportunity for young artist to explore art concepts and experience self-discovery in a supportive, nonjudgmental art studio environment through a mixed media journey, including drawing, jewelry making, painting, collage, clay, found objects, cray-pas, pastels, creative writing and more.
The class will be perfect for students ages 7- 14 years old. The schedule is for 4 weeks; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays. At 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. there is an open studio of warm up exercises to get ready for class time 3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.



Outdoor sculptures

Spring is officially here, the sun has broken through the clouds from this morning, and we just received our shipment of PAVERPOL!

Some reasons you might want to investigate this medium:

Paverpol was developed by Dutch artists as a user-friendly replacement for resin. 

Dip fabrics into Paverpol, drape or wrap the material around a wire figure or other armature and leave it to dry. Paverpol dries fast, but slowly enough to allow plenty of open working time. 

Paverpol adheres to almost all materials, except plastic. And unlike most hardeners, it does NOT deteriorate polystyrene foam.  We stock the transparent Paverpol, which can be used with colored fabrics or pigmented with any of our powdered pigments.  

Here's one new tip I just discovered:

"Except for the 250 ml squeeze-top bottle, Paverpol is concentrated. According to the materials used and desired strength, it can be diluted with no more than 1/4 cup of water per 500 grams. This will increase the viscosity, ease of use and extend the volume of product without affecting final hardness."

After it has hardened, you have created a unique decoration or sculpture, which can be used indoors or outdoors.

Visit the Paverpol Gallery for some ideas HERE

Canvas creation by Wil Keltjens, from the PaverpolUSA website

  

Are you ready for Halloween?

Artists' Mediums has supplies to help.

 Face Paint, Construction Paper, Black, Red and Orange paint in all media!

CLASS:Faking it with Polymer Clay

Saturday June 25th 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

with Mags Bonham

Polymer Clay is the perfect medium for simulating virtually any material. This class covers the various techniques used to re-create wood, ivory, turquoise, and more using economical polymer clay. Through demonstration and hand’s on practice you will gain insight how to master these techniques and create objects that will fool the eye. We’ll cover how to create inlay using the various fauxs. Students will leave the class with at least one finished project incorporating the skills learned.

Max. 8 Students, min. 4 - Sign ups required by June 20th

Class Level - Beginner to Intermediate Cost per student: $60

Not appropriate for children under 12

All materials and tools needed for this class will be supplied by the instructor.

If students own a pasta machine/clay conditioner, they are encouraged to bring it to class.To see more click here: http://www.vtcrafts.net/

Choices in Sculpting Demo--Saturday October 16th

You have plans to create something three dimensional but you just don't know what to use? With so many different materials to choose from, it can be a little overwhelming to choose what's right for your needs.
Come in this Saturday for a basic overview of the sculpting and casting materials available at Artists' Mediums.

Choices in Sculpting
Free Demo:
Saturday October 16th,
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
What should you use? Does your project need an armature? How strong does it need to be? Will it survive outdoors?

Chelsea Lindner will let you get the feel of many sculpting products to give you some ideas about how to reproduce your three dimensional art, or do other casting projects.

PAID CLASS: LOOSEN UP!

PAID CLASS: LOOSEN UP!

Friday, September 17th

3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.

$30.00 fee per person.

Minimum 4, Maximum 10

Pre-payment required by September 10th.

(this photo is from a 2005 demo)

Gwendolyn Evans (an artist, spiritual facilitator, and motivational speaker who happens to be blind.) will help you explore your senses creatively. This will be an interactive class designed to get you out of that logical brain and away from the judgments of the ordinary sense of sight. Be prepared to be blindfolded and have fun!

POLYMER CLAY JEWELRY

FREE Demo POLYMER CLAY JEWELRY

Saturday August 21st, 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Sharon Diner will demonstrate the exciting variety of techniques she uses to make her beautiful and unique polymer clay jewelry.

Snow sculpting

January thaw offers the rare opportunity to create something of interest in your nieghborhood to keep the winter blues away.

This is in progress, because I would still like to color it, (which I do with a spray bottle and food coloring!) but here is my latest project. (I hope you can tell that it's a cat about to pounce)

Show us what you've made!
Chelsea Lindner, manager, Artists Mediums Inc.