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Saturday, September 15th : 11am – 6pm Hands-On Jewelry
Peggy Hilton, Owner and Designer of PAH & Company Designs, is a jeweler in the Atlanta area. She has always loved jewelry and once the kids were grown and the 9-5 corporate job got more stressful, Peggy started dabbling in making a few simple pieces of jewelry for friends and family. What started out as a hobby approximately 3 years ago -- stringing beads and making necklaces, bracelets and earrings -- has grown into a passion and evolution into working with vintage jewelry our grandmothers would have worn, turning them into contemporary pieces that any age women can wear today to make a statement. You can reach Peggy Hilton at pahjewelry@att.net.
The make and take jewelry demo will include using a variety of materials from jewelry findings and natural or novelty stones to make fun and classic earrings and bracelets. The demo will show how simple it is to take your vision to creating unique pieces of jewelry. Interactive Collage Demonstration
Vickie's art has been described as a dance of shapes, rhythms and textures. Being the daughter and grand-daughter of piano tuners, using rhythm is natural for her. She is a native Atlantan, currently residing in Decatur. Always experimenting, Vickie employs everyday material into her multi-layered works, including such things as coffee, tea, alcohol, and lately utilizing a blow torch (and sometimes gunpowder!). She also integrates found paper as collage into much of her pieces. Active in the arts in Atlanta, she was a founding member and former president of the Atlanta Collage Society, and is a member of the Women's Caucus of Art in Georgia. Her work can be seen at The Seen Gallery in Decatur, Emerging Art Scene in Castleberry Hill, and Inside Out Accessories in Vinings Jubilee.
The term collage derives from the Franch "colle" meaning "glue". The term was coined by George Braque and Pablo Picasso 100 years ago this year! In celebrating the 100th anniversary of collage, the first 50 people to stop by Vickie's tent will be able to create a 5x7 collage they can walk away with. Material will be supplied for 4 distinct designs - which you may embellish as you wish. The material will consist of different types of paper, such as dress patterns, paper from old books, music, dyed paper, to name a few. There will also be thread available for embellishment. 12:00pm Wood Structure Design
Jeff Mather is an environmental sculptor & site artist & teaching artist based in Decatur, GA. Jeff has worked extensively in the Atlanta metro area and throughout the southeast as an independent artist and arts educator, collaboratively developing numerous works of art for public spaces and conducting hundreds of workshops and residencies in schools and other community venues. He is on the teaching artist banks with Young Audiences at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta and the Georgia Council for the Arts, and he is the Board President at the Atlanta Partnership for Arts in Learning (APAL). He has been a member of Alternate ROOTS since 1990 and his community-based public art partnerships have been supported by ROOTS' C/AP Program - including, most recently, a project for West Baltimore, MD. He is the lead artist for the On Site/Insight multi-school partnership program for Atlanta Public Schools.
What is the meaning of making art in Piedmont Park? Public artist, Jeff Mather, returns to the scene of his first public art commission to share ways of making collaborative public art. Looking at the park itself provides the context for sculpture design choices. Freehand sketching on grayscale photos will lead directly into building a temporary site sculpture structure. 1:30pm A Teapot from the Potter's Wheel
Bill Buckner is a studio potter and educator in the Atlanta area. He considers his clay work to be more or less functional with an emphasis on soda fired finish. He teaches at the Marist School, the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and offers workshops on making clay work as well as on kiln construction. He studied art at Florida State University and Indiana University. You can see more of his work and ramblings at his embarrassingly outdated
web site
or contact him at wbbuckner@gmail.com
Working from the potter's wheel, components for teapots will be "thrown" and then assembled into the finished product. Since the clay is dependent on the weather for drying, the teapots will either be thrown and assembled the same day, or thrown on day one and assembled and decorated on day two. 3:00pm Grey Palette Painting
Eula taught for many years beginning with figure, color theory, and teen painting at Atlanta College of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design and Oglethorpe University. She also taught Pre-College at Atlanta College of Art. She taught Senior Creates at the High museum. She holds two advanced degrees in painting and print making. Eula's work can be seen in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Spartanburg Art Museum and Georgia State University, as well as private collection around the globe.
Eula enjoys mentoring budding artists of all ages. Recently Eula was included in the show ""Why Paint Now" at Kiang Gallery in Atlanta. For many years, including this year, Eula's works have been included in the auctions at Art Papers Magazine, and the Gala at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia. View Eula's recent work at: http://www.eulasartworks.com Eula Mab Ginsburg will demonstrate painting, in particular showing the mixing of colors. She will emphasize mixing black, white and color, leading to the grey palette. The grey emphasis will show how grey makes your paints glow. One of the demonstrations will use only the grey color as well as a demonstration which shows how grey will react with other colors to emphasize exactly what the artist wants to communicate. Observers will come away with a firmer understanding of the value of mixing your own color palette with gray adding to your presentation. 4:30pm Contemporary Watercolors
Rockie Rombalski is an artist and educator raised right here in Atlanta. She has a BA in Studio Art from Columbia College and an MAT in Art Education from Kennesaw State University. Rockie currently resides in Atlanta and is the Director of Visual Arts at Holy Spirit Preparatory School. Her work has been featured in local and regional galleries, most recently in shows at both Atlanta's Kibbe Gallery and the High Museum of Art. Rockie enjoys all art mediums and owns an events photography company in addition to teaching.
Local artist and educator, Rockie Rombalski, will be demonstrating simple and fun techniques for using watercolors and inks in new ways. She will demonstrate the use of masking fluids, wax resists, texturizing with tissue and combining dry media. Come see how watercolors can be used in exciting new ways to create intensely colored and multi-layered images. Sunday, September 16th : 11am – 6pm Hands-On Jewelry
Peggy Hilton, Owner and Designer of PAH & Company Designs, is a jeweler in the Atlanta area. She has always loved jewelry and once the kids were grown and the 9-5 corporate job got more stressful, Peggy started dabbling in making a few simple pieces of jewelry for friends and family. What started out as a hobby approximately 3 years ago -- stringing beads and making necklaces, bracelets and earrings -- has grown into a passion and evolution into working with vintage jewelry our grandmothers would have worn, turning them into contemporary pieces that any age women can wear today to make a statement. You can reach Peggy Hilton at pahjewelry@att.net.
The make and take jewelry demo will include using a variety of materials from jewelry findings and natural or novelty stones to make fun and classic earrings and bracelets. The demo will show how simple it is to take your vision to creating unique pieces of jewelry. Interactive Collage Demonstration
Vickie's art has been described as a dance of shapes, rhythms and textures. Being the daughter and grand-daughter of piano tuners, using rhythm is natural for her. She is a native Atlantan, currently residing in Decatur. Always experimenting, Vickie employs everyday material into her multi-layered works, including such things as coffee, tea, alcohol, and lately utilizing a blow torch (and sometimes gunpowder!). She also integrates found paper as collage into much of her pieces. Active in the arts in Atlanta, she was a founding member and former president of the Atlanta Collage Society, and is a member of the Women's Caucus of Art in Georgia. Her work can be seen at The Seen Gallery in Decatur, Emerging Art Scene in Castleberry Hill, and Inside Out Accessories in Vinings Jubilee.
The term collage derives from the Franch "colle" meaning "glue". The term was coined by George Braque and Pablo Picasso 100 years ago this year! In celebrating the 100th anniversary of collage, the first 50 people to stop by Vickie's tent will be able to create a 5x7 collage they can walk away with. Material will be supplied for 4 distinct designs - which you may embellish as you wish. The material will consist of different types of paper, such as dress patterns, paper from old books, music, dyed paper, to name a few. There will also be thread available for embellishment. 12:00pm Wood Structure Design
Jeff Mather is an environmental sculptor & site artist & teaching artist based in Decatur, GA. Jeff has worked extensively in the Atlanta metro area and throughout the southeast as an independent artist and arts educator, collaboratively developing numerous works of art for public spaces and conducting hundreds of workshops and residencies in schools and other community venues. He is on the teaching artist banks with Young Audiences at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta and the Georgia Council for the Arts, and he is the Board President at the Atlanta Partnership for Arts in Learning (APAL). He has been a member of Alternate ROOTS since 1990 and his community-based public art partnerships have been supported by ROOTS' C/AP Program - including, most recently, a project for West Baltimore, MD. He is the lead artist for the On Site/Insight multi-school partnership program for Atlanta Public Schools.
What is the meaning of making art in Piedmont Park? Public artist, Jeff Mather, returns to the scene of his first public art commission to share ways of making collaborative public art. Looking at the park itself provides the context for sculpture design choices. Freehand sketching on grayscale photos will lead directly into building a temporary site sculpture structure. 1:30pm Grey Palette Painting
Eula taught for many years beginning with figure, color theory, and teen painting at Atlanta College of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design and Oglethorpe University. She also taught Pre-College at Atlanta College of Art. She taught Senior Creates at the High museum. She holds two advanced degrees in painting and print making. Eula's work can be seen in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Spartanburg Art Museum and Georgia State University, as well as private collection around the globe.
Eula enjoys mentoring budding artists of all ages. Recently Eula was included in the show ""Why Paint Now" at Kiang Gallery in Atlanta. For many years, including this year, Eula's works have been included in the auctions at Art Papers Magazine, and the Gala at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia. View Eula's recent work at: http://www.eulasartworks.com Eula Mab Ginsburg will demonstrate painting, in particular showing the mixing of colors. She will emphasize mixing black, white and color, leading to the grey palette. The grey emphasis will show how grey makes your paints glow. One of the demonstrations will use only the grey color as well as a demonstration which shows how grey will react with other colors to emphasize exactly what the artist wants to communicate. Observers will come away with a firmer understanding of the value of mixing your own color palette with gray adding to your presentation. 3:00pm Contemporary Watercolors
Rockie Rombalski is an artist and educator raised right here in Atlanta. She has a BA in Studio Art from Columbia College and an MAT in Art Education from Kennesaw State University. Rockie currently resides in Atlanta and is the Director of Visual Arts at Holy Spirit Preparatory School. Her work has been featured in local and regional galleries, most recently in shows at both Atlanta's Kibbe Gallery and the High Museum of Art. Rockie enjoys all art mediums and owns an events photography company in addition to teaching.
Local artist and educator, Rockie Rombalski, will be demonstrating simple and fun techniques for using watercolors and inks in new ways. She will demonstrate the use of masking fluids, wax resists, texturizing with tissue and combining dry media. Come see how watercolors can be used in exciting new ways to create intensely colored and multi-layered images. 4:30pm A Teapot from the Potter's Wheel
Bill Buckner is a studio potter and educator in the Atlanta area. He considers his clay work to be more or less functional with an emphasis on soda fired finish. He teaches at the Marist School, the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and offers workshops on making clay work as well as on kiln construction. He studied art at Florida State University and Indiana University. You can see more of his work and ramblings at his embarrassingly outdated web site or contact him at wbbuckner@gmail.com
Working from the potter's wheel, components for teapots will be "thrown" and then assembled into the finished product. Since the clay is dependent on the weather for drying, the teapots will either be thrown and assembled the same day, or thrown on day one and assembled and decorated on day two. |
