Paper-Making & Mentor Update

Yesterday I made paper, or at least I attempted to. I have very limited paper-making experience. I'm a little bummed that it came out so grey, but I think overall it looks pretty cool. Some of it is still a little damp, which is why I think maybe I missed a step or something. It feels really fragile, so I might do some more reading about paper-making and try again. I'll post some photos soon.

I also want to make sure that you know that the WCA Mentors Program will be meeting at Gya this Saturday for our first planning meeting. Come learn about the program, ask questions, and offer suggestions. I'm going to post all the info shortly.

Mentor Program Update

Dail and I met today to hash out some detail of the mentor program. We're feeling really excited and hope that you will join us for the planning meeting at Gya on Saturday, July 10th at noon.

We're going to start small, with only about 5 mentors and mentees for our first year.

I'm working on an informational packet for mentors and parents. If you would like a copy, please contact Dail or me.

Art Mentor Program in St. Louis

I'm really excited to be working with fellow Women's Caucus for Art (WCA) Board Member Dail Chambers work to start a new community program. We are in the midst of planning a mentor program for girls in St. Louis ages 13-19 who are interested in the arts. The program will be offered through the St. Louis Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art and we are hoping to partner with other local arts organizations.

We will use the Gya women's arts cooperative as out meet-up place. We will be working to develop programming to include workshops, portfolio development, and field trips to the St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) and local art galleries. We also want to give the girls an opportunity to exhibit their art.

If you are not a member of the WCA but are interested in becoming a mentor, we are still interested in having you.

If you are interested in becoming part of the planning team, we would love to talk with you.

If you know young ladies who would enjoy being part of this program, please talk to us and we will be in touch when we get the program off the ground.

I could blog more

But I don't want to. I want to spend more time making stuff so that I can post some pictures later.

'We All Relate' Opens Tomorrow! Also, it's the last day for the Contemporary show.

Tomorrow!! I'm exhibiting one of my photographs alongside the work of my friend Alanna for her first off-campus exhibition experience. I'm very excited for her. Come share in the joy!

Also, don't forget that the WCA exhibition, "Contemporary Women Artists XV," comes down on Saturday. Friday is your last chance to see it. So head to St. Charles to check it out, have a nice dinner, and then join in the fun at the "We All Relate" show in Florissant. The details of that exhibit are below.

EXHIBITION OPENING:
We All Relate: Celebrating Local and Global Connections
Friday March 26 6:30-8:30 pm
NAC Gallery, 27 S. Florissant

sponsored by
The Northern Arts Council
St. Louis Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA)
St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley Art Dept.
Plowsharing Crafts

Celebrate Women’s History Month and contribute to Haitian Relief efforts!

Exhibition features work created by an established artist shown along side an emerging artist- daughter, mother, other relative; student, teacher, or friend!

Exhibition dates March 28-April 21.

NAC gallery hours:Hours: Saturday 9am-noon, Tuesday 11am-2pm, or by appointment.

Fashion Photography

More to come. There are also more on facebook. Friend me or fan me to see more art!

Ceramics

I've been puttering around on my potter's wheel lately - what fun it is to play with mud.
I also photographed some ceramic work from 2005-2007. Well, they might all be 2006-2007. I think most of the earlier stuff wasn't worth keeping or photographing. Friend me on facebook to see the whole album of images.