City of Santa Fe Creative Tourism and Heritage Hotels announce “Meet our Local Artists,” a series of conversations and demonstrations, March 15 – April 9 All demonstrations are free and open to the public. Hotel Plaza Real 125 Washington Avenue, ½ block off the Plaza Monday – Friday March 15th – April 9th 10:00 a.m. March 15 - Kokopelli Music and Flutes Paul and Rose Jones Native Flute Music/ Demonstrations Ph # 505-579-9677 JnRo273@aol.com You will be able to see all the stages of making a traditional Sioux flute, starting with pieces of cedar, measuring, carving, sanding, filing, gluing, and then rounding the flute, using only small hand tools. We will also display traditional flute variations including Apache, Cheyenne, and Cherokee. March 16 Etched Glass Demonstrations Ruth Dobbins Dobbins Studios & Professional Glass Consultants www.dobbinsstudios.com www.etchmaster.com. 473-9203 ruth@etchmaster.com info@dobbinsstudios.com. Professional Glass Consultants / Etch Master(R) is a unique company operated by Norm & Ruth Dobbins. It is the only company in the world dedicated to teaching others all beginnings to professional techniques for abrasive glass etching. The Dobbins' have been involved in the art glass business for nearly 30 years. They have had extensive experience with glass etching, stained glass, fused and slumped glass and have operated several glass businesses in the US and in Europe.
March 17 – Fiber Arts Marguerite Wilson 505-992-8206 marguerite@cybermesa.com http://margueritewilson.com/ The workshop is called “Finding Order in Times of Chaos”. In it we will explore principles of Sacred Geometry using the square, the octagon, and the circle. Through primarily working with cloth, we will discover what it means to create order and harmony. March 18 Pastel Mixed Media Jane Shoenfeld Art Adventures in the Southwest 505-986-1108 505- 660-9388 jane@skyfields.net Pastel and mixed media on paper covers working from views, Santa Fe landscape, and architecture. March 19 Black Etched Tin Sharon Candelario (505) 720-7076 Blacketchedtin@gmail.com www.blacketchedtin.com Will discuss history, method, and styles of traditional tin work and will also share “black etched tin” technique. March 22 Photography Dave Robinson (505) 983-6021 Dave@Shutterandbrushfineart.com http://shutterandbrushfineart.com/ Seeing and photographing Santa Fe including lighting at 7,000 ft, composition and storytelling with photographs.
March 23 Encaustic Painting Teena Robinson (505) 983-6021 teena@shutterandbrushfineart.com http://shutterandbrushfineart.com/ Introduction to painting with wax along with a demonstration on encaustic techniques detailing flexibility and creativity in the medium March 24 – Watercolor Demo Sandy Culler (505) 821-4143 (505) 710-4143 slcnm@yahoo.com www.nmwatercolorsociety.org South Western Watercolor Demo (to include sketches, photos & step by step procedure from initial idea to finished painting) March 25 Sculpture Modeling John Houser 505 - 982-9077 jsartist@msn.com johnsherrillhouser.com John Sherrill Houser is a nationally known artist equally recognized for his paintings and sculptures. He was trained both in the US and Europe. He has been featured in the national and international press (including the NY Times) and in two PBS documentaries. March 26 Camp Obscura – Camera Obscura Jackie Mathey 505-231-3758 campobscura@gmail.com http://www.campobscura.com/index.html As we experience the camera obscura first hand we gain an intimate understanding of the way light moves and images are revealed. Come see this artist turn a room into a walk-in camera.
March 29 – Create your own journey stick Becki Banet 317 752 0558 beckibanet@gmail.com Mixed media, including copper textile and natures found materials. March 30 Porcelain Workshop. Heidi Loewen Porcelain 315 Johnson Street Santa Fe, NM 87501 Cell: 505-660-4585 www.HeidiLoewen.com heidiloewen@yahoo.com Porcelain wheel throwing demos and discussion about smoke fired & gold leafed techniques. March 31 Collage Demonstration Artists for Hire Facilitated by Elizabeth Mesh 505-795-8137 artisthire@yahoo.com Postcards from Santa Fe Join us for one of the easy and fun artistic offerings from Artists for Hire. Cut and paste magazines, brochures and paper mementos from Santa Fe to make your one-of-a-kind postcard. We provide all materials, including stamps! Artists for Hire are a unique company that teaches, and entertains using art. We have worked with hundreds of people to give professional and fun workshops based on the individual creative needs of our clients. April 1 - Monotypes Jennie Cooley Gallery 505-983-2630 www.jenniecooley.com sfdoll@cybermesa.com A unique printmaking experience with no experience necessary! Make art on historic Canyon Rd.
April 2 - Glass Torch Work Julia Defeo 505-629-8316 julie.giarosa@gmail.com Watch as artisan Julie Rose melts glass over a torch and creates beautiful beads and wearable sculpture. April 5 Acrylic Painting Sandra Duran Wilson 505-438-3775 skwduran@msn.com www.sandraduranwilson.com How to develop sophisticated acrylic textures in your paintings and incorporate transfers and layers. April 6 Glass Art Betsy Ehrenberg Santa Fe, NM T: (505) 424-8799 C: (650) 380-0688 betsy97@gmail.com Contemporary Glass Art - And how it is made - Whether hot, warm, flame or cold, the artist using the temperature and light to create reflective fine art. In this workshop you will be able to learn the difference and touch the surface of many finished works of art. Vessels, paperweights, serving dishes, sand cast blocks, goblets and woven glass will all be discussed. Bring your questions and glass art for on-site review. April 7 Objects into Art Carol Coates 505-699-5675 ccphotowrk@aol.com CarolCoates.com Artist Carol Coates will be introducing a major fine art initiative. She will be describing how she will be creating one of a kind, museum quality fine art pieces as two or three dimensional mixed media work in/on wood, clay, metal, fibers, or glass. The pieces would be interpretations of stories related to a client's treasured heirloom or artifact. The work commissioned would then be included in gallery or museum exhibitions, and the stories surrounding them could be shared with the greater
community. This introduces an opportunity to preserve, display, and creatively honor that which is treasured in your family or personal history, as a gift to future generations. April 8 Spinning and Fiber Arts Liane Brown (505) 982-5478 (505) 603-2345 crowmother@quixnet.net Learn how to spin raw wool into beautiful yarn while learning regional history, stories, songs and the history of Navajo weaving. April 9 - Kokopelli Music and Flutes Paul and Rose Jones Native Flute Music/ Demonstrations Ph # 505-579-9677 JnRo273@aol.com You will be able to see all the stages of making a traditional Sioux flute, starting with pieces of cedar, measuring, carving, sanding, filing, gluing, and then rounding the flute, using only small hand tools. We will also display traditional flute variations including Apache, Cheyenne, and Cherokee.