News from the Art Center of Estes Park

Closing June 5 : "Visions In Oil" featuring Artist Members Bruce Boynton and Andrea Gabel

New Exhibit Opening: FACE of Fiber Show and WEAVING – 2 Friends" featuring Artist Member Chris Switzer and friend Robin Wilton June 9 – July 17

Also on display in the gallery are the outstanding work of the other Art Center artist members, including other works in oil painting, watercolor, pastel, jewelry, ceramics, charcoal, graphite, glass, wood, sculpture, fiber, photography, printmaking and mixed media.

The Art Center is Open Daily 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

First Friday Art Groove: June 2, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

The Art Center will be open 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. for First Friday and will feature Great Blue, a duo of Shirl Lawrence and Steve Kaplan who will perform mostly acoustic tunes – some of their own and some they collected from others.

Upcoming Art Classes:

June 12: "Felted Necklace" with Cari Cook 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Art Center Members: $45 Non-Members: $50

Cari Cook's work as a fabric artist began 12 years ago and continues to evolve as she pushes the boundaries of what she can do with wool. She combines the softest of wools and miscellaneous fibers with her own hand dyed silk to create hats, bracelets, vests, jackets, shawls and bags. Her designs reflect her love of horses, the beauty of nature andimpressionistic art. Cari and her husband reside on a small farm in Longmont, CO and she's not in her studio, you can find her on her horse or working in the garden. Her website is: www.thequiltedhorse.net

In this class you will work with the softest of wools to make a unique felted necklace. You will learn how to make a cord and felted flowers and leaves. We will finish off the necklace by embellishing the flowers with beads. This class is about having fun while learning some basic felting techniques. No experience required. Adults and teens are both welcome to attend! The teacher will bring the necessary supplies, and there will be a $5 fee for each student (payable directly to the teacher on the day of class) for the wool and beads.

June 14: "Paint on Location " (Weather permitting) with Cathy Goodale 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Art Center Members: $72 Non Members: $80

Use the Notan thinking in two values (light and dark) as a starting point to design the subject. Simplify the subject by combining like values.

June 15: Pojagi: Traditional Korean Needlework With Alice Ridge (Alice Ridge Quilts) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.Art Center Members: $63 Non Members: $70

Alice Ridge hails from Indiana and has been a quilter for over 40 years and a Traveling Quilt Teacher and Speaker for some time. When not teaching and speaking, she travels internationally to learn more about the many, many different types of quilting and needlework techniques around the world. She says, "Quilting is my passion! I am a wife, mother, sister and grandmother, but primarily — I am a quilter!"

Pojagi is an Ancient type of needlework from Korea. Alice will bring many different pieces for everyone to look at. Typically the pieces are made from either silk, or raime (a plant fiber), and were originally used as utilitarian wrapping cloths. Today, Pojagi is an artwork all its own with designs ranging from simple to intricate.

In this class we will make two projects in the style of Pojagi, a pincushion in silk , and a small mat using Korean raime.

All supplies for both projects are included in the class kit that should be purchased directly from the instructor on the day of class for $30. Participants only need to bring general hand sewing supplies, ie – thimble, small scissors, etc.

June 17: Farm Fresh Tangles With Minette Riordan 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Art Center Members: $40.50 Non-Members: $45

Watercolor paint meets Zentangle in this playful and creative class. We will combine watercolor painting with Zentangle -inspired pattern work to create an illustrative, expressive vegetable medley. This class is appropriate for any artists, whether you are beginning your creative journey, an avid tangler or brand new to watercolor and Zentangle.

Dr. Minette Riordan is a mixed media artist, writer and creativity coach. She is an advocate for creativity as essential to the well-being of people and the planet. She has been teaching creative programs for over 10 years and has been a Certified Zentangle Teacher since 2014. You can learn more about her work at www.MinetteRiordan.com.

Materials Provided by Teacher as part of Class Fee:

Each student will receive two sheets of quality watercolor paper, graphite pencil, printed design for tracing and painting, containers for water and paper towels.

Materials List: Provided for those who wish to bring their own supplies. However, you may. purchase a kit directly from the instructor on the day of class for $20 that will provide you. with all supplies you will need. Kits need to be ordered in advance! (Please make sure the Art. Center is notified when you register. If you register online, give us a call re: needing a kit.)

June 23 and 24: "Wonderful Watercolor Landscapes" with Kathleen Lanzoni 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Art Center Members: $135 Non-Members: $150

Kathleen Lanzoni is an award-winning watercolorist who lives in Boulder, and has a passion for painting both in the studio and en plein air. She was given the Governing Board Award at the 2019 Estes Valley Plein Air event hosted by the Art Center, and has a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and the Art Institute of Boston.

Let's play with our paint and water! The focus of this fun filled two-day workshop of watercolor painting is using the amazing medium of watercolor in a variety of landscape scenes. The first day will be focused on creating distance in the landscape and the second day will be focused on painting water in a landscape. We will discuss washes, wet into wet, negative painting, values, color and composition while painting the landscapes.

The day begins with discussion and painting exercises to get warmed up. Using our painting exercises as a learning tool we will create a full landscape painting. We will work step by step on the elements and the techniques of painting. Photographs will be provided for reference, or, you may use your own landscape photos. Class is designed for advanced beginners to advanced painters.

Materials List: Provided

June 28: Embellished Handmade Felt Tote Bag with Mary Blanche Morse 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Art Center Members: $72 Non-Members: $80

Mary Blanche Morse has been a professional feltmaker since 1993. Previously a Waldorf School teacher for nine years, she then began teaching feltmaking at fiber shops and festivals. Her classes focus on creating useful (and loveable) handmade felt projects using simple techniques and having fun experiencing the magic of feltmaking.

Sheep's’ wool (and fibers from other animals too) can be made into FELT with just soap and water, and agitation – rubbing, rolling or whatever it takes. In these classes you can see how that happens, be artistic about it, if you like, and take home a piece of handmade felt art that you made yourself. FUN!

Choose colorful wools to make a useful and attractive tote bag. This project is hand- felted in one piece with a built-in cotton lining and straps. Use fun fiber embellishments to create unique patterns that become part of the felt surface during the felting process.

Class participants will learn and experience some basic principles and techniques of feltmaking, and finish a bag suitable to tote magazines, books, projects, laptop or whatever. (Some feltmaking experience helpful, but not at all necessary!)

Bring: two towels, and scissors to use in class. All materials are provided by the teacher, and a materials fee of $15 is payable directly to the teacher on the day of class.

Satellite Exhibits: Estes Park Health featuring Cynthia Price Reedy and US Bank featuring Laura Davis. Ongoing exhibits at VERT and Snowy Peaks Winery. The public is invited to visit these exhibits.

The Art Center can be viewed not only on our website (www.artcenterofestes.com) but we are on Face Book (Art-Center-of-Estes-Park), Instagram (artcenterofep) and Twitter (artcenterestes).

The Art Center of Estes Park is a nonprofit organization which provides a facility to support the work of local and regional artists, striving to promote exhibition, education, and excellence in the visual arts. Proceeds benefit the artist and contribute to the Art Center's education and community outreach. The Art Center is located at 517 Big Thompson Avenue, in Middle Stanley Village, below Safeway and above Subway. For more information, please call the Art Center at970-586-5882 or visit our website at www.artcenterofestes.com.

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