Screw Factory Artists' Annual Holiday Open Studio When: Saturday, November 6th from 1:00pm to 8:00pm Where: The Lake Erie Building located at 13000 Athens Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107. The Lake Erie Building is quickly becoming one of the Cleveland area’s most popular artist enclaves. Nestled in the Bird Town neighborhood of Lakewood this building houses a variety of studios. Many artists have worked in this space for over ten years. Media ranges from fine art to eclectic crafts including printmaking, mosaics, fiber art and wearables, painting, portraiture, ceramics, glass and mixed media collage and installation. Participating artists include: Ann Brown, Libby Chaney, Gina DeSantis, Robb Durr, Katie Hanrahan, Michael Hudecek, Karen Jewell-Kett, Marc Konys, Sam Meador, Michelle Mowery, M.C. Nagel, Shannon Okey, Ann Onusko, Arabella Proffer, Ursula Ryan, Ryu no Sakebi, Kate Tobin, Achala Wali & Dorene Warner. Visit http://www.screwfactoryartists.com for updates and a list of visiting artists. Artist studios are on the 2nd and 3rd floors. The Templar Autos will be on display on the 3rd floor along with Lakewood is Art. Friends of Madison Park will be providing gift wrapping for guests. For more information regarding this event contact Gina DeSantis at artzy_grl@yahoo.com. For rental information contact Ralph Lukich of Omni Management at rlukich@omniprideone.com.

check out the lovely st patty's day mix from virtuallori on the cleveland handmade site...http://www.clevelandhandmade.com/?p=432

Art House things you need to know about!

They are having a garage sale. Check out the above flier for all of the info including drop off dates.

They have also started hosting some amazing workshops. Most art organizations in the area are not offering workshops of this caliber. Eva Kwong, one of my amazing professors at Kent State will be hosting a workshop on March 14th from 10-4.

From the Art House site:

This winter/spring Art House is excited to offer 3 one-day professional artists workshops taught by prominent and influential North East Ohio artists. Learn valuable techniques and skills you can use to enhance and apply to your own work.

Ruth BercawAssemblage (Collage): February 28, 200910 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Eva KwongCeramics: March 14, 200910 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Charles Basham Pastels: April 25, 200910 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Each workshop:
$125 SEAN members
$135 non-members
Coffee and pastries provided.

Contact Elizabeth Emery at 216.398.8556 to sign up!

I have just joined a new site to sell my work. Artfire is another great venue to sell work directly to my customers for a very small fee. Check out my page here.

Bela Dubby Holiday Sale. Saturday, December 6th,11-5. Bela Dubby is located at 13321 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH. Locally owned and operated. Its a great show to support a local business and local artists simultaneously!

If you like things on etsy and live local please note I will not have these pieces with me at shows. Drop me a line and I can bring them along. If you purchase online and want to pick them up that would be lovely!

Thank you to everyone buying handmade this season.

Summer 2008 edition of the Cleveland Bazaar Bizarre at this year's Ingenuity Festival. Here is a map...look near all go signs to find the artists...http://ingenuitycleveland.com/

Hopefully someone in Cleveland will show us some love via press....anyone?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Smalls
May 31 – June 22, 2008

Burning River Gallery is pleased to announce Smalls, the first exhibition for the Brooklyn art space. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 31 from 7-9pm, or during the exhibition, which continues through June 22. The gallery is located at 217 Spencer Street #2 (between Willoughby & Dekalb).

In curating Smalls, Natalie Lanese and Inga Huld Tryggvadottir did not disagree once. This is perhaps to say (among other things) that the two curators have a similar sensibility for what they like: a nod to the traditional with plenty of weird thrown in. Though employing, in most cases, conventional media (ie, oil paintings, pen and ink drawings, cast or wood sculptures) these artworks are quirky. A still life of an unlikely “Drawing Machine”, a portrait of a grandpa belly, cast sculptures of underpants, and embroideries with expletives and flora overtaking their frames. The work may be small, but the ordinary media manifests as something curious with the handiwork of these artists.

The artists in Smalls are Camilla Padgitt-Coles, carlsweets, Eliza Fernand, Natalie Stevens, José Luis Cortés, Erin McWhorter, John Vogt, Stefanie Berks, Hilary Grisham, Hokuto Ichikawa, Joy Whalen, Danny Balgley, Nat Meade, Margaret Coleman, Inga Huld Tryggvadottir, and Natalie Lanese.

Gallery Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 12pm-6pm, or by appointment.

For more information please contact Natalie at Burning River Gallery at: 216.337.3710 or burningrivergallery@gmail.com.

Just a reminder that this Saturday, May 24th I will be at Local Girl Gallery from 6-9pm showing work alongside Paul G. Jira (architectural drawings) and John Mussarra (pen and ink drawings).

From http://www.localgirlgallery.com.
John’s distinct pen and ink style is evident in his renderings of local landmarks, popular establishments and some lesser known architectural wonders.

Paul’s unique style of painting uses acrylics, inks, roofing tar and paper towels. His paintings include well known landmarks in Cleveland and Medina. Others are of an industrial nature such as machine operators, collages and machinery.

Gina’s pottery blends the simple use of color and design to create dynamic platters, sushi plates, noodle bowls, mugs and more.

Show runs thru June 13th

Local Girl Gallery is located at 16106 Detroit Ave, Lakewood.
Please pass it on! I hope to see you there.

http://www.ginadesantisceramics.com
http://GinaDeSantis.etsy.com

Check out this new blog on all things Cleveland art...

http://www.clevelandartproject.blogspot.com/

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late at night in the studio. lakewood screw factory. little gifts left along the path. not by ghosts. by neighbors. trinkets to guide the way.

websites worth checking out...

http://www.iheartclevelandcom

http://www.sporkfashion.com/

Contemporary Functional Ceramics

just added to http://ginadesantis.etsy.com/

another show to see me at... the Bazaar Bizarre Dec 1st. More info coming soon.