Thursday, February 13, 2014

Open Studio This Saturday, February 15th from 12-3pm!!!!


Hello Everyone! Happy February!

Come join us this Saturday for Open Studio!  Open Studio turns 3 years old this month!!!

Here are the details for Open Studio:

When: Saturday, February 15th (3rd Saturday)
Time: 12-3pm
Where: The Block - part of Lakeside Church Campus
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630
 
Bring your own materials on Saturday whatever they may be - paints, pencils, paper, music, guitar, dancing shoes, camera, computer, clay, etc. 
We always have some materials (and snacks!) to share as well. 
There is no cost and no need to RSVP. 
All that is required is a willingness to contribute to the safe and encouraging creative time and space for your fellow artists and creative types. 

Have a great week, and see you all Saturday!

Friday, January 17, 2014

Open Studio This Saturday: January 18th at 12pm - Come Play With Recycled Materials!

Hello Everyone! Happy New Year! What a great time to start a new creative project!

Come join us this Saturday for our first Open Studio of 2014! We hope the beginning of this new year has been energizing for you! Come and create with us!

Like recycled art? Want to participate in a group project? Or donate some recyclables?

Our art group has been asked to participate in an event at SMUD called the Youth Energy Summit. We have committed to making 14 table centerpieces for their dinner event, and we want to make them out of all recycled or re-used materials! Leaders Katie, Julie, and Gina have the plans ready, we just need your hands!

Also, if you have a few glass jars, tin cans, paper or plastic bags, or old magazines to get rid of, please bring them to Open Studio this week!


Here are the details for Open Studio:

When: Saturday, January 18th (3rd Saturday)
Time: 12-3pm
Where: The Block - part of Lakeside Church Campus
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630
 
Bring your own materials on Saturday whatever they may be - paints, pencils, paper, music, guitar, dancing shoes, camera, computer, clay, etc. 
We always have some materials (and snacks!) to share as well. 
There is no cost and no need to RSVP. 
All that is required is a willingness to contribute to the safe and encouraging creative time and space for your fellow artists and creative types. 

Have a greet week, and see you all Saturday!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Call To Artists, Face Painters, Balloon Artists, and Others...Folsom Railroad Festival (Sept 21 and 22)

Hi Creative Friends,
Come to the Railroad Festival in Folsom this weekend!
 
We are looking for the following participants for this fun community event:
 
1.  Artists - share your artwork (old fashioned theme)
 Bring an easel and paint live - antique tractors and rail cars
 
2. Face painters - set up shop and paint faces
 
3. Balloon Artists
 
4.  Other ideas?!
Email at operations@psvrr.org or via phone at 916-218-5984 to secure your spot and to ask any questions. 
 

Come Join Us For Open Studio This Weekend!

Hello Creative Friends,
 
It's that time!  Get excited and...
 
come join us for Open Studio this Saturday, September 21 from 12-3pm.  Bring materials, whatever they may be...dancing shoes, instrument, pen and paper, paints and canvas, recycled materials, camera...we always have some fun stuff to share too.  Snacks too! 
 
Open Studio is a community of artists and creatives of all kinds and all ages who create together. Everyone is welcome...invite your friends, kids, neighbors, enemies, etc.

Here are the details for this month's Open Studio:
When: Saturday, September 21, 2013
Time: 12-3pm
Where: The Block - part of Lakeside Church Campus
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630
 
There is no cost and no need to RSVP.
All that is required is a willingness to contribute to the safe and encouraging creative time and space for your fellow artists and creative types!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Open Studio - May 18th, Online Face Painting Tutorial, and Up-Coming Writing Retreat: You're Invited!

Hello Creative Friends,
 
It's that time!  Get excited and...
 
come join us for Open Studio this Saturday, May 18th from 12-3pm.  Bring materials, whatever they may be...dancing shoes, instrument, pen and paper, paints and canvas, recycled materials, camera...we always have some fun stuff to share too.  Snacks too! 
 
Open Studio is a community of artists and creatives of all kinds and all ages who create together. Everyone is welcome...invite your friends, kids, neighbors, enemies, etc.

Here are the details for this month's Open Studio:
When: Saturday, May 18, 2013
Time: 12-3pm
Where: The Block - part of Lakeside Church Campus
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630
 
There is no cost and no need to RSVP.
All that is required is a willingness to contribute to the safe and encouraging creative time and space for your fellow artists and creative types!
__________________________________
 
Our artists are busy these days!  We wanted to provide some opportunities to support and learn from local artists...check it out!
 
Mandy Rita Tardif
Artist ~ Face & Body Painter ~ Children's Book Author & Illustrator
 
Mandy is a fabulous friend of mine, and an incredibly talented artist, face painter, illustrator, etc., etc., etc., she does it all!  Here's a little message I received from her recently.  I encourage you to check out her online face painting tutorial and "like" her video!
 
"So, Walt Disney said...if you can dream it you can do it...Here's a dream on mine...to get into the NYX Face Awards to help launch my career in extreme makeup and face painting.
I was wondering if you had time you could give the video attached a little thumbs up (hit the like button).  It is my entry into the NYX Face Awards...a contest designed specifically for You Tube vloggers like me that aspire to be extreme makeup artists/face & body painter.  Part of the judging is how many likes you have...
 
I would really appreciate it!!!!! 
 
Check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DUZdolieFk
_____________________________________________________ 
 
Tonia Colleen Martin
Tonia is an incredible artist and published author friend of mine who is hosting an up-coming writing retreat and YOU are invited!  Please see details below and attached and feel free to send along to others too.
 
Mining With a Feather
Contemplative Writing
And Spiritual Renewal Retreat –
Facilitated by
Tonia Colleen Martin
And
Jessica Campbell
 
May 31-June 1, 2013
 
 Who?
Writing people - who already incorporate the act of writing as a means of capturing  thoughts and experiences.
Non-Writing people - who are curious about finding buried stories and want to experiment with this enriching process. 
Curious people - who value words, stories, time alone, and connecting for the purpose of finding deeper meaning. 
 
What?         
 
Mining With a Feather retreats derive from understanding language as a gift unique to human beings and a powerful way to connect to others.  The stories we carry, often unawares, set the trajectory of what our future is meant to accomplish.  The retreats offer participants tools and instruction to excavate unspoken words and unexplored stories.  Gathering fragmented memories and impressions propels participants toward healing and joy. 
The writing is not about grammar, punctuation, criticism or self-improvement.   
The theme of this retreat is  Beginnings.  We will explore this theme through a Word Harvest.  During the two days of guided writing, we will attend to  words that bubble up and nurture them into sentences and stories.   Participants will examine, question and explore fledgling thoughts and ideas in the context of stories. 
 
Why?
We live in a culture where everyone’s talking.  Mining With a Feather retreats are for listening, reflecting and discovering.  Writers’ natural voices are encouraged and supported.  Participants are nudged further along the path their souls yearn to go. 
Writing creates a watershed, a release, an avenue through which our deepest humanity can flow.  When we write from those deep places we give voice to the human condition. 
When?
May 31 – June 1, 2013
6:30-9:00 Guided Writing (Dinner Included)
9:00-12:00 Saturday (Breakfast Included)
12:00-1:15 Lunch Break (Not Included)
1:30-9:30 Guided Writing (Dinner Included)
 
Where?
Valley Springs Presbyterian Church
2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville, CA 95661
 
More Information:
 
 
 

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Next Open Studio - Saturday, April 27th, 2013 - Come One, Come All!

Open Studio is safe and encouraging creative time and space for anyone and everyone.

Come join us! 
What kind of art do you like to do/want to try?  Music? Dance? Painting? Drawing?  Photography? Film? Writing? Cooking? Flower arranging?  What else?

Bring materials, we have materials to share.  Bring snacks, we have snacks to share.   Share your art, collaborate, create, meet new people, learn new things...bring your friends, and make new ones too...
 
Join us for our next monthly celebration:
Saturday, April 27th: 12-3pm
The Block
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630

We have a special treat this month. Come join us for a field trip AFTER Open Studio this month to check out a very special exhibit in Sacramento.  Our very own, Open Studio-er, Tiffany Paige, is the director for the Sacramento Chapter of Artz for Alzheimer's. Please read below for more information.   Come join us!

WHAT: You are invited to the premiere showing of IN THE MIND OF THE BEHOLDER, a special series of paintings on the subject of “Happiness” as seen through the uninhibited mind. Comprising the exhibition are artistic  interpretations of happiness by five individuals living with dementia -- residents of a local Eskaton Memory Care community; and five first-graders -- students from Kohler Elementary School in North Highlands. The intent of the creative workshops and the resulting BEHOLDER exhibition is  to affirm that the desire to be happy transcends age and life experiences, and further, that this joyful state is healthy and contagious.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 17 - Saturday, April 27 (hours: Wed - Fri, 11 am - 6 pm / Sat 11 am - 5 pm / closed Sun - Tues)

WHERE: Gallery 2110 at the Sacramento Arts Complex, 2110 K Street, Sacramento (916-476-5500 / www.gallery2110.com)

WHO: Presented by Eskaton and ARTZ: Artists for Alzheimer’s
www.ArtzAlz.org

Friday, January 18, 2013

Open Studio This Saturday, January 19th from 12-3pm! Come Join Us!

Hi Creative Friends,
 
"Creativity takes courage." - Henri Matisse
 
Doesn't it though?  At last Open Studio, dear Janet had painted this lovely floral scene but wasn't pleased with it, so she went over it with white paint to start fresh.  She called it her "Bravery Painting" because she was willing to let go of it, and start anew. I was so proud of her!  In my opinion, this gives a painting depth.  There's more to the painting than meets the eye.  There's a story behind it of trials and tribulations that have gone before.  There are layers instead of one flat picture.  Isn't this true of life too?  Have you ever thought of your life as a painting that is constantly being added to, sometimes messy, sometimes beautiful, sometimes in need of a white wash, full of layers, always in progress, all being handled by a master artist?
 
Come Be Courageous and Play At Open Studio This Saturday!
You are all invited.  Bring your friends too.  We have some fun tasks at hand, and we would love for you to come play with us!. Bring plastic water bottles this weekend to donate for art - we need them for an up-coming event!
Saturday, January 19th
12-3pm
The Block (Lakeside Church campus)
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA
 
Open Studio is safe and encouraging creative time and space for all people of all ages.
Bring (water bottles this weekend!) and your art supplies, whatever they may be...guitar, dancing shoes, paint brushes, canvas, notebook, camera, ingredients for cooking, etc.  We have art supplies and snacks to share too if you'd like to try something new, and we will be working on some projects for the SMUD Youth Energy Summit....
 
Open Studio and SMUD unite!!
Open Studio is honored to participate in SMUD's Annual Youth Energy Summit (high school students) on January 25th and 26th!   https://www.smud.org/en/residential/education-safety/teachers-and-students/classroom-resources/youth-energy-summit.htm 
 
We will be donating water bottle flower centerpieces that we create for their Friday night dinner, and will be hosting a booth on Saturday morning and afternoon, providing demos to students about how to create recycled art.  Here are some ways YOU can get involved:
 
1. Donate plastic bottles on Saturday, Jan 19th at Open Studio anytime between 12 and 3pm
2. Come to Open Studio on Saturday, Jan 19th and help us create the centerpieces this weekend (bring any recycled materials that could act as the "vases" - soup cans, kleenex boxes, all ideas welcome...get creative! 
3. Let me know if you would like to represent Open Studio with the art demo on Saturday, January 26th from 10am - 1pm at the Youth Energy Summit, no experience necessary...it will be simple and fun!  Would love to have you join us!
 
Redemption Garden is Donated To Local Women's Shelter
We were so fortunate to have Chris Steiner from St. John's Shelter Program for Women and Children join us at last Open Studio.  She gave us information on the shelter, and thanked us for donating our Redemption Garden art installation to their expanded facility opening up later this year.  Their program is called "Bloom" which goes perfectly with aesthetic of Redemption Garden (more information, look at our archives atwww.openstudioart.blogspot.com).  It truly feels as though this connection was divinely orchestrated, and it is such a blessing knowing that the art is now serving a new and beautiful purpose!      
 
Unique Opportunity To Share Your Art
Fremont Presbyterian Church will be hosting a 2-day art show in early February (details in the attached flyer).  This is a really unique opportunity to show your work to the community.  I plan to participate!  If you have ever even considered showing your work, I would encourage you to consider this venue.  My dear friend, and fellow Open Studio-er, Julie always says, creating artwork is only part of the process, the other part is sharing it.  It requires courage!  I know you have it in you! It is a simple application process, just get pictures of your work sent by January 21st! 
 
May you find the time and courage to be creative this week.  It could be as simple as positioning a conversation differently, handling a problem or a conflict in a new creative way, or it could be expressing yourself through a poem, leaving a kind note on a stranger's car, singing with your friends...whatever it is, try it, see how it goes.  Hope to see you at Open Studio this weekend!
 
Creatively yours,
Katie
 
Open Studio
creating art, creating community

Thursday, November 15, 2012

November Open Studio - This Saturday, November 17th!! Everyone Welcome!

Hi Creative Friends,

Come join us for November Open Studio on Saturday, November 17th from 12-3pm.  

Open Studio is a community of artists and creatives of all kinds and all ages who create together. Everyone is welcome...invite your friends, kids, neighbors, enemies, etc.

Saturday, November 17th (3rd Saturday)

12-3pm

The Block - part of Lakeside Church Campus

755 Oak Avenue Parkway

Folsom, CA 95630


Bring your own materials on Saturday whatever they may be - paints, pencils, paper, music, guitar, dancing shoes, camera, computer, clay, etc. We always have some materials (and snacks!) to share as well. There is no cost and no need to RSVP. All that is required is a willingness to contribute to the safe and encouraging creative time and space for your fellow artists and creative types.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. See you on Saturday, November 17th

Best,

Katie

Thursday, September 13, 2012

September Open Studio: Come One, Come All and Create!!!


Hi Creative Friends,

Come join us for September Open Studio on Saturday, September 15th from 1-4pm.  We will be starting a little later this month.  I have a meeting until 1pm, and will then join up with you! 

Open Studio is a community of artists and creatives of all kinds and all ages who create together. Everyone is welcome...invite your friends, kids, neighbors, enemies, etc.

Saturday, September 15th (3rd Saturday)
1-4pm
The Block - part of Lakeside Church Campus
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630

Bring your own materials on Saturday whatever they may be - paints, pencils, paper, music, guitar, dancing shoes, camera, computer, clay, etc. We always have some materials (and snacks!) to share as well. There is no cost and no need to RSVP. All that is required is a willingness to contribute to the safe and encouraging creative time and space for your fellow artists and creative types.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. See you on Saturday, September 15th
Best,
Katie

Friday, August 17, 2012

Next Open Studio: Saturday, August 18th from 12-3pm


Hi Creative Friends,

Come join us for August Open Studio on Saturday, August 18th from 12-3pm

Open Studio is a community of artists and creatives of all kinds and all ages who create together. Everyone is welcome...invite your friends, kids, neighbors, enemies, etc.

Saturday, August 18th (3rd Saturday)
12-3pm
The Block - part of Lakeside Church Campus
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630

Bring your own materials on Saturday whatever they may be - paints, pencils, paper, music, guitar, dancing shoes, camera, computer, clay, etc. We always have some materials (and snacks!) to share as well. There is no cost and no need to RSVP. All that is required is a willingness to contribute to the safe and encouraging creative time and space for your fellow artists and creative types.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. See you on Saturday, August 18th
Best,
Katie
katie@justwonderingthrough.com

ClayStation Kids in Folsom is OPEN!!!

What are our local artists up to???

Judy Verderame has opened an awesome ceramic studio in the heart of Old Town Folsom!

I had the opportunity to attend the Open House last weekend and had a blast shaping clay as did the kids (and the kids at heart!).  Her first class is coming up this weekend (see below for details).  Sign up online now, and check out some of the upcoming classes and events!  http://claystationkids.com/index.html



Sunday, July 15, 2012

Next Open Studio Meeting is Saturday, July 28th

Hi Creative Friends,
Janet, Jill, and Brianne

Come join us for July Open Studio on Saturday, July 28th.

Open Studio is a community of artists and creatives of all kinds and all ages who create together. Everyone is welcome...invite your friends, kids, neighbors, enemies, etc.

Saturday, July 28th (4th Saturday in July...we usually meet on the 3rd Saturday, but July is an exception)
12-3pm
The Block - part of Lakeside Church Campus
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630

Bring your own materials on Saturday whatever they may be - paints, pencils, paper, music, guitar, dancing shoes, camera, computer, clay, etc. We always have some materials (and snacks!) to share as well. There is no cost and no need to RSVP. All that is required is a willingness to contribute to the safe and encouraging creative time and space for your fellow artists and creative types.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. See you on Saturday, July 28th!
Best,
Katie
katie@justwonderingthrough.com

Redemption Garden Review by Stephanie Benedict

Redemption Garden has blossomed at the SMUD Art Gallery!

Artist and blogger, Stephanie Benedict, attended the opening reception, and wrote a review of the show. Read the review here.

Stephanie does beautiful work and currently has a piece at the Haggin Museum in Stockton as part of the 57th Stockton Art League Juried Exhibition.  More information here. 

Thank you, Stephanie, for attending the opening reception, and for taking the time and effort to write such a thoughtful review!  Thank you also for sharing your art with the world, and in turn, making it a more beautiful place!  Artists rock!

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Next Open Studio Meeting: Saturday, June 23rd: 12 - 3pm

YOU are invited!

Interactive Art Time at Open Reception
Come see what all the fuss is about... 

Open Studio is a community of artists and creatives of all kinds and all ages who create together.  Everyone is welcome...invite your friends, kids, neighbors, enemies, etc.

Saturday, June 23rd (4th Saturday in June...we usually meet on the 3rd Saturday, but June is an exception)
12-3pm
The Block - part of Lakeside Church Campus
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630

Bring your own materials on Saturday whatever they may be - paints, pencils, paper, music, guitar, dancing shoes, camera, computer, clay, etc. We always have some materials (and snacks!) to share as well. There is no cost and no need to RSVP. All that is required is a willingness to contribute to the safe and encouraging creative time and space for your fellow artists and creative types.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. See you on Saturday!
Katie Murphy
katie@justwonderingthrough.com
www.justwonderingthrough.com

P.S.  We just had our opening reception for "Redemption Garden" at the SMUD Art Gallery last Thursday, and it was a water bottle cutting success!  We will likely have some photos and video to share from the reception on Saturday; please feel free to bring your pictures, videos and memories to share if you were there as well. 

It was so neat to see people get excited about the water bottle flowers.  Some people made their own water bottle flowers and even added them to the display!! 

SacBee promotion of reception: http://blogs.sacbee.com/ticket/archives/2012/06/redemption-gard.html


Opening Reception for Redemption Garden at SMUD Art Gallery



Monday, June 11, 2012

Open Studio Artists' "Redemption Garden" at SMUD Art Gallery is A Must See

A team of Open Studio Artists and Suzy Vose from the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission set out to install "Redemption Garden" at the SMUD Art Gallery on Friday, June 8th. The building and the artwork are incredibly complementary! Come see for yourself! The show runs from June 11th - July 31st, and it is a must see.

SMUD Art Gallery
6301 S Street, Sacramento, CA

Check out some of the pictures from the installation, and thank you to Dan Rippl, Gina Rippl, Terie Shofner, Julie Bjorgum, Ian Bjorgum, Alan Koshiyama, Katie Murphy and Suzy Vose, for your all of your help!

Team Install
Photo by Ian Bjorgum


Intense Dan
Photo by Alan Koshiyama

Ian and Julie
Photo by Alan Koshiyama

Finished!
Photo by Julie Bjorgum

Reinvention
Photo by Julie Bjorgum


Composition
Photo by Alan Koshiyama

Welcome to Redemption Garden
Photo by Alan Koshiyama


Light
Photo by Alan Koshiyama

Unfolding Flowers
Photo by Alan Koshiyama

The Beginning
Photo by Alan Koshiyama

Putting it Together
Photo by Alan Koshiyama

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Opening Reception for Redemption Garden at SMUD!!

You are cordially invited to attend our opening reception for Redemption Garden at the SMUD art gallery.  Details are below.  It would mean so much to us to have you come! 


June Second Saturday Art Walk Field Trip and Celebration!

Hi All,

Come join us for a Second Saturday Art Walk Field Trip and Celebration! 

Let's meet in the outdoor entertainment plaza in the MARRS area (1050 20th Street Sacramento: http://marrs-sactown.com/) at 6pm this Saturday, June 9th.  We'll meet there, and then decide where we want to go...

We have much to celebrate with Redemption Garden being installed at the SMUD gallery this week!  WOOHOOO!

Don't forget to attend the opening reception at SMUD on Thursday, June 14 from 4:30-6:00pm!  Would love to see you there.  6301 S Street, Sacramento, CA

Excerpt from Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission Newsletter

Thursday, May 17, 2012

ARTZ Symposium - May 24 and 25; Please Come Join!


Tiffany Paige recently joined us at Open Studio, and what a blessing it is to know her!  She is a vibrant person and artist who is overflowing with great ideas. In addition, she is leading an incredible program with ARTZ.  I encourage you to learn more about this organization that is using art to help people by joining Tiffany for this free symposium.  Please pass this information on to others as well.   
More information: www.ArtzAlz.org
Email Tiffany to register for the symposium: Paige@ArtzAlz.org

May we continue to support our fellow Open Studio artists in their creative endeavors that are making a difference in the world...

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Fabulous Fridays with Lisa Magruder! - Join In On The Fun!


Another Fabulous Fridays Art, Food, & Wine Workshop is just around the corner!  May 11th, 10:00am-1:00pm we will begin our own Art Journals, and I will get you started on this wonderfully therapeutic art form.  An art journal is a book filled with your ideas, thoughts, memories, spontaneity,  anything!  It incorporates, mixed media, collage, printmaking, painting, drawing, writing, etc. It can be a great launching point to new ideas for paintings or other artwork too...and so much fun!!
As always, I will supply all materials needed, but if you have items--photos, memorabilia, special pens and paints etc, you may bring them to add to your journal.  And, of course, complimentary salad, bread, and wine are included.  You may bring an appetizer or desert to share if you want but its optional.

Please see the attached flyer and email me back to let me know if you're coming or need more information.  I hope you can attend!  Bring a friend and get $10 off first timers!


Friday, April 20, 2012

Open Studio: Come Join Us Saturday, April 21st from 12-3pm

Our GIANT art project has finally bloomed! 
The pictures don't do it justice.   Come to Open Studio this weekend and see it in person!   Let's discuss our experiences in creating it, brainstorm names for it, and talk about future projects that we can do as individuals or a group.  

Hope to see you there!
Saturday, April 21st
12pm - 3pm
The Block - part of Lakeside Campus
755 Oak Avenue Parkway, Folsom, CA 

Open Studio is a community of artists and creatives of all kinds and all ages who create together. Come join us, meet creative people (every human is creative in some way, shape, form, by the way), do art (broaden your definition of art...nope, even broader than that), connect, inspire, be inspired, walk away refreshed...

Invite your friends, kids, neighbors, enemies, etc.

Bring your own materials whatever they may be - paints, pencils, paper, music, guitar, dancing shoes, camera, computer, etc. We always have some materials (and snacks!) to share as well.  Feel free to bring your favorite snack to share too, and your favorite music.  There is no cost and no need to RSVP.

Art installation from below
Art installation from above