Small Works Show @ Lynn Arts

©linda germain 2010

aprox 5" x7"

I am happy to share that I have 3 pieces in the current show at Lynn Arts. Please join us for the opening of Small Works, this Saturday, September 24^th from 2-4pm. The show features the work of 28 Greater Boston area artists creating beautiful and complex work from a variety of media. Small Works was juried by Lauren Johnston Winsor, Public Art & Donor Development Coordinator for the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). Ms. Winsor has over five years experience coordinating the public art programs at the NEFA in Boston. Working closely with individual artists and non-profit organizations, Winsor develops grant programs and provides technical assistance for public projects locally, regionally, and nationally. Ms. Winsor is active in organizing professional opportunities for the field through a networking and lecture series for artists and the launch of an online forum for public art in New England. She regularly lectures on public art at colleges and universities across Massachusetts and has served as an artist juror for numerous commissions, grants and gallery shows in Attleboro, Boston, and Lowell, MA as well as in Portsmouth, NH.

The Small Works artists include: Brighton, MA: Ronni Komarow, Cambridge, MA: Laura Carmen Arena, East Boston, MA: Maureen O’Connor, Framingham, MA: Carol Blackwell, Georgetown, MA: Sandra Golbert, Haverhill, MA: Linda Germain, Lexington, MA: Ania Gilmore, Lynn, MA: Pauline Bacon, Rolf Flor, Melenie Melanphy, Nadine Mitchell, Steve Negron, Jean Noyes, Heather Meri Stewart, Barry Ridlon, Joseph White, Malden, MA: C-J Stevens, Marblehead, MA: Holly Chin, Betty Ann Downs, Barbara Rafferty, TANYA, Sandra Winter, Melrose, MA: Kathy Mohar, Middleton, MA: Lisa Bohnwagner, Newburyport, MA: Tricia Jones, Salem, MA: Janet Albert, Sara Ashodian, Swampscott, MA: Robin Samiljan

How do you create connections?

©linda germain 2006

connection - photograph

I like to be and work alone, but then at the end of the day still need human contact and connections.  The paper stack project with Seth Apter and the Altered page gave me a sense of the possibility of connections with other mixed media artist.  But it still feels pretty abstract.  I wonder how other artists combine, or balance in person and internet connections? 

paper stack - a collaborative effort

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stack of prints on tissue paper

Go to the altered page and see how everyone else stack them up.  This was a fun challenge. Here's another stack of tea bag papers.

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stack of tea bag papers

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Piles, stacks and making prints/progress

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piles of papers

Seth Apter has a call for paper stacks on his blog the altered page.  His photo of his stacks of papers looked great and I thought I can do that, it looks like fun.  I have lots of piles that could be made into stacks. What was I thinking?  I do have lots of piles of papers that don't look so pretty.  I sorted through some prints that I did on tissue paper last week. I will share some pictures tomorrow.

Gelatin Printing Demo by Linda Germain

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inking a gelatin plate for printing

I will have a plate of gelatin at the art and music festival this saturday and will be doing simple demonstrations and you will have a chance to try it to.  I hope you can stop by the Eve Rising Music Festival on the upper deck on Merrimack St.  Haverhill, Ma 10 AM to 10 PM.  Tickets to the festival are $7.00 in advance or $10 at the gate.  Proceeds benefit Emmaus, Inc., Kick Cancer Celebration, CSFSM - City Sports Fees for Single Mothers and Songbird Sings for trauma survivors.

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Art and Music @ Eve Rising Music Festival this Saturday

I am happy to share that I will be part of the Eve Rising Art and Music festival this saturday.  Proceeds from the festival will benefit several great local charities.   I will have art and scarves available for purchase.  Let's hope for another wonderful day. For more info see Eve Rising

Printmaking class @ Millvale Folk Art Studio

©linda germain 2010

what if i matter?

relief printing, gelatin printing, acrylic, collage and handwriting

I am pleased to invite you to attend my four week printmaking class this October.  You can find all the details on the workshop schedule page.  Class size is limited and we will be having fun experimenting with gelatin prints, relief printing, stamping, stenciling  and cropping and collaging.  I am very excited about this new teaching venue, the Millvale Folk Art Studio.  There are facilities for blacksmithing, ceramics, woodworking, painting, fibers and more.  Email me with questions or to register - lgcreate@yahoo.com 

Multi tasking when Printmaking

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What's next?

6" x 6"  stencil, stamping and handwriting on dictionary page

What to do next?  I have gelatin in the refrigerator for printing, scarves on the line and soaking, blogs and web pages to be updated, proposals to be written, artwork to photograph and I need to go to the farm in an hour.  Ok little steps, break it down and do one thing at time. ahhh breathe..... so much for multi-tasking.

Art Fest 2011- Sept 10

©2011 linda germain

Eat Local - 4" x 6" note card

relief print

I would like to invite anyone in the area to stop by the ART FEST 2011 on the Bradford Common Saturday, September 10  10 AM to 4 PM.  I will have lots of gelatin prints, mixed media prints, fiber art, scarves and post cards and note cards.  

Hope to see you there.

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