Michael Korney Featured Artist for the Month of June
We all enjoyed a wonderful evening of tasty foods,
great wine selections and stimulating conversations
with fellow artists and art appreciators.
Even our furry friend seemed to to be quite content at
Mike’s event.
Well hello friends of The Word Is Art!
June is here and creativity is in the air! Our board of classes is filling up.
We are so grateful to be able to offer classes with so many amazing teachers. Our plan is to make The Word Is Art your neighborhood gallery and your community art center as well. From calligraphy to watercolor and linoleum printing and everything in between, we are so excited about all the classes coming your way. Here’s a preview of what we’re offering in June and July.
Bookbinding 101: Sewn Books
Sunday, June 15th
Instructor: Jeannine Stein
Get started in bookbinding by making three easy sewn books.
Calligraphy: All levels welcome
Saturday, June 22nd
Instructor: Carrie Imai
This is a follow-up to the SOLD-OUT class that Carrie taught for us in April. The class was such a success that the students were begging for more. Come join the fun! Reserve your space before the class fills up again. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to advanced.
Journal This!
Sunday, July 7th
Instructor: Kelly Kilmer
Let’s put the journal back in art journaling. This is a collage class but it’s also about how to write, where to write and what to write.
Linoleum Printing
Saturday, July 13th
Instructor: Cassandra Bertels
In just one class, you will learn the basics of lino printing and take home your finished work.
Essentials of Watercolor Workshop
Sunday, July 14th
Instructor: Pamela Harnois
Los Angeles based watercolor artist and teacher Pamela Harnois will take us through the essentials needed to create your own beautiful watercolors.
For more information or to register and pay online, visit our website by clicking here.
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It was a great event, we had a wonderful turnout.
We had food, drinks and great music. Leisa’s talented husband Mat on tenor sax including his exceptional keyboard player kept the evening jumping with a variety of jazz, blues and pop music. There was also a DJ booth setup that kept the kids energy pulsating while dancing their hearts away.
Leisa put on a fabulous display of her creative works.
Everyone was simply dazzled and in awe of her talents.
May is going to be jumping at The Word is ART as we get busy for a fabulous event and two wonderful art classes.
Leisa Johnson, an extremely talented jewelry designer will be among our featured artists in May. Her “Meet the Artist” event will be on May 11th from 6:00-10:00 P.M. There will be refreshments and snacks while listening to live music on the patio. You don’t want to miss this event.
The gallery has several new artists to introduce. Marla Murphy is selling her bright and beautiful original and giclee paintings created in a variety of mediums, i.e., pastels, oil pastels, and acrylics. She also creates fabulous jewelry which is also at the gallery.
Also new are two incredible Art Doll Artists, Ute Vasina and Nola Hart. They bring to life characters in cloth, one more fabulous than the next. A must see!
Kelly Kilmer will be teaching one of three journaling classes on May 19th and on May 25th and Lisa Engelbrecht, a friend and follower calligrapher will be teaching her Watercolor Flowers.
If you’ve not taken classes from either of these renown artist/teachers, here is a wonderful opportunity to do so. These classes are creatively fun, informative and addictive and being offer on the Westside of Los Angeles, almost non existent. You can sign up at the gallery or I can email you the class info and sign up.
Just a peek at what’s up for June…3 classes…Felting, Journaling, Book Binding and Continuing Calligraphy part II. Please don’t miss the opportunity to learn a new art skill or brush up on a current skill with these wonderful artist/teachers. We promise to keep the caliber of classes coming each month.
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
In Gratitude,
Renee
March-April 2013 Newsletter
What’s happening at
The Word is ART Gallery
9349 Venice Blvd.
Culver City
With March already well on its way, I decided to add April events into the mix. On Saturday, the 16th, from 6-10 pm Jennifer Goyette is hosting an event “Define the Moment” featuring 3 artists. Here’s what’s interesting about this event…
Join us for a unique art event where you get to Define the Moment. Normally, we look to the artist to explain their work, but this time we want you to decide what moments you think three different artists are capturing in their art.
The 3 artists are Patrice Springer, Landscape Painter
Gonzalo Algarate, Bronze Sculptures
Rick Robinson, Pop Metal Sculptures
http://www.cuspassociation.com/Pages/Artists.html
Also on our March calendar is an Art Doll Exhibit, “Dolls as Art”, starting on the 25th through April. These handmade, one of a kind dolls are made from a variety of materials ranging from fabric, polymer clay , air dry substances such as PaperClay and taxidermy. These are not dolls for children to play with but sculptural in design making them art treasures. We will be hosting a “meet the artists” event on March 30th from 4-8 p.m.
In April we start some of our many art classes at the gallery. The first 2 of which will introduce 2 forms of doll making in honor of our doll event. Both these classes are on the same day, Saturday, April 6th, back to back. These are enormously fun and you come away with a finished product. The sock creature class will be fun to take your child or grandchild to. I’ve done it with my 8 year old grand daughter and had a memorable time.
Paul Murray will be teaching his “Vintage Tin Can Dolls” from 10:00 to 1:00 for $85
http://www.paulmurray.typepad.com/
Joe Carrion’s Sock Creature class is from 2:00- 5:00 for $60
http://www.vromansbookstore.com/joe-carrion
All you have to do is show up for these classes as all materials are included in the fee.
For more information, please go to our website here http://thewordisart.com/events/upcoming/
Or, you can stop in The Word is ART Gallery, pick up a flyer and sign up there.
On April 15th, we are excited to have LEK Namnath who transforms her love and talent of fine art into one of-a-kind wearable fashion apparel. Her fabulous hats alone will have you indecisive as to which one looks the best only to purchase more than one. I know from experience.
Go here to see more…
http://thewordisart.com/event/one-of-a-kind-handmade-hatspurses-accessories/
Lek will have a trunk show on Friday, the 19th from 4-8 so if you want to meet this wonderful artist, mark your calendar.
On the 21st, Carrie Imai will be teaching us the art of Italic Calligraphy. If you have always wanted to learn how to beautifully address your Christmas cards, birthday cards or perhaps you are getting married this year, there is no better teacher than Carrie Imai. Being a professional calligrapher myself can tell you that this is an opportunity you really shouldn’t pass up. See more information here…
http://thewordisart.com/event/calligraphy-class-for-beginner-or-experienced/
If all this wasn’t enough, we have one more guest spot to announce. Our very own Karrie Ross will be our featured artist staring on April 15th and will be featured in our windows. See Karrie’s vibrant art here….
http://thewordisart.com/our-artists/karrie-ross/
We are in for a full month of art my friends. I do hope I’m not scaring you away with too much art activity. I sometimes over do things but I’m also trying to be fearless and take advantage of opportunities coming my way. Hope to see you at all or some of the classes or events. If nothing else, I’ll keep you busy coming back…lol.
Last night at the gallery, Lisa’s event was incredible. So many people showed up. The online Meetup group we are working with is a great networking system and helped us have a fabulous turn out. Click the link to see how some photos from the event. I think The Word is ART needs it’s own meetup group.
Lisa Holtzman is one of our founding members at the gallery. She is one hell of a calligrapher and creates beautiful water color and acrylic paintings, not to mention her charming jewelry designs that are attractive to most peoples taste. Here’s a look at some of her wonderful art.
These wonderful items are among many that can be found for sale at our gallery. Please feel free to contact Lisa directly to inquire further about her calligraphy services or her art.
Location:
The Word is ART Gallery
9349 Venice Blvd.
Culver City
310-558-0856
Date:
Sunday, April 21st, 10:00-3:00 PM
Cost: $50
Register:
You may register in person at the gallery or mail in check payable to The Word is Art Gallery
Supplies/Materials:
To be announced
Carrie Imai, the former President of the Society for Calligraphy for many years, renown artist/teacher
who has taught classes all over the world, will be teaching the beautiful Italic style calligraphy at
The Word is ART Gallery.
I have had a love affair with calligraphy since 1977 studying with some of the best teachers in the world.
Following completion of a certificate program in graphic art and design, I started a freelance calligraphy
and design business, and have worked as a calligrapher for the County of Los Angeles.
I have exhibited at the Brand Library and the Los Angeles Folk Art Museum.
My teaching career began at Brandes Art Institute in 1983 and I have taught ongoing classes and
workshops at national calligraphy conferences, UCLA Extension, Hughes Aircraft, RAND Corporation,
and guilds across the US and Canada.
I thought I was living good to have found my love of calligraphy, but I found my true passion when I
saw the light go on in a student’s eyes.
Note:
Class must be paid in full before April 1st.
No refund will be given without 48 hour notice of cancellation.
Classes
Lydia Parish, The Word is ART Gallery’s first featured artist and one of our founding members, had her “meet the artist” event last night.
It was an exciting evening for Lydia and all of us who were there to give our support. Her wonderful, passionate spirit and creativity was honored. The gallery was bustling with friends and appreciators of Lydia’s who enjoyed sharing the evening talking about art and life.
It was a fun, eventful and a memorable evening.We are grateful for having Lydia as an artist and contributor to The Word is ART gallery.
It finally happened…the gallery got opened and today is day 4. I don’t think I realized how much energy I needed to make this all happen. It is like giving birth with prolonged labor pains.
With that said, I couldn’t be happier. It turned out fabulous with a wonderfully creative variety of artists work.
