Event: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVAL

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVAL

Spirits Connect
Mesa Arts Center

Saturday, October 29 - Sunday, October 30, 2011

Sat 10:00am-5:00pm / Sun 12:00pm-5:00pm

Free and Open to Public! Spirits will connect at the Mesa Arts Center's annual Dìa de los Muertos Festival - a community celebration complete with a community altar designed by Veronica Ochoa, live music and performances. For more info click here.

The Day of The Dead festival will also feature delicious food, a mercado featuring an assortment of Dìa de los Muertos merchandise, jewelry, arts & crafts, children's activities, and more. You will not want to miss seeing the special altar designed by Mesa Artist Virginia Aguero. Festival admission and parking are free.

Once again, I will be there all weekend doing Vitreous Glass Enamel Sugar Skull demonstrations. For $5.00 you can decorate your own sugar skull and I will fire it for you with a torch! Lots of fun!  

EASY RIDIN' AND HARD ROCKIN' AZ STYLE

EVENT: MESA ART CENTER EASY RIDIN' AND HARD ROCKIN' AZ STYLE EXHIBITION

Earlier I wrote a post about the GUITARS & HANDLEBARS SEASON KICK-OFF FESTIVAL & EXHIBITION for the opening, weekend but the exhibitions are still up in the Mesa Art Center Museum until December 2011, so make sure you go check them out!

I specifically wanted to make note of the 'EASY RIDIN' AND HARD ROCKIN' AZ STYLE' Exhibition.

A few of the artists exhibiting, that I know personally were asked to come to the museum and choose from a pile of Harley parts to include in a sculpture of their own style with their usual medium.
Some of the artists showing are: Jonathan Brown, Tedd McDonah, and Becky Chader McDonah.

These pictures are from the exhibition of a sculpture made by metals Aritist Jonathan Leo Brown.

Premiering Exhibitions:
Radical Rides: The “Art” of Motorcycles – Wilson and Ruby Dobson Main Gallery
Six-String Masterpieces – South Gallery
Easy Ridin’ & Hard Rockin’ AZ Style – North Gallery
Lego Experience – Dr. Ruth Tan Lim Project Room
Altered States: Dreams, Nightmares and Fantasies – SRP Permanent Collection Gallery


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Decorative Trees for Sale

These Decorative Trees are not just for Christmas!Use them year round as decorative topiaries. I can also make them  larger for Yard Art.
They are made of Copper with Wood bases, and have hand applied heat patinas. All Hand Made! $40 each
One has holes, so that if you choose, you can hang Holiday ornaments from it. Keep an eye out for my Vitreous Glass Enamel Ornaments too!








My steps in creating these cool trees!

Class: CASTING: WAX CARVING, ORGANICS & FOUND OBJECTS

I will be teaching this casting class at Mesa Art Center Starting Tuesday, October 25th, 9:30 AM.

CASTING: WAX CARVING, ORGANICS & FOUND OBJECTS

Instructor: Holly Carter

Tues. 9:30 am-12:30 pm Oct. 25-Dec. 13

Class Code: CAF11JE001-04

$131 R $156 NR

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Registration: (480) 644.6500

Entry level class. Designed for beginners, but advanced students may work independently.

Design, layout and carving and finishing the model will be covered.

Wax will be available for purchase during class.

Turn found objects into metal. Use tree branches and leaves, spices, bark, or plastics from doll parts to ball point pens, anything that will burn at 1250F.

Cast pieces can be utilized to create jewelry or sculpture.

May be cast in silver, bronze or gold.

Make sure our registrar has your email address for contact by instructor prior to the class.

No class: Oct. 13.

Classroom: Jewelry Studio