Studio W Open House this Saturday

Artist and drawing instructor Yvette Woods invites art students of all ages to tour her Studio W classrooms in the Central West End neighborhood during an open house this Saturday May 29, from 3-6pm. Besides conducting weekly youth and adult drawing classes Studio W will offer upcoming workshops with cartoonist, Dan Martin, and illustrator, Kevin Belford. Yvette will be the featured speaker at the June 10th meeting of the Creative Artisans' section of the St. Louis Artists Guild.

A native St. Louisan, Yvette Woods studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and has taught drawing and design at St. Louis Community College-Meramec. She now conducts youth and adult drawing classes at Studio W, 4814 Washington Ave, Suite 322 in the historic Pierce Arrow Building. For more information about the open house, weekly classes or upcoming workshops visit http://www.yvettewoodsstudiow.com/

Photo:Yvette Woods Studio W

Abraham Mohler, sculptor, next Artisans' meeting

Abraham Mohler, stone sculptor, will discuss his work at the next Creative Artisans' meeting at the St. Louis Artists Guild on Thursday, May 13, at 7:00pm. Mohler creates works in marble. Many of his pieces have a classical look about them but he carves modern forms as well. He draws inspiration from the novel Moby Dick even sculpting the head of Herman Melville as the Prophet Elijah. Mohler studied in Scotland. He has completed commissions for the Missouri Botanical Garden and other private gardens which can be seen on his website. The sculptor can also be seen in a Youtube video of his 2007 show at The Shaw Gallery. Abraham Mohler's sculptures are currently being exhibited at the artist-friendly downtown Cafe Cioccolato, 816 Olive.

All members of the St. Louis Artists' Guild and their guests are invited to attend Abraham's presentation. There is no cost. The Artisans' section members will stay on to conduct their regular business meeting after Abraham's presentation.

Creative Artisans' section meeting, Thurs, May 13, 7-9pm

Second Floor Members Gallery, St. Louis Artists' Guild

Two Oak Knoll Park, Clayton, MO 6315

SketchCrawl #27 is May 15

The idea of SketchCrawl is that of a global drawing marathon: taking a day to journal and draw all that is around you. So far 85 cities including St. Louis have been listed on the SketchCrawl forum where sketchbook artists can confirm their participation. The St. Louis Drawing & Painting Meetup Group also has it listed on its calendar. But there is no need to sign up just show up with your sketchbook. Stay as long or as little as you like. The schedule is roughly as follows:

All sketchbook artists are welcome to meet up at 9 am at Citygarden downtown at the corner of Market & 8th to embark on our day. At 11am we will move to the artist-friendly Cafe Cioccolato at 816 Olive for a midday progress check, photos, coffee and of course some of their wonderful chocolates. At noon we'll take the eastbound Metro from the 8th & Pine stop to the 5th & Missouri station on the east end of the Eads Bridge on the Illinois side of the river. We will walk across the Eads pedestrian deck back to the Missouri side as a group. The views of the city, the Mississippi and the Gateway Arch are unobstructed, dramatic and very sketch-worthy. Artists will finish the day at a location and time to be determined, probably someplace on Washington around 4pm, to view all the sketches everyone has completed, take more photos, libations perhaps, etc. Sketchcrawl is free of course but artists will need cash for their own food & drink as well as fares for the Metro($2.25).

http://www.citygardenstl.org/

http://www.cafecioccolato.com/

Pecha Kucha at Mad Art Gallery

Pecha Kucha, Thursday, May 6, 7 pm to 10 pm

Gina Alvarez, St. Louis Artists' Guild's Exhibition & Education Director, is a scheduled presenter at St. Louis' third Pecha Kucha Night at the Mad Art Gallery in the Soulard neighborhood. Artists, entrepreneurs, designers and other people with bold or crazy ideas will show them off on 20 slides each. Celebrate the creativity that lives in this city. PK Night #3 is a free event! Show up early for a good seat (only a limited number of seats are available, standing room for the rest).
What is Pecha Kucha? Find out more at: http://www.pkstl.com/

Check out Mad Art Gallery website: http://www.madart.com/eventsexhibitions/publicevents/pechakucha.htm

The Power of Main Street

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities. Their 2010 National Main Streets conference will be held in Oklahoma City May 2-5. Information about the organization and the conference can be accessed on their website as well as some great information and links to Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios; Historic Hotels of America and other National Trust Historic Sites. The city of St. Louis is listed as a 2010 Distinctive Destination, a program recognizing “cities and towns that offer an authentic visitor experience by combining dynamic downtowns, cultural diversity, attractive architecture, cultural landscapes and a strong commitment to historic preservation, sustainability and revitalization.”

Photo: Headquarters for the National Trust forHistoric Preservation in Washington, DC.

Thanks to Artisan section member Bonnie Rasmussen for bring this information to our attention.

http://www.preservationnation.org/

Third Friday this week at Third Degree Glass Factory

April 16. Third Friday Open House. Spring over for heat-defying acts by glass artists. Watch hot glass become glass art, get your hands on glass art experience, browse a trunk show and sale of fused glass jewelry by AstralGlass Studio, see art exhibits, and enjoy Rock and Roll tunes by Last To Show First To Go. For more details about April's Third Friday click Third Friday.

Thanks so much to Doug Auer, Third Degree Glass Factory, for last week's inspiring and informative presentation to the Artisans' section at the St. Louis Artists' Guild. It was great to hear about the history and growth of this successful studio. For those who haven't been to a Third Friday event yet this week is your opportunity!
Photo: Third Degree Glass Factory

Artisans’ Section next meeting Thursday April 8

Doug Auer, co-founder of Third Degree Glass Factory, will discuss St. Louis's largest, public-access glass art education center on Thursday, April 8, 7:00 pm in the second floor Members' Gallery of the St. Louis Artists Guild. Third Degree Glass Factory promotes contemporary glass art through education, studio facility rental for artists and students, a gallery shop featuring glass art made by Third Degree artists, and event venue rental. Located in a refurbished industrial building at 5200 Delmar between University City and the Central West End, it has become a popular venue through its Third Friday events that feature artisans blowing glass for the public with live music, cash bar and a fun atmosphere. Watch a great video about the creation of the Third Degree Glass Factory on their website.

There is no charge to attend the Creative Artisans' Guild section meeting. All members of the St. Louis Artists' Guild and guests are welcome. After Doug’s presentation there will be a business meeting for section members.

St Louis Artists’ Guild, Two Oak Knoll Park, Clayton, MO 63105
For more information contact mike@michaelandersonstudio.com
Photo: Third Degree Glass Factory