Hand Crafted Opens Sunday September 4, 1-3pm

The installation is now complete except for a few small final touches. The show is a collection of intriguing objects presented by the Artisans' section of the St. Louis Artists' Guild. More photos to follow. Sunday's opening of the new Intertwined exhibition series promises to be a blockbuster!

Exhibitors:
Boris Khechoyan
Michael Wheelehan
Jerry Cox
Bon Rasmussen
Alan Rhodes
Helmut Feller
Phil Haskins
Abraham Mohler
Vlad Zhitomirky
Michael Anderson
Margaret Von Kaenel
Jack Barlow
Mikhail Matveyev
Chris Cosby

Photo: Michael Anderson

Hand Crafted art work installed!

Thanks to all the Artisans who brought their art to the St. louis Artists' Guild on Saturday for the installation of "Hand Crafted". Thanks also to Michael Wheelehan for taking the iPhone photo seen here. Exhibit opens Sunday, Sept 4, 1-3pm. Sure to be a blockbuster. More photos to come!

Hand Crafted - Artisans' Section Exhibit, Setember 4 Opening

Members of the Artisans' Section of the St. Louis Artists' Guild will display works in wood, metal, stone and paint in a group exhibition, Hand Crafted, at the St. Louis Artists' Guild with an opening reception on Sunday, September 4, 1-3pm. Artisans' section members specialize in fine crafts and decorative arts. While most of their work is created to fulfill commissions for their patrons' homes and offices this event will be an opportunity to view their rarely exhibited creations. Hand Crafted is their first exhibition at The St. Louis Artists' Guild and will run through the end of October. All members of the St. Louis Artists' Guild and guests are invited to a gallery talk to be be presented as part of their monthly meeting on September 8 at 7pm. There is no cost to attend.

Hand Crafted, Opening reception, September 4, 1-3pm

September 4 - October 29, 2011

Gallery Talk, September 8, 7pm

St. Louis Artists' Guild, 2nd Floor Members' Gallery

Two Oak Knoll Park, Clayton, MO 63105

See the Creative Artisans' Section website here.

Pictured: The Dial, Jerry Cox, wood sculpture Spalted maple, Honduras Rosewood, Paduke; Carved Grapes, Bonnie Rassmussen; Walnut Table, Phil Haskins; Folding Screen, Michael Wheelehan, Mixed media. All photos courtesy of the artists.

City Wide Open Studios This Weekend!

St. Louis artists throw open their studio doors this weekend to art lovers, collectors and friends. Download the Contemporary Art Museum pdf map with all the artists' names & locations here. My fom picks for artists that you check out are Saturday: Vic Barr, Carol Carter, Janet Fons, Kathy Gomric, Jennifer Roussin, Janice Schoultz-Mudd, Abraham Mohler, Garry McMichael, Diane Tesssman, Bryan Walsh. Sunday: David Coblitz, Sheldon Johnson, Claire Hyman, Ron Flier, Daniel Fishback. Thx, Mike A

Artisans are on vacation!

The Artisans' section of the St. Louis Artists' Guild does not meet in July or August so that members can take some much deserved and needed time off. The next meeting will be September 8, 2011, 7pm. The presentation will be a gallery talk by members exhibiting in their first show at the Guild which opens Sunday, September 4, 1-3pm. Have a great summer everyone!

Recumbent Stag, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, MO

I have always liked the pair of elegant stag sculptures that flank the Magnolia entrance to Tower Grove Park. I spent about an hour doing this small watercolor sketch of one of them last weekend partly because Vlad Zhitomirsky, the sculptor who repaired this storm-damaged piece, will speak about his work with the VMD Sculpting Studio this Thurs, 7pm, at the Artisans' section meeting at the Saint Louis Artists' Guild.

More about VMD Sculpting here. I have posted another watercolor sketch from Tower Grove Park done the same day at Sketching St. Louis.

Artisans' section meeting: 7pm, Thurs, 6/9/11

Saint Louis Artists' Guild

Two Oak Knoll Park

Clayton, MO 63105

For more info contact mike@michaelandersonstudio.com

Vlad Zhitomirsky, sculptor, Next Artisans' section meeting, June 9, 2011

Vlad Zhitomirsky, co-founder of VMD Sculpting, a St. Louis foundry & studio located in the Soulard neighborhood will discuss his work at the next meeting of the Artisans' section at the St. Louis Artists' Guild, Thursday, June 9, 7pm.

Vlad describes VMD Sculpting as a "family business" specializing in sculpting original art, working with custom-made sculptures by others as well as repair and restoration. The firm's client list includes Boston College, Missouri Botanical Garden and the St. Louis Cardinals. Visit vmdsculpting.com for more information and photos.

The presentation is free and all are invited to attend. Members of the Artisans' section will conduct their monthly business meeting afterwards.

Photos courtesy VMD Sculpting.

Artisans' section meeting, 7pm, Thursday, June 9, 2011

Saint Louis Artists' Guild

Two Oak Knoll Park

Clayton, MO 63105

For more information contact mike@michaelandersonstudio.com