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SUMMARY:MAKER NIGHT: Paper Marbling
DESCRIPTION:Paper Marbling with Rhonda Scott \nFriday\, October 26 \n$35 all materials included \n6:30 – 8:30 pm \nMAKER NIGHTS are for those ages 21 and above. Bring your friends and your favorite beverage & snacks to enjoy while you create! Or come by yourself and make some new pals. Novice and experienced makers are welcome! \nJoin Rhonda Scott in creating a collection of beautiful marbled papers using the Ebru method. Each paper is unique\, made one-at-a-time — and the process is lots of fun. Frame your decorated papers. Or use them in collage work\, journaling / book arts\, scrapbooking\, or other creative projects. \nMinimum class limit: 6  Maximum class limit: 12 \nStudio: TBA \n  \nTo register: \n\nenter the number of “tickets” you want below (one ticket per student)\nclick “add to cart”  \ncomplete the contact information form that appears after you add a ticket\ncomplete the payment information\ncheck your email for your receipt\n\nPlease contact us with any registration questions or concerns. \nRegistration closes on at 6am on 10/23/18.
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LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Paper Marbling\, ages 16+ (OCT)
DESCRIPTION:Paper Marbling\nAges: 16+ \nDay / Date / Time: Thursday\, October 24\, 6:30 – 8:30 pm \nCost: $40 \nDescription: Join Rhonda Scott in creating a collection of beautiful marbled papers using the traditional Turkish form of paper marbling\, Ebru. \nMinimum class limit: 6 Maximum class limit: 12 \nInstructor: Rhonda Scott \nStudio: TBA \nRegistration closes when the class fills or on at 6am on 10/22/19. Students cannot be added after the registration closes. \n\nTo register: \n\nscroll down to the “Tickets” section near the bottom of this page\nenter the number of “tickets” you want  (one ticket per student)\nclick “add to cart”  \ncomplete the contact information form that appears after you add a ticket\ncomplete the payment information\ncheck your email for your receipt\n\nPlease note: \n\nStudents cannot be added after the registration closes.\nOctagon members receive class discounts. Please login before registering for classes and your discount will be applied automatically.\nIf you are not a member\, but would like to join\, click here. Purchase your membership first. Then login and proceed as noted above to receive your discount. Your discount will not be applied unless you are logged in.\n\nPlease contact us with any registration questions or concerns. Click here to send a message. Thanks for supporting arts education at the Octagon!
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SUMMARY:Super Natural PEGGY JOHNSTON & VERA SCEKIC
DESCRIPTION:LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY (STREET LEVEL) \nPeggy Johnston\nArtist Statement\nMy love of paper made it almost inevitable that I would discover the book arts. Since crafting my first books 30 years ago\, I have explored bookmaking as an art as well as a craft. \nI love to be surprised by my work (and usually am). Often\, materials that I have collected inspire a piece. What would happen if I sewed a few hundred slide mounts together? How about coffee filters or heat warped polyester? Pine needles? Beads? Bicycle spokes? I just need to find out. \nI don’t always know what is going to happen when I start a work. As often as not\, an organic form emerges. I often say that I am not in control of my art. It controls me. I name my forms after they are completed\, frequently flipping through a pictorial dictionary until I spot something that resembles the sculpture. Other times\, I make up faux Latin names. \nAbout Peggy Johnston (Artist Bio)\nI graduated from the University of Wyoming with a double degree in Art and Education. Since then\, I have continued my studies in painting\, printing and the book arts. I’ve taught book art workshops in Oregon\, Colorado\, Wyoming\, Connecticut\, and Iowa\, and have studied with leading book artists across the nation. \nLocally\, I’m a busy artist. In addition to my own work\, I teach at the Des Moines Art Center. I have also taught in the public schools as a visiting artist\, working with k-12 students. Other opportunities have allowed me to teach at the University of Northern Iowa\, Iowa State University\, Simpson College\, Central College\, and Drake University. Occasionally\, I speak to local groups about my work and the book arts\, and conduct seminars for graphic designers and art directors. \nI was instrumental in the founding of The Prairie Book Collaborative\, a group dedicated to the book in all its forms. The group produced three books before disbanding in 2012. (A copy of each one is held in the special collections at the University of Iowa library.) My work is in public and private collections nationally and internationally. I frequently exhibit my work in local and national exhibitions. To date\, my work is included in twelve special collections around the country\, including the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington\, D.C. \nVisit Waveland Studio for more info about Peggy Johnston. \nVera Scekic\nArtist Statement\n“For the first time in all time a living creature understands its origin and can undertake to design its future.” \n-Robert Sinsheimer\, as quoted in A Crack in Creation \nMy art practice originates from an abiding interest in the life sciences and an ethos that combines chance occurrences with a systematic approach. It is an analog response to recent developments (such as CRISPR) that have enabled alterations to mammalian genomes and\nraised profound questions about human identity. Adopting the cell—life’s building block—as metaphor and armature\, I treat paint as if it were an organism\, exploring its material\, chromatic  and formal properties through a biological lens. \nI generate membranes of paint by mixing it with various thinning agents and pouring the viscous fluid on polyester and ceramic substrates. When dry\, the membranes are peeled\, cut\, spliced\, layered\, abraded and adhered to wood and canvas\, producing naturally unnatural\nhybrid forms that merge the manufactured and organic. \nThe process of creating the paint skins is repeated—frequently on top of existing pours—to mimic the cycle of growth\, repair and degeneration. Gravity is the sole constant in the production process\, underscoring the centrality of entropy and the tension inherent in a living system’s efforts to keep it at bay. Phagocytosis also comes into play as paint skins from earlier (disassembled) works are recycled and integrated into new cells. Framing the tattered\, abraded and misshapen cells within “perfect” circles and rectangles magnifies the relationship between precision and irregularity\, which animates all my projects. \nThe methodology guiding each work is time-intensive and multi-step\, incorporating at certain stages the “gestures” of the lab while inviting extended inquiry into the nature of paint. The surface is a record of my negotiations between opacity and translucency\, flatness and\ndimensionality\, expansion and containment\, chance and control. At the project’s core lies my argument: that painting remains relevant in a digital era\, and its ability to reflect essential questions about human experience and identity endures. \nAbout Vera Scekic (Artist Bio)\nVera Scekic lives and works in Racine\, Wisconsin. She has exhibited her paintings\, drawings and installations at art centers\, galleries and museums throughout the U.S. Recent solo and small group exhibitions include: Art Reflects Science (Prairie State College\, Chicago Heights\, IL)\, Twilight (Fitton Center\, Hamilton\, OH)\, Naturally Unnatural (Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center\, Birmingham\, MI) and Polymorphous Microtecture (Beverly Arts Center\, Chicago\, IL.) Scekic is a founding member of ArtRoot\, a grassroots initiative to revitalize the city of Racine by building arts infrastructure\, fostering connections and facilitating collaborations. Scekic is also the co-\nfounder and director of OS Projects\, a contemporary art gallery located in downtown Racine. \nVisit Vera Scekic’s website for more information. \n 
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SUMMARY:Papercutters Times Three LINDA EMMERSON\, LUCKY KIM\, & BETH WUNDER
DESCRIPTION:LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY \nPapercutters Times Three \nPaper Cutting is a traditional art form practiced in a variety of guises in countries around the world. The\nthree of us found our ways from different directions. Beth was introduced to the Polish style at a\nWycinanki workshop in New Mexico. Linda visited a museum devoted to Scherenschnitte in Switzerland\,\nand Lucky grew up with the Korean traditional paper (Hanji) art. All of these influences can be seen in\nour individual and developing styles. \n\nLinda Emmerson Statement + Bio\nSince my discovery in 1976 of the Swiss Tradition of papercutting\, I have been happily snipping away.\nAfter 20 years of drawing with a T-square and triangle\, my new career\, 40 years and counting\, continues\nto be a liberating source of discovery and satisfaction. \nBeth Wunder Statement + Bio\nFrom my very first cutting\, I have been fascinated by the challenge of changing a drawing into a\nsilhouette and deciding which lines must be cut to portray the essence of the design.  I like the precision\nand exactness required\, and the clean look of the cut. Doing that with scissors or knife and paper\, easily\naccessible and inexpensive materials\, is always exciting and fun.\nI took a course from Elsbieta Kaleta\, a Polish Wycinanki artist\, in 1993 and have been cutting ever since. I\nhave taught weeklong workshops and do commissions as well as printed cards of original work. I am a\nmember of the Guild of American Papercutters. \nLucky Kim Statement + Bio\nLucky Kim\, originally coming from South Korea\, specializes in Korean Traditional Paper Art\, Korean Paper\n(Hanji) made from mulberry tree. Though she had no formal background in art\, 30years ago\, she\ndiscovered the art of Hanji and fell in love with the bright colors and intricate\, traditional patterns. In the\npast\, she has meddled in woodworking and felt and recently discovered clay as a new medium\, inspiring\nher to make traditional Hanji boxes with clay.
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