Student Art Walk (Nov. 6th -Nov. 12th)

Student Art Walk

Sunday, November 6, 2011 –Saturday, November 12, 2011

Shops around Avenue L

Take a stroll Downtown Huntsville sometime this week. You will find an artistic treat!

This first ever Student Art Walk will consist of art from the following SHSU students: Daniel Bertalot, Summer Brewster, Nic Cambell, Catherine Cartwright, Meredith Cawley, Jay Cronin, Beth Hargrove, Katy Kana, Stephen Lee, Virginia Purswell, Julia Six, Jared Taylor and Josh Yates.

The artwork is on display inside and outside of Avenue L and in front of other stores on Sam Houston Avenue. On display are paintings, ceramics, a mural, and a minimalist performance art piece by Josh Yates. Josh Yates will be living in a store front without *gasp* a cell phone for the entire week. The only time he will be leaving the storefront will be when he goes to class. I hope he uses that time to take a bathroom break and get a bite to eat.

Avenue L will also host a reception on Friday starting at 7:00pm. You will be able to meet the artists involved in this event.

For more information, contact Christine Wieghat at (936) 294-4311.

Wynne Home Fall Class Schedule

The following is the Fall Class Schedule for the Wynne Home. I am interested in that Geocaching class, but it looks like they have several interesting classes planned for October and November.

I can’t find registration forms online, but they are available at the Wynne Home. There are some available scholarships. For more information, call (936) 291-5424.

Class: Ceramics Open Studio
Dates: October 16^th, October 23^rd, November 6^th, November 13^th (Sundays)
Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Instructor: Amy Blonn
Price: $5.00 plus $5.00 for 3Ibs of clay
Extra Information: Students can stay for an hour or for the entire three-hour session.

Class: Beginning Clay Technique
Dates: Every Monday from October 17^th to November 14^th
Time: 4:00pm -5:30pm
Instructor: Tamara Chasteen
Price: $25
Extra Information: This class will allow students to develop skills in the medium of clay. Ages 8 to 19. Class limit is 10 students.

 

Class: Beginner Piano
Dates: Every Tuesday from October 18^th through November 15^th
Time: 5:00pm -6:00pm
Instructor: Ramona Stewart
Price: $20
Extra Information: Students will learn the basic techniques of piano. Students must provide their own keyboard. Ages 9 and up. Class limit four students.

Class: Art Project Assistance
Dates: Every Tuesday from October 18^th to November 15^th
Time: 11:00am -1:00pm
Instructor: Molly Campbell
Price: $20
Extra Information: All mediums can work: watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, charcoal, collage and pencil. All ages. Class limit is 10.

Class: Acrylic Collage

Date: October 18^th
Times: 4:00pm -6:00pm
Instructor: Betsy Maloney
Price: $10
Extra Information: Students will learn design and painting as well as use designs to make an acrylic collage. Ages 7 and up. Class limit is 12 students.

Class: Art Project Assistance

Dates: Every Tuesday from October 18^th to November 15^th
Time: 11:00am -1:00pm
Instructor: Molly Campbell
Price: $20
Extra Information: All mediums can work: watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, charcoal, collage and pencil. All ages. Class limit is 10.

Class: Acrylic Collage

Date: October 18^th
Times: 4:00pm -6:00pm
Instructor: Betsy Maloney
Price: $10
Extra Information: Students will learn design and painting as well as use designs to make an acrylic collage. Ages 7 and up. Class limit is 12 students.

Class: Intro to Throwing on the Wheel
Dates: October 18^th – November 16^th on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Time: 11:30am – 2:00pm
Instructor: Lynda McCreary
Price: $60.00
Extra Information: Students will complete a project from start to finish using beginner pottery wheel techniques. This is for ages 14 and up. Class is limited to only four students. 

Class: Mommy & Me Intro to Art
Dates: Every Wednesday from October 19^th through November 16^th
Time: 9:00am -10:00am
Instructor: Tonia Brown
Price: $16
Extra Information: This is a five-week course designed to expose you children to art. Ages 3 to 5.

 

Class: Mommy & Me Portrait Art
Dates: Every Wednesday from October 19^th through November 16^th
Time: 10:00am -11:00am
Price: $16.00
Extra Information: This is for a slightly older group, ages 5 to 8, and it is a five-week course designed to teach children about creating portraits through a variety of styles.

Class: Photography
Dates: Every Wednesday from October 19^th through November 16^th
Time: 6:00pm -8:00pm
Instructor: Paul Olle
Price: $20
Extra Information: Students will learn to use digital cameras with various focal lengths and zoom. Ages 15 and up. Class limit is 15 students.

 

Class: Beginner Ballroom Dancing

Dates: Every Wednesday from October 19^th through November 16^th
Time: 5:00pm -6:00pm
Instructor: Stevie Mellado
Price: $15
Extra Information: A group class for beginning dance students wishing to learn partner dances such as waltz, foxtrot, swing and others. Class limit 12 students.

Class: Geocaching 101
Dates: October 27^th and November 14^th
Time: 3:30pm -5:30pm
Instructor: Lee Woodward
Price: $10
Extra Information: This class will teach the basics of geocaching. Students with a smart phone or a GPS system should bring it with them. All ages. Class limit  is 10 students per session.

 

Class: The American Romantic Comedy

Dates: Every Wednesday from October 19^th to November 16^th
Time: 7:00pm
Instructor: Matthew Jackson.
Price: FREE EVENT
Extra Information: Every Wednesday a different romantic comedy will be shown at the Wynne Home. All but one of these makes sense, but I am pretty sure “The Haunting” is a horror film… which makes sense for Halloween Week, so there you go. The movies that will be played:

• Oct. 19th: His Girl Friday
• Oct. 26th: The Haunting
• Nov. 2nd: The Apartment
• Nov. 9th: The Princess Bride
• Nov. 16th: As Good As It Gets

Class: Exploring Great Music

Dates: Every Thursday from October 20^th through November 17^th
Instructor: Linda Wiley
Price: $12.00
Extra Information:  The Instructor, Linda Wiley, will exam great musical compositions and explore what makes them so “great.” This class is for ages 18 and up, and the class limit is 15.
 

Class: Caution Wet Paint!
Dates:^th through November 17^th
Time: 5:00pm -6:30pm
Instructor: Arianne Thompson
Price: $15.
Extra Information: Students will learn various painting techniques used throughout history. Ages 7 to 12. Class limit is 15 students.

Class: Drawing
Dates: Every Thursday from October 20^th to November 17^th
Time: 4:00pm -5:00pm
Instructor: Arianne Thompson
Extra Information: Learn various drawing techniques. Ages six to nine. Class limit is 12 students.

 

Class: Creative Walking Sticks
Dates: October 22^nd, October 29^th, and November 12^th
Time: 10:00am to 12:30pm
Instructor: Michaela Clark
Price: $5
Extra Information: Children will decorate walking sticks in any way they can imagine. Ages five to eight. Class limit 10 per session.

 

Class: Monster Design

Dates: October 22^nd

Time: 10:30am -1:30pm
Instructor: Arianne Thompson
Price: $8.00

Class: Beginning Baskets
Date: October 29^th
Time: 11:00am -2:00pm
Instructor: Tamara Chasteen
Price: $15
Extra Information: Students will create a colorful basket with round reed and a pre-drilled wooden base. Ages eight and up. Class limit is 10 students.

Class: Bird Watching at the Wynne Home

Dates: October 29^th, November 12^th, and November 19^th (Saturdays)
Time: 9:00am -11:00am
Instructor: Samantha Patterson.
Price: $10.00
Extra Information: Learn about the different birds on the Wynne Home Arts Center grounds by watching and feeding. A bird feeder will be made. Ages 6 and up. Class limit is 10 students.

Class: Cartooning and mini comics

Date: November 12^th
Time: 10:30am -1:30pm
Instructor: Arianne Thompson
Price: $15.00
Extra Information: Learn the fundamentals of drawing and creating comics! What about MANGA? Ages 8 to 14. Class limit is 12 students.

Class: Felted Pouches and Needle Felting

Date: November 12^th
Time: 11:00am -2:00pm
Instructor: Tamara Chasteen.
Price: $15
Extra Information: Students will create a seamless pouch or purse of felted wool. Ages 8 and up. Class limit  is 10 students.

Wynne Home Arts Center: Handmade Holiday

Wynne Home Arts Center

Handmade Holiday

1428 11th Street

Huntsville, TX 77340

Price: $10.00 or Volunteer

There are more events going on for the Handmade Holiday Series than what I posted yesterday. Here is some updated event information:

Tuesday, October 11th from 4:00pm -10:00pm:

Get crafty this evening at the Wynne Home! Starting at 4pm, the Wynne Home will be teaching a class on how to make handmade bracelets, lanyards, key chains, and soft ropes for purses and tote bags.

Wednesday, October 12th from 6:00pm until 10:00pm:

Dragon boats and cinnamon clay ornaments—Participants will create ornaments that begin with an origami box that is then covered by weaving ribbon around the box.  Participants will also make fragrant cinnamon clay ornaments and paint them with acrylic paints.


Thursday, October 13th from 6:00pm -10:00pm:

On Thursday, volunteers will teach a class on screen printing and how to make mosaic trivets. The class will print cards using silk screens made from old campaign signs. The trivets will also be made using recycled material.

Friday, October 14th from 6:00pm -10:00

Participants will make folded star pot-holders, kumihimo, and rope bracelets. 

Saturday, October 15th from 12:00pm -2:00pm

Participants will make dragon boats and mosaic trivets.

For more information, contact Linda Peace at lpease@huntsvilletx.gov or (936) 291-5422.

Handmade Holiday at the Wynne Home (Tues. and Thurs.)

Wynne Home Arts Center

Handmade Holiday

October 11th from 4:00pm -10:00pm
October 13th from 6:00pm -10:00pm

1428 11th Street

Huntsville, TX 77340

Price: $10.00 or Volunteer

Tuesday, October 11th from 4:00pm -10:00pm:

Get crafty this evening at the Wynne Home! Starting at 4pm, the Wynne Home will be teaching a class on how to make handmade bracelets, lanyards, key chains, and soft ropes for purses and tote bags.

Thursday, October 13th from 6:00pm -10:00pm:

On Thursday, volunteers will teach a class on screen printing and how to make mosaic trivets. The class will print cards using silk screens made from old campaign signs. The trivets will also be made using recycled material.

For more information, contact Linda Peace at lpease@huntsvilletx.gov or (936) 291-5422.

AFTERMATH: Brush Muscle with Andy Don Emmons and Micheal Wynne

Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of viewing the Brush Muscle Art Show, which included original works by Andy Don Emmons and Micheal Wynne. They collaborated on each piece, and here are some pictures of my favorites:

Like most art, I probably don't entirely get what is going on here, but whatever it is, I LIKE it:

You better watch out for THIS painting:

More pictures can be found HERE on our Facebook page. If you haven't already "liked" it, you should. :)

This man was seriously thinking about having some of the yummy homemade pozole that was right next to him. The pozole was made by Sandy Bates Emmons, who unfortunately could not be there that night because she was taking care of a very pregnant miniature donkey. I am hoping that the donkey and babies are doing okay:

The Crazywood Dance Studio is also good for SKATEBOARDING!

(Myron showing off his smooth skateboarding moves)

Artist Andy Don Emmons is also known for his Cuzzin Longhair's Psychedelic Armadillo Show on 93.5 The Outlaw. Many of his fellow coworkers came out to support his art show. You may not recognize them by their faces, but their voices should be familiar from listening to that very awesome radio station:

("The Weather Goddess, Crystal Clear, and her Adonis"- Quote borrowed from Sandy Bates Emmons)

(Dave "The Troll Hunter" LeLeux)

Overall, I am very impressed with the art work in the Brush Muscle Art Show. I am also very impressed with the Crazywood Art Gallery. It does not feel like Huntsville when you step inside. I am looking forward to going back and getting to know more of the local artists and seeing more of their art work.

For instance, I am looking forward to seeing the artwork of THIS young local artist, Ilyana Mansfield.

Her deviant art page is right here:

http://ilyanamansfield.deviantart.com/

Thanks for the excellent art show, Andy Don Emmons and Micheal Wynne! I hope to see more of your artwork in the near future.

"Simulacra" Art Exhibit (October 3rd - October 27th)

"Simulacra" Art Exhibit

October 3rd - October 27th

Gaddis Geeslin Gallery

The Gaddis Geeslin Gallery is currently hosting the Simulacra Art Exhibit, which features the works of of Ted Kincaid, Laura Lark and Shawn Smith, and is curated by associate professor of art Michael Henderson.

There will be an exhibit reception THIS evening from 5:00pm until 6:00pm. If you are in an artistic mood tonight, then check out this reception and then head to the Crazywood Gallery for the Brush Muscle art show.

If you are free during the daytime, a curator talk and gallery tour will be held on October 15th from 11:00am until noon. This talk and tour has been scheduled on a Saturday in order to make it easier for people from the community to see the show and learn about the art. The curator talk will be given by students in Michael Henderson's Museum and Gallery Practices class. Thank you Michael Henderson for the extra information! Click HERE for more even more information about this show.



For more information, contact:

The Art Department's audio visual librarian at (936) 294-1317

Crazywood Art Gallery: Brush Muscle

Brush Muscle

October 6th from 7:00pm -10:00pm

Crazywood Art Gallery

1616 Sam Houston Ave

The Crazywood Art Gallery has an art show tonight titled "Brush Muscle." I don't know much about this art show aside from the fact that there will be sculptures and poster art and it will feature the work of the following artists:

Andy Emmons Micheal Wynne There will also be some tasty food such as homemade pozole and Bean bean dip. Yum yum! Click HERE to see the FB event page to get an idea of who will be there tonight.

Artisan Market at the Crazywood Garden

Artisan Market

Crazywood Garden

Every Last Thursday of every month

Open to the public

Did you know that on the last Thursday of every month, there is an Artisan Market held at the Crazywood garden? Until recently, neither did I. If you have never been to the Crazywood Gallery or been in the Crazywood garden, then one of these Thursdays is the perfect opportunity to check it out. You will have the chance to view and purchase local artwork, chat with artists, and meet new friends. The entrance to the garden is on 14th street across the street from the public library. 

Click HERE to see the official website for the Crazywood Gallery

DAR Art Reception: Featuring the Works of Col. John W. Thomason

DAR Art Reception:

Featuring the Works of Col. John W. Thomason

Friday, September 23rd from 4:00pm -6:00pm

Wynne Home Art Center

This week, as a part of the Daughter of the American Revolution's Constitution Week, the Wynne Home will be having a reception that will display the paintings, sketches, and literary works of Col. John W. Thomason.

Soloist Amber Jamison and DAR members Jan Cole and Kim Davis will also be performing music from WWI, WWII, the Civil War, as well as some of Col. Thomason's favorite songs.

Lieutenant Colonel John William Thomason, Jr. was born in Huntsville, Texas is 1893 and died on March 12, 1944. Along with his extensive military career, Col. Thomason was also the author and illistrator of several books and magazine stories. 


List of Col. John W. Thomason's works of Literature:

Fix Bayonets (1926) (short stories collection)
The United States Army Second Division Northwest of Chateau Theirry in World War I (1927)
Red Pants and Other Stories (1927) (short stories collection)
Jeb Stuart (1930)
Salt Winds and Gobi Dust (1934) (short stories collection)
The Adventures of General Marbot by Himself (1935) (editor and illustrator)
A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of Tennessee by Himself (illustrator only)
Gone to Texas (1937) (novel)
Lone Star Preacher (1941) (novel)

Spotlight: FN Classy Tattoo & Body Piercing

At 335 Hwy 75 N, you'll find the classiest tattoo shop Huntsville has to offer: FN Classy. We paid a surprise visit to FN Classy a couple months ago. We loved everything about these guys: their signs, their decorations, their personalities, and their professionalism. We would also like to mention that the shop was very clean. Nothing worse than a tat shop that feels dirty.

Shana ended up getting her first tattoo ever from Jody that night. He was friendly and talked and joked around with her to make her feel super comfortable. He didn't even make fun of her tattoo choice. :P

We loved all of the awesome artwork on the walls. Jody and Jamie are excellent artists. We recommend taking a look around the shop for inspiration. FN Classy is very... well... classy, has a great atmosphere, and isn't littered with junky flash art. 

They also do body piercings, and they have a lot of nice jewelry to choose from. You can see some of it on their Facebook page (link below). Their piercing chick, Deena, was not there when we stopped by, but we have heard that she is awesome. 

If you're in the mood for a new tat or piercing, just swing by or give them a call at (936)435-9300. You can also find them on Facebook by clicking here. Tell 'em "Hey, Huntsville" sent ya!

"Delicate Impressions" Art Exhibit: Gaddis Geeslin Gallery

"Delicate Impressions" Art Exhibit

Gaddis Geeslin Gallery

Located in Art Building F.

August 29, 2011- September 22, 2011
Hours of Operations: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday

Starting August 29, 2011, an art exhibit titled "Delicate Impressions," will be on display in the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery. An "Artist Talk" featuring Janice Jakielski will be on September 1st from 5:00pm-6:00pm followed by a reception at 6:00pm.

Featured artists:

Janice Jakielski
Jeana Klein
Io Palmer             
Amy Riedel
Lauren Scanlon
For more information contact:

Person: Debbie Harper
Phone Number: (936)294-1317 

Bathroom Art: Pizza Place

My current favorite piece of bathroom art is in the first stall of the women's restroom located inside of Pizza Place.

"Every cloud has a silver lining" is an idiom that means that it is always possible to get something positive out of any situation, no matter how unpleasant of painful it might originally seem. 

So true. So positive. 

Such a nice thing to think about while using the restroom. =)

Lowman Student Center Art Gallery: Barbara Tyson

Tyson: New and Retro

August 22 - September 2nd

Loman Student Center Art Gallery

Reception: August 25th from 4:00pm -6:00pm

Photo taken by Travis Bartoshek--See THIS article for more details. 

Starting on August 22nd, retired English professor, Barbara Tyson, will have an art exhibit on display in Loman Student Center Art Gallery on the SHSU campus. It will feature paintings of landscapes, florals, portraits, and animals. According to the linked article, she is a fan of horses so it is probably safe to assume that there will also be some paintings of horses!

There will be a reception on August 25th from 4:00pm until 6:00pm in honor of this exhibit. Hopefully that means free cheese cubes AND nice paintings all in one room. =)

For more information contact:

Gayle Bullard: (936) 294-1760 or email bullard@shsu.edu  

The Legend of the Gorilla Statue

See that picture of gorilla head statue to the right of this page? That head belongs to my all-time favorite gorilla statue EVER MADE. Somewhere in the Avenues—go look for it yourself—you will find a gorilla statue surrounded by a cage next to a dumpster and in front of a very small apartment complex.

The legend, or even the truth, behind the gorilla statue may already be known to those who have been in Huntsville for a long enough to umm… know the story.

For those that don’t, well, the story goes like this:

The tenants of the small apartment complex were complaining about the trash can situation at the complex. The solution that the clever landlord came up with was to add a dumpster. This made the tenants VERY happy, but one neighbor VERY unhappy. You see, this neighbor took great care of his yard and house and wanted his neighbors to do the same. The neighbor began to complain loudly to others about how the dumpster was “unsightly,” “going to lower the property value of the neighborhood,” and so on.

Word of this neighbor’s concerns got back to the landlord. Now, he had no plan of removing the dumpster, but he did have a sense of humor and was quite the sculptor.  Much to the horror of the neighbor, instead of removing the dumpster, he added a gorilla statue instead!

When people tried to vandalize the statue, the landlord added a fence around the gorilla.

And that my friends, is how we now have a gorilla statue somewhere in the Avenues… or so the legend goes. If I ever gain enough courage, I may just knock on the landlord’s door and ask him how truthful this legend truly is—but I kind of like the story  the way is now. =)

Speaking of the landlord’s property, the gorilla by the dumpster is not the only one he has made. In his own yard, he has this statue:

Looking more closely, it appears that someone broke something off... poor gorilla:

Wynne Home Summer Art Classes begin July 19th!

The Wynne Home Summer Art Classes

Session 1 Tuesday, July 19th - 23rd

Session 2 Tuesday, July 26th 30th

1428 Eleventh Street

Huntsville, TX 77340

936-291-5424 

Registration has begun for The Wynne Home’s Summer Art Classes! Classes have limited seating so if there is a class that you are interested in it is best to register as soon as possible.

I found a brochure with a description of the classes while paying my water bill. I looked for a copy of this brochure or another source for this information, but the only thing that I was able to find was THIS Save the Date flier on the Official Website.

I scanned the flier and saved it as four different jpg. pictures in order to share the information. Unfortunately, it is slightly blurry from the whole scanning process, but it is still readable. You can email wintern@huntsvilletx.gov for more information:

There are several classes available. Hopefully each one will have enough participants so that none of them are canceled. Again, sorry about the blurriness of the uploaded flier! 

Spotlight: Kathlyn "Kat" Black

By now, you have probably noticed the mural near the corner of Sam Houston Avenue and 13th Street. It's called "Take a Look on the Wild Side," and it was painted by Kat Black. All of the animals shown in this 12-foot high, 24-foot wide mural are native to Walker County. She was kind enough to send us a photo of the sketch and of the final product (click on image to enlarge):

Kat has been painting for over 30 years. She recently showcased work at the first annual Town Creek Music Festival. Her work is actually all around us: Have you noticed the awesome mural behind Tinsley's or the mural on the wall of the Camp Coyote building? Kat painted those!

Keep your eye out for her art, and if you see her, be sure to thank her for the lesson on animals in Walker County!

Bathroom Art: Stardust Room

Sometimes we find art in art galleries and other times we find it while peeing in public restrooms. Jess and I have always been intrigued by bathroom graffiti as well as the artwork that people decide to hang up near the commode. Is it art or is it (pun intended) a bunch of crap? We don’t mind taking the pictures, and you can answer that question for yourself.

The following pictures were taken in the women’s restroom of the Stardust Room—a local favorite for many local artists. 

Located close to the floor next to the toilet is this drawing of a tiger's face. Someone must have been in there for a while to draw this, and we applaud your effort... and also hope that it was the need to draw that took up your time and NOT horrible constipation. 

On the wall is a painting that seems to represent music, masks, and stuff--I have never been the best at interpreting paintings.

I see a cat face pattern here:

Also, someone put a sticker of the word "complete" on the toilet paper dispenser. What does this mean? Does someone want people to "complete" their bathroom experience by wiping? Or is it something deeper than that? It's a mystery! 

Finally, remember to do this: 

Overall, I grade the art in the Stardust bathroom a B-. I enjoyed the cat faces and the "complete" mystery of the sticker on the toilet dispenser, but I also found it to be lacking in both quantity and quality. I expected more from you Stardust Room, but at least it was cleaner than the majority of bar bathrooms in town. You might want to do something about this crack, though:

Aftermath: SHSU Art Auction (4/30)

Hey, art patrons. On Saturday, we headed over to the first annual SHSU Student Art Association auction. There was plenty of art to view on the walls in the main room and tons of art laying out on tables in the back room of Crazywood Gallery. What was missing? The art patrons of Huntsville and participants in the live auction. I'm not sure why the attendance was so low, but you all missed out on free refreshments - and I know you love free stuff. More importantly, you missed out on seeing the artwork of some talented artists. Some of the work really stood out. Hopefully, we will be featuring some of these artists' talents in our blog soon.

Aside from posting in a newspaper that no one reads or putting up posters that many will overlook, there are not many ways to get the word out about these types of events in Huntsville, so please tell your artist and art lover friends about us and have them subscribe to or bookmark this blog. We will try our best to notify you of upcoming events and feature many known and underground artists in the area. If you know of someone who creates and you would like to see them featured here, please let us know.

Next time there is an event like this, I want to see all sorts of people there! There was seriously something for everyone - a wide variety of styles. See you next time!

SHSU Student Art Auction (April 29 & 30)

What: The SHSU Student Art Association Annual Auction
When: Friday, April 29 & Saturday, April 30
Where: Crazywood Gallery - 1416 Sam Houston Ave.


The auction will be a two-day silent auction, culminating into a live auction at 7:00p Saturday, April 30. The silent auction will be held in the back room of the gallery from 9a until 5p both days. Refreshments will be served in the main gallery at 6p Saturday, before the live auction.


All artwork was created by SHSU alumni, students, and faculty, and there will be a wide variety. Funds raised will be applied to the Student Art Association Scholarship.