Art Studios at Mission Mill – Page 3

Eco Icon: Art About Environmentalism

A new show opens on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Compass Gallery, located at the Willamette Heritage Center. The show, Eco Icon: Art About Environmentalism, opens with a reception on Thursday, 5-7 pm. From 5:30-6:15 pm there will be a panel discussion, Environmentalism Then & Now.

I was invited to submit a painting to this juried group show and I chose Aldo Leopold as my Eco Icon.

All entries had to be 10×10 inches, so I chose a board that I had already applied plaster and some initial layers of oil and cold wax. I did some research on Aldo Leopold and pulled out his book, A Sand County Almanac.

Here is what I wrote to accompany my submission:

Aldo Leopold is known as a fierce environmentalist and one of the foremost conservationists of our century, with a deep love and respect for the land. I have created an abstraction representing the restoration of natural habitats and man’s relationship to the land.

"Some Other Explanation" 10x10 inches, plaster, oil, and cold wax — “Some Other Explanation”
10×10 inches, plaster, oil, and cold wax

The show is hanging and it is beautiful.

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.

Aldo Leopold

Abstracted Play: Three Day Workshop

I’ve just spent the past three days guiding six beautiful women through the process of using plaster, oil, and cold wax. This was the first workshop held at The Art Studios at Mission Mill and it was a huge success. We went from this:

to this:

The women bonded instantly on Friday and by the end of Sunday, my sides were sore from laughing so much.

Friday afternoon we painted our boards and applied plaster.

Then on Saturday morning the ladies sanded and stained.

Before lunch on Saturday, I had the women applying initial layers of oil and cold wax.

And by the end of Saturday, the hall was filled with drying art.

Sunday morning, we were back at it.

We had snacks available all the time . . . .

. . . and on Sunday, Howard delivered a salad bar lunch to us.

Before we knew it, it was time to clean up and prepare for show and tell.

Here is a sampling of the incredible work the women created. A sampling, I tell you!

It was an energizing, exciting, creative three days.

Open Studios: The Art Studios at Mission Mill

The Art Studios at Mission Mill held their inaugural Open Studios on Thursday, November 13th (the second Thursday of the month). It was estimated that over 150 people braved wintery weather conditions to come see the new studios and the just opened Compass Gallery on the first floor. Here’s a look at what was happening on the second floor and in Studio F.

Studio F was open to receive visitors and a steady stream came through for the two hours we were open.

Mark your calendars for next month, when we’ll be open for TWO Open Studios: Our regular date of December 11th, from 5-7 pm, and then a special opening on Saturday, December 20th, 5:30-8:00 pm, during the Magic at the Mill celebration taking place at the Willamette Heritage Center. It will be a good time to pick up last minute gifts!

Opportunities: To see art, buy art, take a class, tour studios

An opportunity to buy art

Emerald Pointe Christmas Bazaar

1125 McGee Court NE

Keizer, Oregon

Thursday, November 13, 2014

10:00 am-2:00 pm

I’ll have Funky Junkyard Birds, Curious Elements, cards, and plaster, oil, and cold wax paintings. I’ll also have a few sale items. (Note: This is where my mother lives. It is an independent senior living community and the Christmas Bazaar is open to the public.)

Artful Gift Show

Left Coast Artist Collective

Multnomah Art Center Gym

7688 S.W. Capitol Highway

Portland, Oregon

Friday, December 5, 2015: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Saturday, December 6, 2015: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

I’ll have Funky Junkyard Birds, Curious Elements, cards, and plaster, oil, and cold wax paintings.

Little Things 14

Guardino Gallery

2939 N.E. Alberta

Portland, Oregon

Show opens Thursday, November 27, 2014 and runs through December

I’ll have a grid of 6×6 inch plaster, oil, and cold wax paintings

An opportunity to tour the Art Studios at Mission Mill

Our very first Open Studios, on the second floor, and the grand opening of Compass Gallery on the first floor. Come see the art fort that Tory and I created: Studio F.

Willamette Heritage Center

1313 Mill Street S.E.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

5:00 – 7:00 pm

I’ll have a selection of Funky Junkyard Birds, Curious Elements, cards, and new paintings.

An opportunity to take a class

Oil and Cold Wax: Abstracted Play With a Punch of Texture

Art Studios at Mission Mill

January 16-18, 2015

Friday 1:00-5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Limited to six participants

$300

For more information or to register, contact me: dayna@daynajcollins.com/curele

Opportunity to see a show

"Fairy Tales & Poetry" — “Fairy Tales & Poetry”

Group Dynamics

Salem Art Group

The Art Department

254 Commercial Street S.E.

Salem, Oregon

Opening reception is Wednesday, November 5, 2014

5:00-7:00 pm

Welcome to Studio F

A year ago, Tory and I put a deposit on a downtown Salem studio. Due to a series of events and delays, we decided it wasn’t the right space for us. We were sad, but all of our friends kept telling us that something better would come along. Were they ever right.

About six weeks ago, we were invited to join a group of artists who were forming a collective studio space at the Willamette Heritage Center at the Mill. Our group of artists, about 12 of us, incorporated and are now officially known as The Art Studios at Mission Mill.

Here is the space when we first walked in and said YES.

While Tory was away on a teaching junket, Howard and I applied paint (that Tory and I had picked out together, of course). Many days we don’t even need to turn on the lights it is so bright in our space!