{"id":9111,"date":"2018-04-26T17:55:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T17:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/?p=9111"},"modified":"2018-04-26T17:55:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T17:55:16","slug":"april-open-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=9111","title":{"rendered":"April Open Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9090 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-18-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-18.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once a quarter, on the second Thursday of the month, Studios at the Mill host Art After Dark where we fling open our doors, serve refreshments, and celebrate the arts in our neck of the woods.<\/p>\n<p>We are located on the second floor of the Wool Warehouse at the Willamette Heritage Center, which is across the street from both the Amtrak station and Willamette University, in the heart of Salem. We have 10 artists and everyone opened their door on the evening of April 12th. My studio is located in the NW corner, overlooking the Mill Stream, which runs through the WHC campus. Here&#8217;s one of my windows looking up from the outside.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9097 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-26-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-26-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-26.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I use my studio at the Mill for special projects since my painting studio is at my home. I love having a space devoted to working with paper, ephemera, book covers, black and white photos, and scraps . . . . all of which I call <strong><em>Salvage Collage<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I spruced up my space for this quarterly event. It is ever evolving and I love moving things around, touching everything, hanging things, and getting side tracked auditioning various pieces for ongoing projects. Here are photos of my spiffed up studio:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9105 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-17-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-17-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-17.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9096 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-25-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-25.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9094 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-23-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-23.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9100 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-12-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-12-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-12.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9110 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-22-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-22.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9109 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-21-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Studio-at-the-Mill-April-2018-21.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is always more fun when people are added to the mix.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9093 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-21-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-21-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-21.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9092 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-20-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-20-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-20.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9091 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-19-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-19.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9089 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-17-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-17-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-17.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9088 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-16-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-16-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-16.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9087 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-15-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-15-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-15.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9086 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-14-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-14-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-14.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9085 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-13-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-13-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Open-Studios-April-2018-13.jpg 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our next Art After Dark is Thursday, July 12, 6-8 pm. If you&#8217;d like to be added to our studio newsletter e-mailing list, please send me your e-mail address: dayna@alleyartstudio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once a quarter, on the second Thursday of the month, Studios at the Mill host Art After Dark where we fling open our doors, serve refreshments, and celebrate the arts in our neck of the woods. We are located on the second floor of the Wool Warehouse at the Willamette Heritage Center, which is across &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=9111\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">April Open Studios<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,230,107,145,290,355,76,80,292,362,278,363,1,312],"tags":[50,231,346,291,84,45,293,159,364,365],"class_list":["post-9111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alley-art-studio","category-art-after-dark","category-art-studio","category-art-studios-at-mission-mill","category-black-and-white-photographs","category-collage","category-curious-elements","category-found-object-art","category-mixed-media","category-salvage-collage","category-studio-a","category-studios-at-the-mill","category-uncategorized","category-whats-your-story-real-or-imagined","tag-alley-art-studio","tag-art-after-dark","tag-black-and-white-photographs","tag-black-and-white-photos","tag-collage","tag-dayna-j-collins","tag-mixed-media","tag-open-studios","tag-salvage-collage","tag-studios-at-the-mill"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9111"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9116,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9111\/revisions\/9116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}