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| People often ask me if I know of a mail art group in various different parts of the country. Or, they tell me how jealous they are of our SF group. But, you know, you can easily host an artist meeting in your house. In your studio. Around your kitchen table. It doesn't matter where -- just get together and make stuff. My pal Monica cleaned up her studio and hosted an artist get-together and we all had too much fun. |
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| Monica did go way beyond the call of duty though and made us an incredibly delicious dinner which we ate at her studio work table. But, you don't have to do that! You can have snacks or maybe a pot luck instead. But we were sure happy Monica cooked for us! |
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| There is just nothing like hanging out at a kitchen table or in an artist's studio.... |
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| Lots of good stuff to look at..... |
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| After we ate we cleaned off the table and brought out all our art supplies and things for "Show & Tell". Let the games begin... |
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| We had demo's of paper folding into cool little books and how to punch hopes with a Crop-A-Dile and passed things around to share... |
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| You may already know all all about these things - the Crop-A-Dile - but I didn't. My pal Dori told me this is what to use when punching holes in book covers for altered books and Monica had a couple to share... They really work! I punched holes in the artist book I am making and I found out you can punch holes in metal bottle caps or cd's too... |
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| Here is a page in the altered book I worked on at the get-together... |
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| Monica showed us how to fold these little booklets....I like that the pages inside look like little envelopes... |
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| Dorothy showed us how to to make these cool cards......using no adhesives... |
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| Yes, there was dessert. |
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| I encourage you to do this -- invite some pals over and make some art. Even if you just start with just one other person. It is so much fun and so inspiring to see what other's are working on and a terrific way to spend an evening. We want to make it a regular thing. Definitely! I want to host one in my studio too. So, if you don't have a formal, public art group, just go ahead and start up your own. You won't be sorry. That I can guarantee. I can't wait for the next one. (Monica??? Are you listening???) |
