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Save The Date – May 31st – ArtZINE:Mt.Sterling, KY

reduction woodcut of village by river artzine mt sterling

save the date- May’s ArtZINE will be May31st in Mt. Sterling, Ky at the Montgomery County Public Library

The theme for May’s ArtZINE is: NEVER AGAIN

The idea for the ArtZine project is for artists (particularly those who live in small towns) to get to know each other by visiting each other’s communities, and making a self published magazine together. We are particularly excited to have the chance to visit Mt. Sterling, because it is a small town with an already thriving art and zine culture. The Gateway Regional Arts Center, located in Mt. Sterling, publishes the art/literary zine: uncommon Grackle.

To participate in ArtZINE, create your entry to the ‘zine before the meet up:
Take a sheet of letter sized paper, and fold it in half. That is the size of our zine. You can put whatever you want inside. it can be a drawing, poem, short story, photograph, collage, crossword puzzle, anything– We’ll have computers and a scanner available to put it in the layout.

You can look at the artZINE’s photo albums to see examples of previous entries.

On the day of the event, we will meet each other in person at the library, and work together to create the ‘zine covers, print and assemble the ‘zine.

The activity is free and open to the public, all skill levels and types of art are welcome to join us.
all participants get their own copy.
Bring a lunch

If you are on facebook, you can follow this link for more information, and to RSVP:

https://www.facebook.com/events/181332709252893/

See you there!

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Print Day In May 2018

printmaking supplies print day in may

To celebrate Print Day In May, I thought it would be fun to invite my community to visit my home/studio for an afternoon of making prints.

friends printing together with a traditional press

We had a great crowd…probably couldn’t have held any more people in the house.

a family carving linocuts together

For many of the participants, it was their first experience with printmaking.

friends sitting together making linocut prints

What better way to spend Print Day In May, than to introduce others to the joy of printmaking?

linocut of a candle
linocut of a hot air balloon
linocut of an angel with a shield and sword
linocut of a brave girl in a storm
chuck keller with tree linocut
mary lou keller with a sunflower linocut
bear and dog linocut
goat and pattern linocuts
woman portrait linocut
man with dogs linocut

I was too busy helping everyone through the process to take many photos or do any printing of my own,

sheep reduction woodcut

But I did print this little woodcut after everyone went home.

hand holding 2 color sheep linocut

I had a great time. Thanks everyone for printing with me. Let’s do it again next year!

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ArtZINE April 2018-Rabbit Hash, KY

rabbit hash covers i remember when

April 23, 2018 was our  8th monthly Art Zine in Rabbit Hash, KY. Our theme was – I REMEMBER WHEN. Here are the pages. Click any of the images (or right here)to see /download/print all the pages from the zine (including the 26 different hand painted covers).

If you’d like to download and print your own copy of our zine, a printable PDF of the zine here: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AtHTtTOFjtUTpAXO4oRsmRZQrPK6

thanks everyone for participating! May’s ArtZINE will be in Mt. Sterling, KY  (date and location still TBD) our theme is ‘NEVER AGAIN’

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April ArtZine: Rabbit Hash, KY – preview

group of participants at the rabbit hash artzine

We just completed our 8th ArtZine. Since September, we have visited a different small town to make a magazine about a different theme. Monday, April 23rd, we met in the Rabbit Hash Historical District to create work around the theme: I remember when…

There was an overwhelming turnout (over 26 participants!) From different parts of Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. It’ll take a few days until we publish the online edition, but here is a short (less than 2 minute) video preview. It features some of the different hand painted covers, as well as this month’s entries.

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people will never forget how you made them feel

I’m part of a project, called artZine. Each month, visiting artists collaborate with the community of a different small town to create a self published magazine. each month, there is a theme. April’s artZine will be on the 23rd, and our theme is “I remember when…”

this activity is free and open to the public. April 23rd, at the barn in Rabbit Hash, KY. There is still time to draw, paint, write, print, or create an entry however you are inspired. We’ll meet from 10-4pm.

for my entry, I chose to make a linocut of Maya Angelou’s famous quote because it illustrates the abstraction of memory, and the importance of kindness. Rabbit Hash, KY.

people will always remember how you made them feel