Lancaster County Art Association

Chad Buffington, an award winning self taught artist, will have a solo exhibit of his work opening on Sunday, November 22 in the Steinmetz Gallery. Working in a variety of media including watercolor, oil, and pencil, Chad's interest includes portraiture and landscape subjects as well as abstract painting. His painting technique and attention to detail results in dramatically realistic paintings.

A resident of Dover, PA, Chad is a popular portrait artist in the Susquehanna Valley with his commissioned works featured in numerous local institutions. His portrait of Pennsylvania Academy of Music founders and internationally known classical pianists Frances Veri and Michael Jamanis is on view at the Academy of Music in Lancaster.

One of his paintings was selected for this year's Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 30th International Juried Exhibition in Reading, PA. In 2006 Chad's paintings were exhibited at the Drumore Estate in a private showing of his work. His work has also been exhibited at many local galleries. He was recently commissioned to paint the cover art for a book by Lois Herr entitled "Dear Coach: Letters Home From the War" which will be published this fall.

Also opening on November 22 at the LCAA will be a themed membership exhibit, "Winter Wonderland". The artwork for this exhibit will be inspired by winter, snow and the holiday season. Peoples Choice Awards will be voted on by visitors to the LCAA and announced before Christmas.

Both exhibits continue until January 7. The public is invited and admission is free.

Holiday Session
PMC - Holiday Jewelry (Precious Metal Clay)
Maret Headley
Saturday, 1-5 pm.
1 day, Nov. 7.
$30 members, $35 non-members.
This will be a Holiday version of Maret Headley's one day class on PMC. See the description for her October 17 PMC class.
A materials kit fee of $60 is payable to the instructor unless students wish to bring their own materials. The kit includes PMC, a work surface, rolling tool, poly blade, pin tool, playing cards, filing tool, small slip brush, sandpaper and olive oil.

Painting Holiday Scenes in Watercolor & Turning it into a Christmas Card
Karen Frattali
Friday & Saturday, 9-3 pm,
2 days, Nov. 13 & 14,
$90 members; $100 non-members.
This class is for designing a painting that will transfer well to a personally designed holiday card. Besides working up a suitable painting, I will share the process for getting the painting transferred and duplicated to cards in time for the holiday season.
Students should come with drawing and painting supplies and photos that they might wish to work from. If they do not have any ideas for the subject matter, I will have a selection to choose from. The basis of this class is to combine art talent and some technology to create a very personal holiday gift for your friends and family that Hallmark will envy. The painting does not have to be large. A quarter of a sheet of watercolor paper is fine (11" x 15").

Holiday Stained Glass
Barbara Keen
Saturday, 9 am-3 pm,
1 day, Nov. 21,
$45 members; $50 non-members.
Construct a holiday tree or a closed star using copper foil Tiffany process. Projects will be three-dimensional. Students will choose glass at the workshop to use for their project. Students may use instructor's tools, supplies, and patterns, or they may bring their own tools. Prior knowledge of stained glass skills is not required but workshop is appropriate for beginning and intermediate students.
Supply fee for class: $25, payable to instructor.

Holiday Cards in Drypoint
Carol Herr
Friday, 5:30-8:30 pm & Saturday, 9:30 am-1 pm.
2 days: Dec. 4 & 5. $45 members; $50 non-members.
LCAA & Carol Herr Studio, 30 Fawn Dr. at the Buck.
Learn the print-making technique of drypoint while creating your own hand pulled Holiday cards. This old art is similar to etching but is safer because we do not use any acids. Students will begin by creating their design, then scratch it into a plexiglass plate on Friday evening at the LCAA.
Saturday will be held at my studio where we will print the cards with my etching press. The result when printed looks similar to a pen & ink drawing. However you can print a number of cards from one plate. Each student will get to print ten cards, with the option to do more if time allows.
There is a materials fee of $15 per student which includes all supplies except for drawing paper and a pencil which they should bring to the first class. Students may pay an extra fee to do more than 10 cards.

Clay Holiday Ornaments
Charles Metzger
Sundays, 2-5 pm.
2 days: Dec. 6 & 13.
$45 members; $50 non-members.
Join us for two afternoons of making and decorating terracotta clay holiday ornaments. Bring your favorite cookie cutter! No experience working with clay is needed. We will make our ornaments the first afternoon, and decorate them the second. All materials and tools will be provided. A $10 materials fee will cover all costs for clay and glazes.

Baked Clay/Dough Ornaments
Carolyn Coyle
Saturday, 10 am-noon. 1 day: Dec. 12.
$20 members; $25 non-members.
One day workshop to make holiday ornaments or decorations from clay. We will use clay that is air dried and can be painted at home. There will be many different examples to choose from, or bring your own ideas! This is an intergenerational workshop. However, ages 8 and under must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
$5 supply fee.

ARTWORK

* Spectral Spaces & Haunted Places: Jenni Buffington, 'Death Shroud Parade'
* Mementos & Memories: Stephanie Daugherty, 'The Late Father Gralinski'
* Things that Go Bump in the Night: Dani Peters, 'Grim Reaper'
* Thinking 'Inside' the Box: Carol Herr, 'Splitting Headache'

COSTUMES

* Favorite Ghost: David Spencer, 'Ghost'
* Best Nostalgic: Carol Herr, 'Hippie Girl'
* Scariest: Sam Mylin, 'Frosty the Snowman'

GAMES

* Ugliest Object Contest: Virginia Caputo, 'Lethal Lizard Veggie du Jour'
* Hula Hoop Contest: Renette Janvier
* Twister Contest: Ashley Tshudy
* Trivia Contest: First Place: Dani Peters, Second Place: Kevin Roth

Classes for Adults

Pottery
Charles Metzger
10 weeks.
$230 members; $240 non-members.
Five sessions of classes are offered. Classes must meet a minimum enrollment to run in each time frame.
1. Sundays, 2-5 pm, Sept. 13-Nov. 15.
2. Tuesdays, 10 am-1 pm, Sept. 15-Nov. 17.
3. Tuesdays, 1-4 pm, Sept. 15-Nov. 17.
4. Thursdays, 10 am-1 pm, Sept. 17-Nov. 19.
5. Thursdays, 1-4 pm. Sept. 17-Nov. 19.

Come and enjoy the pleasures of making your own useful pots! Through demonstrations and coached practice, students will learn traditional clay forming and decorating techniques, including hand building and throwing on the potter's wheel. No experience is necessary, but all skill levels will find both challenge and support in this fun class.
A $35 materials fee covers the cost of all clay and glazes.

Second Tuesdays
Sam Mylin and others invited to instruct.
Second Tuesdays, 10 am to noon.
Art classes for adults who have physical and/or cognitive disabilities. Please call the LCAA for further information about taking this class or if you know someone who would enjoy taking this class.
Openings are available. There are no fees.Supporters of Second Tuesday classes and the LCAA Hands On program include the Armstrong Foundation and members of the LCAA.

Absolute Beginners Watercolors
George Clark
Wednesdays, 9 am-noon
4 weeks, Sept. 16-Oct. 7. $90 members; non-members $100.
Have you always wanted to try watercolor, or are you new to the medium, or are you painting in watercolor but having some problems? Well no more excuses, this fun class heavy on instruction is designed with you in mind.
See supply list online or call the LCAA for list.

Drawing from Life
Steve Wilson
Wednesdays, 6-9 pm,
3 weeks, Sept. 16-30.
$70 members; $80 non-members.
The course will focus on drawing of models. Drawing the human form is essential training and is a skill that many artists are eager to learn.
See supply list online or call the LCAA for list. Bring all supplies to the first class

Glowing Watercolor Florals
Karen Frattali
Friday & Saturday, 9 am-3 pm,
2 days, Sept. 18 & 19.
$90 members; $100 non-members.
This class is designed for beginner or advanced painters who are looking to expand their insight into the chemistry of watercolors.
A suggested supply list is available at the LCAA and online.

Pencil Drawing for the Beginner
Tony Bonazzi
Tuesdays, 7-9 pm,
6 weeks, Sept. 29-Nov. 3,
$90 members; $100 non-members.
This course is for the beginner who wants to learn the basics of drawing. We will spend a lot of time just drawing, drawing and drawing some more.
Students are asked to bring a drawing pad or sheets of drawing paper, a drawing board (if you like moving around the room), pencils (either a range of soft and hard leads or 1 2B or 3B pencil), an eraser and anything else you feel comfortable with.

T.G.I.F. Open Studio
Fridays, 1-5 pm
Sept.25-Oct. 16
Cost $5 per hour
Friday is the day to come to the LCAA and take advantage of our Open Studio. Join fellow LCAA members and enjoy the creativity in a relaxed setting. Draw, paint, work on any project. Instructor Carol Herr will pop in once an hour to give help to anyone needing it.
The Open Studio is great for anyone who can't fit a regular class into their schedule or wants to do their own thing, but with a little guidance. You can use our tables, easels, etc., bring your own supplies.
The cost is just $5 an hour, you don't need to sign up in advance, Just show up, one hour or stay all afternoon. (If the Open Studio becomes popular, we will continue it in the future.)

Art Appreciation I
Samantha McClusky
Mondays, Sept. 28-Oct. 12, 6-8 pm
3 weeks, $45 members; $50 non-members.
Materials fee: $25.

Art Appreciation II
Mondays, Oct. 19-Nov. 2, 6-8 pm
3 weeks, $45 members; $50 non-members.
Materials fee: $25.

Art Appreciation III
Mondays, Nov. 9-Dec. 3, 6-8 pm
3 weeks, $45 members; $50 non-members.
Materials fee: $25.

These classes will focus on the appreciation of visual art through looking at the art, history, and cultures of others. We will be exploring the art of different artists, styles, and art movements with images and discussion; followed by art projects that reflect what we have learned about the art studied.
This is a fun class for the beginning artist or advanced technician. It is interesting to look at the art works of others to help provoke thought for our own work.

1. Art Appreciation I will focus on the art of the Renaissance (Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti).
2. Art Appreciation II will focus on Impressionism and Post-Impressionism (Monet, Van Gogh, and Cezanne).
3. Art Appreciation III will focus on the Fauves, and Expressionism (Matisse, Franz Marc, etc.).

Intermediate Watercolor
Linda Gaston
Wednesdays, 1-3 pm
8 weeks, Sept. 30-Nov. 18
$120 members, $130 non-members.
A class for continuing students in watercolor and anyone who feels they might benefit from hands on instruction and group camaraderie and for those who wish to expand their horizons in watercolor.
Materials list available in advance or at first class. For materials list and more information about this class, call Linda at 560-5607.

Moving Toward Abstraction
Carolyn Coyle
Thursdays, 7-9 pm
6 weeks. Oct. 1-Nov. 12 (No class Oct. 29).
$90 members; $100 non-members.
This class will explore different methods of abstraction. If you have wanted to try painting abstractly but need help getting started or if you are an abstract painter and want some new ideas, this class is for you!
Some painting experience is recommended but an open mind and a willing heart are more important. Bring a sketch pad and pencils to first class. We will be using acrylic paint so if you have acrylic paints and brushes you like to use, bring them along. Canvas board, stretched canvas or primed board no smaller than 11X14 inches may be brought to first class as well. List of supplies will be given at first class.

Character Design Workshop
Beth Stepenaski
2 Saturdays, 12:30-3:30 pm;
Oct. 3 &10.
$45 members; $50 members.
The Character Design Workshop is a two day session that offers students of high school age and up the basics of strong character design.
Tools needed: sketch book, pencils, white eraser, a good india ink pen (not ball point) or a black marker.

Composition for the Landscape Painter
Carol Herr
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
3 weeks, Oct. 7-21.
$45 members; $50 members.
Do you have trouble putting together exciting compositions for your paintings? Does your work look unbalanced, boring or flat and you don't know how to fix it? Then this is the class for you!
Students will need a drawing pad 11x14 or larger, an assortment of drawing pencils, eraser and any type of painting medium you wish to work in.

Collage
George Clark
Wednesdays, 9 am-noon
4 weeks, Oct. 14-Nov. 4.
$90 members; $100 members.
Here's an opportunity to add a new technique to your portfolio.
Collage is a simple, fun and non-intimidating way to create very exciting yet simple to produce artwork. In this class you will learn how to dye your won papers using inexpensive tissue paper and identify and find free collage materials. This is basically an abstract class but collage lends itself to representational artwork as well.

Introduction to PMC (Precious Metal Clay)
Maret Headley
Saturday, 1-5 pm. 1 day, Oct. 17.
$30 members, $35 non-members.
Magical PMC is a revolutionary material from Japan that is the coolest thing to hit the market in a century. A putty-like grey clay that turns into .999 fine silver when fired in a kiln, it can be molded, textured, layered, rolled, etc. with simple tools to make pendants, earrings, rings, brooches, beads, small boxes and sculptures.
A materials kit fee of $60 is payable to the instructor unless students wish to bring their own materials. The kit includes PMC, a work surface, rolling tool, poly blade, pin tool, playing cards, filing tool, small slip brush, sandpaper and olive oil.
To view Maret's work online, visit www.maretheadleydesign.com.

Figures in Watercolor
Karen Fratalli
Friday & Saturday, 9 am-3 pm.
2 days, Oct. 23 & 24.
$90 members, $100 non-members.
In this class we will work to dispel the myth that figures are impossibly difficult to do in watercolor.

Painting the Miniature
Carol Herr
Wednesdays, 5:30-8:30 pm
3 weeks, Nov. 4-18.
$70 members; $80 members.
This mini-course (3 weeks) for oil and acrylic painters will focus on the finer points of creating a smaller work of art.
Materials list available on our website or at the LCAA.

Homeschool Art (Grades 1-8)
Sam & Kate Mylin
Mondays, 9-noon.
Sept. 14-Dec. 14
Cost: $150.00

Homeschool Art (Grades 9-12)
Samantha McClusky
Mondays, 1-4 pm.
Sept. 14-Dec. 14
Cost: $150.00
The Homeschool Co-op Classes are given in 2 sessions of 15 weeks, and will cover all the areas of a full Art education, including the basics of Art, history, aesthetics, and more. Students will create portfolios and complete class assignments that will heighten their creativity.
Classes will be given to elementary, Junior high, and High School students who will fulfill their art requirements as well have opportunities to show their work at the local, and regional level. All students will receive a well rounded art education, and evaluations of their work.

The Pink Flamingos
Sam Mylin
Thursdays, 4:30-6 pm
September 17 to Dec. 17,. $50.
Ages 7 and up.
Art Club is a developmental endeavor for young artists to improve their skill levels and develop a creative edge.
Any questions, please call Sam at 284-3646. Supplies included in class fee.

Make a Mask Workshop for Kids
Carol Herr
Saturdays, Oct.10, 9:30 am-noon& Oct. 17, 10 am-noon
Cost: $35
This fun workshop for kids (8-14 years old) gives them the opportunity to be creative and learn new skills while making a crazy mask to hang on their wall (mask cannot be worn). They can do a funny, imaginative animal or something scary for a Halloween decoration.
The first week students will come up with their creative design, then use plaster gauze over a mold to create the mask. The following week they will paint their masks and add any decorative items to it. This is a very messy project, students should wear old clothes or bring a smock.
A materials fee of $10 includes all supplies and can be paid to the instructor at the first class.

See also
"Baked Clay/Dough Ornaments"
listed in the Holiday Session classes for an intergenerational workshop on Saturday, Dec. 12.

At 12: 15 PM on May 1 I began to create this Lens on Squidoo. I began from Squidoo's home page at http://www.squidoo.com. I clicked on the words "Click here to start."
On the next page it told me what a lens was:

"What's a lens?"
From Squidoo:

* An insanely easy-to-build, single page online.
* Your signpost about something that matters to you.
* A place to recommend your favorite stuff.
* A popular way to get found more on the web.
* A free (yes, free) way to earn a royalty. For you or for charity.
* Word of mouth at your fingertips.
* Squiddylicious.
* Something you should have if you care about getting the word out, about selling something, about changing minds, about sharing info, or if you just love to create, express yourself, and play.

Then I clicked on the question, "Ready to make your own?" (meaning your own lens)
On the next page were two questions regarding whether I had an account or not. I selected the one for creating my first lens. Then I clicked, "Get Started!"
In "Step One" I was asked the question, "What is your lens about?" I typed in the "Lancaster County Art Association" and went to Step 2 where I was given four options to choose from:

I want to get the word out about Lancaster County Art Association (easiest option)
I'm gonna sell Lancaster County Art Association stuff and earn $$, for me or for charity (money maker!)
I want to make a list of my favorite things about Lancaster County Art Association (most popular)
I just want to do my own thing.

I chose getting the word out about the LCAA. Then I went to Step 3 where I had to choose something to use for the url for my lens.
Here are the instructions:

"Step 3: Title and URL"

Tip #1: Clever lens titles can make great first impressions. Have fun!
Tip #2: When picking your Squidoo URL, just fill in the blank where it says www.squidoo.com/_______. (So, if your lens is about daschunds, try adding the word dashchund to the box. If your lens is about making paper airplanes, add paperairplanes to the box. Sorry, no spaces or weird characters).

I chose lancastercountyartassociation. So the url for my lens would be: http://www.squidoo.com/lancastercountyartassociation
Then I needed to pick a category from a drop down box. I chose "Arts & Literature." I had to give it a rating. The rating I chose was "G Rated Material Safe for ages and eyeballs."
In Step 4 I was given the option to choose "keywords" for my lens:

"Step 4: Help people find your lens
Keywords (or "tags") are really important in helping people find your lens. Think about the search words someone might put into Google when he's looking for info on your topic. Those would be your lens tags."

"The best keyword for my lens is:
And 3 more good ones are:
(Optional)"

I chose "Lancaster County Art Association" for the first keyword. Squidoo offered me the opportunity to have three more keywords. I typed in three keywords: artist, exhibit, gallery.

In Step 5 Squidoo asked me how I wanted to be paid.

"Step 5: How do you want to get paid?"

"Yep, your lenses earn royalties! For some lensmasters, it's just a drop in the bucket. Others are earning hundreds of dollars every month. If you're not in it for the money, try giving. Squidoo's goal is to make it really easy for you to donate to good causes, just by making a lens."

I could choose to receive money myself or choose a specific charity or let Squidoo choose the charity. Or I could choose a combination of both receiving money and donating to charity. Since there wasn't an option (at this time) to choose the LCAA, I chose the Grameen Foundation but I will look into whether the LCAA can be added to the list of charities from which to choose.

In Step 6 I needed to enter an email address so that Squidoo could communicate with me. I also needed to enter my real name, choose a user name and a password, and read and accept their "Terms of Service." which begins with the following:

"What's Squidoo? Squidoo is the free (yes, free), simple tool that makes it easy for you to publish your passions online and share real, human recommendations on the web. (You could even earn a royalty for charity, too). It's also a community of the smartest experts online. From authors and astronauts to marketers and musicians, to cat lovers and seahorse keepers and quiltmakers and video gamers and teachers and... well, everyone... anyone with something to say, share, promote and recommend is welcome on Squidoo. All you need to do is agree to the below Terms of Service, which, as you'll see, generally cover: 1) Our Zero Tolerance policy about Spamming and 2) The Squidoo Respect Everyone policy (for fellow community members, bloggers, people on and offline everywhere)"
"You must be at least 18 years of age."

It took me several tries before I found a User Name and had entered it with no spaces so that it was accepted by Squidoo. Before I checked my email for my Squidoo confirmation, I began to edit my LCAA lens but when I tried to upload a photo of the LCAA building, it would not continue. I realized that I should check my email and confirm my new account. Once I did that, I was able to continue to edit my lens. I added a description of the LCAA and a photo. It was now 1:17 PM. I had been working on this for an hour but that includes my writing everything down as I went along and also putting in two loads of laundry into the washing machine.

Subsequently I added some biographical information about myself to my profile and uploaded an image of myself that I had on my computer. This image did not appear on the page I was editing but was visible when I went to the lens page I had created. This page is at this url: http://www.squidoo.com/lancastercountyartassociation

I continued to edit the lens. I added a module for Amazon books and entered search terms so that art books would appear in the module. If someone buys art books through our lens, the a portion of the profits will go to the Grameen Foundation. I added a Guest Book. I added links to members' websites. This last part required some knowledge of HTML so it wouldn't be easy for someone who didn't understand HTML at all. (But later I discovered that there is a Link Module that is much easier to add and edit to create a list of links.)

It is now 2:27 PM. This is all I have time for today. Later I will add some of our upcoming events to the lens. There are ads on the lens now for Amazon books, Lancaster vacation places, and Las Vegas mural art, all of which apparently will generate revenue. I have added a link to the lens on our own website's Members' Linkspage, The Lancaster County Art Association now has a Squidoo lens. Let's see what happens next!

Note: The next day and the day after that I worked more on the lens, adding Polaroid Modules and the correct Links Module and a Table of Contents Module and tonight another Text Module. This is like a vacuum that craves something to fill it up. So you can fill it and fill it and fill it. I am thinking of that plant in that strange movie. The plant that cries, "Feed me! Feed me!" Feed the Lens!