2009 Monmouth Festival of the Arts
Art Demonstration & Evening Program Schedule
SUNDAY MARCH 29
12:30 – 2:15 pm
Lee Alexander “Woodturning – A Fun Way to Turn Sticks into Useful Stuff”
Learn how to transform a rough log or stick into useful objects, such as bowls, honey dippers, or other items.
Thomas C. Wilczewski “Mastering the Mystery of Watercolor”
This demo highlights various techniques of painting a watercolor.
Tyrrell Masse “You Don’t Have to be Starving to be an Artist”
Discuss marketing ideas and brainstorming that take your art to the next level…Art as Business.
3:00 – 4:45 pm
Yvonne Yaar “Flameworking”
Also known as Lampworking, this demo highlights the art of manipulating molten glass with a torch to make such items as glass beads, fish, or a glass cane.
Anthony Migliaccio “Plein Air Painting”
The artist demos his techniques for outdoor oil painting, including composition, color, and the effects of light.
Michael Kane “Wood and Glass: The Marriage”
This demo shows how each piece is created and merged into a finished work.
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Marge Levine “The Joy of Pastel Painting”
This demo describes the techniques and history of pastel painting, and explains the longevity of pastel painting versus painting with other mediums.
May Lee “The Magic Brush: Handling a Chinese Painting Brush”
Hands-on demo of materials and techniques to create a simple painting on rice paper.
Dan Kirschenbaum “Expressions”
Using a piece in progress, the sculptor demos sculpting with plastiline clay on an armature and describes the casting process.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
12:30 – 1:45 pm
Barbara Levine & Kate Greenberg “Pop with Art”
Inspired by Andy Warhol, children will make a take-home line drawing portrait that will be reproduced then colored with three different color schemes.
1:00 – 2:45 pm
Becky Erlitz & Co. “Fun Camp Crafts”
These high-school sophomores will show you how to make key chains and friendship bracelets from lanyards and embroidery floss.
2:00 – 3:15 pm
Barbara Levine & Kate Greenberg “Animal Sculpture”
Using air-drying clay and magic coloring, children will make fanciful creatures.
EVENING PROGRAM 6:30 pm
Colts Neck Swing Band
An 18-piece group with vocalists performing popular songs of the swing era.
MONDAY MARCH 30
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Closed Session: Symposium for Educators
4:00 – 5:45 pm
Deborah Jane Slavitt “Making Fabric Bead Jewelry, People and Creatures from Reusable Materials”
Suitable for children and adults, learn to use a glue stick, drinking straw or toilet paper tube and scraps of fabric, yarns, trims and your imagination to create exotic jewelry and creatures from fabric beads.
Mychelle Kendrick “The Art of Beads and Wire”
Learn a few simple techniques to incorporate wonderful wire into your work or start a new passion.
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Ken Stetz “Drawing with Style and Conviction”
Bring a sketchbook and pencils to practice drawing techniques, such as lighting, composition, and drawing style.
Tom Jones “Turning Miniatures on a Lathe”
Learn how to create miniatures of everyday objects (such as bowls, vases, urns) to use for dollhouse furniture, model railroad scenery, or tiny knickknacks.
EVENING PROGRAM 6:30 pm
Grace Graupe Pillard
Nationally Known Artist – “Painting, Photography, Public Art and Video: An Artist’s Life”
TUESDAY MARCH 31
10:00 – 11:45 am
Anne Hruza “Perspective – What Doesn’t Look Right?”
Learn simple rules and tricks to align your masterpiece’s components before you pick up a brush.
Mary Alexander “Play Outside the Box: Mixed Media Loom Weaving”
Learn loom weaving techniques with fiber and beads. Also learn how to build your own loom from readily available materials.
12:30 – 2:15 pm
Joanne Zezula “Book Binding”
This demo combines Eastern book binding techniques with recycled mat board, watercolor and decorative papers, and ribbon remnants to create your own coffee table book.
Carol Colvin “Mixed Media”
This demo describes the materials and techniques for taking a composition from abstraction to a finished image.
3:00 – 4:45 pm
Geraldine Vergona “Stages of Oil Painting”
The artist demos oil painting techniques while displaying small pieces of the same image in various stages of completion.
Gary Snyder “Sand Casting for Jewelry”
This demo shows how to make a mold and to cast silver or gold items using foundry sand or a homemade equivalent.
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Lisa Grob “Watercolor Wild and Free”
This demo illustrates watercolor landscape painting techniques, including composition and design, mood, foliage, rocks, and reflections in the water.
Pat Surina “Making Filigree Jewelry”
Learn the techniques, tools, and supplies for making filigree jewelry.
EVENING PROGRAM 6:30 pm
Marie Maber
Art Historian – “The Legacy of Paul Cezanne”
WEDNESDAY APRIL 1
10:00 – 11:45 am
Claire Archer “Always the Cut Up”
Learn basic techniques for watercolor painting on cut paper.
Dave McGrath “Pen and Ink Drawing”
The artist will discuss techniques, composition, contrast, and materials.
12:30 – 2:15 pm
Roslyn Karpel “Enhancing Your Artistic Vision”
Learn to see small everyday details and tune into energy to pick up more artistic awareness.
Jimmy Leslie “Possibilities and Experiments with Acrylic Mediums”
This interactive demo shows how to use these materials in your art.
3:00 – 4:45 pm
Roberta Carter Clark “Watercolor Portrait”
Start-to-finish demo of a watercolor portrait painting.