March 30, 2012, 8 – 10 PM

Join us for an evening of “Grrl Talk”

Put on by the ladies of the EMU Women and Gender Studies program.

Hang out and enjoy some…

Coffee, Tea, Sweets, Music, Poetry, Stories and Art…

Featured: Brenna York, Emily Roll, Elizabeth Mikesch, Lizzie Olenzer, Carolyn Racine, Anna Brogan-Knight, Kat Steih, Theresa Rickloff

Suggested donation: $3, proceeds go to WGSSA Scholarship at EMU.

Michele

Join Michele Montour in the Gallery

March 24, 2012 at 3:oo pm

Michele is a fiber artist (BFA from EMU in fiber art) and will demonstrate nuno felting.

Nuno meaning “fabric or cloth” in Japanese.  This is a wet felting process. She will layer merino wool onto dyed silk, explain the felting process and what is necessary to get the wool to adhere to the silk.   Attendees will have an opportunity to participate.

Michele started her career in graphic design, which led her to discover an interest in fiber. She says, “Interaction of color continuely intrigues me. Surface investigations such as, dyeing, discharge, folding, tearing, felting or stitching result in stimulating patterns and color combinations.”

Self Portrait by Michele Montour

Michele’s dyed, felted garments have been accepted in juried, international fashion shows and exhibits sponsored by Surface Design Association and Handweavers Guild of America.

In 2007, she received an Honorable Mention at Michigan League of Handweavers Biennial Conference for her garment “Dancing the Orange” . Michele’s work has been published in Belle Armoire 2005 and Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot 2006. Her work was also included with other Michigan artists at the Detroit Institute of Art in conjunction with the Richard Avedon exhibit (October 18, 2009-January 17, 2010).

Solo Exhibit by Dennis Gordon

"Pine Expressions"

March 1 -31, 2012

Reception: March 10, 5-7pm

Paintings and drawings for this show started with a story about the life and times of a pine cone, and then continued on to include other landscapes and studies of and with pines.

Although the central story is about an Eastern White Pine, there is some artistic license at including some other conifers.

A lover of nature? This is a story you’re sure to enjoy.

Exhibit and reception are open and free to the public.

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Heavy Snow

Piney and Papa

Squirrel Danger

Do you feel stuck?

Want to find the authentic you?

Are you a ‘creative’ with great ideas, but no follow through?

Have a full life but want more?

In this three hour interactive workshop, through reflective exercises, group activities, and discussion, participants will “clear the way” — to build strategies for living a more authentic life.  Guaranteed to be valuable and fun!

Led by Deborah Campbell, a Coach specializing in transition and personal transformation. Deborah is also a well known mixed media artist. She uses the creative process for problem solving and life’s larger challenges. She likes to use the metaphor of the patchwork quilt – using interesting fragments gleaned from the world to create something new, useful, beautiful and whole.

Saturday, April 14, 2012       9:30 am – 12:30 am

Registration is limited. To register or for questions, call 734.645.6847

The workshop will take place in the gallery at the art center.  Free parking available.

Download the Flyer and have the class information on your own computer.

Quilt Communique: Quilts by Benedette Palazzola

"Star" quilt by Benedette Palazzola

Feb 2 – 25, 2012

Benedette seeks to create and share beautiful things. In her various pursuits in the arts which include choreography and musical composition, she has found quilting to be the most fulfilling creative work of her life thus far.

In this exhibit,  Benedette shows her love of color combinations and patterns and her hope of how her work sometimes comments on the rich quilting tradition of the United States.

Join Us during our regular gallery hours:

Thursday – Saturday 3-8pm
Sunday 1:30-4pm

Read more about Benedette and her quilts in an article at Heritage.com.

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Linden

Amish Homage 4

Lucky 2

The Walk Home

Cream Tangerine

Pink Intervention