Thanks for attending, sharing ideas and encouraging your colleagues.
This event featured the work of Soaring Arts Studio, Creative Foundations and Art Ability- we were so fortunate to have members of these projects in the audience. We viewed a PowerPoint describing their art process and where they are today. As a collaborating artist- I am really thrilled with how all the participants in the Art Think Tank shared their ideas, experience with materials and encouraged others in their work.
Toni Lanzer of Soaring Arts Studio had a fantastic tip- Use the very thin blue insulation board as a support when painting fabric—and just staple the material to the blue board! The thin board can be stacked on a drying rack- allowing each rack to lower and still let air circulate. We had been using thicker boards with pins- Toni’s method is a lot safer and quicker to set up. (You can find- Blue Board at Lowe's, Drying Rack at Dick Blick)
Brandon Doup of Creative Foundations- talked about using stencils in making art. Brandon enlarged Creative Foundations Artists drawings with an overhead projector then traced the images onto very thin vinyl flooring. Cutting the shapes out with scissors and a utility knife- the stencils are covered with spray paint- leaving the outline of the image. Creative Foundations artists have been exploring “graffiti art” on suitcases, canvases and furniture.
COLLABORATIVE ART PROJECT
For the next two weeks I will be working as a Visiting Artist with Ohio University’s School of Art. OU’s recycling center captured plastic beverage containers after the first football game. We have cleaned 30 bags of bottles and are ready to make costumes and noise makers- to be used as props in the Homecoming Parade- Athens Ohio, October 17, 10am. Can you believe that these bottles will last 100-1,000 years?! Plastic will virtually last forever and we are using it in disposable products, AH! So, we will have a visual demonstration as to how many bottles are used during a three hour event- Our plan is to dance down main street- with theater, art, music and dance students encouraging the rethinking of using so many disposable water bottles.
If you are considering participating in a parade— My vote is to do it! It is so much fun for your participants- and if you have a visual arts studio- it is great to shake things up and invite your artists to participate in performance.
