LEND A HAND

We made it down to Ferndale on Friday night for the unfiltered ii art show at Octane Photographic. Wow -- some terrific art from not only local artists, but talent from around the world as well. Because Octane is actually a photography studio, the gallery is small and intimate.

Stacey and Donnie submitted a piece for the show that I'd seen in a photograph -- but really got a new look at when seeing the creation in person. The mish-mash of hand prints are not only paint, but are pressed onto a variety of different materials that give it a crazy texture. The base beneath the painting is actually netting, print pages (magazine/book?) and different fabrics.

Very creative and REALLY fun to examine. Congratulations on your first public art show Donnie & Stacey!

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Special hours TONIGHT @ Octane Photographic Gallery ~~ 22750 Woodward Avenue ~~ Suite B1 (basement) ~~ Ferndale

Friday, June 15 ~~ 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Stop by to see works displayed by our own Creative Arts Groups artists (Terence, Mike, Donnie & Stacey) -- along with international art from across the country!

http://www.octanephotographic.com/

WHETHER WEATHER?

Since we weren’t able to create our group collage at our May meeting, we pulled out the supplies and gave it a shot last Friday. Our theme was “weather”, so we each came up with symbols and ideas that relate to the theme. The original thought of the clouds failed miserably due to the lack of cooperation of the spray foam. Thinking that the stuff was easier to manipulate once it’s sprayed, it proved us wrong and was obviously NOT manipulatable at all. When we realized the clouds weren’t going to smooth out and expand like we’d hoped, the next thought was to turn them into the landscape of Mars by spray-painting them red. Again…….. the idea and the result were not in sync and the non-clouds look nothing like Mars either!

Alex and Terence worked on individual sunshines while Chris put together a collage of pictures and words representing thoughts about weather (Mood, Warm, Tropical, Beach). While Terence used paint for his Angry, Cancer-loving sunshine, Alex cut different shades and shapes of yellow from magazines to piece together in creating his sunshine. Using the same technique, Alex also came up with a funky blue storm cloud.

Being that I’ve never tapped into any hidden artistic skills of my own, I spent the time labeling every weather word I could think of. I also came up with the copper rain-drop (thanks for the copper shavings David!).

John and Ed both tossed out a couple of thoughts regarding the weather collage (not necessarily encouraging thoughts -- Mr. Sarcasm John -- but thoughts none-the-less). As movie buffs, they spent a lot of the meeting discussing several films and some side notes that they’re both interested in.

Join us for our next meeting on June 29th when we'll be hosting an open mic for Poetry or Short Stories. Share your own work -- or bring in a favorite to read aloud to the group.

TOMORROW: Tuesday, June 5

7:30 at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak

Suburban Heroes will be screening with the Mitten Movie Project before the feature, In A Single Bound.

This is the movie we screened a few months ago at our Creative Arts Group meeting. Terence, Andy and Chris are all involved with the filming of this new series!

Come support our Creative Arts Group members ~~ Tickets are $11

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@ Octane Photographic Gallery ~~ 22750 Woodward Avenue ~~ Suite B1 (basement) ~~ Ferndale

Opening reception on Saturday, June 2 from 6:00 - 11:00 pm Second reception on Sunday, June 3 from 4:00 - 10:00 pm

Show runs June 2 thru July 15

Stop by the opening reception this Saturday to mingle with some of our featured Creative Arts Groups artists! Donnie, Stacey, Mike and Terence are all displaying pieces this year!

http://www.octanephotographic.com/