Artascope's 1rst Annual End of Summer Sale Excitement!

End of Sale Preparations
The word it out and everyone is gearing up for tomorrow's great End of Summer Sale here at Artascope Studios. Although the rain clouds seem to be appearing on the horizon and the threat of a few raindrops may be in our near future, looks like everything will clear up for our big day tomorrow. Temps in the upper 60s/lower 70s and lots of sunshine midday. What a perfect fall day.The artists are preparing for the big event, the staff is making sure everything will go smoothly and hopefully you are anxiously waiting to see all the goodies we have to share! This is a great time to do some early holiday shopping and meet the artists. All participants will be there on hand to talk about their work, answer questions and help you find the perfect treasures. We will have a central check out inside in our newly remodeled gallery, so there is only one place to stop with all your items. We accept credit cards, cash and checks to make your buying experience convenient and easy. So what are you waiting for? See you all tomorrow from 10am-4pm! http://www.artascope.com/shopsummersale08.htm

Fall Artist Series News

There's a little chill in the air. It's time to start thinking about taking some of your activities inside. So what are you planning to do for yourself this fall? What about learning a new craft or deepening your artistic skills?

Suzanne, our amazingly talented studio manager, has been working hard over the summer to wrangle up some very talented teachers and expanding our Artist Series listings. The Artist Series is a 6 week class to allow you to really indulged your inner artist, investigate materials and connect with fellow free spirits. Our Early Fall Artist Series will begin this Sunday, Sept 14th, with a brand new addition, PMC with Ann Liller. She has become quite a PMC star over the years. Her Art Night Out Classes and ArtEscape Weekends are always packed, so make sure to take advantage of learning about this amazing silver clay material with our PMC guru. Class from 10am-1pm.

We will have a busy Monday from 10am-1pm with two Series offerings. Libby Barrett will teach Decorative Painting while Christina Taylor will host her metalsmithing class. Tuesday mornings, Gayle Raposa is back with her popular Stained Glass Artist Series. Wednesdays are another busy day. Liz Prescott starts us off early with Acrylic Painting from 9:30am-12:30pm and our newest Metalsmith teacher, Clint Fulkerson, will make his debut with his Wednesday night jewelry class from 6-9pm. Look for a future blog on this exciting new teacher....

10am-1pm on Thursday, Sue Drown-Trout returns for Batik and Dying and Suzanne Kiertianis, the mastermind behind all this, will end the week with her Sewn Beading class. We request preregistration for all courses to ensure running the classes without a hitch. Please click on this link to find out more details about these fantastic offerings. http://www.artnightout.com/artistseries.htm

So now all you have to decide....which one should I start with! Feel free to give us a ring if you are having trouble deciding which one. Our talented staff of Stewards will be able to help direct you to the right choice...like there's a wrong one!

September Art Festivals and Show Spotlight

Picnic MusicArts Festival
Artascope Teachers, Sue Hellier and Betina Clark are participating in the Picnic Music + Arts Festival, Saturday, Sept. 13, 11am-6pm in Lincoln Park (Congress + Franklin Art) There is going to be about 70 participating local artists, musicians and crafters.Sue will be showing some new work (framed original block prints, small prints on linen, and mixed media collage) along with the usual Zaz & Moe fare, printed clothing & homewares, SS jewelry, button bracelets and cards. Betina will be sporting her new line of silver jewelry with some old favorites. Check out more about this festival at http://picnicportland.wordpress.com/ . Sounds like an absolute blast!

Laudholm Festival and Artascope's End of Summer Sale
Talented Batik Artist and Artascope Teacher, Sue Drown-Trout, joined Sue Hellier in an absolutely beautiful show with many of the best craft artists from across New England at the Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival in Wells, Maine. The festival raises funds for the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. Check out highlights from last weekend's show at www.laudholm.org/crafts_info.htm. If you were unable to catch Sue in Wells, word on the street is that she may be showing some of her goods at our Artascope End of Summer Sale this Saturday the 13th from 10am-4pm, so come check her out along with our 20 other talented Artascope folks.