BSWP NEWSLETTER - March 2010
President's Note:
Our dear President Fran Nicolson has been ill and is recovering at a rehab place. If you would like to drop her a line, tell her a good joke, or share a secret or intrigue with her, here is her address: Eleanor Nicolson, 19933 W. 13 Mile #420 R, Southfield, MI 48076. Keep those cards and letters coming!
We wish her a speedy recovery!!
MARCH OUTING
WHEN March 9 At 11 AM
WHERE Lynne Avadenka's home/studio 26116 York Rd, Huntington Woods- carpool if possible. DIRECTIONS: take Woodward to Lincoln (10 1/2 mile-not the 14 1/2 mile Lincoln). There is a light . You are in Huntington Woods. Turn right (west) on Lincoln and go 1 short block - turn right onto York. Her house is in the first block on the right. Park on the east side of the street (Lynne's house is on the east side) (parking on the west side will get you a parking ticket!)
WHO Lynne Avadenka, a well-known printmaker and bookmaker will show us through her studio and show some of her exquisite works.
Lynne combines words and images, working in a variety of media. She was awarded a Kresge Artist Fellowship last year, the inaugural year of the program. She has received individual artist grants from the National Endowment of the Arts and The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. Her most recent solo exhibition was in 2009, at Lemberg Gallery, in Ferndale. She and Susan Goethel Campbell had a 2-person exhibit at the BBAC last year in the Robinson Gallery. Her work is included in the following institutions: The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Library of Congress, The British Library, The New York Public Library, The Israel Museum, The Meerman Museum in the Netherlands, and The Jewish Museum, New York.

She was a guest faculty member of Dartmouth College in the spring of 2009 and has taught at the Center for Book Arts in New York, The Penland School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina and the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. This summer she's been invited to teach again at the Penland School of Crafts as well as the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

LUNCH at Peking House at 215 S. Washington, Royal Oak - good parking right on the north side of the building, there are meters so bring change. Take Woodward north to 11 mile - turn east (right) and go to Washington (just beyond the railroad tracks). Turn Right on Washington and restaurant is on the left just after 2nd St.
RSVP - A MUST to Claudia Hershman cbhersh@aol.com or 248-541-8484 by March 2 (or you can't come).
ANOTHER MARCH OUTING!
The Palette & Brush is sharing a Charles McGee presentation with the BSWP and the Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors on MARCH 23 at the Southfield Public Library at 1:00 pm. This should be a lively talk with lively pictures of Charles' work, who is a very lively man at age 85!!! The BBAC will be hosting a large exhibit throughout the whole building later this year. Our group is helping with the costs of renting the room. Don't miss this chance to hear Charles speak. Our own Ann Kelly is organizing this event.
AND YET Another MARCH DATE to note:
Jeri Fellwock reminds us -- We have 31 artists signed up for the Starring Gallery April exhibit. Intake of artwork will be Monday and Tuesday, March 29th and 30th between 10-6 pm at the gallery. Opening reception will be Friday, April 2 from 6 - 9 pm. We will be included in the First Friday Gallery Walk. We do not have to provide food for opening - just show up!! Please send photo of the painting that will be shown in exhibit. Mail photos of your work to Jeri at 33098 Park Hollow, Farmington Hills, MI 48334. by MARCH 10th!!! Mary Starring, the gallery owner, will select the painting to be used for publicity. Please label the back of your painting to include: your name, title of painting, medium and price. One painting per artist. 40% commission on sales. Limit the size of your painting to 16 x 20 framed or smaller. The gallery is located in downtown Northville at 118 W. Main St. Their phone number is 248-347-1642. If you need help getting your work to the gallery contact Jeri to see who is signed up near you that may be taking their work to the gallery.
MEMBER NEWS
Jan Filarski shares that Marilynn Derwenskus is having 2 upcoming workshops at the BBAC. Jan has taken workshops with Marilynn and whole-heartedly recommends her. The dates are April 14 and 15 (Friday and Saturday) New Directions in Water Media 10 - 4 pm and June 14 - 18 (Monday - Friday) 10 - 4 pm The Beautiful, The Personal, and the Inappropriate. (I just got the BBAC Spring catalog and they are listed there-lwh) Jan reports she was very happy with the work she did during and after the workshop and with information obtained in the class. Marilynn used to teach at the BBAC (watercolor) and probably taught most of us who have taken water color classes for a long time. Marilynn left the area to get her Masters of Fine Art in Chicago and then taught for many years at Ball State University in Indiana. She has just retired. Her website is www.derwenskusart.com to see some of her current work. If you need a shot in the arm for your work, this may be just the thing for you. Many of us are trying to get more workshops at the BBAC and this is one you should not miss! She is very thought-provoking and that can't be all that bad!!!
Jeri Fellwock will be showing several paintings at the Invitational exhibit at the Lotus Gallery March 1 - 30. The opening reception is Friday, March 12 from 6 - 9 pm . The gallery is located at 995 W. Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170. This is also a gallery that she is trying to get a show for the BSWP in the future. Check it out!
Sue Bauman has 6 wooden display easels, used once, for sale. Original cost, $15 each, now $10 each or all 6 for $50. Contact Sue at 248-821-9126 of suebaumanartist@yahoo.com if you are interested.
Leslie Masters asks; Want to raft down the Grand Canyon and paint every day? I am going on a once-in-a-lifetime trip set up just for artists this May 12 - May 22. We will have a chance to paint every morning and late afternoon and spend the middle of the day rafting the canyon. The cost is steep ($2800 plus airfare) but it will be SPECTACULAR! There will be a painting instructor and a crew to do the cooking and rafting. Come have an adventure! If you think you might be interested, call me at 734-730-8187.
Ellie Gause had 2 pieces juried into the Art League of Fort Myers show "Feb Fest" - she is scheduled to be artist of the month (March) at the Hirdie Girdie Gallery on Sanibel and a featured artist in the art:poet project on Sanibel for Feb and March. She is keeping busy with painting!
Janis Walker, Ann Kelly and Nancy Hopper have pieces in the Lawrence Street Gallery's The Body Eclectic '10 exhibit. The juror was Lucille Proctor Nawara. The exhibit will end Feb. 27.
Shirley Gower will be having back surgery on March 3. Keep her in your healing thoughts.
TWO changes for Membership book:
Julie Braverman's email address is: jjbraverman@comcast.net
Nancy Raitt has her own email address now. It is: nanbrai@gmail.com. She can still be reached at her other address as well. cecrai@msn.com.
I have sent everyone the sad news about a former member this week. Karen Wydra passed away last Wednesday, February 17th. I know we will all remember her glorious paintings and her wonderful smile. Many members have been enriched by her through her classes as well as her generous spirit. I sent out funeral arrangement notices in a second email.
Any news to share,etc.? News deadline is Tuesday, March 16 for the next newsletter. Send to me at Lhost@comcast.net or via post to Laura Host , 639 Puritan, Birmingham, MI 48009