ARTFUL ABCs...Bid for Creative Community

Lisa Orselli explores "A" in encaustic

"B" with Buttons from Joanna Wigginton

Karen Bowers "C" for City collage

Artful ABCs features the work of 26 Mendocino Artist; each explored a Letter in a delightful 10" x 10" panel ...oil, acrylic, needlepoint, photo transfer, en-caustic, print, collage, and mixed media. Each beautiful small piece of art has a starting bid of $50 with proceeds to benefit FLOCKworks. It will help support the Odd Fellows series and hands-on art in schools and community. Part of the current Exhibit "Exploring the Art of letter, word & book"...Odd Fellows open daily 10:30-5:00 thru Memorial Weekend.

Deb Lennox loves Daisies

Sunshine Taylor's famous Flowers

Ian Aames subtle "E"

Linda Shearin's  wave for "W"

Steven Bates "V" for Victory in pierced copper.

Ellen Witherite play on "U".

"Y" Knot, with Thousand french knots from Becky Deerwater

"X" marks the spot by Janet Self

Jessica Jade Norris "Z" in print and collage

JoAnne Abrue en-caustic "L" for leaves

Nancy Chinn's "N"

Maureen Peterson "O" for Octopus.

Julie Higgins brings us "I".

Robert Rhoades explores the "R"

John Fisher brings us M for mother

Q means Quack from Carol Greenberg

Suzi Marquess Long's "S" curve

David Cross bring "T" to the shore

Explore the Art of letter, word & book.

The May Exhibit at Odd Fellows, “BOUND & UNBOUND" explores the Art of letter, word & book.  It opens a hands-on “conversation” about the place of books, language, arts and engagement in our modern age. 

With over 40 artists, work includes handmade artist’s books, letterpress works, alphabet series, text into other art, altered books, art made from up-cycled books, art in books, & several lively installations. Student work from Redwood School, Caspar Creek Learning Center, Ft. Bragg Middle School, Mendocino High School, and Caspar Children's Garden add to the exhibit. The Children's Book Nook provides a special place to 'crawl into' for reading, and exploring. Visitors can get hands-on with Worlds Longest Poem and the WORD of the Day or jump into the Typing Pool for a moments step back in time.

This exhibit runs daily May 4 to May 26; Opening Artists Party on May 11th, 2nd Saturday.  Children's Make-it Day happens on May 18, 1-4pm and May 19 4:30, author/artist Alisa Golden will give a talk on "Making Handmade Books";  An on-going Used Book Sale addds to the fun.   Odd Fellows is at the corner of Kasten & Ukiah Streets in Mendocino Village.

Earth Day Celebration Mural!

Now, the first thing you'll see when visiting Noyo Food Forest's Learning Garden will be our newest community Mural. Begun on Saturday at the 2013 Earth Day celebration, over 100 children of all ages added their interest, and creative energies to the project.  All the worms, insects, roly-polies, ants and other creatures among the roots make the soil rich for an abundant garden. It was a perfect day!

Our Food Forest Mural is also part of the NFF's Garden-Within-Reach Project on Kickstarter. The project makes the Gardens accessible to all.  With  your pledge of $25 & above, your name will be incorporated into the final elements of this special Mural.  Right now, the project has pledges for 70% of their $6,000 goal with another 20 days to go! Join us and let me add your name into the magic of our mural.

Earth Day at Noyo Food Forest

EARTH DAY celebration is this Saturday April 27th at Noyo Food Forest.   Come enjoy a beautiful afternoon of music, food, plant sale, goats, gardens, seminars and more... And if you've never been to the Learning Garden, just come see these beautiful gardens...Up next to Ft Bragg High School.  

We'll be there creating a new hands-on mural.  For the past three years, we celebrate Earth Day by organizing an open painting project that adds to visual field at the Gardens
 
In 2010 when the water Cachement system was installed, the large black tank was transformed: water, fish, sun,  bamboo, birds, and rolling hills all emerged in course of a playful day with over 100 participants.  
  

In 2011, the shed wall became another garden story... oak tree, sunflowers, fields, carrots and rolling hills.  


Last year, our mural was painted with fruits, vegetables, leaves and other plant material. We explored the seasons... emerging colors of spring, vibrancy of summer and bounty of the fall harvest. 



This year, our Earth Day Mural will explore the concept of food forest.  From the canopy of the tallest trees to deep in the soil, we'll play with the different levels of the garden. 

Please join us! 

A Day to Remember...Stone Soup

 


Over 525 people, from all ages & walks of life on the Mendocino Coast gathered for an afternoon of winter sunshine, food, fun and neighborliness.
 

40 ceramic potters
16 culinary leaders
5 material supporters
50 hands-on volunteers
60 performers & presenters 
515 hand crafted bowls
68 gallons of soup
60 loaves of bread
30 desserts & more
9 hours of entertainment
 
$5,520 for our Community Center of Mendocino to develop programs & participation.
 
Each person took home a beautiful bowl to remember the day and together, we all
helped strengthened the heartbeat of our community.
 
Thank you for your special part in making the day such a great success.  All the many helping hands and hearts made the day!  On behalf of FLOCKworks,  please accept our sincere appreciation!   

PLEIN AIR...in the Open Door @OddFellows

Plein Air Painters of Mendocino Celebrate
the Mendocino Whale Festival
with an Exhibit and Sale

Month of March, 2013
every Fri • Sat • Sun • Mon 10 am—5:00 pm

Odd Fellows Hall, Mendocino
(corner of Kasten and Ukiah Streets)

Opening Reception:
Saturday March 9, 5 - 8 pm

Participating Artists:
Maeve Croghan, Lynn Cyrilla Crutcher, Claire Fortier, Carolyn Hagopian, John Hewitt, Jacquelyn Hewitt, Suzi Long, Micaela Marsden, Mary Ann Nation, Deborah Nord, Trish Orchard, Jim Stallings, Jurate Seputa, Bob Nation, JoAnn Humphrey, Alexis Moyer, Wendell Rickon

Enjoy the Open Door Arts @ Odd Fellows

GENERATIONS...Explore Artistic Legacies

February at Odd Fellows celebrates artistic legacies with the works of nine local art making families.  The family heads putting this show together include John Hewitt, Erin Dertner, Babs Levine, Bob Rhoades, Patty Shanahan, James Sibbett, Diana Soderlind, Doria Lewis and Karen Reynolds. Two, three and even four generations of artists from a family are the heart of this unique exhibit.

Open Weekends thru February 24th, participating artists host the exhibit, offering special insights into the diverse and lively collection. Viewers of this show will be pleasantly surprised to learn of skills and artistic sensibilities that flow in the bloodlines of these local artistic traditions.