GUTTENBERG – Guttenberg Arts at 6903 Jackson St. is hosting a day of live demos, artist talks, and more from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10.
Ceramics Studio Director Phoebe Deutsch will provide a ceramic demo at 3 p.m. She will demonstrate techniques such as wedging clay to prepare for throwing, centering the clay on the wheel, proper stabilizing techniques, building up tall walls, and describe what tools are best for different types of mark making.
Studio Director Russ Spitkovsky will give a demonstration of the etching process at 4:30 p.m. Using actual plate examples to explain the different steps and states of a hard ground and aquatint etching on a zinc plate, Russ will also print several completed etchings and introduce the audience to the etching press and intaglio culture.
Spring 2015 resident artist Kirsten Flaherty will speak about her recent works at 7:30 p.m. Much of Flaherty’s work is created in reaction to modern societal constraints and the effects our civilization has on various ecological communities. Her most recent series of mezzotints focus on pit bulls, in the hopes to encourage a more positive view of a nationally misunderstood animal. “Recent Work” also includes a series of etchings that focus on the imprint that economic development has left on the ecosphere as well as the critically endangered animals that are impacted. Through her prints, Flaherty hopes to further expose the fragility of life and the fallacies in human nature that come to haunt us.
For more information call (201) 868-8585 or visit guttenbergarts.org.
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