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I hope that everyone has had a wonderful summer, as it winds down. There have been some fun activities at the Annex: a “dye day” where participants brought their own fabrics, trims, doilies and I provide the dyes, along with a popular beaded cuff class taught by Elizabeth Woodford – you can’t just make one; they are totally addictive!!
I recently returned from a wonderful family vacation – 11 of us total split amongst three houses and cottages – on China Lake in Maine. We expected a respite from the DC area heat and humidity, but alas it was not to be. But we enjoyed our day trips and visits to the coast, along with the plentiful lobster meals. And of course, I had to visit a flea market and some roadside kitsch stops, and did return with some treasures for the Annex store.
I have taken this summer at a slower pace than last year, and put the summer newsletter on hiatus also. My bad! Marketing 101 says to stay in touch with your customers so they don’t forget you…and why your business exists. Did you forget me? Did you forget Artistic Artifacts? I hope not and if you did let me re-introduce myself – I am Judy Gula, mixed media fiber artist and owner of Artistic Artifacts. I love “stuff” – and I have enough stuff to share, thus Artistic Artifacts website and the Annex. My purpose is the bring you unusual items for your artwork; I exist so you have more time to create art while I take care of the hunting and gathering of those unusual art supplies.
This newsletter will focus on happenings at Artistic Artifacts Annex; there will be a separate newsletter for Artistic Artifacts.com
Annex schedule
Sunday, September 20th 1:00-5:00pm the Artistic Artifacts Annex will host “Artistic Couture: Dressed to a Tea”. Join us for refreshments, an informal fashion show among our guests, fabrics and patterns. Artistic Couture will support garment sewing with creativity and artistic flare. We will have garment patterns from the Sewing Workshop and Indigo Junction to begin with; opens workshop days, and artists teaching garment construction workshops. Artistic Couture will host artists who create garments with artistic flare. Lynda Poole Prioleau who designs garments for the Fairfield Fashion show is on staff. Up coming classes to be added to the website. Please RSVP to : judy@ArtisticArtifacts.com
Artistic Couture workshop days, provides the opportunity to rent a 6 ‘table for $25.00 per day. Bring your sewing machine, or not; construct your garment or use it as a cutting table; add embellishments or …….the possibilities are endless. Currently scheduled on the Annex Calendar for October are Thursday 10/22 and Saturday 10/24. Tables are limited and will require a reservation. Email: judy@ArtisticArtifacts.com to place your reservation.
Nancy Shriber, nationally know Sewing Workshop specialist, will teach the first of what we hope are many creative garment construction workshops. The first will be 3.5 days in November. The planning part of the workshop will take place Tuesday, November 10th 6:00 – 9:00pm, the following week will be workshops Friday, Saturday and Sunday November 20th, 21st and 22nd from 10am-5:30pm with ½ hour lunch break. Register online or mail a check for $125.00 as a deposit, balance of payment will be due 2 weeks before November 10th. Payment plans are accepted, and studio space is limited.
Also at the Annex you will find yardage – special fabrics which can be incorporated into garments or other fiber art as you see fit.
Claudine Hellmuth will be conducting a workshop – Magazine Alterology - at the Annex on October 24th, the first of many we hope. Registration is steady, Remember musical chairs, that game where you are listening to the music, it stops while you circling the chairs and everyone races to grab a seat, leaving one person standing? Don’t let that be you!! We will also be adding Claudine’s products from Ranger to the Annex and the website.
Workshops
Beaded Cuff Bracelet, Artist: Elizabeth Woodford. Saturday September 12th and September 26th. Elizabeth returns after her popular classes earlier in the summer.
Vintage Revisited Challenge Workshop, Artist: Mary Kerr. Tuesday September 15th 10:00am-2:30pm. Love vintage? This is the workshop for you.
Beginning Bead Embroidery, Artist: Elizabeth Woodford. Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:00am-12:30pm Do you like beads and fabric? This workshop will teach you the basics of sewing on fabric with beads.
Postcard Party, Artist: Betsy True. Saturday, September 26, 9:30am-1:30pm. This is a terrific way to learn embellishments, on a small scale without the big investment. Betsy and I would love to start a Postcard/ATC Swap group – do you want to swap? Let us know email: judy@artisticartifacts.com
Arti Parti
Arti Parti’s have been scheduled out to spring 2010. We have added Thursday mornings for those of you who prefer battling the Washington Beltway during the day. Minimum of 4 participants necessary to Parti.
Please know that you may arrange a special session, workshop, meeting for your Bee or art group. Space is available at no charge, additional programs available at a nominal charge.
Shows
The Original Sewing and Quilt Expo, Chantilly,Virginia at the Dulles Expo Center October 1-3, 2009. Hours are 10:00am-6:00pm Thursday & Friday. 10:00am-5:30pm Saturday. Visit us at Booth #117.
International Quilt Festival, Houston Texas. Find Artistic Artifacts’ booth #1257, 59 in the Cloth Paper Scissors section of the show floor. Attend my Make It University™ session: What IS your Wallet? Create a small purse with cloth, paper and paint. The first session will be Wednesday evening 7:00-8:00pm and the second on Thursday 10:30-11:30am. Come meet Liz Kettle, author of the new embellishment book “Fabric Embellishing: the Basics & Beyond”, and have her sign your copy.
Artistic Artifacts Annex
A workshop where artists gather……
Located in the Electrodyne office building at:
4750 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304
Phone: 703-823-0202 ext 213
Fax: 703-823-0842
email: judy@ArtisticArtifacts.com
Directions to Artistic Artifacts Annex: Washington Beltway to exit 174, Eisenhower Avenue Connector. After exiting onto the ramp and merging onto the Connector, you will come to the intersection, and take a left onto Eisenhower Avenue. 4750 Eisenhower Avenue is a red brick building about 1/4 mile on the left after the Fedex sign and before the condos; look for the Electrodyne sign. Store entrance is at the front of the Electrodyne building.
NOTE: Due to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project, the exit ramp to the Eisenhower Avenue Connector from the Inner Loop (I-95/495 Southbound) is closed until Summer 2009. Inner Loop traffic will be alerted by electronic highway signs to access Eisenhower Avenue by taking either the north Telegraph Road/Pershing Road exit (2.5 miles before the Eisenhower Connector exit) or the Van Dorn Street exit (2 miles after the Eisenhower Connector exit). From the north Telegraph Road/Pershing Road exit, traffic will be detoured to make a right onto Stovall Street and right again onto Eisenhower Avenue. From the Van Dorn Street exit, traffic will be detoured to make a left onto S. Van Dorn Street then a right onto Eisenhower Avenue. The exit ramp from the Outer Loop of the Beltway to the Eisenhower Avenue Connector and the on-ramps from the Eisenhower Avenue Connector to the Inner and Outer Loops will remain open.
