Holonic Art Workshop and Exhibition – 27 September, 2008

Workshop. Saturday 27 September, 1.00pm – 5.00pm.

The Holonic Art exhibit will be preceded by a workshop with Sarah Winkler titled “Hidden, Revealed and Transformed.” The class will mix imagery and words, combine collage paper ephemera with decorative embellishments to create a collaborative FATbook. Sarah will spark your creative fires and guide you through the collage process as you create several small collage “pages” to swap with each other. The pages will then be bound into a fatbook on the spot.Participants are encouraged to bring their treasure box of collage papers, fibers, charms and other embellishments to work with and/or share with the group. You can view Sarah’s work online at sarahwinkler.com. The workshop costs $35 and early registration is a must as space is limited.
To register, mail your check payable to: Sarah Winkler Art • 9182 Araujo Ct • Atascadero, CA 93422Call Sarah directly if you have questions at 805-466-1380

Exhibition. Saturday 27th September, 5.00pm – 9.00pm.

Enjoy collaborative artwork by over 60 local, national and international artists at the first Holonic Art event on September 27, 2008 from 5pm till 9pm. The Holonic Art Movement was created with the vision of bringing artists together in the form of a shared canvas that travels from artist to artist, or by giving a number of panels or canvas's to artists around the world with a single unifying concept in mind, and then mounting them as one piece. CorkStop Studios will be hosting the first show for this body of work. Food and wine courtesy of local caterers and vineyards. Find out more about the Holonic Art Movement at www.HolonicArts.com

"Hot Wax / Cool Art"

The studio just completed a fascinating and dynamic workshop led by Lynn Kishiyama. "Hot Wax/ Cool Art" explored the ancient technique of painting with wax, a technique which is currently experiencing a revival in popularity. Encaustic wax was first practiced by the Greeks as far back as the 5th century BC. It's a tricky process, at times frustrating, but ultimately incredibly rewarding. Lynn Kishiyama is a master presenter with a wealth of knowledge and the work created by the students by the end of the day was living proof of this

The San Luis Obispo Open Studios Tour at CSS

A special preview of our October show with guest artist, Christ Braun, was held at CorkStop Studios on the evening before the San Luis Obispo open studios tour. Trudy Montgomery of Blue Tangerine Art - a San Francisco based art advisory firm - gave a presentation about 'The Art of Collecting".



The open studios tour that followed was also a big success, with artists and collectors visiting the studio to view the art, capture the magic of the studio and listen to one of the three workshops/presentations.

Hanging the show

We're busy hanging the work for Open Studios.
Some new images will be posted shortly.

New Intaglio Printing Press at CSS

CorkStop Studios now has a printing press. The 26" x 46" large bed, provides plenty of room for larger printing. CSS is not currently set up for acids, so we are exploring the wonderful world of solar exposure etching.

We are planning to post images of recent prints from CSS artists, Anne Stahl and Carol Paquet, as well as exploring the possibility of holding a solar exposure printmaking workshop at CorkStop Studios.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Do you want an encaustic Workshop at CSS

There seems to be some interest in an encaustic workshop of some kind. I know that R&F paints offer workshops on the east coast, but there doesn't seem to be much on the west coast.

If there is enough interest CorkStop Studios, located in San Luis Obispo, California (between LA and SF) would be the venue for the workshop.

At this point I simply need to hear back from anyone who is interested in attending this workshop.
Please contact me with the following details:

• Your Name.
• Your level of painting experience
  with a link where I can review your work.
• Your available dates
• Your preference for length of a workshop
  hours/days?
• Where you will be coming from
• Describe what you want to learn/achieve.

Thanks,
Anne Stahl

CSS Inargural Exhibtion

Amazing turn-out for CorkStop Studios inargural open event. We had over 300 visitors and a very positive repsonse. Thank you to everybody who helped with the event!

• Read the preview at New Times SLO by Ashley Schwellenbach
• Read the SLO Tribune article by Lee Sutter
• Order a copy of the 'Central Coast Magazine' that reviewed CSS
  

Cork Stop Studios is Launching

We are three contemporary abstract painters working at Cork Stop Studios - a new artist working space. Located at Corbett Canyon in California's wine country near San Luis Obispo. We are planning to launch the studio officially in May (day TBD).

We're new to blogging, but thought this will be a good place to announce studio news, events, new images, exhibition updates etc... As things go on, we would like to open discussion and critique on some of the work produced at the studio.

You can find out a little bit more about us on our new website: www.corkstopstudios.com .

We also welcome any feedback at this early state to learn more about what information you would like to see posted here.

Finally, we hope to find out who might be interested in getting involved with the studio, help out with events, report on the artists, critique the work, find sponsors, etc...