Thursday, December 2, 2010

Manipulated - on line exhibition

There was a comment that the poster did not enlarge, the fix - go to http://www.sdwca.org/ and click on the On-Line shows tab , scroll down, and then click on the word "Manipulated" in orange with the green background. The prospectus is a pdf format and it will open and you can enlarge it as large as you want.

The deadline for submissions is 12/25/10.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

MANIPULATED - On-Line Exhibition

WCA San Diego has extended the submission deadline!


Don't miss out on this international exposure opportunity. The new deadline is Christmas Day at midnight. What is Santa bringing you?



Monday, September 13, 2010

GOING GREEN AWARDS

The awards for WCA San Diego's first on-line show "GOING GREEN - SUMMER 2010" have been announced:
BEST IN SHOW - She Awaits
1ST PLACE - Spirit Hovering
2ND PLACE - What Were We Thinking Cap
3RD PLACE - Death of Analogue Data
HONORABLE MENTION - Blue Nile Boat Ride and Mother Earth II

Please check out the exhibition! www.zhibit.org/sdwcajuriedshow
and then click on "GOING GREEN"

Monday, September 6, 2010

GOING GREEN EXHIBTION

The exhibition is now on-line and to the juror, Mollie Kellogg. Keep watching for the presentation of awards!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

WCA SD President to appear on TV

President Jennie Bottoms will be appearing on public access TV, "Community Artist Connection" on September 2nd, 9:30 pm on Cox Cable channel 23 in San Diego and channel 18 in North County.

Tune in and find out what is going on with WCA San Diego, and more about the annual retreat scheduled for September 10-12 this year!

Monday, July 26, 2010

WCA SD Members Judge US Open Sand Castle Competition


Members of WCA San Diego will be judges for the sandcastle competition!




On Sunday AUGUST 8th, the 30th annual official U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition will be held. If you would like to be a judge there is still time to get trained and participate in this fun event. Its a day at the beach - watching as professional and amateur sand carving teams from throughtout the US compete for the more than $21,000 in cash prizes and the title of Master's Champion.


There will be festivities all weekend concluding when the sandcastle craver teams are presented with titles and cash prices presented at the Awards ceremonty on August 8th between 3 and 4 pm


Sandcastle building begins at 9:00 am and concludes at 2:00 p.m. Sculptures are only available for viewing until 4 pm due to the tides.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

IT’S TIME TO REGISTER for the 13th ANNUAL 2010 WCA/SD RETREAT

 Jaime Lyerly showing how to scrape back encaustic wax © 2009 Jaime Lyerly

IT’S TIME TO REGISTER for the 13th ANNUAL 2010 WCA/SD RETREAT

The retreat offers a special time to make art, make new friends and reconnect with old friends.

Note: This event is for women, only. Sorry guys! Most of our events are co-ed, but this is for women only because of the sleeping arrangements.

WORKSHOPS INCLUDE

PLEIN AIR PAINTING with Jen Bottoms

JOURNALING, BLIND DRAWING & MAKING YOUR OWN JOY

with Suzana Norberg

YOGA FOR BEGINNERS with Midge Hyde

ENCAUSTIC COLLAGE with Jaime Lyerly

(more details about the workshops below)

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WHEN

September 10th, 11th and 12th, 2010


WHERE

Camp Stevens, Julian, 1108 Highway 78,

Julian, California 92036 (760) 765-0028

We will be staying in the Wolterstorff Lodge

FEE

$150 Retreat only WCA SD members

$175 Retreat & 1 year basic 2011 membership for WCA

members

$190 Retreat & 1 year basic 2011 WCA Membership for

non-members.

All include 3 days, 2 nights and 5 meals (organically grown

and prepared by Camp Stevens ), and all workshop fees


DIRECTIONS

From San Diego : Take Highway 67 to Ramona, then

Highway 78 east to Julian. Camp Stevens is located 2

miles east of Julian on State Highway 78. There is a

“ Camp Stevens ” entrance sign on the left side of the

highway exactly 2 miles from Julian.


REGISTER EARLY

Your $50 Non-refundable deposit due by August 1, 2010

(check or PayPal) secures your reservation. Balance

due by September 1st, by check or PayPal. Upon final

payment you will receive a detailed map, packing list,

materials list, materials to bring and schedule, via

e-mail.


NOTE: There is limited cell phone service.


Women’s Caucus for Art, San Diego

13th Annual Retreat

at Camp Stevens

Julian, California

September 10th, 11th and 12th, 2010


QUESTIONS AND INFO:

Jen Bottoms, (619) 892-3429

9500 Harritt Road, #75

Lakeside, CA 92040

jenniebottoms@gmail.com



WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

JOURNALING, BLIND DRAWING and MAKING YOUR OWN JOY with Suzana Norberg

As an advertising copywriter, Sue discovered the joy of art late in life. Inspired by “Harriett The Spy,” her favorite book as a child, Sue always kept a notebook of observations and snippets of overheard conversations.

But it wasn’t until the accidental discovery of three fabulous and freeing books that Sue began incorporating drawing into her work. See the three books that changed Sue’s creative life, page through her journals, and be prepared to draw with your eyes closed. Then apply it all to recording your weekend in a sketchbook that will be provided.


PLEIN AIR PAINTING with Jen Bottoms

Plein Air Painting is painting outdoors. Using oils, acrylics or watercolors whatever is your medium of choice, you will learn simple pallet color and placement while exploring the great outdoors and your personal emotions with the intent of taking out the intimidation factor. Realistic and non-realistic painters alike will love this enabling workshop that will set your spirit free and help you create
flowing, eye appealing works of art. Just let yourself go!


YOGA FOR BEGINNERS with Midge Hyde

Midge has done yoga for over 10 years. She plans to do light yoga exercises, first a warm up, practicing shallow and deep breathing. She reccomends everyone who has a yoga mat to bring it along. We will do mostly standing poses in case there are not enough mats for seated poses. The poses she likes are good stretches and parts of sun salutations, nothing too strenuous, just good stretching and deep breathing....a good way to end or start a day.


ENCAUSTIC COLLAGE with Jaime Lyerly

Encaustic is beeswax, damar resin and pigment applied to a surface hot and fused using heat. We will not be using pigment but instead, be learning the basic techniques of of encaustic collage in this workshop. We will explore layering, collage, incising, embedding and transfers. There will be plenty of time for hands on experimentation. Bring your own collage elements and get ready to try this “hot” way of painting.

ABOUT CAMP STEVENS and WCA/SD RETREAT

We will stay in the Wolterstorff Lodge, which was built from the ashes of the Bishop’s Lodge, destroyed in the “Angel Fire” of September 2007. The lodge has 24 beds; 4 six person rooms with 2 shared baths, and a meeting room with a fireplace. The OUTDOOR FACILITIES include tree house, outdoor chapel and other outdoor meeting and gathering spaces. Visitors can also enjoy a swim in the pool (seasonal), a stroll in the botanical garden, games on the lawns, basketball and volleyball, or an evening campfire.
  
I hope you can join us! You can check out pictures from last year's retreat on my Facebook page ~ Jaime Lyerly