Kris May: Holiday Show

Friday, December 3, 6 – 10 pm

Kris May will be the Studio 204 featured artist on First Friday, December 3, 6 – 10 pm. Kris is a very talented artist who works in multiple media. He creates painting in oil and acrylics, as well as working in graphic designs. Additionally he crafts fun little fiber characters he has named Catberries.

Magickal Dragon Designs and Mixed Media Jewelry will also have an outstanding assortment of jewelry from which you can select special one-of-a-kind gifts for those very special people on your holiday list.

For further information about this event at Studio 204, please email marti@magickaldragondesigns.com.

Autumn Art Fair at Garfield Park Arts Center

Saturday, November 20, and Sunday, November 21, 10 am – 5 pm.

What are you doing the weekend before Thanksgiving? We would love for you to join us at the Third Annual Autumn Art Fair at the Garfield Park Arts Center. Our show runs Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 20 and 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Free to the public, the Autumn Art Fair focus on exquisitely hand-created, family-friendly, affordable items (50¢ -$500) from about 60 artists. Groups and individual artists from Indy, Brown County, and central Indiana will be displaying their unique wares for your shopping pleasure. I will be bringing a selection of my fused glass jewelry and fine art prints.

Come for the fun! Sign up for the door prizes! Experience the extraordinary art for sale. And, Garifeld Park Art Center is handicapped accessible with plenty of free parking

November First Friday at Studio 204

Magickal Dragon Designs is pleased to participate in Murphy's Seasonal Bazaar, an arts, crafts and gifts shopping extravaganza, on November 5, 6 – 10 pm. The Bazaar will be held in the west corridor of the second floor of the Murphy Arts Center at 1043 Virginia Avenue in historic Fountain Square. This event will feature the work of many local artists working in various mediums. It will include many of the Murphy Art Center Artists and special guest artists chosen for their unique handcrafted goods. The work of all of these artists will combine for a truly unique arts bazaar.

Our special guest artist for Studio 204 for the Bazaar is Kris May. Kris is a very talented artist who works in multiple media. He creates painting is oil and acrylics, as well as working in graphic designs. Additionally he crafts fun little fiber characters he has named Catberries.

This event is the first of its kind at the Murphy Arts Center and is part of the First Friday happenings in the Murphy and surrounding businesses. Murphy's Seasonal Bazaar provides an opportunity for local artists to sell their products just in time for the gift giving season and for shoppers to find that perfect gift. The Murphy Art Center Artists believe that art and handcrafted goods are the perfect way to spread holiday cheer. Additionally, handcrafted items provide one of a kind gifts that are not found in big box stores.

For additional information about the Bazaar visit the Murphy Arts Center blog at murphyartists.blogspot.com/ and the Facebook page for Murphy’s Seasonal Bazaar.

First Friday at Studio 204

I am the featured artist at Studio 204 for First Friday on September 3rd. I will be showcasing my prints this time in an exhibition called Paper & Ink. So, I hope you get a chance to stop by between 6 and 10 on Friday. I will be showing prints that use a variety of printmaking techniques including monotype, woodcut, etching, and collagraphy. And, while nature is a frequent theme in my prints, I will also be showing prints that are abstract and fanciful.

Hope to see you on Friday!!
Marti

INprint Exhibitions in Irvington

I am participating in the two INprint exhibitions at the Bona Thompson Memorial Center at 5350 E. University Drive in Irvington on Indy’s eastside. The exhibitions will run from August 14 to October 2. INprint is a regional group of fine art printmakers. The artistic focus of INprint is on original hand-pulled prints including etching, silkscreen, monotype, woodcut, linocut, mezzotint, and lithography.

The first exhibition is "IN Irvington" which includes prints that convey a variety of interpretations of the neighborhood of Irvington. This exhibit includes my print, The Irving, which is the first in my Bits and Pieces of Irvington series. The second exhibition includes various prints and drawings by the "Artists of INprint" and I have several prints included in that exhibition as well.

Artists participating in the exhibitions include Cynthia Blasingham, Jill Chambers, Keith Dull, Gloria Fischer, Glenna Heath, Marti Icenogle, Laurie Kemp, Andrea Ondish, Ginny Taylor Rosner, and Anders Sandstrom.

The opening receptions for the exhibitions are:

• Saturday, August 14 – 5:30 to 8:00 pm
• Sunday, August 15 – 2:00 to 4:00 pm

If you aren’t able to make it to the receptions, I hope you will stop by later to see this outstanding display of fine art prints. The hours for Bona Thompson are Wed 1-3 pm, Sat and Sun 1-4 pm or by appointment by calling 317-353-2662.

Moving Sale at Blooming Dragon Emporium

Friday, June 25, noon - 6 pm and
Saturday, June 26, noon - 6

Miranda and Marti will be moving out of the Blooming Dragon Emporium as of the end of June and they have some items that they don’t want to move with them. So what are they selling? Some of the items are for show artists, such as Gridwall panels, Gridwall accessories—shelving, acrylic hanging bars and earring displays--and various jewelry display items. Additionally, there will be store fixtures, bookcases, set of 4 folding chairs, some lampwork supplies (including lampworking instructional videos, COE 96 frit and a Carlisle Mini CC Torch), books, and lots of miscellaneous. Mark your calendar for June 25 and 26 to stop by Blooming Dragon Emporium at 5620 E. Washington Street in Irvington on Indy’s east side and check out this moving sale.

Moving to Murphy Art Center

I wanted to give you an update on what is happening with Magickal Dragon Designs. I have been at the Blooming Dragon Emporium in Irvington on Indy's eastside for the last year and a half. And, we have been fortunate to have had great support from our customers, clients, and artists, but due to these difficult economic times we are unable to sustain our current business model. Blooming Dragon Emporium will be closing at the end of June.

So, what am I going to do?

I am moving Magickal Dragon Designs studio to the Murphy Art Center in Fountain Square at 1043 Virginia Avenue. I will be joing Moon and Bob Stumpp (Mixed Media Jewelry) in Studio 204. This move will allow meto focus on my art and expand my offering of jewelry making classes. And, although I am moving out of Irvington, I will continue as a Board member of the Irvington Guild of Artists and in this role will continue to actively support the arts in Irvington.

So, THANK YOU for all your support over the last 1 ½ years at the Blooming Dragon. And I hope to see you at Murphy on a First Friday at Studio 204.