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Celebrating the Art of Making . . .

The Well-Crafted Worda monthly publication of Del Ray Artisans . . . since 1992 www.DelRayArtisans.org

October 2018

Welcome, New Members

• StephanieChan• NoraDonovan• MatthewHenry• JulieJakopic• JeffSnyder• Marie-BCiliaDeAmicis

SymmetryOpening Reception Friday, October 5, 7–9 pmOctober 5-28, 2018

Symmetry,aphotographyexhibitionsponsoredbyDelRayArtisansandUnion206Studio,featuresfineartphotographythatshowcasesartists’visionsofsymmetry.JoinusattheopeningreceptiononFriday,October5from7-9pm.SymmetryrunsfromOctober5-28atDelRayArtisansgalleryintheColasantoCenter,2704MountVernonAvenue,Alexandria,VA22301.GalleryhoursareThursdays2-6pm,Fridays12-9pm,Saturdays12-9pm,andSundays12-6pm.Formoreinformation,contactcuratorDavidHeckman(dheckman@cox.net).

Annual Member Meeting & Elections,Thursday, October 25, 7-9pm

WehaveafullagendaplannedforyouduringtheAnnualMemberMeeting.Thiswillbeyouropportunitytohearaboutalltheshowsplannedfor2019,andalightsupperwillbeserved.TheAnnualMeetingalsoincludeselectionsforthe2019BoardofDirectors.(WatchtheDRAwebsiteforafullslateofcandidatesatDelRayArtisans.org/event/annual-member-meeting-2018)

Allmembersareinvitedtoattend,and“MembersinGoodStanding”willbeabletovote—anexcellentchancetorenewyourmembershipifyouhaven’talready.Ifyoucannotattend,weurgeyoutomakeaproxyvote.Pleasedothisbyemailingyourvote(youcanvoteyeaornayfortheentireslateorindividualcandidates)toSecretary@DelRayArtisans.orgbySunday,Oc-tober21at6pm,orbycallingthegalleryat703-838-4827onThursday(10/18)orFriday(10/19)betweennoonand6pm.AllproxiesmustbereceivedbySunday,October21at6pmtobecounted.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactSophiaSuarez,DirectorofMembership,atMembership@DelRayArtisans.org.

DRA Wants YOU!

We'relookingforafewgoodfolkstoserveontheBoard,especiallyinthepositionsofGrants&Sponsor-ship,Outreach,Volunteers,YouthPrograms,andAssistantTreasurer.LongtimememberKarenSchmitzspentnineyearsontheBoardandiscurrentlythechairofthenominatingcommittee.Ifyou'reinterestedinanypositionorhavequestionsaboutserv-ingontheDRABoardofDirectors,contactKarenat703-232-4526or Nominations@DelRayArtisans.org.

Connecting Threads Runs November 2–25, 2018Digital entries due: Saturday, October 13, 2018

Fiberartcommunicatessomesortofmessage,emo-tion,ormeaning.Thisartexhibitfocusesonfiberart,butisopentoallmedia.Thecuratorsareseekingartworkthatfeaturesfiberandtextilesasamajorcomponentinconstructionand/orasapartofthesubjectmatter.Thisexhibitcelebratesfiberandhowitisusedtoconnectustothestoriesofourlives.Opentoallareaartists.

Callforentryfoundat:DelRayArtisans.org/2018/07/connecting-threads-cfe/

“Dream Weaver Frida” by Dawn Wyse Hurto

and Liz Martinez

Sit & Stitch Gathering, Monday, November 5, 6-8pm

Joinusforaneveningofstitching.Bringyourhandstitchingproject–crochet,knitting,em-broidery,mending–andspendafewhoursinthecompanyofotherstitchers.Don’tstitch?Joinusanyway!

Wewillshareourthoughtsonthejoyofstitching,andwemightjustgetyouinterestedinlearningsomethingnew.FREE;walkinandhavefun.Questions?ContactorganizersDawnWyseHurto(dawn@dawnds.com)andChrisVinh(cvinh7475@gmail.com).

President's Message

AttheannualmeetingonOctober25,itwillonceagainbetimetoelectanewboardofdirectors.Seethearticlesonthefrontpageofthisnewsletterforallthedetails.Therearestillafewpositionsthatneedgoodcandi-dates.Andifyoucan'tmakeittothemeet-ing,pleasedovotebyproxy.

Ifyouhaven'tcompletedyourannualvolun-teerhours,therearemanyfineopportunitiestodosooutlinedindetailonPage3.Volun-teeringisagreatwaytomeetandconnectwithotherDRAmembers.

–Drew Cariaso, DRA President

Upcoming Workshops

Leather Mask Making, Tuesday, October 16, 6-10pmInthisworkshop,studentswilllearnbasicandinter-mediateleatherworkingskillswhilecreatingacustomfittedmaskwithinstructorLynnFernandez.We’llcovereverythingfrompatterntracingandleathercuttingtoembossingdesignsusingtraditionaltools.Studentswillhaveaccesstoavarietyofdesignstampstopersonalizetheirproject.$55member/$65non-member,plus$20supplyfee.RegisterbyOctober14atDelRayArtisans.org/event/leather-mask-making-2

Leather Working Open Studio, Thursday, October 18, 6-10pmPrerequisite:Musthavetakenapreviousleatherwork-ingworkshop.ThisisanopenstudionightwithLynnFernandez.Yougetaccesstoalltheleatherworkingtoolsyouneedtocompleteaproject,withtheaddedbonusofbeingabletoaskforhelpwhenneeded.$30member/$40non-member,plus$5supplyfeeforuseoftoolsanddyes(bringcasedleatherorpurchaseduringevent).RegisterbyOctober16atDelRayArtisans.org/event/leather-open-studio-2

Manifest Your Creative Goals, Saturday, October 27,10am-12pmRealizeyourcreativegoalswithinstructorSharonBurton.Asartists,itcanbehardtosetgoalsformakingyourcreativedreamsareality.Thisworkshopwillexplorehowtohelpyou,theartist,getstartedonreachingyourcreativegoals.$35member/$50non-member.RegisterbyOctober22atDelRayArtisans.org/event/manifest-your-creative-goals

Needle Felted Jewelry, Saturday, November 17, 1-4pmNeedlefeltjewelrywithinstructorBrittanyGabel.Participantswilllearnhowtocreate3-Dneedlefeltedjewelry,aswellasbasicjewelrytechniques.Wewillalsoexploreusingothermaterialssuchasbeads,charms,andthreadtoembellish.$80member/$90non-member,plus$15supplyfee.RegisterbyNovember13atDelRayArtisans.org/event/needle-felted-jewelry

In Memoriam

DRAmemberslosttwodearfriendsinAu-gust,JohnElliffandCandyClifford.

Linda and JohnLongtimeDRAmember,supporter,patronandvolunteerJohnElliffpassedawaysud-denlyAugust15,fromaheartattack.HiswifeLindaElliffisaformerDRAPresidentandMembershipDirector.Johnwasanactivememberandattendedmostgalleryfunctions,alwayslendingahelpinghand.

Mary Louise and CandaceFormerDRABoardmemberCandace"Can-dy"CliffordpassedawayAugust15,fromabriefbattlewithglioblastoma.CandaceandhermotherMaryLouisewroteseveralbooksabouthistoriclighthouses.Shewasthehisto-rianfortheU.S.LighthouseSociety.

Winter Events Volunteer Opportunities

Art on the Avenue Saturday, October 6 from 10am-6pm at Del Ray Artisans galleryDRAwillputatentupinfrontofthegalleryforpromotionsandsales.Onthedayoftheevent,DRAvolunteerswillhelpsetuportakedownthetentandtakeshiftsattheDRAtable.About12volunteerswillbeneeded,includingpeopletohelpwithplanningduringthedaysleadinguptotheevent.

Fundraiser/McDonald’s Partnership Thursday, October 11, 4-7pm, 1000 N Henry St, Alexandria, VATenvolunteerswillbeatMcDonald'stogreetcustomersandhandoutfoodatthetake-outwindowandbehindthecounter.DRAwillshareinformationaboutourorganizationanddisplayabanner.Therestaurantwilldonate15%ofitstotalsalestoDRAforthethreehourswearethere.

Fundraiser at Little Theatre of Alexandria Tuesday, December 11, 600 Wolfe St, Alexandria, VA DRAonceagainpartnerswithLTA.DRAwillhostanopeningreceptionfor"AChristmasCarol".AllticketproceedsgodirectlytosupportingDelRayArtisansprograms.DRAvolunteersneedednowtoplanamenuandorganizeevent.10volunteersareneededbefore,during,andafterthereception.

Holiday Market 2018 (Nov 30-Dec 2, Dec 7-9, Dec 14-16)Themarketoffersuniquehandmadefineartsandfinecraftsfromlocalartistsdur-ingthreeweekends(FridaythroughSunday)inDecember.Volunteerswillworkthreehourshiftsasgreeters/cashiersattheDRAtable.

Tovolunteerforanyevent,emailJudyLynnatVolunteers@DelRayArtisans.org.

Gallery Without WallsBringing Words to Life at VCA AlexandriaSeptember 30, 2018 – January 27, 2019

OurcurrentshowattheVCAAlexan-driaAnimalHospitalbeganonSeptember30.Bringing Words to Lifeseekstobringwordstolifebypairingalinefromanartist’sfavoritesong,poem,book,speech,withtheartist’svisualinterpretationofthatquote.ThisshowcontinuesuntilJanuary27.Theanimalhospitalislocatedat2660DukeStreet,Alexandria,VA22314.

Thank you to…

RetiringGalleryWithoutWallscuratorEileenO'Brienforgrowingthisprogramintoagreatmemberopportunity,andtrainingsuccessorMonicaHokeilen.

AllcurrentWebPostingCommitteevolunteers:JanaBertucci,SunnyChen,ChrisFedderson,KateGibney(Commit-teeChairperson),CherylLavoie,BetsyMead,AshleySowell,OrianaVillar,andChristineVinh.

VeroBarker-BarzelKelly,SusanPen-nington,AngelikaSchafer,andKathleenStonerfortheirpastserviceontheWebPostingCommittee.

TheeNewseditors:MelanieBikowskiforthreeyearsofserviceandJanaBer-tucciforelevenmonthsandcounting.

KurtPeterson,KittyRussell,andNancyRamseyforcleaningthecloset.

ThankyoutoallwhodonatetheirtimeandenergytoDRA.

Tales From the Craft Closet

OnarecentMondaymorning,KurtPeterson,KittyRussell,andNancyRamseyre-organizedandaddedmoreshelvestothecraftcloset.Allsuppliesarenowneatlystowed,andeverythingthatbelongsintheclosethasahome.ManythankstoKurt,Kitty,andNancy.Theyfoundtwomaincategoriesofitemsthatdon't belonginthecloset:1)donationsand2)artworkunclaimedfrompastshows.

For donations:Ifyouhavedonations,pleasecontacttheofficemanagertoseeifwewilltakethemandwhen.Ifwecan'tusethematDRA,UpcycleCreativeReuseCenterattheDurantCenterinAlexandriaisanamazingorganizationwhichishappytotakedonationsofmanydifferentkindsofartsupplies.Theirwebsiteincludeslistsofitemstheycurrentlyaccept:upcyclecrc.org.

Artwork pick-up:Pleasemakeeveryefforttopickupyourunsoldartworkassoonaseachshowisover.Ifyoucan'tgetitonpick-upnight,retrieveitfromtheclosetassoonaspossible.After30daysanyunclaimedworkbelongstoDRA.

"I Hope You Dance"by Monica Hokeilen

Little Theatre of Alexandria, December 11 - Save the Date!

DelRayArtisansishostingareceptionforaperformanceof“AChristmasCarol”onTuesday,December11,2018attheLittleTheatreofAlexandria.DetailsinNovembernewsletterorat:DelRayArtisans.org/event/christmas-carol

October 20181 Symmetryacceptedartworkdropoff5–28 SHOW: Symmetry PhotographyExhibitioncurator:DavidHeckman5 OpeningReception,7–9pm6 ArtontheAvenue,10–6pm7 LifeDrawing,9:30–11:30am,Gesture(clothed)8 PartnersinArt,2–4pm9 BoardMeeting,7pm10 LifeDrawing,2–5pm,Short/Long10 LifeDrawing,6:30–9:30pm,Long11McDonald'sSpiritNight,1000N.HenryStreet,

Alexandria,VA,4–7pm13Connecting Threads entrydeadline16LeatherMaskMakingworkshop,6–10pm18LeatherWorkingOpenStudio,6–10pm23PartnersinArt,7–9pm24 LifeDrawing,2–5pm,Short/Long24 LifeDrawing,6:30–9:30pm,Long25 AnnualMemberMeeting&Elections,7–9pm27ManifestYourCreativeGoalsworkshop,10am–

12pm28 Symmetryartworkpickup

October 2018 (continued)28-29Connecting Threadsacceptedartworkdropoff

November 20182–25 SHOW: Connecting Threadscurators:LizMartinez&DawnWyseHurto2 OpeningReception,7–9pm4 LifeDrawing,9:30–11:30am,Gesture5 PartnersinArt,2–4pm5Sit&StitchGathering,6–8pm7 LifeDrawing,2–5pm,Short/Long(clothed)7 LifeDrawing,6:30–9:30pm,Long12CardMakingParty,6–9pm13 BoardMeeting,7pm15HandStitchThirdThursdayatArtisticArtifacts,

4750EisenhowerAvenue,Alexandria,VA,6:30–8:30pm

17NeedleFeltedJewelryWorkshop,1–4pm20PartnersinArt,7–9pm22 THANKSGIVING:Thegallerywillbeclosed

Thursday,butopenFriday–Sunday25 Connecting Threadsartworkpickup30–Dec2HolidayMarket1

NicholasA.ColasantoCenter2704MountVernonAvenueAlexandria,VA22301-1124703.838.4827DelRayArtisans.org

Gallery Hours:Thursday: noon-6pmFirstThursday:(April-Sept.) noon-9pmFriday: noon-9pmSaturday: noon-9pmSunday: noon-6pm

Submission Deadline: 15thofthemonthEditor:Newsletter@DelRayArtisans.org

Del Ray Artisans, founded in 1992, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote art for the benefit of artists and the community.

Calendar More information at: DelRayArtisans.org/calendar/2018 Board of Directors• Drew Cariaso, President President@DelRayArtisans.org

• John Bordner, Vice President VP@DelRayArtisans.org

• Stephen Lally, TreasurerTreasurer@DelRayArtisans.org

• Nancy Kline, Assistant Treasurer ATTR@DelRayArtisans.org

• Kathryn A. Brown, Secretary Secretary@DelRayArtisans.org

• Kim Joy, Past President(Advisory) PastPresident@DelRayArtisans.org

Directors• David McClure, Archives Archives@DelRayArtisans.org

• Rita Schooley, Communications Communications@DelRayArtisans.org

• Marlin Lord, Community Community@DelRayArtisans.org

• Kathy Turner, Curating Curating@DelRayArtisans.org

• Kurt Peterson, Facilities Facilities@DelRayArtisans.org

• Joe Franklin, Fundraising Events Fundraising@DelRayArtisans.org

• Open, Grants & SponsorshipGrants@DelRayArtisans.org

• Sophia Suarez, Membership Membership@DelRayArtisans.org

• David Heckman, Outreach Outreach@DelRayArtisans.org

• Stacy Rausch, Programs Programs@DelRayArtisans.org

• Dale Spivey, Technology Technology@DelRayArtisans.org

• Judy Lynn, Volunteers Volunteers@DelRayArtisans.org

• Leigh Lafosse, Youth Programs Youth@DelRayArtisans.org

Visit ArtsEventsAlexandria.com for performing and visual arts happenings in Alexandria. Del Ray Artisans is a member of Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association and Alexandria Arts Forum, who make possible this website. Special thanks to the City of Alexandria, Alexandria Commission for the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts, for their continued support of DelDel Ray Artisans, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Other Key Contacts• Anna Sherlock, Office Manager Gallery@DelRayArtisans.org

• Monica Hokeilen, GWW Curator GWW@DelRayArtisans.org

• Kathy Stoner, Newsletter Editor Newsletter@DelRayArtisans.org

• Dawn Wyse Hurto, Web Curator WebCurator@DelRayArtisans.org

Join or renew your Del Ray Artisans membership today!Visit DelRayArtisans.org/membership/ for details.

Art on the Avenue 2018 Directly in front of Del Ray Artisans gallery (booth W193),

you’ll find Artist Demonstrations! Come see the artists at work!

Del Ray Artisans is also selling merchandise—upcycled tote bags and zippered pouches made from recycled art exhibit banners, 25th Anniversary T-shirts, cookbooks, pre-orders for 2019 calendars, and more. 100% of the proceeds support Del Ray Artisans nonprofit arts organization.

Inside the gallery, you'll find the Symmetry fine art photography exhibition featuring work by local artists. This exhibit runs October 5-28, 2018. The gallery is open until 9pm on Saturdays.

Support the artists in your community! Visit these Del Ray Artisans members during Art on the Avenue on Saturday, October 6 from 10am-6pm:

MEMBER BUSINESS BOOTH MEDIA

Jen Athanas Jen-A-Fusion Fashion Accessories W 52 Fiber Rita Cohen Rita Cohen: Weaver W 139 Fiber, weaving Kajal Dhabalia Wholesome Soul W 83 Painting, mixed media Chris Fedderson MacroFine Photography E 136 Photography Lynn Fernandez Now Brace Yourself W 28 Leather Marcelle Fozard American Roadtrip Pillows W 199 Fiber Brittany Gabel BG Mixed Media E 162 Mixed media Kate Gibney Lucid Arts Jewelry W 133 Jewelry Monica Hokeilen Hokeilen Art W 220 Painting Stephen Lally Stephen Lally Pottery E 58 Ceramics Christine Lederman Bead Therapy E 208 Jewelry Diana Manchak Designs in Clay W 46 Ceramics Pat McDuffie Perfectly Bazaar W 120 Glass Diana Papazian Papazian Jewelry Designs W 45 Jewelry Meg Talley Meg by Hand E 187 Jewelry Ron Tickerhoff Wolf Mountain Glass W 190 Glass Joyce Wagner Reinvented Elegance W 119 Jewelry, mosaics Tamara Wilkerson WiRealm by Tamara W 7 Jewelry

Along Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray

on Saturday, October 6 from 10am-6pm, you'll find: Art on the Avenue, a

multicultural arts festival celebrating our community's diversity through the arts in

Alexandria, Virginia. There will be entertainment for all ages, art activities, food and over 300 artists displaying and selling their work all along Mount Vernon Avenue. Art on the Avenue is sponsored

by the Del Ray Business Association.

For more information, visit: www.artontheavenue.org