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President’s MessageAs we look back on the close of the Art League’s Fall 2014 season, what did you unfortunately miss? One of the 3 fantastic shows/exhibits? Our first lecture on the paintings of Mary Ann Carroll, the first lady of the Florida Highwaymen? One of the many classes and workshops offered? a trip to the musical, The Book of Mormon? the book review of Cutting for Stone???Well, you can make up for the loss by taking advantage of what 2015 has to offer by taking part in any of the 8 upcoming shows, 2 lec-tures whose speakers are from the Smithsonian and the Metropoli-tan Museum of Art, several of the 34+ workshops, 3+ trips, 4 book reviews, 4 Orchid Club meetings, 4 Point and Shoot Club gatherings, and the many weekly classes too numerous to count.Too much to take in? Make sure you are signed up for our e-blasts so that you can stay on top of the many offerings and events with the weekly alerts - but beware, inquire early for our trips and workshops which sometimes sell out.So, whether it is to reach out and take a chance at your creativity, or show up at the “place to be” for an opening reception of an exhibit, stop by the Art League in the up-coming months, you will not be disappointed. Karen waite President

executive director’s Message

Your Art League is a very special place and different from most any other Art Center. We strive to make all of our members feel comfortable and getting all of the attention that they deserve from our instruc-tors and staff. We vow to keep our classes and workshops smaller than most any other place so that we

achieve the best results and provide the best experience that we possibly can. The new year is in full swing. Classes and workshops are filling quickly so I would encourage all members to stop by, email us or give us a call to discuss all the pos-sibilities available to jump into.The exhibits thus far have been su-perb and we have so many more to look forward to. The Opening Re-ceptions have grown to be an event not to be missed. Fantastic artwork, great food, spirits and friendships round out every opening.Please do not hesitate to join us and join the fun!sherri harris Executive Director

editor’s MessageI hope you have found the newest look of the Art League’s newslet-ter to be colorful and informative. We’ve used color to highlight the months and days of the week as an added tool to make it easier for you to find your particular interests faster. There are many events going on at Ocean Reef during the season. We hope this layout will assist you in scheduling your Art League inter-ests around your other leisurely ac-tivities.All the “Important Information” is now located on one special page (page 10 in this edition) for your convenience.We are delighted to give recogni-tion to our loyal Members and Pal-ette Society Patrons in the news-letter. If you are not a member yet, please consider joining today. We need your support! Again, I invite you to sit down with marker in hand and begin to plan your winter’s enrichment at the Art League. carolyn chaney Newsletter Editor

Eleanor Williamson, Chair

New trip! Tamiami International orchid Festival

saturday, January 17Coach departs at 9:00 am and returns by 5:00 pm.

$50 Member | $65 Non-Member

The Tamiami International Orchid Fes-tival is Miami’s largest, most diverse winter orchid show, paralleled only by the Redland International Orchid Fes-tival in the Spring. This orchid festival features the widest selection of affordable and rare orchids available. Fifty national and international orchid growers will be represented.

everglades national Park, anhinga Trail & Florida Bay

wednesday, January 21Coach departs at 8:30 am and returns around 4:30 pm


Dr. Stephen Davis, Wetland Ecologist for the Everglades Foundation, will lead the group during this day trip to Everglades National Park. We will begin by exploring the Anhinga Trail, a 3/4 mile boardwalk tour where we will learn about the interac-tion between the landscape,

wildlife and hydrology of the region. Bring your camera - the wildlife is abundant along this trail! After the tour, we will ride down to Flamingo, and explore the marine portion of the park by boat. A picnic lunch will be served on the dock. Dolphins, manatees and shorebirds are often spotted on this trip.

The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardenswednesday, February 4

Coach departs at 8:00 am and returns by 5:00 pm$125 Member | $160 Non-Member

Embark on a captivating discovery of Japanese culture, art, gardens, food and more. Your guide will take you on a tour of a unique Japanese exhibit, ed-ucate you about Japanese culture and the Florida-Japan connection, and take you on a mesmerizing tour of one of America’s top Japanese Gardens. Con-clude the tour on the lakeside terrace where you will enjoy pan-Asian cuisine at the Cornell Café.

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2015 New Works, You Be The Judge

JAnuAry 20-31Receiving Friday, January 16

Vote Monday, Jan. 19, 10am–4pmOpening Reception and Awards

Tuesday, January 20, 5-7pm

Karen DiMaura, Linda Levy and Joanne Thomas

FebruAry 3-14Opening Reception

Tuesday, February 3, 5-7pmSee artists’ biographies in the January 30 copy of the Reef Press.

Charles WildbankNew date! FebruAry 16-28

Opening Reception Monday, February 16, 5-7pm

Charles Bourke Wildbank, native New York artist delved into photorealism while at Pratt Institute, created a sensa-tion on Fifth Avenue with a giant spar-kling rendering of the famed Cartier diamond, and has painted portraits of David Hockney and the late Luciano Pavarotti. He is well known for his versatility of a wide range of figurative themes including florals, still life, por-traits and seascapes. Wildbank is listed with some of his works in Deaf Artists in America: Colonial to Contemporary by Deborah Sonnenstrahl .

Pamela Carman, Derrick Crossland and

Pasta PantaleomArch 3-13

Opening ReceptionTuesday, March 3, 5-7pm

See artists’ biographies in the February 27 copy of the Reef Press.

Associates ShowmArch 16- 21

Opening ReceptionMonday, March 16, 5-7pm

Maritime Art ExhibitmArch 23-29

Opening ReceptionMonday, March 23, 5-7pm

Distinctive Nantucket Baskets by D.E.L.S. Artwork of leading marine artists, on loan from fellow Art League members, will set the stage for the sale of unique Nantucket basket items.

Easter ShowAPriL 3-10

Receiving Monday, March 30, 9am-4pm and

Tuesday, March 31, 9am-NoonOpening Reception

Friday, April 3, 5-7pm

Stacy Krupa and Michelle Nicole Lowe

APriL 14-28Opening Reception

Tuesday, April 14, 5-7pmSee artists’ biographies in the April 10 copy of the Reef Press.

Shows and Exhibits

New trip! dale Chihuly and orchid Festival at Fairchild Gardens

Friday, march 13 Coach departs the Art League at 9:00 am

and returns by 4:00 pm


Chihuly’s magnificent works of art are installed throughout many of the Garden exhibits, in-cluding the new Wings of the Tropics exhibit, where they are surrounded by hundreds of col-orful and exotic butterflies. Visitors can admire the luminous works of art reflecting off the surface of the palm-lined lakes and water lily pools, uniting art with the magnificent colors of the tropical landscape while also attending the 13th Annual International Orchid Festival.Immerse yourself within the world of orchids with over 10,000 orchid plants from local and international vendors. Learn about growing and care for orchids at home, pick up hand-made products from artisan vendors, enjoy delicious foods from local vendors or marvel at the rare orchid species in the American Orchid Society juried show, presented by the Orchid Society of Coral Gables.

New trip! “noises off” Friday, march 27

Coach departs the Art League at 5:15 pm and returns by 10:15 pm


Join us for a pre-theater dinner at Sundowners and then off to the Murray Nelson Commu-nity and Cultural Center in Key Largo to en-joy enjoy the dizziest, funniest, backstage farce ever written, Noises Off. Noises Off careens us through the roller coaster lives of a hapless troupe of provincial actors as they go through the motions of a cringe-worthy comedy known as Nothing On. In a brilliant turnabout of door slamming miscues, misdirections, and misun-derstandings, onstage romantic intriguers are foiled by bunglers and burglars, while the play-ers backstage exhibit their best follies and worst foibles spinning the play toward a hysterical climax. The theater world turns with side-split-ting results to reveal mystery and mayhem as the cast and crew pull out all the stops to keep track of newspapers and cactuses, former and future lovers, missing cast mates, and the odd sardine.

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Januaryan advanced Sailor’s Valentine

needlepoint with Patsy ernstmonday & Thursday, January 19 & 22 &

monday & Thursday, January 26 & 29 1:00-4:00 pm


Canvases and needles provided. Design and stitch your own 6 1/2 or 9 inch valen-tine using 13 or 18 mesh canvas. Students need to bring their own fibers since each piece will be so different, also, pictures of valentines, your stitch book, your own frame, and your imagination to explore the endless possibilities. The sky is the limit for this class.

Woodturning Basics with Gerhard Schwenke

wednesday & Thursday, January 21 & 22 9:00 am -4:00 pm


All the important basic turning techniques needed for the class are addressed and put into practice on the first day. This will in-clude sharpening and a short review on how to prevent accidents in the woodturn-ing shop. We will also complete small proj-ects to reinforce the learned techniques. Bottle stoppers, salt shakers, small boxes and spinning tops are good projects to practice turning skills. On day two, we will look at different ways to mount and hold the work piece on the lath, making sure it is secure and without detracting mounting/chucking marks. The projects for this class will include platters, bowls and a vessel with a cover and learn the process of turning a perfect sphere. In addition, Gerhard will support students that have chosen to complete their own projects.

Sculpting the Human Form, animal and Beyond with

Gregory Johnsonwednesday-Friday, January 21, 22 & 23

9:00 am - 2:00 pm$450 Member | $585 Non-Member

Master Sculptor Gregory Johnson will re-

turn to lead you in making your very own masterpiece. Bring a photo of your favorite person or animal.

FebruaryPolymer with Pam: Simply

Scrumptious Stretchy Braceletmondays, February 2 & 9


Materials includedUsing multicolor blends we will make peb-ble shaped beads. The beads have a very painterly look and will have people won-dering how in the world you made them! Simple knotting and finishing will be cov-ered. There will be other projects available using the same technique for those wish-ing to create a non-jewelry item.

Papier Mache Your Way: For Beginners and Pros alike with divitto and andrea Kelly

Thursday - saturday, February 5, 6 & 7 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

$350 Member | $455 Non-Member Materials provided

Join returning artists DiVitto and Andrea Lopez Kelly for an engaging three-day pa-pier mache workshop. Create all types of sculptures by utilizing basic materials and a ready-made papier mache mix that’s both fun and easy to use. For beginners who may be unsure of what to make, we will offer pre-cut shapes to choose from such as turtles, butterflies, birds, dolphins, and more.

Slinky Slider Bead with Bernadette denouxNew date! Friday, February 6

9:00 am - 3:00 pm$90 Members | $115 Non-Member

You will love this class, especially if you make kumihimo beaded necklaces and bracelets. This bead can be made to fit any size cord depending on what you fashion it around. Its simple design makes it a fa-vorite of beginning and experienced metal clay students. This bead can be left open at each end, set with stones, made to dangle

smaller beads from, and capped on both ends for smaller chains and cords, just to name a few techniques. Materials fee for silver metal clay is addi-tional but the use of tools, textures, fir-ing, and finishing supplies are included in workshop fee.

Memoir Writing with Gertrude Mann

Tuesday & wednesday, February 10 & 11 and wednesday, February 18

3:00 - 5:00 pm$85 Member | $110 Non-Member

Our stories define us. How have the expe-riences and people in your life influenced you and your decisions? Reap the bounty of stories that are yours alone. This work-shop will motivate you to reflect and write. We’ll use prompts, poems, quotes and ob-jects to help you get started. Join a support-ive group for writing and sharing. You’ll be surprised at what bubbles up.

Sailor’s Valentine with Trisha Brown

wednesday-Friday, February 11, 12 & 13 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

$650 Members | $845 Non-Members

A Sailor’s Valentine is a type of antique souvenir, or sentimental gift, originally brought home from a sailor’s voyage at sea for his loved one between 1830 and 1890. Sailors’ Valentines are octagonal, glass fronted wooden boxes, displaying intricate symmetrical designs composed entirely of small sea shells of various colors.

Sculpt the animal of Your Choice in Terra-Cotta

with Janice Corkin Rudolfmonday-wednesday, February 9, 10 & 11


Materials provided

Work with terra-cotta clay to capture your dog’s appearance and personality. Before the workshop you will need to observe and photograph your dog - watch how he tilts his head, how she crosses her paws, etc. We suggest seated or recumbent poses, as these are the easiest to sculpt.

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All skill levels are welcome and individu-alized instruction will be tailored to meet each person’s ability.

Reef Time Lariat - a Combination of Bead Weaving Stitches with Linda Richman

Tuesdays February 10 & 17 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

$175 Member | $225 Non-Member Kit prices vary

Create this elegant lariat using embellished cubic right angle weave and chenille stitch (thanks Joanne Thomas). The necklace can be made any length, the embellishment on the chain is not only beautiful but func-tional. Components from lariat can be combined for other jewelry pieces. Basic supplies: bead mat and scoop, scissors, task lamp, ruler, pencil and paper, camera. Kit will include 11/0 seed beads, 15/0 seed beads, 3mm crystals, thread and needles.

Pen and Watercolor with Janice Corkin Rudolf

Thursday & Friday, February 12 & 13 9:00 am - 4:00 pm


This technique starts with a light sketch, captures the composition in black ink then add watercolor to bring vibrancy. It is recommended that you bring pictures of outdoor scenes, still life or interiors. After that we will work from real life. You will learn the basic elements of color, line and composition as well as how to create artwork on your own! All levels welcome. Materials list provided.

Glass Flameworking - the next Step with david Walker

Friday & saturday, February 13 & 14 9:30 am - 3:30 pm


This class is designed for those who are looking to further their flameworking ex-perience. Techniques such as implosions, color mixing, and pattern work will be dis-cussed with an emphasis on color chemis-try enabling students to help control their final colors. Multi piece sculptures will be demonstrated. There will also be a free-form aspect to this intermediate class where students will be encouraged to make a list of any specific

questions, concerns, or demos they would like covered. The goal of the workshop is to shore up fundamentals and help push your skill set further.

Shell Mirrors with Trisha Brownmonday & Tuesday, February 16 & 17


In this workshop students will design and assemble a shell mirror of their choice. Students can select a shape and size prior to class and an assortment of shells will be offered at the time of class.

Shell ornaments with Trisha Brown

wednesday, February 18 9:30 am - 3:00 pm


This class gives students the opportunity to create a shell mosaic of their choice. Se-lect from one of the four sample designs on display at the Art League. Class includes the cost of one ornament however, some students may have time to make additional ornaments.

Painting in oils with Frank LaLumia

Tuesday-Thursday, February 17, 18 & 19 9:00 am - 4:00 pm


This workshop will focus on the essential challenges facing the oil painter: to visu-ally comprehend the subject, to simplify it in a way that retains its essence, and to use the oil medium in a simple and straight-forward way. Two themes of the class will include working with values and color mixing. The workshop is open to artists of all levels, beginner to advanced. Watercolorists are welcome. Demonstrations are in oil.

Color and Form - on the Reef with Carol ellis

wednesday, February 18 8:00 am - 1:00 pm


Prerequisite: Getting Functional with your Mac.

We live in a tropical paradise, on the fringes of the Tropical Caribbean. Orchids, exotic palms, and lush foliage are in our everyday scene. The blues of the sky and water, the shades of greens, are unique and photoge-

nic. The buildings have that special Keys charm and fun colors. On our exploration of the Reef, we will search out these colorful scenes and cap-ture them. Then, we’ll download, review and prepare a showing of our best images that showcase “The Colors Ocean Reef”. All levels including Point and Shoot mem-bers, iPhone, iPad and DSLR users.

In the Water, In the air, In Bloom! Polymer with Christi Freisen

Friday & saturday, February 20 & 21 9:00 am - 4:00 pm


Christi will be teaching her signature style of polymer clay artistry, and in the work-shops you will create a steampunk whale (full of gears and metal accents), a beauti-ful blinged-out bird (covered in crystals), a sweet little owl (what a hoot!) and several different styles of flowers pendants (watch your creativity blossom!). Sculpting tech-niques as well as painterly techniques will be covered with lots of other tricks as well.All the projects are suitable for all skill levels - the beginners will not be over-whelmed, and the experienced will still be challenged. All the supplies are provided for these workshops - all you have to bring is your enthusiasm!

Kumihimo Immersion - Beaded Braids with Linda Richman

monday & Tuesday, February 23 & 24 monday & Tuesday, march 16 & 17


This in depth class in jewelry design, with kumihimo, will cover basic through ad-vanced techniques. Students will work at their own pace and skill level. Students will learn appropriate threads for materials be-ing used, pattern variations, incorporating pearls, gemstones, crystals, drop beads etc. into a design while braiding, how and when to add a core, adding a focal bead (or two) and much more. Students are encouraged to bring their own unique supplies and de-sign ideas. Linda will supply cord and will have limited beads available in class. All levels are invited.

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Workshops, continuedWoodturning Basics with

Jock Gifford and dave MeredithTuesday, February 24, Thursday,

February 26, & saturday, February 28 9:00 am - 3:00 pm


This “basics” course is designed for stu-dents who have never used a power wood-working tool of any kind. It’s okay if you have, but NO EXPERIENCE is necessary - just curiosity and a desire to learn and create. Learn to use the lathe, and go home with a bowl or a platter! You choose the design and Jock and Dave will help you make it happen - with only 5 students per class, there will be plenty of help. We’ll show you how to sharpen tools, mount wood and ex-plore alternative designs. If you don’t have your own lathe, or wood or tools, we will provide everything you need - even confi-dence and courage.

MarchPolymer with Pam: Bold and

Bright Birdhouses in Mixed Mediamondays, march 2 & 9


Materials included

Paint and polymer together! Participants will have use of instructor’s canes, as well as designs created in class. The class may be called “Bold and Bright” but anything goes in this class. From polka dots to muted earth tones, it is all up to you! Mul-tiple surface techniques will be covered.

needlepoint with Joan BarrettFriday, march 6

10:00 am - 12:00 noon or 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Choose from morning or afternoon class or both.

$30 Members | $40 Non-Member

These are “open stitch classes” - meaning you bring whatever canvas you are work-ing on and Joan will help you with threads, stitches and some fun, different techniques if you so choose. Both workshops will cater to stitchers of ALL levels from beginners, who may need to learn the basics, to more

advanced stitchers that want to add differ-ent interest to their pieces.

Making a Book Using an online Publisher with Carol ellis

wednesday, march 4 9:00 am - 4:00 pm


Prerequisite: Getting Functional with Photos on Your Mac.

The secret to a quality photo book comes from choosing photos that tell the story, knowing which ones to feature, that are clean and sharp, and have proper contrast and color balance. In this class we will learn bookmaking by doing. We will use the Apple iPhoto software, or if you prefer, use an online photo site with some added features. Carol has the experience to help you get up and running, and start creating NOW. Creating photo books should be en-joyable, not burdensome.

Breadboards, Carving Board, Cheese Trays, Utensils and More

with ned Ferraronemonday-wednesday, march 9, 10 & 11

1:00-5:00 pm$150 Member | $195 Non-Member

Basic supplies includedLearn to make your solid wood trays in a myriad of patterns as well as salad server, spoons and pot stirrers using a number of woodworking machines to complete indi-vidual implements in a variety of woods. This hands-on class which will allow you to finish several projects.

Watercolor with Lian Zhenmonday- wednesday march 9-11


Students will explore Lian’s techniques “Color Pouring and Blending”, as well as learning basic techniques such as compo-sitions and coloring on painting two sub-jects. There are 4-6 demos each day with student practices between that allows them to learn easier. Critique sessions through-out the workshop.

nantucket Baskets Friday, march 20 - sunday, march 29

Nantucket baskets are a piece of Ameri-can history, create your heirloom today! In this two and a half day class students

will learn to construct a Nantucket Basket. This class is an open weave where students get to choose their own projects and ma-terials based on experience. All levels are welcome! Call the Art League to discuss project options and materials.

Half Hull Models with ned Ferrarone

monday -Friday, march 30 - April 3 1:00-5:00 pm

$275 Members | $355 Non-Members Basic materials included

Learn how to make your own solid wood half hull model. We have the plans for a number of historic models or you can do a model of your own sailboat with prior per-mission from the instructor.

AprilWatercolor Camp with Rocky Ferris

monday-wednesday, April 13, 14 & 15 9:00 am - 4:00 pm


Learn how to get more depth and realism into your painting - and become a better watercolorist with photo realist, Rocky Ferris.

New workshop! Painting with Maggie McClellan

Friday & saturday, April 24 & 25 10:00 am - 3:00 pm


Paint in any medium! Finding inspiration involves looking at the world around with fresh eyes. Generation means generating the skills an artist needs to mold their in-spiration into a visual entity that sparks an emotional response. Discovery is the mode that takes the artist along a satisfying jour-ney towards creative growth; whether it’s abstract, representational, impressionism or personally expressive. Maggie seeks to give her artists the gift of creative growth and/or renewal, personal expansion, free-dom of self-discovery and the ability to break new ground technically and picto-rially. Her love for painting and and art spills contagiously over to her students.

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This year the Art League will be offering classes into the month of April. These April sessions will be held based upon the amount of student interest. If you are interested, please sign-up in advance in order for the instructors to determine the amount of interest in their class. bernice Kleyson, Chair

MondaysWatercolor with Rocky Ferris

10:00 am - 3:00 pm$235 per session

session 2 | Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9session 3 | Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 2, 16, 23, 30

TuesdaysHand Building Clay with

Georgina Hosek10:00 am - 3:00 pm

$250 per sessionSession 2 | Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10

session 3 | Feb. 17, 24, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24

iPad with Cheryl Conklin3:30 - 5:00 pm$60 per class

January 13, 27, February 3, 10, 24, March 3, 10, 24, April 7, 14, 28

making your iPad work for you, iBook (the iPad as an e-reader), creating photo albums, the App Store and what apps to get, creating contacts, email, using calen-dar, using notes and reminders, using the internet, how to update and sync your iPad to your computer and so much more!

WednesdaysPaint on Pottery

with Marijke Browning10:00 am - 3:00 pm

$35 per classJan. 21, 28, Feb. 4, 18, 25, Mar. 4, 11, 18

Added dates! Mar. 25, Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29

Watercolor with Linda Levy9:30 am - 12:30 pm

$175 per session1 session | Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4

Stained Glass and Mosaics with Veronica Gutierrez

10:00 am - 3:00 pm $235 per session


Creative drawing with Rodney Jackson

10:00 am - 3:00 pm$235 per session

Enjoy exploring your creativity in charcoal, pastel, colored pencil and water soluble crayon. Enhance your skills with classical drawing techniques and experience the role of light and shadow with relief sculpture.


ThursdaysClay and Raku

with Georgina Hosek10:00 am -3:00 pm

$250 per sessionsession 1 | Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12

session 2 | Feb. 19, 26, Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26

Beginner oils with Cris Sandifer10:00 am-3:00 pm$235 per session


iPhone with Cheryl Conklin3:30 - 5:00 pm$60 per class

January 29, February 5, 12, 26, March 5, 12, 26, April 2, 9, 23

making your iPhone work for you: email, setting up contacts, the App Store, tracking weather, using maps, text messaging, using the internet, taking photos and emailing them, setting a password and finger prints, using calendar, using notes and reminders.

Fridaysoils & acrylics

with Kathleen denis10:00 am -3:00 pm

$235 per sessionsession 2 | Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13

session 3 | Feb. 20, 27, Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27

Classes

Friday and Saturday February 6 and 7

Your participation is vital to the Art League!

All Charities Weekend is a major source of funds for the Art League and you can help make it a success with your participation or contribution!Our attendance at the event is VERY IMPORTANT! Identify yourself as an Art League member on your ticket reservations and throughout the weekend to show our strength and support. When attending the Giving Hearts Ball, please consider joining the tables reserved for Art League members by contacting Catherine Medaglia at 305-367-3736. This year’s events include a Friday night Wine Tasting and Saturday afternoon Rum Tasting with silent auction showcases for more chances to support All Charities while having fun. For more information on All Charities Weekend contact 305-367-5996 or [email protected].

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The Coming Storm: The Civil War and american art

CO-SPONSORED BY THE CAMPUS AT THE CULTURAL CENTER

Eleanor Jones Harvey, Speakermonday, January 26, 4:30 pm

at the cultural centerBook signing and wine and cheese

reception immediately follows.

This lecture ex-amines the im-pact of the Civil War on Ameri-can art, looking to photography and genre paint-ing as a way of understanding the human cost

of war, and landscapes as an emotional ba-rometer for the nation’s psyche during this turbulent period. Many American artists chose not to depict the graphic horrors of the Civil War, finding little enthusiasm for painting this internal conflict. However, the use of nature metaphors to describe the effects of the combat without actually describing it draws a close link between the landscape paintings and literature of the moment.

Dr. Harvey grounds her discussion in the voices of the period: the poems, speeches, sermons, and letters written by leading literary figures and by common men and women who, like the artists, endured the conflict at first hand.about the speaker: Eleanor Jones Harvey is se-nior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She earned her Ph.D. in the history of art from Yale University and has authored and co-authored several books based on her dissertation. Her most recent project was the widely-praised ex-hibition The Civil War and American Art, which was on view at the Smithsonian in 2012-2013 and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the summer of 2013. Her accompanying book won the Southeastern Book Festival Award for Best Art or Photography Book for 2012.

not Just Winging It: The extraordinary artistic Practices

of John James audubonMarjorie Shelley, Speaker

Thursday, February 12 New time! 4:30 pm

at the cultural centerWine and Cheese reception

immediately follows.

Invariably writ-ten about as a naturalist, field observer, and American back-w o o d s m a n , this presenta-tion will focus on John James Audubon as an artist. His bril-liant represen-

tations of birds – subjects that would not stay still and demanded ingenious meth-ods to portray realistically, required that he overcome multiple challenges extend-ing from finding makeshift studios, inven-tive apparatus, an innovative use of paints and papers, occasional assistants and not least his extended journeys away from his beloved family.about the speaker: Marjorie Shelley has been the Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge of Paper and Photograph Conservation at the Metro-politan Museum of Art since 2001. She oversees the conservation, exhibition and preservation activi-ties of the Museum’s vast collection of works, which includes the drawings of John James Audubon. Her writings include Drawings Birds, published in “Audubon’s Aviary” by the New-York Historical Society in 2012. She has organized many schol-arly forums and study days and is an advisor for a number of American and international museums.

She holds a MA degree in art history from New York University Institute of Fine Art, and a degree from the NYU Conservation Center. She is a recip-ient of a Rome Prize and a Hermitage Fellowship.

The apple Lover’s CookbookMary Anne Smith, Facilitator

Thursday, march 12 4:00 pm at the Art League

This Art League event will surely crunch to the top of your list of apples of your eye by the way of The Apples Lover’s Cookbook by Amy Traverso.

Come and contribute to savory conversations and bring your favorite apple memories!

Granny Smith will be present and charm attendees with as-American-as-apple pie, tarts and buckles.

Did you know that by 500 B.C apples had found a place of honor

in Persian culture and cuisine?

25% of an apple’s volume is air; that is why they can float.

The first apple trees in America were planted by Pilgrims in Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Apples are a member of the rose family of plants along with pears, peaches,

plums and cherries.

It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider and two pounds of

apples to make one 9-inch pie.

Lectures

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Book ClubLinda and Steven Kaplan, Chairs

Proof of Heaven by dr. eben alexander

Thursday, January 15, 4:00 pmDr. Robert Henley, reviewer

Thousands of people have had near death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists until his own brain was attacked by a

rare illness. While his body lay in a coma, Alexander journeyed beyond this world and met and spoke with the divine source of the universe itself.

We are Water by Wally LambThursday, February 19, 4:00 pm

Mary Zwirn, reviewer

After 27 years of mar-riage and three children, Anna Oh, wife, mother and outsider artist, has fallen in love with Viveca, the wealthy Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her

success. They plan to wed and the wedding provokes some very mixed reactions and opens up a Pandora’s Box of toxic secrets. We Are Water is also a portrait of modern America, exploring issues of class, chang-ing social mores, the legacy of racial vio-lence and the nature of creativity and art.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThursday, march 19, 4:00 pm

Dr. Suzanne Romeo, reviewer

Henrietta Lacks was a poor black tobacco farmer. Her cells, taken without her knowledge in 1951, became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio

vaccine, cloning, gene mapping and more. Yet she remains virtually unknown and her family can not afford health insurance.

This New York Times best seller tells a riveting story of ethics, race and medicine and of a daughter consumed with questions about a mother she never knew.

The old Man and the Sea by ernest Hemingway

Thursday, April 16, 4:00 pmSteven Kaplan, reviewer

We will complete this season with this timeless classic by one of the greats of American letters. Hemingway, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature and the Pulitzer for this

very book, tells the seemingly simple story of a man who refuses to be beaten in an epic battle with the great fish. But it is much more than a story of fishing. Here Hemingway recasts the timeless story of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph in the face of loss. Told in language of great simplicity and power, this is Hemingway at his best.

Point & Shoot ClubMary Biddinger & Karen DiMaura, Chairs

Creating your own Photobooksmonday, February 2, 3:30 p.m.

Carolyn Chaney, presenterCarolyn will share her photobooks and techniques in how to put one together.

Trip! Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

wednesday, February 4 Please join us to shoot photos for our March meeting. See page 3 for trip details.

Morikami Photosmonday, march 2, 3:30 p.m.

We will share pictures from the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens excursion.

april Meetingmonday, April 13

Details to come.

Art League Clubs

Orchid ClubDebbie Hartman, Chair

Tamiami International orchid Festival

saturday, January 17 Bus departs the Art League at 9:00 am

and returns by 4:00 pm$50 Member | $65 Non-Member

The Tamiami International Orchid Festival is Miami’s largest, most diverse winter orchid show, paralleled only by the Redland International Orchid Festival in the Spring. This orchid festival features the widest selection of affordable and rare orchids available. Fifty national and international orchid growers will be represented.

Philip Iloo Lecture and Raffle Friday, February 13

11:00 am at the Art League.Philip, from StelMar Gardens, will be talk-ing about caring for orchids and demon-strating the building of arrangements.

13th annual International orchid Festival and dale Chihuly

exhibit at Fairchild GardensFriday, march 13

Coach will depart the Art League at 9:00 am, return by 4:00 pm

Immerse yourself within the world of or-chids with over 10,000 orchid plants from local and international vendors. Learn about growing and care for orchids, pick up handmade products from artisan ven-dors, enjoy delicious foods from local ven-dors or marvel at the rare orchid species in the American Orchid Society juried show, presented by the Orchid Society of Coral Gables.

Michael Coronado & Tea PartyFriday, April 17, 2:00 pm.

R.F. Orchid’s Michael Coronado will re-turn by special request. This event will be hosted at a member’s home with a tea party to follow. More details will be available at a later date.

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Important InformationSIGn UP eaRLY

Many classes must have a minimum of number of students signed up for the classes before our gifted and experienced exceptional teachers are willing to com-mit to teaching a class at the Art League. We are very privileged to get some of these teachers in such an intimate and private setting here at our studios. If we do not meet the minimum number, the class will be canceled. Please sign up early. Don’t miss out by waiting too long to join in the fun.

Registration information is at the bottom of every page!

KeeP In ToUCH WITH eMaIL BLaSTS!

what’s happening at the Art LeagueSo much is happening at Ocean Reef dur-ing the season, it’s nice to be reminded of classes, workshops and events you truly want to attend! Keep up to date on sched-ule changes, receptions, lectures and club activities, too! Sign up in person at the Art League or contact us at [email protected] to be added to our e-blast list.

VoLUnTeeRS neededWould you be willing to furnish appetizers for one or two of our receptions? If so, please let Sherri know so she can share your name with the committee chairperson. If you have specific shows/dates in mind to contribute, please let Sherri know that too.

LoCKeRS aVaILaBLeLockers for rent

at the Art League.Seasonal $60 or Annual $90.

Availability is limited, call 305-367-2359 now

to reserve yours!

Open StudioWhen individual studios are not being used, we try to set them aside for Art League members with particular art inter-ests. They may not be available every week because of scheduled workshops, but for most weeks the following Open Studios are being scheduled. Please check in advance that Open Studio is available.

Stitch and *****This long-standing tradition at the Art League meets in Studio 7 on Tuesday af-ternoons at 3:00. All Art League needle workers are welcome. Bring your project and join the fun.

BeadingThere is a growing group of Beaded Jew-elry makers at Ocean Reef. Come join this group as they work on their own projects and share their knowledge. They meet on Wednesday mornings in Studio 4 or Stu-dio 7 from 10:00 until 12 noon.

Polymer ClayPolymer clay has a large following at the Art League. Studio 4 will be open to them at 10:00 am on Thursdays, to work on their individual projects. Be sure to let Sherri or Brittany know you are in the studio.

CanCeLLaTIon PoLICYBecause our instructors travel so far to teach here and because we hire transportation to get us to our special events, we must impose a cancellation policy. The policy can be seen at www.oceanreefArtLeague.com.

• Shouldyoucancelaclass/workshopor trip 15 to 8 days out, you will only be charged half of the fee.

• Youwill be charged the total fee ifyou cancel 7 days or less from the time of the scheduled event.

• Youwillnotbecharged ifyoufinda replacement for your space in the event – if the event is sold out.

• If a minimum number of partici-pants are required to run any event and that number is not met within 72 hours of the scheduled time, the class will be canceled and you will not be charged.

2014-2015 art League Board of directorsKaren Waite, President

Barbara Ferri, Vice PresidentGail Noyes, Ex Officio

James Rogers, TreasurerJoanne Thomas, Secretary

Mary BiddingerCarolyn Chaney Bernice Kleysen

Mary Lou KrauseGeorge Lucas

Catherine MedagliaJohn Pluhar

Eleanor Williamson

Sherri Harris, Executive Director

Gift ShopPlease visit our gift shop for a wide

variety of gift choices - jewelry, wooden sculpture, paintings, server sets,

bronzes, note cards and so much more.

The shoP is oPen monday - Friday 9 am to 5 pm

saturday 10 am to 3 pm

Thank You Members

Bonnie AaronMadge Alf

Linnea & Jim AndersonRobert & Anne AndersonJim & Denise Anderton

Donna & Paul ArchibaldGeorge & Roma Aronoff

Allan & Terri BaerKathy & Bill Bahl

Molly BakerJanet & Robert Barnhill

Irene & Irv BarrPatricia & Terry Baxter

Angela BermanJeanne Berwind

Mary & Larry BiddingerJane & Paul Bishop

Ivy & Marvin BlumenfeldSusan & Paul Bohan

John and Marlene BollBill & Judith BortenBill & Betty Bourke

Debbie & Larry BradyMary Brady

Richard & Judy BrandJoan Brandley

Lois & John BreauxMona & Harold Brewer

Ina BroemanNancy Broll

Joyce BrondesCarroll BrooksBarbara Brown

Pam & Chris CallsenJacquie CardoneBen & Sarah Cart

Ruth CaseyEdward (Hap) & Susan

CastleberryJanice (Jaye) Chace

Carolyn & Bill ChaneySuzanne & John Chuhinko

Mary ClauderVicki Combs

Elizabeth ConklinBesse ConnellySheila CresswellGay CummingsCharlotte Curry

Chris DarlingJulie Daugherty

Linda & Tim Daugherty

Lucy DavisEileen DeVriesEna Diamant

Darlyne DiannoNancy Dillman

Donald Saunders & Liv Ullmann

Patricia DracosPatricia DurkinHeather Dwight

Bob & Denice EcuyerRon & Nanette Elenbaas

Carol EllisStan & Carolyn Ellis

Helen & Greg EmmertLucinda EmmetMary-Terese Enk

Ann FainNancy & Stephen FaistJoyce & Dick Farmer

Lois & Farrell WilliamPaula Fay

Nancy FazioKaren Fennessey

Pam & Trevor FergerBarbara & Paul FerriJerry & Kay Fischer

Gretchen FishJeremy Fitzgerald

John FloydLinda Ford

Matt & Martha ForelliElsie Foster

Michael & Phyllis FosterCarolyn Fovel

Edwina FriedmanPat Friez

Dick & Audie GarbischAnne & Chad GiffordKitty & Beck Gilbert

Bob GintelJoanne Gow

Ted & Susanne GroesbeckJoan Gross

Gail & Joyce GuytonPhil Hackbarth

Barbara & Ed HajimJan & Floyd Hall

Pamela & Daniel HardingDonna Hendricks

Sandra HenneberryAdele Henrich

Pattie HeutelAnn HickeyMary Hoff

Diana HogartTeresa HolmesChristine Hoyt

Carol & Dennis HudsonAnne Hull

Mary Ellen & Harry HuntPatricia & John Imbesi

Patricia IsenbergCatherine & Ray Jansen

Jane JohnstonKaren Kamfjord

Linda & Steve KaplanStephanie & Ken Karl

Patricia KearnsCameron & Sandra Kelley

Olivia KentPatty Kent

Serina KinneyMargaret Kitchings

Harvey & Judith KleinBernice & Hubert KleysenLinda & Jerry Klimowicz

Betty KlinedinstMary Lou Krause

Bonnie KrebsMelba Kuntz

Suzy & Joe LacherNancy Lampman

Ray & Peggy LanderNanci LanniMillie Larsen

Esther LearnerCynthia Lee

Mary & John LeeMary Leighow

Edward & Linda LevyMiriam LewisAnn Liashek

Marilyn & Gary ListJon & Beverly Lobdell

Jan LoomisAnne & Stephen

Lovett-WoodsumGeorge & Patty Lucas

Kristi LynchLibby MacAulay

Sue Ann MahaffeyBarbara MaloneyGertrude Mann

Margo MillerMariann Florio

Kathie & Steve MarkelMarcia Martel

Sharon & Craig MartinSteven & Judy MartinDuke & Betty MarxCheryl Massingale

Mary Jo & Bruce McGuireKaren McKee

Sue McManmonNancy & Bill Mcpherson

Catherine & Tony MedagliaKay Meinhardt

David & Sheila MeredithBud & Pat MillerBonny Miskinis

Cynthia MitchellJessie Mitchell

Robert & Dianne MoroskyGail C Moss

Suzanne MullaneJan Muth

Lee NelsonDebbie Newcomer

Linda NobleGail & Bradley Noyes

Deborah NuttBarbara Olcott

Fred & Jessica OlefsonBetsy Osborne

Linda & Kenneth OwensCarole & Chris PageKathleen Pancoast

Barbara ParkerFrederica Paulus

Helene PeddleSue Peterson

Kathy & John PluharLeanne Polomo

Russel PostSandra & George Post

Fanny PrattNatasha & Lorne Price

Marlene RazzettiStephanie ReedLibby Repplier

Peggy ReynoldsLynn & Bill RiceSuzy & Lacy Rice

Gretchen & Jay Riley

Ginger Ringdahl KnappWilliam RobertsonRosanne Robillard

Julie RodgersJames & Ellen RogersNancy & Neil Rohan

Marcia RyonLinda Salisbury

Carol & Jon SantemmeDebbie & Mark Saran

Bob & Grace SauerSally Savage

Garrett & Suzanne SayiaStacy Schmetterer

Jan SchmidtJudy Schmidt

Marilyn SchneiderBonnie Schoedinger

Dale SchubleVicki & Bob Schwartz

Susan ScottCarol & Ronald Sekura

Mary Ellen SerinoDavid & Charlotte Shade

Jane ShepardJennalie Shepherd

Suzy ShieldsMagaret ShouvlinShirley Shumway

Elizabeth SiebenthalerMaureen & Patrick SiskBarbara & Dick Skelly

Julie SkodaEllen Skove

Betsey & Tom McGuire Skudder

Hamilton & Ann SloanMary Anne & Carson Smith

Tom & Fran SnyderLori Sommer

Ann & Richard SpoorDorothy & Tim StalnakerLincoln & Ann Stevenson

Jim & Donna StinnettLorna Strassler

Didi & Chris StreitRonda Stryker

Nancy & Roger SturtevantPaul Sullivan

Polly & Leroy SwindellSteven & Joan Techet

Graham & Joanne Thomas

Pat & Alan Thomson

Polly & John Timken

Betty Topercer

Steve & Joyce Torcise

Michelle Venema

Regina Vieweg

Antoinette Vreeland

Mary Jane Wait

Karen & Donald Waite

Ann & Bill Walker

Brenda Walker

Tonya Wallace

Allen & Gladys Waller

Anne & Douglas Walmsley

Richard & Patricia Wam-bold

Joretta Watts

Cynthia & Jack Weglarz

Sally & Brooke Weisleder

Marcia P. Welch

Harold & Ellen Wells

Linda & Lee Westervelt

Mimi & Teri Whitbeck

Jane Ferger & Norm White

Marlene Whiteley

Jacquie Whitten

George & Dorothy Williams

Marilyn Williams

Michel Williams

Eleanor & Bob Williamson

Joanne & William Willson

Janet Wilson

Judy Wilson

Musette & Jim Winton

Stevie & Marshall Wishnack

Bob & Fay Witz

Sandy Wolfe

Sharron & Don Wright

Dorothy Wurzelbacher

Maureen Zazove

Linda Ziegler

Mary & Mel Zwirn

The Art League's Board of Directors thanks our Members for their generosity and dedication to the Ocean Reef Art League. Through your support we are able to continue to maintain the quality and diversity of the programs we provide.

Visit us often and bring a friend to enjoy the experience! Participating and sharing in art enriches the lives of the people in our community.

In Appreciation of the Palette SocietyThe Palette Society recognizes the importance of your on-going commitment and thoughtfulness as Patrons of the Ocean Reef Art League. Your generosity goes a long way to ensure that we at Ocean Reef have a rich palette of activities that challenge, stimulate, enrich and enlighten our members. Through your dedicated support to the Endowment, the Art League will continue to be sustainable for years to come.

Ocean Reef Art League 120 Anchor Drive Key Largo, FL 33037

www.oceanreefArtLeague.com

DiAmonDBarbara & Paul Ferri Barbara & Bob GintelGail & Joyce Guyton

Catherine & Tony Medaglia Sheila & Dave Meredith

Dianne & Robert MoroskyOcean Reef Community Foundation

Kathy & John Pluhar Mary & Gil Richards

Liv Ullmann & Donald Saunders Sally & Tom SavageKaren & Don Waite

Frederick & Ellen WellsJane Ferger-White & Norm White

emerALD Joy & Tom Murdough Gail & Bradley Noyes

Sally & Brooke Weisleder

rubyDebbie & Larry Brady

Nanette & Ron Elenbaas Frances & Darroll French

Wayne J. Hood, Jr. Cynthia & Patrick Lee

Annette & Barclay MorleyJill & Brian Rowe

Candace & John SutfinConnie & John Taylor

Anne Lovette & Stephen WoodsumMary & Spike Yoh

sAPPhireAnne & Bob Anderson

James & Linnea AndersonFred & Claudine Bacher

In Memory of Patty MatthewsBill & Molly BakerJane & Paul Bishop

Ivy & Marvin BlumenfeldPaul & Susan BohanJohn & Marlene BollLuisa & Lowell Bryan

Pam & Chris CallsenSusan & Hap Castleberry

Anne & Dick CollinsMarlene & Nick Csendes

Sally & Tom DavidsonKaren & Paul Di Maura

Valarie & Dick ElliotJoan & Fred Flippin

Martha & Matt Forelli Friend of the Art League

Joan & James GardnerVictoria & Alan Goldstein Nancy & Ron HarringtonPatricia & Henry Isenberg

Barbara JacobsSandy & Jim Johnson

Edie & James Kennedy Margaret Kitchings

Bernice & Hubert Kleysen Mary Lou & Paul Krause

Neecee & Nelson LaneNanci & Nick Lanni

Mary & John LeeLinda & Ed Levy

Judy & Steve Martin Kay & Walter Meinhardt

Pat & Bud MillerGail & Joe Moss

Fran & Joe MurphyBarbara & Emery Olcott

Carole & Chris PageMr. & Mrs. Frederick Pape, Jr.

Susan & Sherman PetersonMary Ann & Greg Pool, Jr.

Russell Post Dottie & Pat Roddy

The Ryon FamilyGrace & Bob Sauer

Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Schaeffer III Deborah & Larry Shapiro

Jane & Donald (Tad) ShepardSusie & Pete ShieldsSusan & Tom SilvaPat & Alan Spitzer

Jill & Michael SullivanJoan & Steve Techet

Joanne & Graham ThomasAnne & Doug Walmsley

Leslie P. WheelerMichel Williams

Musette & Jim WintonMary & Mel Zwirn

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