Gearing up for Friday (December 6) evening Hot Springs Gallery Walk.  Should feel like Christmas the weather man is saying it will be like Christmas so bundle up and come on out.  I will be displaying some new earrings at the Taylor Bellott Nature Gallery (726 Central Avenue) and I am also the feature artist at American Art Gallery next door with my paintings.  I will also be demonstrating painting large flowers in watercolor at the American Art Gallery so come by and see how I do it.

It's that time of year again when people settle down from the long hot summer and begin to get their creative juices all stirred up.  I am glad because it makes me start teaching once again which also stimulates my creativity.  Also, it makes me clean up my studio so I can get to my materials and have a decent work space. I do fall cleaning and not spring cleaning!

Take the time to view the latest workshop in watercolor, flower painting.  Guess that should be a spring workshop but I can paint flowers anytime because that is my favorite thing to do!

Check it out at http://www.marlenegremillion.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=160

Working hard at matting and framing some new pieces for Butler Gallery in Little Rock.  I am the feature artist for the month of June and my exhibit opens on Second Friday Art Night so mark your calendars for June 14, 2013 from 5pm-8pm.  I plan on demonstrating painting also so come by and ask questions.

 Here is a sneak preview of one of the pieces I will be displaying.

Well the jewelry workshop in Batesville, AR was fun with 9 women wanting to learn all about making jewelry with wire.  They were exhausted by the end of the day and so was I.  They worked really hard and made quite a lot and learned how to handle the wire and the tools.  Hopefully they will be safe with the wire and PRACTICE.

Thanks Batesville Area Arts Council for sponsoring the workshop.

Fixing to head up to the Batesville, Arkansas area to teach a one day jewelry workshop soon.  Check out the flyer.

 Should be fun for sure.  I have a wide variety of beads to explore for choices to make earrings, matching bracelet and/ or necklace while learning to handle wire and design your own ear wires and necklace hooks.  You make the entire thing except for the beads and wire.  Pair up with a friend, daughter, son, daughter-in-law, sister, cousin husband or whoever and lets have a jolly good time.

View the flyer and contact the Batesville Area Arts Council to register.
batesvilleareaartscouncil.org

You can check out some of my jewelry designs on my web site at
www.marlenegremillion.com

Hope to see you there!

I have been working hard at getting a nice display of items for Gallery 726 in Hot Springs, AR since I am the feature artist for March.  My hands really show it.  They are dry, stained and cracking but I must admit I am having fun working with some new products.

I have fallen in love with PMC Fine Silver clay.  Of course it is an expensive venture.....why would I fall in love with anything cheap?!?!?!  It is so much fun molding, shaping, rolling, texturing and kiln firing and then assembling into a wearable piece of jewelry art.  I even made some molds out of old buttons I saved from mom's sewing box.  What fun and excitement to see how they turn out.

I still have lots to learn about this medium along with all of the other exciting jewelry mediums like riveting, soldering and glass enameling.  I will never live long enough to learn it all but will definitely enjoy myself trying.

I also will be displaying some of my abstract paintings which have some of the same processess of texturing, molding and shaping but with paint and paper.

Well no wonder why my hands and fingernails always look like a mechanics!

Come by and see me on Friday, March 1, 2013 between 5 and 9PM at Gallery Walk.
Gallery 726
726 Central Avenue
Hot Springs, AR

Fun day in Mt. Ida, Arkansas "Pouring Watercolor".  Eight lovely ladies came to the workshop February 16, 2013 on one of the coldest mornings we have had in a while but we all survived playing in the water and color.  Did not take a lot of pictures but here is the group all tired and worn out after creating all day long.  Thanks Ouachita Artists for sponsoring the workshop.

By the way they have a lovely gallery in downtown Mt. Ida, AR so if you are ever in that area go by and say hello to them.