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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE:

WE ARE PROGRESSING!

Tim Poe is doing a great job refurbishing our gallery. We had a problem with the ugly duct work though. We had decided to replace it with new duct work placed on the ceiling. But before we could Tim had to patch a large hole in the plaster and before he could do that we had to take down the old ugly duct work. So, I got a couple of young men and they, with Tim, pulled down the duct work. Looks much better already.

Leonard George has been working hard, taking pictures and designing signs for our building. These were approved at our last meeting and they were ordered.

Aleen Gall has ordered the hanging system which was chosen. Aleen, Joyce Anderson and Shirley Stockstill have picked out the color of the interior walls.

Beverly Lamontagne has been working hard assembling bids for our track lighting system and upon meeting soon this will be decided.

Last Collagraph we enclosed a Survey of our members interest which I thought was a good idea. HOWEVER! I received only 12 returns out of 140???

The 50th Exhibition at the Haggin is getting much closer, August 19-September 30. Being our 50th it would be great if we could come up with a special and unique idea to celebrate. If you have any ideas please call Tina Moore at 931-2529 or Don Baker at 951-5367.

In closing may I remind you to prepare your art work for showing at our very own art gallery which may open sooner than you think. (We will have our Grand Opening later in the fall).

REMINDER!! The Board and Gallery Committee Meeting will be held at the Gallery,. Wednesday, May 2nd at 3:00 PM.

Artistically,
Don Baker

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Committee Members:

Executive Committee:

Joyce Anderson
Aleen Gall
Shirley Stockstill

Board Members At Large:

Ruth Koon
Blanche Ingraham
Ramon Becerra

Meeting

Time: 7:00 P.M.

Place: Stockton Art League Gallery, 1902 Pacific St., Stockton

Program: HELEN CARKIN -- Batik Demonstration

The ancient Javanese method of making batik is done by successive waxing and dyeing of the material (silk) on which the pattern or picture is produced. At no time is the color applied in a method other than the complete immersion of the piece in the cold dye bath. Thus, the resultant colors are always analogous to one another. The hot wax is applied with her specially-designed "tjanting tool" to achieve as fine a design as possible. This specific method is very time consuming and tedious, taking, in some cases, months to complete one piece. The resultant batik can never be duplicated. You will have a Carkin original!

Because sunlight can be harmful to any artwork, Helen Carkin obtained special permission from the county to build her private home gallery without windows. Her gallery is an assembly of batiks so lifelike they literally fool the eye. A shimmering golden-orange hibiscus suspended on a jet black background is one of many of her flower series. Along the wall, lush scenes of Kauai, which the viewer might mistake for subdued color prints, hang next to reproductions of rustic turn-of-the-century homes and buildings in the California Gold Country.

Originally trained as a scientific illustrator, Helen earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Minnesota and her master's degree in education from the University of Nevada. She moved to Chico in 1958 to teach in the education department at California State University, and in 1088, she retired as professor emerita.

Batik has not been Helen's only artistic outlet. She has also published several books in the historical and artistic fields and in 1968 produced a 16 mm. film about teaching art to retarded children.

Helen shares her batik secrets with art students. Her classes have taken her as far west as Kauai, north to Alaska, down the coast to the Monterey Peninsula College, and east to Georgia Southern State College

An award-winner in numerous prestigious exhibitions nationwide, Helen has also had many solo shows. Her memberships include the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Clary/Miner Gallery, California Arts League, Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, Pioneer Arts and Valley Art Association.

ART NOTES

SHOWS TO ENTER:

SACRAMENTO FINE ARTS CENTER, INC. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION - MAGNUM OPUS XIII: Slide deadline June 5, 2001. Three slides may be submitted, a limit of two works per artist may be selected. A maximum of 100 works will be chosen for the exhibition. A non-refundable fee of $12.00 per slide or 3/$30.00 Judge: Dale Lateen. Open to all artists 18 years and older. Works must be original, not previously shown at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center and no copies, crafts or works by commercial printing process. All work must be for sale. SFAC, 5330-B Gibbons Dr., Carmichael, CA 95608. Show chairperson: Phyllis Eymann (916) 362-8503.

CALIFORNIA WORKS ART COMPETITION AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR...Aug. 17 through Sept. 3. Entry deadline: June 1. entries will be juried by slides and tapes. $12.00 per slide. Limit 3 entries. 34 categories; Cash awards. For more information and applications visit www.bigfun.org.

SPRING SHOW - E&J GALLO WINERY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING...600 Yosemite Blvd. at Dry Creek, Modesto. May 19 & 20, 2001, 10 am to 5 pm. Receiving: Sat., May 5th from 10 am to 4 pm. Entry forms will be available at receiving or can be obtained by sending a SASE to: Central California Art League, 1402 "I" Street, Suite 2, Modesto, CA 95354

HODGEPODGE: An Artists' Collaborative

We will begin our painting on location in May; however, the dates have not been set as of this writing. Call Dolly Sellars at 931-2337 or Bernice Huston at 465-1811. Several of Dolly's pastels in the current show are from last season's painting sessions.

We welcome new members Anyone interested in joining, should ask for an application and screening. Persons interested in becoming a member of the collaborative should call Bernice Huston-465-1811. Our address: 223 E. Weber, Stockton (across the street from the courthouse). The telephone number is 463-4033. If you park in the Channel/San Joaquin Parking garage, we will validate your parking ticket. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.

SALE

SATURDAY, MAY 5TH, 8 AM TO 4 PM

306 CIMARRON AVE.
STOCKTON, CA

477-1958

SHOWS TO SEE:

CeCe's Art Studio, 2324 Grand Canal Blvd., #10. Portraits and oil paintings, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Delicato Vineyards Gallery, 12001 S. Hwy 99, Manteca, 95366-9209. Info. 824-3500.

Delta Blood Bank, 65 N. Commerce St. and in their new building, corner March Lane and Feather River Dr., displays paintings by Stockton Art League artist, Evelyn Wright only...at both offices. Open during regular business hours.

First Unitarian Church Gallery, 2737 Pacific (at Bristol) features art display by church members. Call 466-7743 for hours.

Friends of the Library, 1724 W. Hammer Lane, Phone 476-9033 for hours.

Stockton Beautiful Gallery at Fukushima, 250 Dorris Pl., Stockton. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat. Closed Sunday. Gallery - 465-2510.

Haggin Museum - 1201 N. Pershing Ave, Stockton, Museum open Tuesday-Sunday, 1:30-5:00PM. Closed Mondays. Phone: 940-6300. The popular Docent Sunday Spotlight Tours will continue in the new year. The next docent spotlight tour on Sunday, June 3, 3:00-3:15p.m., will focus on a painting that is different from others in the Haggin Collection. A self-portrait by French artist Jean- Leon Gerome, The Artist and His Model shows the artist completing a large marble sculpture. The painting gives viewers a glimpse into the studio of one of the most successful artists in the second half of the nineteenth-century. Participants should join docent Margaret Zuckerman in the McKee Room for this spotlight tour, free with museum admission. Free docent tours may be booked at least 3 weeks in advance by calling Curator of Education Marilyn Guida at 940-6315.

Iron Door Gallery, 466-A Main St., Murphys, CA 95247. Ph. 728-1928. Newly opened by Lura Francis, Sarah Evens, Carolyn Macpherson, Karen O'Neill and Martha Wallace, features several other artists' work as well. Hrs.: 10 AM - 6 PM daily, 11 AM - 6 PM Sunday. Closed Tuesday.

Lodi Community Art Center, 209 N. Ham Lane, Lodi-monthly meeting-Tues. May 8th at 7:30 PM. will feature Susan Sarback, author of Capturing Radiant Color, a Northlight Books publication. Susan Sarback is founder of The School of Light in Fair Oaks. Ms Sarback founded the school to help artists discover and explore the realm of color that exists in every kind of light. She has a Masters Degree in art and has lectured extensively. Her paintings are in collections throughout the United States including the Medical Center of the University of California at Davis, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Sacramento, and The Cornell Museum of Art and History in Delray Beach, Florida. Visitors are

welcome. The featured artist for May is Bob Livingston. The theme for the member gallery during May and June is People and Portraits. The gallery is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., inside the Lakewood Mall on Ham Lane in Lodi between Elm Street and Lockeford Street. Call 368-4925 for information.

Mexican Heritage Center Artistas Del Valle, 523 E. Main St., Stockton, CA. Gallery hours: Thurs. thru Sat., 12 to 4:30 pm.

Richard H. and Marjorie M. Reynolds Gallery, Dept. of Art and Art History, U.O.P. 946-2241.

Stockton Art League - Monthly meeting to be held on May 10th at 7 P.M at the new Stockton Art League's (Elsie May Goodwin) Gallery, 1902 Pacific St., Stockton. Batik demonstration by Helen Carkin. First half hour will be devoted to business. The meeting will last until 9:30 P.M. For information Ph. 477-1562.

WORKSHOPS:

Carl V. Miller Carl Miller at 477-8302. For information on workshops call Carl Miller at 477-8302 or visit Web Page at: www.cvmiller.com; or e-mail to Carlowcl@aol.com.

Central Ca. Art League (CCAL) Art Center Gallery, 1402 I St., Modesto 95354, features numerous children s and adult classes. Write for details, or ph. 529-3369.

Claire Oak's Friday Workshop is located at Studio #6, 222 Grand Canal Blvd. Ph: 467-6559. She also teaches a painting class at Hutchin Street Square in Lodi on Thursdays, 12:20 - 3:30 PM and at Delta College on Tuesdays 2:30 - 5:30 PM Both these classes require registration through Delta College.

Dale Laitinen workshops and tours. Watercolor workshop. cost $310 with nonrefundable deposit of $50. Write: 5896 Old Emigrant Trail West, Mountain Ranch, 95246. Ph. 754-4003.

Don Mintiens, Seifert Center, Ben Holt Dr.-Mondays, 9:30-11:30am Ph. 477-4646.

D'Pharr Painting Adventures. For details send #10 SASE to D'Pharr Painting Adventures, 8527 Macduff Ct., Stockton, Ca. 95209.

Harlequin House Gallery, 1037 S. Center St. Classes: Intermediate and advanced weaving on Saturdays; Beginning weaving and waterbased painting on Thursdays. Phone 462-4812.

Mary Bennett's studio, 2222 Grand Canal Blvd., #6. Other artists in that studio are Carol Maurer, Claire Oak and Lois Hulsey. Ph. 477-5014, or studio Ph. 478-6559 for workshop/classes information.

IAPS, P.O. Box 1032, Diamond Springs, CA, 95610, to receive current copy of Pastel Society Newsletter listing all workshops, from Urania Christy Tarbet, President.

Shirley Dominiak, Colored pencil class in Castro Valley, San Lorenzo and Fremont. For schedule call Shirley at (510) 537-5187.

Cain Art Studio, P.O. Box 2261, Murphys, CA 95247. (209) 728-0127 - Judie Cain-Papais instructing: (www.cainart.com). Coupeville Arts Center, Whidby Island, WA (360) 678-3396, July 29-30. Coming to the Cain Art Studio: "Marketing Your Art", presented by Kate Burridge, Sept. 14-15. "Robert Burridge's Painting Critique", Sept. 16th.

Peggi Kroll Workshops - Painting on location in Murphys, June 4,5 and 6 or 8,9, and 10. The MAIN STREET GALLERY is happy to sponsor the Peggi Kroll Spring 2001 workshops. The class will concentrate on developing on-location painting skills. There will be initial discussion on design, color, theory, materials and painting procedure followed by step-by-step demonstration. One day will focus on the figure, one on landscape and one on still-lives. Oils are preferred, though Peggi will instruct individually in other media. The Gallery will provide a "basket" lunch daily, as well as hosting a wine & cheese reception following the last day's class. Class will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and size is limited to 12 students. The cost is $300. Please phone for information and registration forms. The Main Street Gallery - (209) 728-1000.

Registration for the Haggin Museum's popular Summer Art Workshop for young artists age five to ten begins at the museum on Tuesday, June 5, at 1:30 p.m., and continues until the classes are filled. Art through the Ages will be the theme of this year's classes. Classes will be held Tue., July 10 through Fri., August 10. Children have a choice between Tue./Thur. and Wed./Fri. classes, with classes for younger children ages 5 to 7 offered from 12:30-2:00 p.m. and for older children ages 8 to 10, 3:00-4:30 p.m. Classes are $32.50 for the children of members and $40 for non-members. Please contact Curator of Education Marilyn Guida at (209) 940-6300 to be placed on the mailing list to receive a registration form.

The Haggin Museum is presenting a special event for families featuring Tribu from Mexico City (refer to information under announcements). This world renown group will also hold workshops for children on traditional Aztec dances.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Local Glicee' Studio - Call Sally Keszler of Keszler Creations at (209) 369-7992 or e-mail www.keszlercreations.com. Beautiful quality!
2. PLEASE remember the Stockton Art League's Building Fund in your will.
3. A Scottish Canvas escorted by Grace Rankin. Fremont and Mother Lode watercolor artist Grace Rankin will accompany a group of artists to paint on location in Scotland, May 31-June 14,2001. the trip begins in Glasgow and features five days in Oban with visits to the Isle of Mull and the Isle of Skye. The group will also paint in Fife and Anster on the east coast, and end in Edinburgh. The thir teen night trip includes accommodations, all transportation, 13 breakfasts and 6 dinners. Tour price is $2925.00 sharing twin room and $3415.00 for single accommodations, plus airfare. For brochure and more information please contact Karen Killebrew, telephone (510) 496-8275, FAX (510) 652-8572, or e-mail: karenk@escapeartists.com. Information also available at www.EscapeArtists.com.
4. O'Connor Woods Watercolor Show April 25 to May 24, featuring Eve Pecchenino, Marty Burns and Eloise Johnson. Reception on Saturday, April 28th from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome.
5. May features family events at The Haggin: The 70th Annual Robert T. McKee Student Art Exhibition continues on display at the Lower and Upper West Galleries through May 27.This show features almost 1,150 works, including paintings, drawings, sculpture, photographs, and mixed-media works. These young artists in grades kindergarten through twelve represent all of San Joaquin County's major school districts, plus many private and parochial schools. A list of this year's awards for each grade level is posted in the galleries. The judge for the show was talented Stockton artist James Bell. Known for his bold and colorful murals and his paintings of Stockton's historical buildings, Bell has been a strong advocate of the arts for young people over many years.
6. A special event for families will take place at the Haggin Museum on Saturday, May 12th 1:30- 4:30p.m., at a family program featuring the music and dance of ancient Mexico. TRIBU, a group of musicians and dancers based in Mexico City, will present an exciting performance in native regalia. In honor of this special family event, May 12 will be a free admission day for all museum visitors. Please call Curator of Education Marilyn Guida at (209) 940-6300 for additional information.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

Also, Tina Moore has taken over the job of Historian, so if you have any items of interest please forward them to her at: 5045 Foppiano Lane, Stockton, CA 95212. PH: 931-2529.

SUNSHINE

Also, Charlene Maiers is now home and would appreciate hearing from you, either by telephone or cards.

Betty Heinetz is the person who does our Collagraph. If you want an article put in the Collagraph, e-mail, fax or call her that you are sending something in the mail (if it is rather long) or give her the message. She needs the information by the 20th of the month.

E-mail address: BoopH29@aol.com
Telephone: (209) 772-3051
Fax: (209) 772-9645
Address: 2425 Meadowood Dr.
Valley Springs, CA 95252
(the regular mail is rather slow)

Web site

For comments or suggestions contact Rita Sublett, (209) 477-6864 or e-mail: rita.sublett@usa.net, or Phillip Sublett: pl.sublett@usa.net. The artists wanting to sell their artwork on the SAL Web site need to get a photo of themselves (opt'l), a biography and photos of the artwork they wish to sell, to Rita or Phillip. Please have photos or photos on a CD. You may also e-mail this info directly to Phillip Sublett. Also, please let us know if you want your phone number and/or e-mail listed. We look forward to hearing comments and getting more artists' work on the Web site.