Friday, February 22, 2019

Demo Day!


Nancy gave a demonstration on roller painting at our monthly meeting today.  Everyone made their own roller using PVC pipe and weather stripping.  We also used a rolling pin wrapped with string.  Susan suggested rubber bands, so Nancy tried that out later in the day and got some great results! We had fun experimenting with different methods of applying the paint to the roller, and came up with some pretty cool fabric to use in our future projects!  We used a variety of paints, Seta Color, transparent textile paint and regular acrylic paints.  Now, let's all create something with the fabric we made today!  It's always so much fun to get a group of creatives together to share ideas!



        

         Creating the rollers using weather stripping on PVC pipe.
 

       



      





      



      
           
Roller pin printing           



       



        


        


        
                                                               Rubber band printing

        


        



Saturday, January 26, 2019

Lime Green Exhibit

The Raven Mavens' latest challenge was to create a piece using lime green somewhere in the work.  We could use as much or little as we wanted.   Each piece is 12" x 24" mounted on canvas.  These will be on exhibit at the Art Center Members's Show in Grand Junction, CO the month of February.



Susan Strickland





Gjeneve Hopkinson





Jan Warren





Kathleen Malvern





Kathy Schattleitner





Jan Rickman





Sandra Hoefner





Kari Harvey





Nancy Dobson









Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Grand Valley Books Exhibit

The Raven Mavens will have an exhibit at Grand Valley Books in Grand Junction, Colorado  for two weeks in June.  If you are in the area, please stop in and take a look!  We will be at the store on Friday evening from 5:30 - 8:00 and Saturday from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Grand Valley Books is located at 350 Main Street, Grand Junction, CO.  If you have any questions, please call 970- 424- 5437.


 Red or Green ~ Jan Warren 
 Desert Beauty~ Kathleen Malvern
 Sweet Nectar~ Nancy Dobson
 Winter~ Susan Strickland
 Welcome to Grand Junction~ Kathy Schattleitner
 Surveillance~ Jan Rickman
 Dinosaur Tracks~Angela Kenley
 Sisters~Sandra Hoefner
 Through the Grapes~Gjeneve Hopkinson
 Blue Lines~Nancy Dobson
 Sunset at Taos Pueblo~Jan Warren
Ancient Travelers~Gjeneve Hopkinson
Down the Rain Down~Sandra Hoefner

The Watcher~Susan Strickland

Monday, February 12, 2018

Ladders Exhibit

The latest Raven Mavens exhibit is based on the theme 'Ladders'.  We decided on a size of 12" x 24" 1 1/2" deep canvas.  We also decided it would be fun to incorporate some collage techniques, if so desired.

This is on exhibit at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts through Feb. 24.

Enjoy the show!



Nancy Dobson


Kari Harvey



Sandra Hoefner


Gjeneve Hopkinson


Angela Kenley


 Kathleen Malvern


Jan Rickman


Kathy Schattleitner


Susan Strickland


Jan Warren