Rita Poole - Marqueterie
2021 Calendar of Events
February 11, 2021
Don Saunders - photography - zoom meeting
Don Saunders - photography - zoom meeting
Due to Covid19 the meeting will happening via zoom. Click on the video to enjoy an amazing presentation!
Don Saunders is an award winning, internationally published nature photographer. He specializes in landscape and wildlife photography.
Don strives to create photographs that draw the viewer into the scene and make them feel one with the subject. He looks for unique natural lighting and special animal behavior to make his images memorable.
"am constantly searching for those special moments and places where the light and subject combine to make the ordinary VERY EXTRAORDINARY!"
Don is a member of the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) and the Georgia Nature Photographers Association (GNPA), and Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association.
He resides in Georgia. His work is online at his web site: www.DonSaundersPhoto.com
March 11, 2021
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.45 pm
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.45 pm
Johnnie mcKenzie
Artist in residence - quilt
Members meeting 5 to 6.30 pm
Social time 5pm- presentation 5.30 pm
Quilting has been an important part of my life for over 70 years. I made quilts with my mother, quilts of necessity. I made quilts for my family and friends, quilts of love and celebration. As an adult, I became driven by advanced techniques and patterns and was influenced by master quilters like Jinny Beyer. After I retired in 2008 from a career in IT communications and education, I had the time to expand my traditional quilting skills into modern designs. From there, I began exploring many fiber art techniques and for the last ten years I have enjoyed designing most of my pieces. Color, texture, nature, geometry, and yes, even math, have been the main foundation elements in my recent work. But no matter the material, no matter the design, no matter the quality of workmanship, the success of each piece is always the joy of the process.
April 8, 2021
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.45
Robyn Czyscon - Fiber Artist
Members meeting 5 to 6.30 pm
Social time 5pm - presentation 5.30 pm
Join RobynCzyscon for a SAAG presentation on weaving.
Robyn grew up in a suburb of Chicago. She learned to sew at an early age, raised by a family of sewist. She has been a quilter for more than 20 years. Upon retirement as a corporate secretary, Robyn was gifted a longer quilt machine from the CPA firm she worked for. Now, she spends many of her days happily quilting in her studio. A member of the Peaceful Mountain Quilt Guild and Misty Mountain Built Guild, most of her quilts are gifted to local charities. Robyn is also a member of the local Quilts of Valor Foundation that makes and awards quilts for veterans.
Fiber arts have always come naturally to Robyn. She learned to knit in her early 20s and it has been a passion ever since. About 10 years ago, after attending a fiber festival, Robyn became smitten with weaving and spinning. Along with the longer quilt machine, her studio includes three sewing machines, a serger, two looms and a spinning wheel. she has an affinity for all things fiber arts.
Robyn lives in Morganton with her husband, a semi-retired landscape architect. They have two cats that keep them in stitches with their antics. They have a small dye garden and grow vegetables and herbs as well.
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May 13, 2021
Due to gaz shortage the meeting has been canceled. Micah has given a link for you to watch if you are a member. Micah will come July 8, 2021 to do the demo. Board meeting - zoom 4 pm Micah Goguen - mixed media Join artist Micah Goguen for a SAAG Presentation on monoprinting themes of nature using GelPress gel plates. Goguen will show this success oriented approach to capturing everyday objects and. using the unique features of the gel plate. We will be printing on Ampersand Claybord panels and incorporating. TCW stencils for added dimension and depth. This will be an interactive presentation for those that attend in person so you will have an opportunity to try the different techniques separately. |
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Micah Goguen grew up in Central Georgia and obtained his Bachelors in Art and Art History and his Masters in Art Therapy from Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. Micah continued studies in figure drawing and painting at Kennesaw University and lived in the Atlanta area for 7 years producing and showing art at local venues. Residing currently in Macon, Ga., Micah focuses primarily on bringing art to the community and using art as a form of communication for those struggling to understand and cope with life situations. Goguen is a Certified GOLDEN Working Artist and an Ampersand Artist Ambassador.
Stationed primarily at The Perry Art Center in Perry, Ga. and Middle Georgia Art Association in Macon, Ga. , Goguen produces work while teaching art to both adults and children. He also volunteers time at the local community center and works with adults in alcohol and substance recovery as well as uprooted and traumatized children. Goguen also teaches a variety of classes at Kudzu Art Zone in Norcross, Ga. and leads workshops in the Southeast United States. Using mural work, art for entertainment and art therapy for healing, Goguen collaborates with school systems, local shops, and non-profits to help unify and most importantly “spread a message”.
Micah’s own artwork conveys his interest in people as he uses oil paints to mostly create expressive portraits. Bold color choices and organic movement signify his style and you can most often expect a large confrontational composition that forces the viewer to take notice and interact. Micah works in a range of media and teaches workshops in Oil and Acrylic Painting, Ceramics, Textiles and Drawing. He is working on several mural projects and also founded a group of artists which hang and display art in privately owned local businesses. Goguen teaches about 50 students atelier style in weekly classes in the Middle Georgia Area. The overall vision is to focus and rededicate back to a buy local, shop local mentality that strengthens community through unity and purpose.
Stationed primarily at The Perry Art Center in Perry, Ga. and Middle Georgia Art Association in Macon, Ga. , Goguen produces work while teaching art to both adults and children. He also volunteers time at the local community center and works with adults in alcohol and substance recovery as well as uprooted and traumatized children. Goguen also teaches a variety of classes at Kudzu Art Zone in Norcross, Ga. and leads workshops in the Southeast United States. Using mural work, art for entertainment and art therapy for healing, Goguen collaborates with school systems, local shops, and non-profits to help unify and most importantly “spread a message”.
Micah’s own artwork conveys his interest in people as he uses oil paints to mostly create expressive portraits. Bold color choices and organic movement signify his style and you can most often expect a large confrontational composition that forces the viewer to take notice and interact. Micah works in a range of media and teaches workshops in Oil and Acrylic Painting, Ceramics, Textiles and Drawing. He is working on several mural projects and also founded a group of artists which hang and display art in privately owned local businesses. Goguen teaches about 50 students atelier style in weekly classes in the Middle Georgia Area. The overall vision is to focus and rededicate back to a buy local, shop local mentality that strengthens community through unity and purpose.
June 3, 2021
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.45 pm
Members meeting move to June 4, 2021 at the opening of Dalton exhibit, see below.
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.45 pm
Members meeting move to June 4, 2021 at the opening of Dalton exhibit, see below.
June 4 to 25 , 2021
SAAG and Dalton Creative Arts Guild Show
Creative Art Guild, 520 West Waugh Street, Dalton, GA 30720
(706) 278-0168
-Opening reception June 4, 2021 artists will be present.
The Dalton Creative Arts Guild is pleased to present a group exhibition featuring unique and engaging art pieces created by members of the Southern Appalachian Artists Group of Blue Ridge, Georgia.
This multi-faceted display will include pieces created in clay, wood, and fiber in addition to 2D paintings in oil, acrylics and watercolor and photography, all of which represent the diversity of art being created in and around the North Georgia mountains.
The Dalton Creative Arts Guild is located at 520 W. Waugh Street in Dalton, GA. Gallery hours are Monday 4:30pm-7:30pm; Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00am to 7:30pm; Friday, 10:00am to 4:00pm; Saturday and Sunday appointment only.
July 8, 2021
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.30 pm
Micah Goguen - mixed media- 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Join artist Micah Goguen for a SAAG Presentation on monoprinting themes of nature using GelPress gel plates. Goguen will show this success oriented approach to capturing everyday objects and. using the unique features of the gel plate. We will be printing on Ampersand Claybord panels and incorporating. TCW stencils for added dimension and depth. This will be an interactive presentation for those that attend in person so you will have an opportunity to try the different techniques separately.
For full description look at May 13,2021, event rescheduled due to gas shortage.
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.30 pm
Micah Goguen - mixed media- 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Join artist Micah Goguen for a SAAG Presentation on monoprinting themes of nature using GelPress gel plates. Goguen will show this success oriented approach to capturing everyday objects and. using the unique features of the gel plate. We will be printing on Ampersand Claybord panels and incorporating. TCW stencils for added dimension and depth. This will be an interactive presentation for those that attend in person so you will have an opportunity to try the different techniques separately.
For full description look at May 13,2021, event rescheduled due to gas shortage.
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September 9, 2021
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.45 pm We are exited to offer a new type of event: "Park, Show and Tell", where all members will be able to share all their new creations. We are sure you all have been busy creating! We cannot wait for it!
We are asking you to bring a brown back and we will meet in the park close by the Art Center to have a change venue. Members meeting 5 to 6.30 pm -Social time 5 pm potluck -Show and Tell 5.30 pm |
Mary Lightner cancelled her presentation due to health concern.
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October 16 to November 12, 2021
SAAG Autumn Member Show
Application deadline: September 9, 2021 (we are extending the deadline)
Artwork Delivery: October 2, 2021 / 11 am to 4 pm
Opening Reception and Awards ceremony: October 16, 2021 / 5 to 7 pm
Artwork pickup: November 13, 2021 / 11 am to 4 pm
Entry fee: $20 payable to SAAG
October 14, 2021
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.45 pm
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.45 pm
Suzanne Deslauriers
Judge SAAG Autumn Member Show
Members meeting 5 to 6.30 pm
Social time pm - presentation 5.30 pm
Suzanne DesLauriers was born in North Carolina, but spent most of her early years in Brazil. She remembers the bright greens and reds of the lush tropical plants against a lemon
yellow sun and a bright, clear cobalt sky. This same color sensibility permeated her soul and has accompanied her through her years as an artist and an educator. She remembers her first trip back up into the Blue Ridge mountains and how the light on that late September day
played sideways through the trees over the ridge casting one beautiful shadow after another against yellow green fields and a clear blue sky. Her passion for Winslow Homer and N.C. Wyeth and their clear crisp use of color found a home here in the mountains of North Carolina.
Suzanne received a BA in fine arts from Florida Southern College and an MA in art education from the University of South Carolina. She loves helping her students "unlock the artist within"; and because of this passion she received the 1996 Western N.C. Creative Teacher of the Year award, was the 1999-2000 North Carolina Secondary Art Teacher of the Year, and was listed in Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in America for 2004-2009, and Who's Who in the World 2009. She has exhibited in galleries in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina.
She enjoys teaching at John C Campbell Folk School, NC; The Blue Ridge Moutains Art Center, GA; in Port Clyde, Maine and at Edisto Island, SC.
Her work has been on four covers of the John Campbell Folk School Catalog and is on the cover of the New John C Campbell Cook book.
Suzanne Deslauriers "Stretch" watercolor
November 11, 2021
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.30 pm
Members meeting 5pm to 6.30 pm
Social time: 5pm with potluck
Presentation: 5.30pm
Judy Holland
In November, Judy will be demonstrating alcohol inks on tile. She will explain how to start exploring the medium. It is such a fun and free medium that Judy hopes everyone can participate in. She will provide materials so everybody can enjoy creating their own tile.
November 20, 2021
Marvelous Miniatures Show
Marvelous Miniatures Show
December 9, 2021
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.30 pm
Christmas Party, Boards and chairs officers elections.
Every year, we are asking members to volunteer to any positions they want to. Saag will not happen without you!
Saag is electing board officers for the following year. We currently have 169 members. The guild is looking for officers who are passionate about the association, who want to help it grow, who have a vision and new ideas for the years to come.
Each position is open for nomination as always:
president, vice-president, secretary, treasury, or co-chair members for hospitality, webmaster and more
You can nominate yourself or make one or more recommendations.
Contact info: mlucevanasten@gmail.com / Luce Van Asten
Members meeting 5 to 6.30 pm
Board meeting - 3.30 to 4.30 pm
Christmas Party, Boards and chairs officers elections.
Every year, we are asking members to volunteer to any positions they want to. Saag will not happen without you!
Saag is electing board officers for the following year. We currently have 169 members. The guild is looking for officers who are passionate about the association, who want to help it grow, who have a vision and new ideas for the years to come.
Each position is open for nomination as always:
president, vice-president, secretary, treasury, or co-chair members for hospitality, webmaster and more
You can nominate yourself or make one or more recommendations.
Contact info: mlucevanasten@gmail.com / Luce Van Asten
Members meeting 5 to 6.30 pm