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The Art of the Chisel: Chasing Workshop
Feb 4 – 6, 2022
9 am – 5:30 pm
@ Creator Haven in Watsonville, CA
Taught in Person by Douglas Pryor
REGISTRATION IS FULL FOR THE DOUGLAS PRYOR CHASING WORKSHOP. Check your email for how to be added to a waiting list
3 day Intro to Chasing Class: The art of the chisel:
In this 3 day course we’ll be focusing on the fundamentals of chisel technique, hammer control, pitch management, and how to use design to compliment our medium. You will have the option of what your project will be after a short warm up project.
The warm up project allows us to practice with the pitch and all the tooling provided. Afterwards we will have time for a second more challenging project.
Depending on skill and comfort level I will have suggestions with more guidance to test the techniques provided in the workshop. For those who feel more comfortable with their own drawing skill set who have their own design/drawing in mind I am happy to help guide you in how we can best bring it to life in the metal. It helps to choose something that will fit in the palm of your hand, something attainable within our time constraints.
This course is short and comprehensive, run at very accommodating speed by experienced hosts. Join us for some creativity and laughs, brighten your world with your own good works.
You must be an MBMAG member to take this workshop. Everyone is welcome to join!
About the Artist
Workshop Instructor Douglas Pryor
Douglas Pryor is a raising and chasing artist located in northern California. He began sculpting in sheet metal in 2005 by creating fully articulated steel suits of armor for full contact sports, which in fact was how he paid for college. Frustrated with the limited detail and relief that shaping stakes could provide, he began to incorporate sculpting with pitch in 2013 and felt like he had found what he had been missing. As he continues to build upon his technical ability, he enjoys making more room for narrative with his work. Each piece is an opportunity to sate curiosity and a chance to build a bridge to others in a meaningful way.
Douglas Pryor Artist Statement
As a method-driven artist, I use my compositions to explore ways to push the limitations of a single piece of material with only human power and hand tools. I take particular delight in pursuing challenging and realistic detail in high-relief metal sculpture. I use my work to explore the nuanced and evolving relationship between humans and the natural world, and the ways that we connect with ourselves and each other.
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2022 Winter Party and General Meeting
Please join us via Zoom
See the flyer below for more information
We will be announcing new workshops and sharing what we all have been doing since we last met. Enjoy the special presentation by guest artist Douglas Pryor!
Watch your email for the zoom link
Sunday January 23, 2022
Agenda:
12:30 pm Board meeting – all members are welcome to sign in to participate & watch
1:00 pm General meeting with announcements
1:30 pm Special guest speaker Douglas Pryor
Special Guest Speaker Douglas Pryor
Douglas Pryor is a raising and chasing artist located in northern California. He began sculpting in sheet metal in 2005 by creating fully articulated steel suits of armor for full contact sports, which in fact was how he paid for college. Frustrated with the limited detail and relief that shaping stakes could provide, he began to incorporate sculpting with pitch in 2013 and felt like he had found what he had been missing. As he continues to build upon his technical ability, he enjoys making more room for narrative with his work. Each piece is an opportunity to sate curiosity and a chance to build a bridge to others in a meaningful way.
Douglas Pryor Artist Statement
As a method-driven artist, I use my compositions to explore ways to push the limitations of a single piece of material with only human power and hand tools. I take particular delight in pursuing challenging and realistic detail in high-relief metal sculpture. I use my work to explore the nuanced and evolving relationship between humans and the natural world, and the ways that we connect with ourselves and each other.
We hope to see you there!
The February 2022 DOUGLAS PRYOR WORKSHOP IS FULL
Check your email for how to be added to a waiting list
3 day Intro to Chasing Class: The art of the chisel:
In this 3 day course we’ll be focusing on the fundamentals of chisel technique, hammer control, pitch management, and how to use design to compliment our medium. You will have the option of what your project will be after a short warm up project.
The warm up project allows us to practice with the pitch and all the tooling provided. Afterwards we will have time for a second more challenging project. Depending on skill and comfort level I will have suggestions with more guidance to test the techniques provided in the workshop. For those who feel more comfortable with their own drawing skillset who have their own design/drawing in mind I am happy to help guide you in how we can best bring it to life in the metal. It helps to choose something that will fit in the palm of your hand, something attainable within our time constraints.
This course is short and comprehensive, run at very accommodating speed by experienced hosts. Join us for some creativity and laughs, brighten your world with your own good works.
Visit DouglasPryor.com to learn more about the artist
“Looking Ahead” Exhibition + Sale
THE EXHIBIT WAS EXTENDED TO 1/10/22 AND IS NOW CLOSED
The Call for Artists is now closed for our next all member exhibition which opens on Dec 3, 2021 at the ZFolio Gallery in Monterey California. 25 artists have registered.
You must be logged in with your mbmag.org account to register for the exhibit + sale or join the wait list. Once you are logged in, come back to this page and refresh it to see the registration fields and email address for the wait list.
The title and theme of the upcoming exhibition is “Looking Ahead” and we are encouraging artists to create up to 2 new art jewelry or small sculpture pieces (maximum 2.5″ height). Your submitted art must showcase metalwork in techniques of your choosing. The theme, “Looking Ahead” may be interpreted as you wish.
Artists may submit up to TWO pieces of work.
The materials preferred by the gallery are silver and gold with a minor amount of inclusions of gems, stones or other materials.
All pieces submitted to this show must be for sale and priced with commission to the gallery in mind. (ZFolio Gallery 50%, Artist 50%).
Artists will provide an inventory of their work (using the online Labels and Records form) and will also supply a printed Artist Statement and Artist Biography for the Artist’s Book which is on display at the gallery. The gallery staff uses this book to help inform potential customers about each piece and the associated artist. We are always impressed by how much the gallery staff knows about each piece and each artist. Turn in your printed Statement/Biography sheet(s) when you give your artist to the show organizers or gallery team.
All entrants will receive additional information via email.
ZFolio has an online presence www.zfolio.com and an instagram presence via @zfolio
Please do not contact the gallery directly unless you are dropping off or picking up your art.
We look forward to working with you,
Toni Danzig and Annette Nemes
Exhibit Coordinators
If this is your first time exhibiting and you have questions, send us an email and we will answer your questions. If you need to coordinate delivery and pickup of your artwork from outside Aptos and Monterey, contact us to discuss. Note that MBMAG does not pay for shipping of artwork to or from the artist.
KEY DATES
KEY ACTIONS
Nov 12, 2021 (Fri)
Photos of artwork due for postcard consideration. Photos must be uploaded using the Labels and Records form and the form must be completely filled out and submitted online
Nov 19, 2021 (Fri)
Labels and Records forms are due (if not already submitted)
Nov 27, 2021 (Sat)
1 pm – 3 pm
Deliver your artwork in at the Farm Bakery Cafe, Aptos, CA
Nov 30, 2021 (Tues)
10:30 am
Deliver your artwork to ZFolio gallery in Monterey, CA
Dec 3, 2021 (Fri)
Exhibition opens
Due to the ongoing pandemic there will be no reception
Jan 3, 2022 (Mon)
Exhibition closes
Jan 4, 2022 (Tues)
11 am – 6 pm
Monterey artists pick up work at ZFolio Gallery
Jan 9, 2022 (Sun)
1 pm – 3 pm
Artwork returned to artists at the Farm Bakery Cafe, Aptos, CA
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PHOTOGRAPHY FOR METAL ART
Live online via Zoom
Check back for details on the second session of our Photography for Metal Arts series which will cover best known practices for metal art photography using a smart phone
Free to members
Date: Sunday, TBD
Time: 2:00 pm PST
Free to members
Check your email for the Zoom link after the session has been announced
Ornament Magazine Features Jeanie Pratt
Jeanie said “I am thrilled with the article about my life and my work, along with the cover and an Artist Showcase!“
We in the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild are thrilled for member Jeanie Pratt! The cover article features her work, tells about her life and is a great read.
The guild and Jeanie are in the process of picking dates for her to teach “Designs in Metal Weaving” as a guild sponsored workshop in early 2022.
You can see more of Jeanie’s original intricately and expertly crafted art in her member gallery here on the guild website and on her own website JeaniePratt.net where you can also find a link to her gallery representation or contact her directly.
In the spring of 2021, Jeanie’s work was featured in a one-woman exhibit at Mobilia Gallery
Many of the photos of Jeanie’s work were photographed locally with the expert eye of member Carol Holaday. Visit Carol’s member gallery to see photographs of her metal art.
Visit our Workshops page to check for dates for Jeanie’s upcoming workshop, or sign up for the mailing list to be one of the first to register for the workshop. Guild members are offered seats in the workshop before the dates are announced to the public. Anyone anywhere in the world can join now.
Open Studios: Monterey County
Visit the Monterey County Arts Habitat Studio Tour website to find participating member artists
Open Studios: Santa Cruz County
Visit the Santa Cruz County Open Studios website to find participating member artists
Open Studios: Silicon Valley
Visit the SVOS website to find participating member artists
Submit Your Metal Art News
Members: Information on your Workshop / Exhibition / Class / Sale can be shown on this web page
If you are planning to give a class or a demonstration, or participate in a sale, open studios, an exhibit or an activity of interest to the members of MBMAG, it is now possible to show the details on this page of the MBMAG website. We are also happy to announce your great metal art news. Been published or won an award? Let us know. Login with your MBMAG membership email and password, then return to this page to see how.
The information should be submitted at least 2 weeks before the Start date of the event.
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