Sunday, November 29, 2015

December Events and more!

Pop Up Art Hive at the Essex Library
Tuesday December 8th 6pm-8pm
FREE!

This is a drop in event, so stop in anytime and be creative with us!



Saturday Crafters
(formerly known as Open Studio Day)
Saturday December 19th 10am-3pm



Saturday Crafters is a group of crafty people who come together one Saturday a month to work on our projects.  This is a time, a place and a space to work on your art and craft projects, share ideas, learn new things and visit with friends, old and new.


Please join us and become a Saturday Crafter!  We meet every third Saturday, September to May, 10am – 3pm.  The fee is $5 - bring your lunch, projects & supplies and great crafting stories.


December’s Saturday Crafters, on December 19th, will be a pot luck lunch, so bring your favourite dish – if we end up with a bunch of cheesecakes, all the better!

Lee Lee Hats will also be there demoing knitting hats on the loom – all yarn and looms provided.  Come out and try a new craft!

Saturday Crafters is once a month, September - May, every third Saturday


All arts and crafts welcome!
 Quilting, painting, knitting, scrapbooking, sewing, etc....!

Location: 32 Russell Street - Essex (Essex Retirees building)

Age group: adults and teens



Bob Ross Painting Class

Saturday February 20th 1:00-3:30pm



No experience - supplies provided - you can do this! 
Make some time for yourself and experience the Joy of Painting with Certified Bob Ross Instructor Colleen Castonguay CRI, CRFI, CRWI

All supplies including canvas, liquid white, oil paints, solvents, gesso, brushes, palettes, easels, etc. will be provided. We will work together, step by step through this painting and you will leave with a completed work of art ready to frame in 2.5 hours! No experience needed and YES, you can do this! Please arrive a few minutes early to set up your canvas and settle in. We will start painting right at 1pm!! You may want to print a copy of the painting to use as reference in class as well. 

Fee: $40

To Register: Email artspaceessex@gmail.com or call 519-776-5826 - this class is limited to 10 people, so please only use email or phone call to register.
Payments due January 11th - when you register, you will be given details about payment.


Pictures from our Pop Up Art Hive in November






Pictures from our Canvas Painting Class with Art Splash






Saturday Crafters in November

Teresa is learning to quilt!

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Open Studio Day Saturday November 21st




Open Studio Day is a time, a place and a space for you to work on your art and craft projects. Bring your supplies & lunch and enjoy a day away being creative with others - its like a mini retreat for YOU!

September - December Lee Lee Hats will be joining our Open Studio Days offering looming demos - looms and yarn provided - just come on out and learn a new craft!

Open Studio Days are once a month, September - May, every third Saturday


All arts and crafts welcome - quilting, painting, knitting, scrapbooking, sewing, etc....!

Location: 32 Russell Street - Essex (Essex Retirees building)

Time: 10am - 3pm

Age group: adults and teens


Fee: $5

Art Splash from Lasalle Holding Canvas Painting Class in Essex


Wednesday November 18th at 6:30pm

32 Russell Street (Essex Retirees building)

Cost $40 - all supplies included

Join us for a relaxing and creative night of painting with Art Splash from Lasalle. This is a guided class, but feel free to take the painting wherever you'd like! This might just get your Christmas shopping on its way, with a handmade gift by YOU!

To register, please email artspaceessex@gmail.com or call 519-776-5826 by November 13th.

Please pick your favourite painting below, email or call us with your choice and the class will paint the one with the most votes.

Tree

Street Scene

Winter Scene

Birds

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Pop Up Art Hive at the Essex Library Monday November 9th 6pm-8pm





What does Remembrance Day mean to you? 
Visit the Art Space Essex Pop Up Art Hive to make a handmade poppy or simply draw and colour what this special day means to you.
All supplies provided.
Age Group: Adults, teens, kids

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Looking for Volunteers!


Would you or someone you know like to get involved with your community?  Art Space Essex could use your help!
We are looking for people interested in Art Space Essex to help out at our Pop Up Art Hives at the Essex Library - our next one is Monday November 9th, 6pm-8pm - What does Remembrance Day mean to you? We are simply making a handmade poppy - cutting out felt, threading a needle and sewing on a button.  We will also have supplies for people to draw and colour a picture of what Remembrance Day means to them.
Join Us!  We'd love to have you out, helping our community be creative!

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Open Studio Day this Saturday October 17th 10am-3pm


Open Studio Day is a time, a place and a space for you to work on your art and craft projects. Bring your supplies & lunch and enjoy a day away being creative with others - its like a mini retreat for YOU!

September - December Lee Lee Hats will be joining our Open Studio Days offering looming demos - looms and yarn provided - just come on out and learn a new craft!
Open Studio Days are once a month, September - May, every third Saturday

All arts and crafts welcome - quilting, painting, knitting, scrapbooking, sewing, etc....!

Age group: adults and teens


Fee: $5

We will have cupcakes too! So if nothing else, come out for a cupcake!


Here are some photos from our most recent events:


Yarn Bombing in Essex

Lee Lee Hats at Open Studio Day

Knit and Crochet Workshop at the Essex Library

Pop-Up Art Hive at the Essex Library

Zentangle at the McGregor Library

Open Studio Day

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Learn to Knit or Crochet Tuesday October 13th 6PM-8PM at the Essex Library






Tuesday October 13th   6PM- 8PM
at the Essex Library
Fee: $10 – all supplies included



REGISTER WITH THE ESSEX LIBRARY
Art Space Essex – an Art Hive in your community

Find us on Facebook or at www.artspaceessx.blogspot.ca

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Open Studio Day Saturday September 19th 10AM-3PM


OPEN STUDIO DAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH 10AM - 3PM





Open Studio Day is a time, a place and a space for you to work on your art and craft projects. Bring your supplies & lunch and enjoy a day away being creative with others - its like a mini retreat for YOU!

September - December Lee Lee Hats will be joining our Open Studio Days offering looming demos - looms and yarn provided - just come on out and learn a new craft!

Open Studio Days are once a month, September - May, every third Saturday

All arts and crafts welcome - quilting, painting, knitting, scrapbooking, etc....!

Age group: adults and teens


Fee: $5

Yarn Bombing this Friday September 18th at 7PM



Definition: "Yarnstorming (also known as yarnbombing): the art of enhancing a public place or object with graffiti knitting"
(Or putting knitting on something unexpected in public and running always giggling wildly)


A Yarn Bombing is just a fun way to display some creativity in a public place and Art Space Essex will be doing one this Friday September 18 at 7pm in celebration of our first Open Studio of the year which is Saturday September 19th! The Yarn Bombing display will be up all day Saturday.


Join us in downtown Essex in front of the old Bennigans to decorate the town in knitted and crocheted creativity!  We are just winging this since its our first time, so we are going to simply have fun and hopefully put some smiles on the locals faces :)

If you are not able to join us to put up the yarn bombing, maybe you can help us take it down Saturday September 19th at 4PM.

Hope to see you there!

Friday, September 4, 2015

September & October Events!

Yarn Bombing - Yarn Bomb Essex! Friday September 18th at 7PM (Talbot Street Essex, in front of Bennigan's and LoveLy Gift Boutique)




The Yarn Bombing Location


Definition: "Yarnstorming (also known as yarnbombing): the art of enhancing a public place or object with graffiti knitting"
(Or putting knitting on something unexpected in public and running always giggling wildly)


A Yarn Bombing is just a fun way to display some creativity in a public place and Art Space Essex will be doing one on Friday September 18 at 7pm in celebration of our first Open Studio of the year which is Saturday September 19th! The Yarn Bombing display will be up all day Saturday.


If you'd like to join in, here are some sizes of swatches needed: 3" wide by however long you want and 6" wide by however long you want. Granny squares in these sizes would be great too! Take a look at the bench picture here, we'll be going for that look. Here are some measurements of items to be covered: 8ft high x 4" square, 6ft long x 3" x 10 slats (bench x 2), 28" diameter x 3ft high. I've been told by an official yarn bomber to keep your swatches at least 1" smaller than you need, then you can stretch them for a nice tight fit (measurements given above are exactly what we are looking for).


JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED YARN BOMB ESSEX - you will be updated on all the yarny details here :)


OPEN STUDIO DAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH 10AM - 3PM




Open Studio Day is a time, a place and a space for you to work on your art and craft projects. Bring your supplies & lunch and enjoy a day away being creative with others - its like a mini retreat for YOU!

September - December Lee Lee Hats will be joining our Open Studio Days offering looming demos - looms and yarn provided - just come on out and learn a new craft!

Open Studio Days are once a month, September - May, every third Saturday

All arts and crafts welcome - quilting, painting, knitting, scrapbooking, etc....!

Age group: adults and teens


Fee: $5



ZENTANGLE INSPIRED WORKSHOP AT THE MCGREGOR LIBRARY WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH 6:30PM - 8:00PM




Learn the basics of this relaxing doodling technique.

Fee: $10 all supplies included

Age group: adults and teens

REGISTER WITH THE LIBRARY http://www.essexcountylibrary.ca/client/en_US/home


THANKSGIVING PRAYER FLAGS - TUESDAY OCTOBER 6TH 6:30PM - 8:00PM AT THE ESSEX LIBRARY


Prayer flags are a creative way of sending comforting thoughts, hopes and prayers upon the wind in hopes of touching others who see them. And what a better time of year than Thanksgiving, to show our thankfulness for all the good things in our lives! Come out and be creative and “thankful” by creating your own prayer flag that you can hang outside and display gratefully this Thanksgiving. Visit the Prayer Flag Project online for ideas and examples of prayer flags http://theprayerflagproject.blogspot.ca/ Here is an excerpt from the Prayer Flag Project - In a nutshell, it is believed that the prayers on the flags are lifted to God and spread throughout the universe as they flutter in the wind. Everyone who is touched by that wind, is touched by the prayers. The wind spreads the prayers through the world, extending happiness, good will, and peace. What a wonderful concept.
Please feel free to bring in special or purchased fabrics, buttons, ribbons, etc. that can be glued or sewn to a fabric background that will be the starting point for your flag – a variety of fabric scraps, buttons and your fabric flag background will be supplied.

REGISTER WITH THE LIBRARY http://www.essexcountylibrary.ca/client/en_US/home

Age group: Adults and Teens

Fee: FREE


LEARN TO KNIT AND/OR CROCHET AT THE ESSEX LIBRARY TUESDAY OCTOBER 13TH 6PM - 8PM


Get to know knitting and/or crochet from the beginning! Discover the differences in hooks and needles and different types of yarn. Learn the starter stitches for crochet – chain, single crochet and double crochet, and for knitting learn - casting on, knit stitch and purl stitch – Come learn the basics of either technique or both! 

Age group: Adults and teens

Fee: $10, all supplies included (option to purchase needles/hooks at the end of the workshop)

REGISTER WITH THE LIBRARY http://www.essexcountylibrary.ca/client/en_US/home

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Open Studio Dates!


It's almost that time of year again - its time to start getting back into the CREATIVITY mode! That's what Open Studio is all about - getting together with those in your community and take some time to work on your art and craft projects. All our upcoming dates, September to May are posted on the right hand side of the blog.

Be sure to check out this upcoming community event - Art Space Essex will be there with a crafty table for kids and adults - come out for this FREE event!



Does anyone need another Zentangle pen? I purchased a couple extras if you are in need or are having trouble finding the Micron 01 pens - $4.00 each - I will have them at the first Open Studio or you can contact me at artspaceessex@gmail.com if you'd like one sooner.

There will be another Zentangle Workshop happening at the McGregor Library coming up soon, details to follow.....



Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Zentangle Workshop Wednesday July 8th at the Essex Library


Join Art Space Essex at the Essex Library Wednesday July 8th 6:30pm - 8:00pm for a Zentangle Workshop.

Learn the basics of this relaxing doodling technique! Create some YOU time this summer!

Fee: $5 all supplies included

Please register with the Essex Library at 
http://www.essexcountylibrary.ca/client/en_US/home

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Mark your calendars, Saturday June 13th at the Kingsville Library! 
This coming Saturday is World Wide Knit in Public Day and you're invited to join us! If you knit, crochet, loom or want to learn any one of these crafts, your invited! There will be an arm knitting demo, looming demos and probably a person or two who would be happy to show you the ropes of the yarn crafts to get you started - we'll have extra yarn, needles and hooks for you to give it a try. Join us and be a part of this world wide crafty day! See you Saturday!
Check out the website http://www.wwkipday.com/ we're on the list!