Some books of interest

Folks,
Apparently there are some people actually reading our blog, LOL...I haven't posted anything educational in a while so I thought I would add to our reading list:

Here are some books I have read that are useful to either learn how to sketch or journal, or just enjoy the art of another sketcher, something to curl up in a chair with a cup of java or tea on a cold winter evening....

Here's books on art journaling:

The Art Journal Workshop by Traci Bunkers, published by Quarry Books.
Painted Pages by Sarah Ahearn Bellemare, published by Quarry Books
Creative Wildfire by L.K. Ludwig, published by Quarry Books
The Journal Junkies Workshop by Eric M Scott and David R Modler, published by North Light Books

Combining sketching and journaling:

Journal Bliss by Violette, published by North Light Books...(this is a fun little book!)
Artist Journal Workshop by Cathy Johnson, published by North Light books (Put this one on your list!)
The Decorated Journal by Gwen Diehn, published by Lark Books (Gwen writes a lot of how-to books on how to MAKE sketchbooks/journals)

Enjoying the Art of Another sketcher:

1000 Artist Journal Pages by Dawn DeVries Sobol, published by Quarry Books

I am currently reading Dreaming from the Journal Page by Melanie Testa and I LOVE the sections on how to make your own stamps!

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM - Reminder

Folks, 

This week we will be at Gather Studio for a mixed media, sketchbook journaling gathering....bring a sketchbook and whatever else you have around the house that would make good fodder to put in there....glue sticks and scissors are helpful as well....we will be getting together around 6:30....83 E Main Street Suite 5 (it's upstairs)....

There is a small fee of $5 to use the space but they do supply tea and coffee and treats...

This Wednesday and the schedule for the rest of the month

Folks, 

This week we will be at Gather Studio for a mixed media, sketchbook journaling gathering....bring a sketchbook and whatever else you have around the house that would make good fodder to put in there....glue sticks and scissors are helpful as well....we will be getting together around 6:30....83 E Main Street Suite 5 (it's upstairs)....

There is a small fee of $5 to use the space but they do supply tea and coffee.

Also, next week the 23rd, we will be sketching and attending the SBAA meeting and demo by Brian Bartley who will be showin how he does musical icons....bring the sketchbooks as I believe this is an interactive demo...starts at 7:15 PM at the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell St in Bellport....

On the 30th...we will be back a Gather Studio at 6:30 PM for Part 2 of Journaling night.

This Wednesday at 7PM

This Wednesday we are going to Hoptron Brewtique, 22 W Main Street in Patchogue....

Here's there website...

http://www.hoptronbrewtique.com/Home.aspx

For the rest of January.....

Folks, we are also scheduling up Gather Studio dates for this month...  You can come sketch but we were going to use the space to do mixed media/journaling type pages for those of you who have been requesting this activity.

The 16th, we will covering how to get started on a journaling/mixed media page...so bring along the size sketchbook you want to work in and your watercolors....if you would like to use another watermedia, please go to our Facebook page and request more suggestions...

Folks, the mixed media/journaling activities in your sketchbooks are something ANYONE can do, so if you have a friend that's been wanting to try it, bring them along....you can mix this technique with either your regular sketching or try something new.  It's a great activity for loosening up.

We are asking for a small fee of $5 for using the space...Sketch Club is FREE to everyone, however, since we are using Gather Studio's location, we are asking for $5 pp to defray some of their costs of having the space.

I will announce the other dates shortly.