Tammy Bearden The second lecture in the series presented by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, in partnership with the University of Arizona Museum of Art, will take place on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Mesquite Grill at HOA 2. The presenter will be docent Gerry Bates who will discuss…
Tammy Bearden The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to present a new series of free lectures in partnership with the University of Arizona Museum of Art during January, February and March. Kicking off the series will be a presentation entitled Twisting Traditions in Sculpture and will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, from…
LaVerne Kyriss Research, study, documentation and thoroughness are highly disciplined practices that Teri Garner used during her career as a speech pathologist and special education program specialist. They’re also approaches Garner has transferred to her new-found pursuit of art. On bookshelves in her welcome and inviting studio are found neatly-labeled binders full of carefully documented…
Jenni Long A large crowd came to see the 32 talented artists who participated in the fall art show sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild. Many of these artists have won numerous awards even though many only started their artwork after retiring here in SaddleBrooke. There were new artists who participated this year as…
15Saturday, November 12 was the grand re-opening of the SaddleBrooke Ceramics Club. We were delighted with the people who came through who can now see how we work and what we do. We were surprised to hear many people didn’t even know we were here. We were closed all summer and returned to a new,…
Jenni Long SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is now partnering with The Drawing Studio to offer classes previously not offered in SaddleBrooke. Those classes include Classic and Contemporary Sumi-e, Drawing and Painting with Your IPad, Pastels and Friday Feedback which will give an artist dedicated time with a working artist to review four to five pieces…
Tom Costner Webster’s Dictionary defines “creativity” as: the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work. Applied to custom machine embroidery, Connie Sieverding qualifies as one of the most creative artists in the SaddleBrooke community. Connie has sewn all of her life, but just five short years ago she…
LaVerne Kyriss Sandy Merritt grew up in a suburban area near Detroit, Michigan. She dabbled in painting when she was a young adult and took art classes paid for by her employer. She got married, had two kids, and pursued various creative activities in her limited spare time —- quilting, knitting, writing, reading. All the…
Barbara Johnson Another excellent artisan you will want to visit at the SaddleBrooke Arts and Crafts Fair is Sue Hedrick. Sue is known for her beautiful and unique pottery, which many SaddleBrooke residents can verify. I’m always curious about what led artisans into their various fields and Sue told me that for her it all…
Jenni Long SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is again offering many interesting art classes this fall to inspire your creativity. Classes will be taught by experienced, friendly teachers right here in SaddleBrooke and most are open to any skill level. Those classes geared to intermediate and advanced students are clearly stated in the class description. Now…