VENUS…. week 5

by Bill on October 10, 2008

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Erika Mock - Sensative Chaos

NorthEndArt Gallery and Red Mug Coffeehouse invite you to another weekend of events in conjunction with the exhibit Venus: Poets and Fiber Artists Reflect

Friday Oct 17: Documentary Film: Signs out of Time…. the story of archaeologist Marija Gimbutas… 7pm
Saturday Oct 18: Poetry Afternoon… 3pm an afternoon of poetry with Louis Jenkins, Jim Johnson, Yvonne Rutford, Bob Monahan, and Richard Gruchalla
Saturday Oct 18: Beauty: The Invisible Embrace ….. 10am -3pm fiber workshop with Erika Mock… call to register…… 715.392.1150

Where:

Red Mug Coffeehouse
1323 Broadway… Corner of Hammond and Broadway… Superior WI

Event descriptions and poet bios:

These events are held in conjunction with the collaborative exhibit Venus: Poets and Fiber Artists Reflect.

Friday Oct 17th….. Signs out of Time…. 7pm

A documentary film on archeologist Marija Gimbutas, who found that Europe’s origins lay in a cooperative, peaceful, neolitihic Goddess culture. Her theories challenge conventional archaeology, spirituality, theology, and religious studies, while inspiring artists, feminists, environmentalists and activists. ( www.belili.org )

Saturday Oct 18th…. Poetry Afternoon…. 3pm

Each of the poets reading Oct 18 has written poems in collaboration with a textile artist. These poems are on view with the partnered fiber pieces in the North End Art Gallery and at Red Mug Coffeehouse. Poetry Afternoon honors the voice of each individual artist as well as the collaborative work created for the exhibit.

Louis Jenkins’ books include An Almost Human Gesture (1987), All Tangled Up With the Living (1991), Nice Fish: New and Selected Prose Poems (1995),Just Above Water: Prose Poems (1997), The Winter Road (2000) and Sea Smoke (2004). His poems were included in The Best American Poetry 1999 (Scribner, 1999) and in Great American Prose Poems (Scribner, 2003). His most recent book is North of the Cities (Will o’ the Wisp Books, 2007). Louis Jenkins has read his poetry on A Prairie Home Companion and was a featured poet at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in 1996 and at the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, Aldeburgh, England in 2007. Louis’ is teamed with fiber artist Erika Mock, Superior, WI (see image above)

Jim Johnson is the 2008-2010 Duluth poet laureate. His most recent book is The Co-op Label by Dovetailed Press. Jim is partnered with weaver Debbie Cooter, Two Harbors, MN.

Yvonne Rutford lives, plays, and occasionally writes, along a river in northern Minnesota, and teaches at UWS. Yvonne’s fiber partner is Patti Berg, Embarrass, MN

Bob Monahan has been trying to figure out who “he” is for 30 years. The fact that he is aware that he is at all is due to what he perceives as a heightened awareness of the self. He is pretty sure he lives in a place called Duluth. He has a five year-old daughter named Phoenix. Little else can be known about “Bob,” at this point. Circular Muse: musta been whatever year patrick left, until early 2007, i think… yeah, sounds right. my most recent book is: “Reality is a Recreational Drug.” though i have a new one in the works. cool!! Bob’s fiber partner is Megan Tengwall, Duluth, MN

Megan Tengwall

Richard Gruchalla , a native of Moorhead, MN, a 1973 graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead ( known then as Moorhead State University) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts; has made his living as a potter for the last 35 years. His wife and collaborator, Carrin Rosetti, and he maintain their studio in the old Salter School Building at 1600 London Road in Duluth. They produce a variety of ceramic work, mostly decorative, fired in a process that they call “American Raku”. Their work is available locally through Lizzard’s Gallery in duluth and Sivertson’s Gallery in both Duluth and Grand Marais. Occasionally he has been known to write a poem…or two. Richard is partnered with weaver, wife, and collaborator Carrin Rosetti.

Events are free and open to the public.

Funded in part by grants from the Community Opportunity Fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation and the Wisconsin Arts Board.

For more information contact:
Arna at 715.392.6007 or
info@neartscouncil.org
Erika Mock at 715.392.1150
www.neartscouncil.org

Saturday Workshop

Beauty: The Invisible Embrace
a fiber workshop with Erika Mock
Oct 18, 2008
10am - 3pm

Making art is a practice of seeing. As we see more deeply, we find beauty in unexpected places. Beauty is always moving. It refuses to yield to analysis, or show up in calculated places. It is found at the crossroads, the bridges, the edges, the center of so many experiences. Beauty helps us fall into life.

This workshop is an invitation to invoke beauty at this time of global crisis. Combining discussion, stories, visualization, and play we explore the threads of beauty in the many ways of seeing. In mixed media fiber, with accessible techniques and simple materials , we use either the mandala or candle meditation to create what is reflected back.

Workshop is open to anyone. Fiber experience helpful, but not necessary.

cost: sliding fee scale. Please pay what you can afford, from 0 - $45.
location: Erika Mock Studio, 916 Hammond Ave, adjacent to RedMug Coffeehouse, Superior, WI

contact Erika Mock to register.
erikam@discover-net.net
or 715.392.1150