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 Great tree house! Hope he gets to keep it.
Photos | The HemLoft

Creative Tuesdays at the Stanfield Walker Studio

I am now offering art lessons on Tuesdays from 6-8pm at my studio in Burlington. Join my students and learn about drawing with pencil and colored pencil,  painting in pastel, acrylic and watercolor or visual journaling.

I will also be offering a "Facebook for Artists" workshop on Saturday, March 17 from 9-12 noon. Start your own Facebook Fan Page and find out the best ways to promote yourself with Facebook.

Visit the Art Instruction link at the top of the page for more information.

What Fun!

 Here are some pictures from the visual journaling class I taught this past Saturday. It is always fun to see how everyone approaches the subject from a different angle. With lots of supplies and images to choose from, students were able to get a good start on several pages. They tried out many techniques including scraped paint, splatter, stamping, and crayon resist. What fun!

Upcoming Workshop

Join me on Saturday, February 25 from 9-12pm for a workshop on visual journaling. Learn my mixed media approach to design your own pages filled with creative techniques and ideas. Email or call 336.460.1411 for more information.

Upcoming Exhibition

You are invited to

Course Corrections

new work by

Melissa Walker

Opening reception

Thursday, March 8

6-9 PM

Point of View Art Gallery

717 Chapel Hill Road

Burlington, NC  27215

336.270.4998

Exhibit runs through April 30, 2012

New Brochure

I have finished a brochure describing my new studio space in Burlington and include information about the classes I am offering. Here is a pdf version. If you would like one mailed to you, send me your mailing address and I will get one out. Visit my Art Instruction Page to see more about my professional and spacious studio.

Here are some pictures from my recent show in North Charleston, SC. Nice space and wonderful people. It was good to see my friends in the city as well.

Black White and Shades of Grey

Dropped off two paintings today for a show in Greensboro, Black White and Shades of Grey. Hope you get a chance to drop by.

Opening Reception

FOR

Black and  White

and shades of Grey

A collection of artwork and home decor influenced by  

Black and White and shades of Grey.

   

Opening Reception

109 N. Cedar St. Suite #3

Greensboro NC 27401

coincides with

Downtown Greensboro's First Friday

January 6th, 2012, 6pm until 10pm

Closing Reception is the last Saturday, January 28th 2012, Noon to 4pm

Lark Artists Handmade Holiday Show

Don't forget to come out to the Lark Artists Handmade Holiday Show tomorrow in Asheboro from 11am - 5pm. I will be there along with 40 other artists. It is a great opportunity to buy handmade, buy local! I have lots of note cards, posters, earrings and many small paintings on sale just for this event!

Lark Artists Handmade Holiday Art Show

Skip the hectic shopping at the mall and start your holiday shopping on Saturday, December 3 at the Lark Artists Handmade Holiday art show.  This extravaganza of 40+ North Carolina artists will be in uptown Asheboro, NC at The Exchange, 204 S. Fayetteville Street (parking located in the city municipal lot behind The Exchange---come in the rear entrance).  This is a free event----open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.  I will be selling notecards and posters featuring my artwork as well as earrings and lots of small paintings on sale just for this event!

Lark Artists, producers of the Handmade Holiday art show are Laurie Abela, Amy Keith Barney, Cori Cagle, Et Hacskaylo, Mary Murkin, Rich Powell, Brooke Sides, Debra Spinks and Melissa Walker will also be joined by guest artists Hank Allred, Carey Linville Benson, Cathy Branscom, Betsy Browne, Kim Brownie, Janice Carroll, Wanda Cox, Robert Crutchfield, Henrietta Cummings, Joseph Ezzell, Eve Fenberg, Clanci Foxx, Sandy Johnson, Brenda Jones, Rick Kondracki, Melissa Lowery, Sandy McGhee, Lisa Moore, Mandy Nelson, Jill Painter, Kenye Pierce, Debbie Pike, Jodi Ohl, Flossie Reed, Suzanne Rehbock, Sonya Coulson Rook, Jean Rogers, Jean Skipper, Amy Smith, Dawn Tagawa, Emily Thompson and Tiffany Wheless.

This juried art show is the largest mixed-arts/crafts holiday show in Randolph County area.  Original works from over 40+ North Carolina artists will include:  Pottery, glasswork, paintings, drawings, hand-woven baskets, woodwork, hand-poured candles, bath and body products, toys, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces, hand-sewn items, hand-stitched fiber wearables, metal sculptures, garden and home décor pieces, baked goods, jams/jellies, homemade honey, and much more!  

In addition to providing an amazing local shopping opportunity, this event will also feature live music by "Our Two Cents"-featuring the very talented local musicians extraordinaire Ray Betts and Steve Cain.  Their music is described as "acoustic blues and stuff".  Also available will be local business, BrewBakes Coffee and Cake, located at 323 Sutie H Hwy 49 South, Asheboro, NC 27205 will be on-site offering a selection of gourmet box lunches, sweet treats and drinks for purchase during the show.

A silent auction of donated items from participating Handmade Holiday artists will be available for bid.  Proceeds from the silent auction will be given to the Christians United Outreach Center (CUOC) in an effort to give back to an organization that gives so much to the community all year long.  Canned goods will be accepted at the door and donated to CUOC to help restock the food pantry shelves for the holidays as well as monetary donations.

Don't miss this one-of-a-kind one-day art show filled with all handmade original artwork, talented musicians and scrumptious food.  Your holiday season will be complete after spending the day at the Handmade Holiday!  For more information about the Lark Artists Handmade Holiday art show email larkartists@gmail.com or visit www.larkartists.org.

Captions!

Sort of got the captions in. Still some issues.

Playing Around in Blogger

Having fun today figuring out how to add a thumbnail gallery to my portfolio page. I have added slide shows of my ATC"S and Journal pages, but wanted something more traditional for my portfolio page. After finding a tutorial on the web, Blogger Thumbnail Gallery, I got it to work. The HTML code looks overwhelming at first, but you really just need to copy and paste most things. I still need to add label info to all my images. That will take some additional work. Take a look! Portfolio