Twin Ports Arts Happenings for January: It's All Good

"Open Exposure" --Ed Newman

2018 is off and running. If you're a Northlander, you have no doubt noticed we're in the middle of a cold snap. It is what it is.

Let's cut to the chase. Here are some visual arts happenings to consider for the month of January. If you've not yet experienced Chance (Kathy McTavish) in the Sax Gallery at the Tweed, find a way to get there. Recommended: go while the days are short, and take it in as it gets dark. While there be sure to catch Modern(ism), and everything else they have on display this month. IN ADDITION, through January 14 there is a special exhibit of Tweed Staff Picks from the Tweed collection. Check it out.

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VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER
With the DAI Member Show just around the corner, make sure your DAI Membership is up to date so you can contribute a piece to the show later this month. Select a piece that you have created in the past year and bring it to the Art Institute after the middle of this month, January 17 to 19.

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Special thanks again to Esther Piszczek for gathering all the pieces of the rest of this blog post.

Friday, January 5, 5-8 p.m., Opening Reception for VARIEGATED, An art show featuring 10 diverse artists in a variety of media, Gallery 315 (formerly Washington Gallery), 315 N. Lake Avenue (also open Saturday and Sundays through January, 1-4 p.m.)
Features the work of local artists: Karolyn Carpenter, Karl Everett, Kerry Everett, Kathy Kollodge, Ken Kollodge, Kathryn Lenz, Rita Krochalk, Susan Krochalk, Kris B. Nelson and Devin Wait.

Monday, January 8, 5-7 p.m., Art Show Opening Reception for 'His and Hers' – New Year, Old & New Work, artwork by Sue & Tom Rauschenfels, Zeitgeist Atrium, 222 E. Superior Street (Artwork on display through January 31)

Tuesday, January 9, 12:30-3 p.m., Open Studio at Duluth Depot, 506 W. Michigan Street The Duluth Art Institute offers a regular Tuesday open art-studio session at the Depot. People of all abilities practicing all artistic mediums are invited to bring their own supplies and join the weekly group. Cost: $5 plus a DAI membership (first session is free).

Tangle by Linda Farmer

Wednesday, January 10, 6:30-9:00 p.m., Zentangle (R) & Wine with Esther Piszczek, CZT, Master Framing Gallery, 1431 London Road.
Experience the fun and relaxation of drawing simple, repetitive line patterns with pen and ink and pencil shading. No previous drawing experience necessary. Class Cost: $35; Supplies: $10 (or use supplies provided without additional cost). RSVP to episzczek@gmail.com. Seats are limited.

Thursday, January 11, 5-7 p.m., Double Artist Reception, at the DAI. Type 13: David Short, Morrison Gallery and Penny Perry in the Steffl Gallery.
Duluth Art Institute, 506 W. Michigan Street

David Short’s practice involves interests in lettering, type,illustration, and graphic design. . . . His solo exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute will feature the daily lettering/typographic explorations that were created and digitally photo-documented during the 2013 calendar year, as the first part of a three year daily experiment. Exhibit on view: January 11-February 25. Artist Talk: January 31, 6-7 p.m.

Penny Perry graduated UW-Superior with a degree in Theater & Art and for the past thirty-seven years has owned/operated the family business Perry Framing & Stained Glass that still maintains its original location in Downtown Duluth. Perry works using a variety of mediums; ink on paper, acrylic paint on canvas, stained glass both painted and leaded, photography, and wood. Exhibit on view: January 11-February 25. Artist Talk: Thursday, February 8, 6-7 p.m.

Friday, January 12, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Art Opening: Mythropology, a curious collection of acrylic paintings, Vanilla Bean Restaurant, Two Harbors (Right on Hwy 61) A curious collection of paintings by Zoey Leege. Music by Fiddle player Clancy Ward.

Saturday, January 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Nice Girls of the North 2nd Saturday Marketplace, Lakeside Lester Park Community Center (the former Lakeside Library), 106 N. 54th Ave. East
"Free coffee, cookies, and a friendly atmosphere await while you browse a collection of handcrafted clothing and bags, pottery, jewelry, stained glass, photography, personal care products, baby items and much more. One central checkout, most major credit cards accepted."

Saturday, January 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Empty Bowl Throw-a-thon, DAI Lincoln Building, 2229 W. 2nd Street (scroll down)
"Calling all potters! Come for an hour, come for the day ... either way please join us at the Duluth Art Institute’s ceramics studio as we prepare for the annual Empty Bowl fundraiser. Free, no registration required." Empty Bowl Making sessions for beginners scheduled for February!

Jeffrey Larson, GLAFA 

Thursday, January 25, 5-7 p.m., Artist Reception: Annual Member Show @ DAI, Depot Great Hall, 506 W. Michigan Street
The annual membership show is an energetic snapshot of the visual arts of our region. It captures professionals at the height of their career along with emerging talent and youthful voices.
On view: January 25-February 23.

Wednesday, January 31, 6-7 p.m., Artist Talk, Type 13: David Short, Duluth Art Institute, Morrison Gallery, 506 W. Michigan Street

October 2017-March 2018: Window to the West Art Display, 2001 West Superior Street
"Photographer Nik Nerburn and painter Brad Tollefson are creating a collaborative art exhibit on the streets of West Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, titled “Window to the West.” A selection of Tollefson’s paintings and Nerburn’s photographs will be on display in the storefront windows of 2001 West Superior Street for six months, through a partnership between the Duluth Art Institute and the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Agency, which owns the Seaway Hotel building."

Coming in February
Monday, February 12, 6:30-9 p.m., Zentangle ® Pattern Drawing with Esther Piszczek, CZT, Ordean East Middle School, 2900 E. 4th Street. In this introductory class, we will create beautiful art on a 3.5" x 3.5" paper tile using pen and ink and pencil shading. No previous drawing experience necessary. Relaxation is a common side effect. Class Cost: $20; Supplies: $10.
Register after 1/8/18 through Duluth Community Education at 218-336-8760.

Creative Education Class Opportunities in the Twin Ports
Art on the Planet (painting)
Duluth Community Education (Arts, Crafts, Hobbies section) (New Brochure 1/8/18)
Duluth Folk School (rag rug making, newspaper weaving, holiday tags and bags)
Duluth Maker Space (wire wrap jewelry, pottery, stone engraving, industrial sewing)
Great Lakes Aquarium (photography, drawing, watercolor, smelt making)
Historic Armory Annex (Forge Community)
Lake Superior Art Glasses (glass blowing: flamework and hotshop classes)
On the Rocks Art Studio and Gallery (painting)
Otlak Felt Studio (Feltmaker Mary Reichert) (Private and small group classes available)
Pineapple Arts (art therapy classes)

Learn a Tangle!
Slowpoke, created by certified Zentangle (R) teacher Cris Letourneau, is a swirly band tangle that makes a great border for envelopes, cards, or grocery lists. You can read more about how this tangle was created and learn how to draw it on Linda Farmer's, CZT, blog at tanglepatterns.com

12 Days of Zentangle: still available!
If you didn't get a chance to tangle along with Rick and Maria during the 12 Days of Zentangle this holiday season, the videos are still available on the ZT blog HERE.

Book & Film!
Patterned Peace, by Esther Piszczek, CZT, published by Whole Person Associates, Duluth. Available on Amazon.com, at The Bookstore at Fitger's, Zenith Bookstore (next to Beaner's Central in West Duluth), and Duluth Fine Pianos. Original, hand-drawn artwork ready to color. Includes full pattern index.

Life & Art Entangled, a 17 minute art documentary created by Lola Visuals featuring Zentangle (R) inspired artwork on a piano created by fine-line pattern artist Esther Piszczek, CZT, and the improvisational jazz piano music of Peter Brown. Life & Art Entangled debuted at the 2016 Duluth Superior Film Festival. Watch on YouTube.com.

Places to find my art in the Twin Ports:
Art on the Planet, 1413 Tower Avenue, Superior
Duluth Fine Pianos, 405 E. Superior Street, Duluth
Master Framing Gallery, 1431 London Road, Duluth
Zenith City News, E.P. Designs, a regular Zentangle (R) inspired art feature in this newspaper, which can be found at various public locations around the Twin Ports and online.

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Blue Van Gogh

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Meantime, art goes on all around you. Be part of it.

Rauschenfels Opening @ Zeitgeist and a Call for Potters Reminder

I first saw Tom Rauschenfels' intricate prints as part of a larger event of Northern Printmakers. Sue Rauschenfels, Tom's sister-in-law via his younger brother Mark. This month they will be sharing the same stage, or rather, sharing in a joiint exhibition of their work at the Zeitgeist, the opening slated for 5-7 p.m. Monday, January 8.  The two artists had been discussing the joint show for some time, and finally decided to put it on the calendar.

"Our art styles are a study in contrasts," says Tom. "My pieces are mostly the result of sketches that have been turned into relief printmaking, either woodcut, linocut, or the combination of the two. Relief printmaking, due to the nature of the process, is somewhat meticulous, labor intensive, and has a relatively high reliance on blocks of color to help with dimension. My style is to cut separate blocks for each color, which utilizes color relationship to help with the elements that make art a visual exercise. The images are always hand printed on traditional printmaking papers with oil-based inks, for long-term lightfast permanency."

Sue works in a variety of mediums, including watercolor, and sometimes collage and mixed media technique, in the truest extension of the medium: loose, quick and vibrant, to give her images a very spontaneous and fresh look. "While we both use lots of everyday ideas and subjects interplay to convert our ultimate message," Tom adds, "the viewer will have no doubt as to who the artist was for each piece, regardless of looking at the identification and media tag.

Tom Rauschenfels Bio:

Being involved in and around a water environment has been an important part of my life since I was a young boy growing up on Park Point. Now as a retired public school art teacher working in printmaking, drawing, painting, and ceramics, I continue to be influenced by the Great Lake and the area I love. I utilize nature, the human figure, and the exploration of different art styles in my creative endeavors. My artwork can be seen at Lizzards, Northern Printmakers Gallery, and numerous private collections here and abroad. Website for viewing prints can be found at thomasrauschenfels.com . While the website features mostly prints, additional drawings, paintings, and ceramics can be seen by contacting the artist at art@thomasrauschenfels.com.

Learn more about Tom Rauschenfels here at his website.

Sue Rauschenfels Bio:

I’ve admired watercolor and all free flowing visual art mediums for many years particularly work capturing the beauty of nature. I enjoy telling a story when I paint-- and drawn to figurative and whimsical styles. Incorporating mixed media with watercolor adds texture and interest plus allows me the freedom to play. I am fortunate to study with and continue to be inspired by so many creative artists and mentors. As a retiree of UMD Continuing Education, I’m a perfect example of lifelong learning and am very grateful to be able to live the dream. I’m currently a member of Lake Superior Watercolor Society, Artists of MN and Arrowhead Artists. My work can be seen at 47 Degrees Gallery in Knife River, Lakeside Gallery in Duluth and by private appointment in my home/studio. 218-391-4385 or email srauschenfels@live.com

You can become still better acquainted with Sue via this interview we did in 2014.

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CALLING ALL POTTERS

It's that time of year again when artists and amateurs alike come together to make bowls for the annual Empty Bowl Fund Raiser. Every Tuesday through April the DAI studio on Michigan Street (across from the library) will be open for bowl-makers. Come for an hour or the day.

Also, a larger Throw-A-Thon will be held Saturday January 20, from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Full details here on Facebook as well as opportunities for lessons in bowl-making.

AND FINALLY...
Lakeside Gallery will feature work by Rosemary Guttormsson through the month of January, with an opening reception slated for Saturday, January 6 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Meantime, art goes on all around you. Roll up your sleeves and get into it.

200 Pounds of Clay and the North Pole Bar on Raleigh Street

47 years experience.*

Inasmuch as we practically live in the North Pole as it is, I decided to check in at the North Pole Bar on Saturday to see how their Beer for Bowls event was shaping up. I can't recall a winter with so many school closing due to cold. In fact, I can't recall ever hearing of school closings due to cold. Dangerous road conditions? Sure. But not cold.

Inside the North Pole Bar the atmosphere was swimmingly upbeat and warm. I came early in the day and found the pottery wheels active, and a growing number of participants on hand, prepping the raw clay for throwing bowls.

Tonya Borgeson of Snoodle Ceramic Studio seems to be a master of making events like this happen, inviting participation from rookie to pro. This coming Saturday, February 1, is the sequel to this bowl-throwing fest, the Glaze-A-Thon at the Lake Superior College Art Building, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The setup went like this. There were three pottery wheels early in the day and 200 pounds of clay. Those who arrived to make pots would take turns in fifteen minute increments. 75 cents got you a chance to make pottery AND get a free beer.

Borgeson (L) with North Pole owner Barb Stevens

When I arrived two of the wheels were occupied by women involved with art therapy in different capacities, Andrea Boyadjis and Sarah Riley. Both attended UWS and have applied their creative skills to the professions aimed toward healing, by means of the arts. Stated Riley, "I realized that art was always for me."

Other potters on hand early in the day included the experienced Viki Day, Theresa Hoffmann, Matt Larson and Kitty Sabelman of Dragonfire Ceramics. Even the North Pole's new owner Barb Stevens rolled up her sleeves to make bowls when it came her turn.

Seeing the Northland's potters getting bowls ready for April's Second Harvest Fund Raiser truly is one of the early signs of spring. With so much action underway, one can't help but be hopeful that a thaw will eventually be near. I thinik I'll just ignore that 30 below thermometer reading this morning and think warm.

Early signs of spring at the North Pole Bar.

*Top right: Viki McFall (L) with Tonya Borgeson. 

How High Can Duck Duck Go Go?

In my 1996 article "Finding Needles in Haystacks" I presented an overview of what were then the most popular search engines for finding what you were looking for on the Net. Lycos, Magellan, Excite, Webcrawler, Alta Vista, Inktomi and Yahoo were among the herd of contenders for search engine dominance. Google was still two years from conception!

The Internet was so new that in order to learn about it I pitched a column to Printwear magazine (I was then with a company in the screen print industry) in which I would explain to readers the various aspects of many things we take for granted today. For example, what is a browser? How does email work? What is the Internet? The starting point of this particular article was explaining to readers what a search engine is.

When Google came along in 1998, the search engine competition was fierce. I listed 25 different search engines in my column, each with its own interface, advantages and disadvantages. But Google found a niche and quickly exploited it, a clean, fast search engine that existed for this one purpose, to find information and images fast. In fact, Google was so successful that it has been unrivaled since becoming the king of search engines. Microsoft tried to dislodge it with Bing, and Yahoo gave it a go. Google was simply too strong, too efficient, too easy, too fast.

One of the keys in warfare, in this case marketing warfare, is to exploit a weakness, to find a breach in the wall. If you were going after Google, what would you see as their biggest weakness? Well, DuckDuckGo is the search engine company that seems to have found that Achilles heel. People have become increasingly aware of all the data that is floating around out there in cyberspace. Nearly everyone is aware of how Google utilizes our browsing decisions and other activities for the purpose of marketing. Google has ways of making money off our cyber-surfing experiences. A lot of people don't like it and have become increasingly concerned about protecting their privacy.

This is where DuckDuckGo shines. Like Google, they are a fast, efficient search engine with a funny name. Unlike Google, DuckDuckGo does not gather information about you. They simply help you find what you're looking for.

According to user stats, DuckDuckGo has been growing really fast. Once you give it a whirl you'll understand why. For a bit of back story on DuckDuckGo.com you can get up to speed over at
Search Engine Land.

By the way, don't forget that today is the 19th Annual Empty Bowl benefit fund raiser for the Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank, 10 am–6:30 pm at the Depot, 506 West Michigan Street, Duluth. Northern Lakes Food Bank provides food more than 3.3 million meals annually to people in need throughout northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. $20 includes a handmade bowl and a simple,delicious soup meal. After 4 p.m., cost is $15.

Jazz, Sea of Bowls and Samsara

“Oh salty sea, how much of your salt is tears from Portugal?” ~Fernando Pessoa

I've been watching Ken Burns' documentary Jazz again… so very powerful. Last night I watched Episode Seven which covers the period of World War II. There are so many powerful moments in this series, which is as much about the black experience in America as it is about the music. In one segment, the story is told of an integrated jazz group with Dave Brubeck that traveled together, played music together and fought together. We're talking about army guys in Europe here, not a Bob Hope USO entourage flying here and there to encourage the troops. Ken Burns cut to an elderly Brubeck telling the story of the first black man he ever saw. When he was young his father brought him to this man in Sacramento and had the black man open his shirt. With tears in his eyes Brubeck says, “He had a brand on his chest.”

The pain of this memory was exacerbated by his memories of returning from the war fighting side by side with black friends and seeing them returned into a segregated second class citizen status back here in the States. What were these men fighting for? Freedom? For whom?

Sea of Bowls

This Monday the Sea of Bowls will be on display preceding Tuesday’s 19th Annual Empty Bowl benefit for Second Harvest Northern Lake Food Bank. The fine art bowls will be available for purchase from 5-7 p.m. at The Depot, 507 West Michigan Street, Duluth. One of these fancy bowls can be yours for anywhere from $25 to $100. On Tuesday you can purchase bowls filled with a tasty soup de jour for $20. All proceeds go to feed needy people in Northern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin. This is a really great concept, an inspired way in which the arts gives back to the community.

David Normal's Latest

For those of you in San Francisco, David Normal's latest painting, “Samsara” was displayed last Friday evening at Trickster Salon's "Primal Masquerade". For this event, Trickster teamed up with Aspect Gallery to present the event at 1000 Van Ness, a beautiful atrium ballroom on the ground floor of the AMC theater in San Francisco. From what I hear it was a pretty lively soiree. Normal just passed his 42nd birthday on the 19th of this month, so he was informally celebrating his birthday there. I was invited, but gosh, seems I've been pretty busy lately. You can read the story behind the painting here.

This Weekend in the Twin Ports

Check this week's Reader, or The Wave in today's Trib, for the music action at Luce, Beaners, The Rex and other hot spots. If you're into live comedy, Dubh Linn downton and V.I.P. Pizza (Tower Avenue, Superior) are the current hot spots. And for jazz, I think they're still doin' it at the 'Toga on Saturday afternoons beginning at three. For live theater, see what's happening at Stage II and The Play Ground. I myself will be dropping into Zinema 2 to see the next installment of Duluth Art Institute sponsored Robert Hughes film series, "Shock of the New." Life is happening all around you. And with spring in the air, I see lots more coming alive. Be a part of it.

“God wills, man dreams, the work is born.” ~Fernando Pessoa

Karin Kraemer Talks About Pottery and the Upcoming Empty Bowl Fundraiser

Karin Kraemer has been a fixture of the Twin Ports arts scene since I first arrived on these shores in 1986. A long time friend of the Duluth Arts Institute (DAI), she is also a lover of music and has played in a number of area jugbands along the way. She's an active player in the DAI's annual Empty Bowl fundraiser, helping to promote it and making bowls that others can paint, it seemed like a good time to feature Karin here because Empty Bowl is just around the corner.

Ennyman: When did you first take an interest in the arts?
Karin Kraemer: I've been making things since I was gluing things to my Mom's carpet in the living room. I started getting serious about it in college.

E: How did you get into pottery as your chosen field?
KK: Well, I was a glassblower for the first 10 years of working as an artist, and then switched to clay in West Virginia. I had worked in clay, and got to take it again at Pigeon Lake Art Camp. Doug Johnson and Kurt Wild taught us to make a kiln out of anything, and be experimental. When I moved to West Virginia and didn't have a glass studio to work in, I started pit firing clay in the back yard, and haven't stopped playing with it since.

E: What's the name of your studio and how long have you been in operation?
KK: My studio is the Duluth Pottery, Superior Division. I have been here for 10 years, and worked at the Duluth Art Institute for three years before that. What a great place to work. I taught classes, worked on clay, and got a leg up in the incubator of the clay studio.

E: You sell a fair amount of work which means you have a sense of what "the audience" wants. Do you see a significant difference between functional art (pottery for example) and "fine art"?
KK: They are both "art" and both "functional". A Bowl has the job of holding your food in a beautiful way, and allows you to interact with living, eating and sharing food with others in a beautiful way. A Painting allows you to interact in the world, and have a conversation about beauty, content, and our interpretations.

E: Where do you get your inspiration from?
KK: I love being outside, seeing the flowers, architecture, the garden growing, the lake.

E: Who have been your biggest influences?
KK: Many people. I love the painters of the beginning of the 20th century. Monet, Manet, Matisse. For Clay, I love the potters and sculptures that I see as devoting their lives to clay and art and the exploration of it all. Warren McKenzie is amazing. He made it possible for folks like me to have a life as a studio potter. Local heroes: Bob and Cheryl Husby, Dick Cooter, Jim Grittner.

E: Tell us about the Empty Bowl event...
KK: Empty Bowl, (like others around the country) is a collaborative event benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank. Many bowls are made at the schools, the Duluth Art Institute, Lake Superior College, Duluth Pottery and through many individual donors. (Bowl makers.) I wanted to see the Superior side of the River get involved, since both Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota's food shelves are fed by Second Harvest. So, we make many bowls and invite folks to come in and paint them with colorful Majolica glazes to contribute to the fund raiser. Wednesdays, 12:00pm til early evening, come on in and decorate bowls! 715-399-0921

E: How did it start and who can participate?
KK: Empty Bowl was the Brainchild of Dave Lynas and Linda Hebenstreit at the Duluth Art Institute 18 years ago.

E: When is the actual day of the event and where?
KK: This year the Sea of Bowls (preview of the bowls when they are priced according to market value) is on April 25, 5-7pm. The main event is Tuesday the 26th, 10am - 6:30 pm. There is a silent auction of the areas most wonderful artists. All the rest of the bowls are $15 all day. Soup is on, and lots of entertainment.

Duluth Pottery, Superior Division is located at 916 Hammond in the Trade and Commerce Marketplace (the actual National register name of the historic bldg.)
You can see more of her pottery at www.duluthpottery.com

Empty Bowls Fill Stomachs and Satisfy Souls

There is a concept in the Tao (if I recall correctly) in which it is the void which gives a thing its usefulness. In other words, a garage that is solid would have no space to park your car, but the emptiness is what makes it useful. (I have known people with garages too full to be useful for parking their cars, but that is a another matter.)

In the same way, a bowl is useful as a bowl by having a void. The hollowed out portion makes it possible to use it for sharing soup, and that is exactly what the Duluth Art Institute has again planned for Tuesday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. as a way to raise money for the Northern Lakes Food Bank

The Empty Bowl event is especially interesting because it really gets the total community involved. Artisans and amateurs alike spend months making the bowls. Then, everyone in the area is invited to come buy a bowl of soup. The bowl goes home with you, the money goes to the needy. You end up with your tummy full, and so do those whose stomachs need filling.

While travelling I discovered that the Empty Bowl is not unique to Duluth, and is practiced in a number of other cities, each with its own history. Ours began in 1994. Local artist Dave Lynas, well known local potter and famous for his creative "gnomenclature", suggested the idea of Empty Bowl to the Duluth Art Institute. At the same time, and only miles apart, Moira Johnson brought the idea to the Duluth Public Schools. Collaboratively, the project came to life raising $9,400 in its first year as the region’s only combined arts and hunger event. It's only grown since.

Last night a group of folks from New Life Covenant, our local church, assembled in my wife Susie's garage/pottery studio to share the experience of making bowls for this good cause. It's amazing how many different kinds of bowls there can be.

According to an article in the Duluth News Tribune community members who was to make handcrafted bowls are invited to Duluth Art Institute’s Lincoln Park Studio, 2229 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, to create bowls with an art instructor. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (218) 723-1310 or emailing Shannon Cousino scousino@duluthartinstitute.org. A maximum of 10 people will be accepted for each nightly lesson and the cost to create an Empty Bowl is $20.00 and includes a ticket to Empty Bowl.