Deming Art Studio

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  Finished American Flag Deer outside the Primerica Office In Lapeer

 This was an art prject that brought together artists, friends and the community. We decorated deer, did kids events downtown, hung out at the Fransworth Gallery and finished it off with a grand party at the chairperson’s home. I highly recommend similar art projects to other communities and artists. 

My friend Amy had a great idea for an art project that would benefit Downtown Lapeer and bring artists together. At the time the project was conceived the Lapeer Art Association was still located outside of downtown Lapeer at Farnsworth And Daley Roads in the Farnsworth Gallery. Being Co-Chairperson of the Deer In Lapeer project was a real learning experience for me. We wrote and were awarded our first grant! We worked with local businesses on monetary issues, as well as , event coordination.  Juggling businesses and creative artists was an interesting task.  And while planning the whole event Amy and I still had to decorate our own deer sculptures. Artists took about three months to decorate their deer sculptures. Once completed the deer were herded up and put on display in the Historic Downtown Lapeer. During the event we had musicians, caricature artists, carriage rides, kids deer decorating, tracks scavenger hunt, coloring contests and more.  The event was a huge success benefiting the local community and the downtown in many ways, as well as, benefiting the artists of the community. Deer In Lapeer helped bring people to their downtown and helped put the spot light onto local artists and their Farnsworth Gallery.  Curious about the Deer In Lapeer? Visit the link under my favorite links.

Want to view more of this artist’s work? Click on the Deming Art Studio link under My Favorite Links.

Last summer my artist friends and I were looking for a fun art project we could participate in and network with other artists. During a conversation with my friend Marguerite, I mentioned the Studio 1219 Breast Cancer Awareness Art Project. Studio 1219 was looking for artists to decorate bras for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Throughout October 2007  the gallery, located in Port Huron Michigan, would have the bras on display, as well as , host seminars, luncheons and events pertaining to breast cancer awareness.  As Margueirte and I came up with idea after idea on how we could decorate bras, I thought to myself  we  aren’t really going to participate in this project.  But the next day Marguerite was calling me excitedly telling me about all the supplies she had bought for the project. So there we were on our way decorating bras. And what a challenge to get bras starched stiff enough to stand up like stone sculpture, to build an udder from bubble pop, felt & a pair of gardening gloves or to make a Moses from clay. But our creations were wonderful - The Udder Bra, The Parting of the C,s, HibisCups, CupCakes, Gambling Bra, Social Awareness Bra, bras from garden pots and more.  To wrap up the Breast Cancer Awareness Project, Studio 1219 held a gala. What a party! There was food and drink accompanied by live music. And to top the evening off there were firemen wearing only their bib-overalls modeling bras! A wild fun time was had by all! And to this day if I walk through a lingerie department, I look at the bras and think  of new ways to decorate bras. Want to view all the bras visit the My udder Bra link under My Favorite Links.

 1 cup water

2 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon lemon juice

2 tablespoon white vinegar

2 tablespoon olive oil (you can substitute butter)

2 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

3 cup white flour

1/4 cup powdered milk

1/4 cup corn flour

2 teaspoon yeast

 I did the dough in the bread machine on the dough setting. Put above ingredients into bread machine in order per your machine’s instructions. Set bread machine to dough setting. When dough is finished, remove dough from machine onto counter floured with corn flour. Knead into loaf shape- 3 inch diameter approx 12 inches long. Let rise approx 40 minutes or until double in size. Rub top lightly with olive oil. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of coarse salt along length of loaf. Put diagonal sits in top. Bake at 350′ for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and brush with egg white. Put back in oven and continue baking at 350′ for 30 minutes. Cool on rack and serve. Great with soup, chili, stew or anything that has gravy. Also good cut into chunks for fondue