December is often the most welcome month of the year and so it is in the Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery in the Crawfordsville Public Library. This month we celebrate Butterfly Moments: Calligraphy by Erika Woods and world crèches from Nancy Hardy.
Carmel, Indiana's Erika Woods is an award-winning calligrapher and graphic designer born in Vienna, Austria, where she received her degree from the Vienna Institute of Fashion Design. Fascinated by letters most of her life, Erika delights in infusing character and beauty into those letters by choosing a stylistically playful, ponderous or regal alphabet. She combines her calligraphy with watercolor or mixed media techniques by adding a unique blend of innovative and artistic creativity.
A faculty member of the Indianapolis Art Center, Erika, is also an active freelance calligrapher/teacher in the Indianapolis area. She is an expert in the art of doing traditional calligraphic projects: mission statements, resolutions, certificates, murals, wedding invitations and countless other personal requests.
Erika's environmental concerns, social justice issues, and the human condition are foremost in her mind and central to the type of letters she chooses to use. Lately, Jean Shinoda Bolen’s book, "Urgent Message from Mother," has captured her imagination. With Bolen’s permission, Erica has created a series of pieces voicing her message of change in world affairs management, hoping in her small way to contribute too much needed change. As Desmond Tutu said in acknowledging Ms. Bolen's book, "We men have had our turn and made a proper mess of things. We need women to save us."
Nancy Hardy was born in Minneapolis, MN, graduated from IU with a BS in Elementary Education, taught Elementary school in Bloomington for one year, married Charles Hardy and retired as an IU administrator, moving to Crawfordsville in 2006. After teaching in Crawfordsville for a year, she had two sons and retired from teaching. Her hobbies include any kind of needlework, reading, traveling, summers on a northern Wisconsin lake and family time.
Sometime in the late 1980s, Nancy found herself at a presentation by a woman who collected crèches as souvenirs from her world travels. She was fascinated! Returning home from the lecture, Nancy's head was swirling with crèches. She realized she herself had the beginnings of a collection with three crèches she already owned. An upcoming family visit to Mexico would be a perfect time to enhance that fledgling collection.
Nancy and her husband love doing "crèche hunting" while traveling. Her collection has been enhanced by friends who know of their interest and bring gifts from their world travels. In all these years and many crèches later, Nancy still loves each and every one of them. Lovely memories float her head as each crèche set is unveiled.
From this collection you will notice the crèches are not elaborate, but simple "folk art sets," which Nancy prefers. Each crèche has a minimum of three pieces: Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph as the main characters. Some have shepherds, wise men, angels and even camels, but these are not essential to Nancy’s dream.
When Nancy's grandsons come to help her arrange the crèche sets right after Thanksgiving the sets come alive. With all this valuable help, paper flies and crèches jump from their tissue paper packing landing in special places all around the house. Each grandson chooses his favorite crèche set which he then has the honor of placing under the Christmas tree for that season. What a lovely annual family tradition has developed around Nancy's crèches and grandchildren
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Local Authors Fair
Come meet local authors, buy a book, have a snack, and more!
December 7 (Wednesday)
5:00-8:30 pm
Genealogy Club Christmas Party
The club will meet at 7 p.m. in the Donnelley Room at CDPL. Bring goodies to share!
The public is invited. Call 362-2242 ext 118 or email gen@cdpl.lib.in.us for more information.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Banjo Lessons
FREE TENOR BANJO LESSONS!
December 1st @ CDPL
Ed Bayless and fellow tenor banjo enthusiast have 8 tenor banjos between them for students to borrow during class.
December 1st @ CDPL
Ed Bayless and fellow tenor banjo enthusiast have 8 tenor banjos between them for students to borrow during class.
- Youth 5 to 5:30pm
- Adults 5:30pm to ?
Downloadable audio books are back
Downloadable audio books are back for CDPL patrons! The former NetLibrary has become Recorded Books OneClickdigital.
Using your CDPL card barcode, all you need to do is create a OneClickdigital account from home or anywhere else -- and begin enjoying free audiobooks. So get started again -- or for the first time -- today!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Santa is coming to the Carnegie Museum
Santa is visiting the Carnegie Museum
yes, Santa is coming to the CMMC on Saturday, Dec. 3rd from noon to 2 pm.
It is a free event -- for all ages -- so bring a camera and take your own pictures with Santa!
yes, Santa is coming to the CMMC on Saturday, Dec. 3rd from noon to 2 pm.
It is a free event -- for all ages -- so bring a camera and take your own pictures with Santa!
Friday, November 11, 2011
Identify Theft Prevention and Repair
Identify Theft Prevention and Repair
When: Monday, Nov 21, 2011
DescriptionThis vital program is presented by the Indiana Attorney General's Office and is sponsored by CDPL. 6:30 to 7:30 in CDPL's Donnelley Room.
FREE
When: Monday, Nov 21, 2011
DescriptionThis vital program is presented by the Indiana Attorney General's Office and is sponsored by CDPL. 6:30 to 7:30 in CDPL's Donnelley Room.
FREE
Stamp a Stack card making class
Stamp a Stack card-making class with instructor Brenda Helvie.
9am to 1pm in meeting room B.
For $25 you get to create 20 cards. 4 different styles.
You must Preregister at the circulation desk, come in or call 362-2242 x109
9am to 1pm in meeting room B.
For $25 you get to create 20 cards. 4 different styles.
You must Preregister at the circulation desk, come in or call 362-2242 x109
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Author signing -- James E. Rady
5-star (locally raised) author James E. Rady will be here to sign copies of his newest book "A Time to Forgive" from 2 to 4pm
He is also the author of "Love Finds a Way" (A Civil War Story).
Banjo Lessons
FREE TENOR BANJO LESSONS!
November 10th and 17th.
Ed Bayless and fellow tenor banjo enthusiast have 8 tenor banjos between them for students to borrow during class.
November 10th and 17th.
Ed Bayless and fellow tenor banjo enthusiast have 8 tenor banjos between them for students to borrow during class.
- Youth 5 to 5:30pm
- Adults 5:30pm to ?
Scrapbooking
November 19: 9:30am to 4:30pm
Join Deb Slater at the library for a fun Saturday activity of SCRAPBOOKING
Bring your own materials and use Deb's tools and expertise!
FREE
Join Deb Slater at the library for a fun Saturday activity of SCRAPBOOKING
Bring your own materials and use Deb's tools and expertise!
FREE
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Yu-gi-oh
Don't forget about the Yu-gi-oh Tournament!
Call Michael Gurney for information and to sign-up 765-307-4253
5:15pm
Every Thursday through December!
Sponsored by CDPL
FREE
Call Michael Gurney for information and to sign-up 765-307-4253
5:15pm
Every Thursday through December!
Sponsored by CDPL
FREE
Monday, October 31, 2011
In the Gallery -- November 2011
Portraiture and Cross Stitch Adorn November's Art Gallery
As raw blustery breezes bend naked branches earthward, November bursts forth in celebration of the three artists exhibiting in the Library's Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery. You will find GRAPHITE & PASTEL PORTRAITTURE by fine artist Kari Rajkumar dancing on the gallery walls. Gallery Display Cases are abloom with A LOVE AFFAIR WITH CROSS STITCH by mother-daughter artists Phyllis Brower & Anne Sexton.
Born in Rantoul, Illinois, Kari Rajkumar moved with her family to Northern Virginia as a toddler and was home schooled there. She received no formal training in art save a few basic drawing classes around 9 or 10. Even at this early age, teachers commented on Kari's talent for realistic drawing and giving her subjects “a natural sense of weight.” At 14, Kari, with her mother and younger brother, relocated to Paris, Illinois where they still live. It wasn't until 2006 that Kari discovered for herself her adeptness at photorealism and began to explore portraiture in earnest, using photographic references and the Grid Method (an Old Master's technique) to achieve greater accuracy in portraying her subjects. In this technique she is self-taught. In 2008, she attended a brief introductory workshop in pastel, where she received only fifteen hours of instruction, half about pastel portraiture. One of Kari's portraits was published in the January/February 2010 issue of The Artist's Magazine, winning third Place (Student/Beginner Division) in their Annual Art Competition. Her work also received “Best of Show” at the 2010 October National In Decatur, IL. Most recently, her graphite portrait “Scott” received second place in Southwest Art Magazine's annual “21 Under 31” international competition and was subsequently published in their September 2011 issue. Kari has often been invited to conduct classes in area schools and art centers, and occasionally offers private lessons in her home. She also accepts portraiture commissions in pencil and pastel with the ultimate goal of working in oils. Kari is a member of the Board of Directors at the Paris Art Center in Paris, IL and is a member of the Portrait Society of America. Further information is available on Kari's website at http://www.karirajkumar.com./
Through all the stages of Anne Sexton's life, her mother, Phyllis Brower, was a constant source of support, example and friendship. As a little girl, Anne remembers sitting next to her mom as she painstakingly taught her to knit, sew, embroider, and cross stitch. She thoroughly enjoyed the lessons, both because she loved to create beautiful things, but more importantly because as long as the lessons continued she could remain close to her mom and her mom to her. Both Anne and Phyllis had an affinity for counted cross stitch, a popular form of counted thread embroidery. Counted cross stitch uses a pattern printed on paper laid out on a grid; the cloth remaining unmarked. The embroiderer must count across as well as up and down, to know precisely where to place the stitches. Using floss, x-shaped stitches are created one at a time to form a design or picture. Although cross stitch is often executed on easily countable even-weave fabric aida cloth, Anne and her mother preferred using linen with 22 to 28 stitches per inch. Ultimately counted cross stitch pieces are executed for the intrinsic sense of accomplishment they provide, for the joy they brings to the beneficiary, and for the sense of comfort provided in homes. Anne and her mom initially produced work that was predominantly reproductions of historical samplers. Working a sampler was a common occurrence for seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century schoolgirls and women to learn stitches, techniques, and elements of needlework design. A girl who was expected to go into service had to learn to mark her mistress's linens with family initials mend clothing. Girls in higher ranks of society were expected to impress potential husbands with prowess at needlework, as exemplified by her sampler. Phyllis and Anne often created samplers to celebrate births, commemorate marriages, and denote name etymology. As Anne and Phyllis increased their skills, their interests broadened and they sought more challenging work. The challenges were usually determined by the count of the fabric, the intricacy of the design, and the introduction of new techniques. “A shared love of ours was tweeding”, Anne says, “a technique where two or more colors of thread are used in the same needle at the same time to give depth and a subtle blend of color to the finished piece. Father Winter, a work that required three years to complete, is an excellent example of the use of tweeding. In 2007, Anne's mother Phyllis Brower passed away leaving Anne surrounded by her love. Her kindness and patience created a legacy that Anne will hold in her heart forever. There are days when Anne longs for one more moment, one more conversation, one more glimpse of her mom's beautiful face and gentle hands. In those moments, Anne feels Phyllis' presence in the heartfelt memories manifesting themselves through her own hands.
As raw blustery breezes bend naked branches earthward, November bursts forth in celebration of the three artists exhibiting in the Library's Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery. You will find GRAPHITE & PASTEL PORTRAITTURE by fine artist Kari Rajkumar dancing on the gallery walls. Gallery Display Cases are abloom with A LOVE AFFAIR WITH CROSS STITCH by mother-daughter artists Phyllis Brower & Anne Sexton.
Born in Rantoul, Illinois, Kari Rajkumar moved with her family to Northern Virginia as a toddler and was home schooled there. She received no formal training in art save a few basic drawing classes around 9 or 10. Even at this early age, teachers commented on Kari's talent for realistic drawing and giving her subjects “a natural sense of weight.” At 14, Kari, with her mother and younger brother, relocated to Paris, Illinois where they still live. It wasn't until 2006 that Kari discovered for herself her adeptness at photorealism and began to explore portraiture in earnest, using photographic references and the Grid Method (an Old Master's technique) to achieve greater accuracy in portraying her subjects. In this technique she is self-taught. In 2008, she attended a brief introductory workshop in pastel, where she received only fifteen hours of instruction, half about pastel portraiture. One of Kari's portraits was published in the January/February 2010 issue of The Artist's Magazine, winning third Place (Student/Beginner Division) in their Annual Art Competition. Her work also received “Best of Show” at the 2010 October National In Decatur, IL. Most recently, her graphite portrait “Scott” received second place in Southwest Art Magazine's annual “21 Under 31” international competition and was subsequently published in their September 2011 issue. Kari has often been invited to conduct classes in area schools and art centers, and occasionally offers private lessons in her home. She also accepts portraiture commissions in pencil and pastel with the ultimate goal of working in oils. Kari is a member of the Board of Directors at the Paris Art Center in Paris, IL and is a member of the Portrait Society of America. Further information is available on Kari's website at http://www.karirajkumar.com./
Through all the stages of Anne Sexton's life, her mother, Phyllis Brower, was a constant source of support, example and friendship. As a little girl, Anne remembers sitting next to her mom as she painstakingly taught her to knit, sew, embroider, and cross stitch. She thoroughly enjoyed the lessons, both because she loved to create beautiful things, but more importantly because as long as the lessons continued she could remain close to her mom and her mom to her. Both Anne and Phyllis had an affinity for counted cross stitch, a popular form of counted thread embroidery. Counted cross stitch uses a pattern printed on paper laid out on a grid; the cloth remaining unmarked. The embroiderer must count across as well as up and down, to know precisely where to place the stitches. Using floss, x-shaped stitches are created one at a time to form a design or picture. Although cross stitch is often executed on easily countable even-weave fabric aida cloth, Anne and her mother preferred using linen with 22 to 28 stitches per inch. Ultimately counted cross stitch pieces are executed for the intrinsic sense of accomplishment they provide, for the joy they brings to the beneficiary, and for the sense of comfort provided in homes. Anne and her mom initially produced work that was predominantly reproductions of historical samplers. Working a sampler was a common occurrence for seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century schoolgirls and women to learn stitches, techniques, and elements of needlework design. A girl who was expected to go into service had to learn to mark her mistress's linens with family initials mend clothing. Girls in higher ranks of society were expected to impress potential husbands with prowess at needlework, as exemplified by her sampler. Phyllis and Anne often created samplers to celebrate births, commemorate marriages, and denote name etymology. As Anne and Phyllis increased their skills, their interests broadened and they sought more challenging work. The challenges were usually determined by the count of the fabric, the intricacy of the design, and the introduction of new techniques. “A shared love of ours was tweeding”, Anne says, “a technique where two or more colors of thread are used in the same needle at the same time to give depth and a subtle blend of color to the finished piece. Father Winter, a work that required three years to complete, is an excellent example of the use of tweeding. In 2007, Anne's mother Phyllis Brower passed away leaving Anne surrounded by her love. Her kindness and patience created a legacy that Anne will hold in her heart forever. There are days when Anne longs for one more moment, one more conversation, one more glimpse of her mom's beautiful face and gentle hands. In those moments, Anne feels Phyllis' presence in the heartfelt memories manifesting themselves through her own hands.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Beekeeping class
It's that time again for
Saturdays from 9am until noon. Dates include:
November 12
December 10
January 2, 28
February 18, 25
March 17, 24
April 21, 28
Please sign up at the circulation desk.
Bob Congleton's Beekeeping class
Saturdays from 9am until noon. Dates include:
November 12
December 10
January 2, 28
February 18, 25
March 17, 24
April 21, 28
Please sign up at the circulation desk.
Upcoming Book Signings
Saturday November 12th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Local author John Sands will be at CDPL to sign his new book
The Lottery Winner. Stop in and buy a book or just meet the author!
Sunday November 13th
Mel Vance will be here for a book signing. His book The Blackness of Utter Darkness will sell for $17 with $2 of that going to the Fish Food Pantry. Come by and get an autographed book from Mel or just say Hi!
Deweys Do Book Club
will discuss Alice's Tulips by Sandra Dallas
Monday November 14
6:30 p.m.
Sign up at circulation!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Identity Theft Prevention and Repair
Identity Theft Prevention and Repair
This vital program is presented by the Indiana Attorney General's Office and is Sponsored by CDPL.
November 8
6:30 to 7:30 in CDPL's Donnelley Room
FREE
This vital program is presented by the Indiana Attorney General's Office and is Sponsored by CDPL.
November 8
6:30 to 7:30 in CDPL's Donnelley Room
FREE
Genealogy Club!
Genealogy Club:
November 8
7pm
"Club Organization" by all members -- organizational meeting for the 2011-2012 year
Donnelly Room
Public Invited
765-362-2242 ext 118
or
gen@cdpl.lib.in.us
November 8
7pm
"Club Organization" by all members -- organizational meeting for the 2011-2012 year
Donnelly Room
Public Invited
765-362-2242 ext 118
or
gen@cdpl.lib.in.us
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Yu-gi-oh Tournament!
Yu-gi-oh Tournament!
Join the fun...
Every Thursday through December @ 5:15pm!
Call Michael Gurney for information and to sign-up: 765-307-4253
Join the fun...
Every Thursday through December @ 5:15pm!
Call Michael Gurney for information and to sign-up: 765-307-4253
Friday, October 14, 2011
Painting classes
Two painting classes for October 18!
Paint In with Mike Bowman
To view the current work you can work on with Mike using your own supplies, go to the sign near the Childrens area. Or just come watch the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. 6 to 8pm
Jan Brown's Bob Ross "Wet on Wet" Oil Painting Technique
Priced at $45, it is a steal -- to walk away with an oil painting and a new technique learned, all while having a great time. All you need to bring is a 16 X 20in canvas and please wear old clothes. Sign-up at the circulation desk. Come in or call 362-2242 X109
Paint In with Mike Bowman
To view the current work you can work on with Mike using your own supplies, go to the sign near the Childrens area. Or just come watch the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. 6 to 8pm
Jan Brown's Bob Ross "Wet on Wet" Oil Painting Technique
Priced at $45, it is a steal -- to walk away with an oil painting and a new technique learned, all while having a great time. All you need to bring is a 16 X 20in canvas and please wear old clothes. Sign-up at the circulation desk. Come in or call 362-2242 X109
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