The Pet Project Artist Challenge

Photos of some of the artwork brought in by artists who answered our monthly artist challenge:
Most of these pieces will go to the Anchorage SPCA to be auctioned off at their benefit dinner, April 17, at Guido's restaurant.

Thanks to everyone who participated, these are wonderful!

We're open this Saturday-November 20

Shop!

We'll be open for some early bird Holiday Shopping again this Saturday from 10-5. If the hustle and bustle at the Dena'ina Center Art and Craft Emporium as too much for you-then walk up G street and shop a bit at Upstairs Studio! We'll have an intimate gathering of local Crafters and Artists selling their Modern Handmade Gifts at the Studio.

In addition to our Upstairs Studio Artists we will be joined this Saturday by Myler Almandinger,  Marie Polito and Dallas Wildeve.  

Myler Almandinger is bringing her exotic woven and knitted Quiviut items along with many other felted knit items. She has mittens, slippers and more. Given our recent weather-her goods may need to be given as early gifts !  They are warm, stylish and functional in our Arctic North.

 

 

Marie Polito of Saucy Kitchen Coveralls will have her reclaimed denim coverall wearables. (I'm hoping I can talk her into an Artist Apron design for myself.) She pairs some fun fabrics and designs into her skirts aprons and more.

Dallas Wildeve, ( you may remember  her stiched tyvek art showing at a recent First Friday with us) will have her jewelry made from salvaged plastic pipe, paper and more. She has away with using an unexpected combination or overlooked or scrapped items and turning them into  wearable art. I'm sure she'll have a showing of completely unique and one of a kind gifts for a friend or yourself.

Some of our Studio Artists have also been busy making new items for the Holiday Shopping season. I encourage you to stop by this Saturday and say hi-you'll have a chance to Shop!, meet great Artists and Crafters and spend some time in our unique Gallery Space without the distraction of First Friday crowds. We will also be open December 11 and 18-with a different mix of Artists and Crafters selling. Each Saturday will be different-so you could make them all and find new items and Artists each time.

Come on up!

Change is in the Air

Being Artists we love changing things up constantly.  Just hard to agree on how to change things! So we started with a white wall in our Gallery. It certainly brightens and cheers up the room. It will be exciting to showoff our colorful Wall art on the nice warm white.  Don't worry-there will still be
color in the Gallery-more colors coming soon.


More white things! Paper mache/plaster skull masks are available to decorate in the tradition of Dia de los Muertos sugar skulls.  Some exciting skull art being created at the Studios, if you want to participate, contact us via email to arrange to get one. You will need to have yours complete and to the Gallery by Nov 4, to be displayed as part of our  November 5 First Friday with Government Hill 6th grade class "Dia de los Muertos".

 

Marlee is making Frida candles-they are very festive. All this and more will be displayed on the next First Friday November 5.

ps. We have Studios spaces available for the right Artists or Crafters.  Contact us at info (at) upstairstudioart.com for more info. We have  an energetic friendly artist community here at Upstairs Studio.