Come and meet several artists from Metropolitan Art Council, Open Studios! We will be there today from 1:00-4:00 including a silent auction on beautiful artwork. Also enjoy meeting vendors from Greenville and getting to know them.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
CHILDREN'S ART CAMP!
Please register soon.
Ages 8 and up, each session is one week long and all materials are included. Each session is $135.00 Schedule is a follows.
All sessions are one week in length.
FIRST SESSION – June 7 th through June 11th
June 7, 2:30 to 4:30 , paint & clay art with Reta Cooper.
June 8, 2:30 to 4:30 , paint & clay art with Reta Cooper.
June 9, 2:30 to 4:30 , painting and printmaking with Julia Peters.
June 10, 2:30 to 4:30 , mosaics with Laura K. Aiken.
June 11, 2:30 to 4:30 , painting and printmaking with Julia Peters.
SECOND SESSION – June 21st through June 25th
June 21, 2:30 to 4:30 , paint & clay art with Reta Cooper.
June 22, 2:30 to 4:30 , paint & clay art with Reta Cooper.
June 23, 2:30 to 4:30 , painting and printmaking with Julia Peters.
June 24, 2:30 to 4:30 , mosaics with Laura K. Aiken.
June 25, 2:30 to 4:30 , painting and printmaking with Julia Peters.
THIRD SESSION. – July 12th through July 16th
July 12, 2:30 to 4:30 , paint & clay art with Reta Cooper.
July 13, 2:30 to 4:30 , paint & clay art with Reta Cooper.
July 14, 2:30 to 4:30 , painting and printmaking with Julia Peters.
July 15, 2:30 to 4:30 , mosaics with Laura K. Aiken.
July 16, 2:30 to 4:30 , painting and printmaking with Julia Peters.
You must register in advance to reserve your place. Call 864-370-0301 today.
Mosaic Beauty!
I was so proud my student, Yves! Isn’t this piece beautiful? It was created using Orsoni Smalti from MosaicSmalti. We chose to use a different technique using mosaicfilm. You can learn this method too in my mosaic workshop! New schedule coming soon!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Mosaic Bragging
"Aaarrrghts for All" Congratulations to my friend Jenny Perry for a wonderful show at the Lawton Arts for All festival, in Oklahoma
Jenny was chosen as the featured artist for the festival and chosen to create the
art they used for the t-shirt and all the advertisements! Don’t you just love her pirate.
New workshops gearing up soon!
New workshop schedule will be out soon, so be on the look out. We are closing up our last session and starting fresh in June. Below is Teresa working on her mosaic mirror, which I will say - will be beautiful. call 864-360-3811 for more information.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Mark you calendar!
Jill Schmidt will be having her first solo show in our new location May 21, 2010. You don’t want to miss this event. Jill promises to captivate your attention with her variety of mediums.
Much luck to you Jill!!
10 Central Avenue Studios is an art gallery, artist studio, and art education business shared by 15 other area artists and owned and operated by Julia and Jeff Peters.
Be smart, buy local art.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Handbags for Hope is gearing up!
Well it’s getting to be that time again. This will be my fourth year in participating in the Ovarian Cancer Society, Handbags for Hope. It’s such a fun and rewarding event. What’s a girl to do. Stay tuned to this ever changing design. Will it be a painted or mosaic bag? Actually I would love to do both!
2009 Handbags for Hope by Laura K. Aiken
Here is a sample of some of last years bags:
http://handbagsforhope.blogspot.com/
Why don’t you join in this year?
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
SAVE THE DATE
Handbags for Hope Silent purse auction and
Thursday, September 23rd Upcountry History Museum
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Tiki Bowl 2010
The Tiki Bowl, a fund-raiser for the American Advertising Federation's Greenville chapter, was held at Golden Park Lanes in Simpsonville Thursday, May 6, 2010. Teams of four bowled for prizes, and participants bid on bowling pin art designed by local artists. I was fortunate enough to participate is this fun event. Below is a link to the slide show at Metromix and photos of my bowling pin, “Miss Pinette” She’s been through a rough time.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Live from Windows Live
Well I am finally back after a long sabbatical. No, actually it seems there is more to having a studio outside your home than I thought. There is life outside my little room and it’s great! I am going to try my best to post at least once a week. I thought I would work with Windows Live, since I have a new laptop (finally) seems like a good challenge for me. So far so fun.
Below is a photo of Haley, a high school senior that chose me for her mentor for her senior project. What talent she had. I hate it when people say they don’t have talent, that’s when you need to back up and watch out!
Haley. designed and created these beautiful 4 season mosaic stepping stones. I just love them. I am so grateful to have met Haley and share her senior year with her. Good luck girlie!
Oh by the way we used MosaicFilm and it worked beautifully!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Henri Matisse's Great Leap Forward....(my main man)
As my friend Mystele Kirkeeng calls it - I have a "field trip" for you. I am a lover of Matisse and try to follow his works closely. His love of color and lines just blow me away. If you are able to see his exhibition in Chicago you will not be disappointed. I hope you enjoy the slides.
"Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-1917" was jointly organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, where it will travel after running in Chicago from March 20 through June 20. The exhibition dates in New York will be July 18 through October 11.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1976768_2097251,00.html#ixzz0kzdhhD5f
Monday, March 29, 2010
Patti Brady workshop
Friday, March 26, 2010
"GiGi" comes Alive!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
It's Hard Being an Angel! -Recycled Art

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Mosaic by Stephanie
Scenes from the Mosaic Workshop
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
New WoRkShOp Schedule! March - April 2010
WORKSHOPS
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Greer Station Boxcar Project 2010
they will be auctioned off at a charitable event, and all proceeds will benefit Greer Relief and Resource Agency, the Greer Cultural Arts Council, and the Greer Station Association.
I was honored to be apart of my hometown's project!











