EXCITING NOVEMBER HOP

Hello, ASG Friends!

This Thanksgiving Saturday is Sanger Art Hop day! And how exciting that there will be 10 --that's TEN!-- locations for you and your visiting family members and friends to visit in one artistically exciting day. Check out these posters (click pic to enlarge) that Kathleen Mattox has prepared, including the map of the ten locations.


Beginning on Art Hop Saturday until our last day of operation on 15 December, our gallery is offering a 20% discount on all of our art works. This brings you the reminder that we will be closed after that mid December day for our Christmas break, and we will reopen for Blossom Trail in early February 2014.

On another exciting note, yours truly with fellow ASG members Chieko Delgado, Kay Owens, and Deanna Sue Bristow are opening another gallery in downtown Sanger, called Sanger Art Station on P Street and 7th Street, suite #206. This new place has been added to the growing list of Sanger Art Hop participants.

We are NOT leaving this beloved ASG, oh no, not us! But this new gallery will soon provide us with the opportunity to bring to our faithful patrons our works in another location, while encouraging more Valley residents to find more artistic options to beautify their lives and homes with. Please find us on Facebook and click "Like". Here is our FB address https://www.facebook.com/SangerArtStation . We will welcome old friends as well as new on the November Art Hop day, which happens to be Small Business Saturday as well. Our creed is "Shop local!"

We hope to see you at the Art Stand Gallery in Minkler in this season of mirth. Amidst the busy preparation for a festive Thanksgiving, remember to take a breather by stepping inside our place and enjoying a relaxing moment among our lovely art works, Wednesday through Sunday, 11am to 5pm. This week we are closed on Thanksgiving day so that everyone can enjoy a wonderful day with loved ones.

Have a fun week of Thanksgiving preparation, folks. Remember to pencil in Sanger Art Hop this Saturday on your calendar. Shop local!

Always "mud"-dled,

T.S.Wood, potter

Sanger Art Hop Tomorrow

Saturday, 26 October 2013, which is tomorrow, is the last Saturday of the month. Yes, ALREADY! And that means it's Sanger Art Hop Day!

Last Saturday we moved into the Holidays Season, so when you come in, expect to see lovely winter scenes in many of the art works in our gallery. We'll be open at 10am. Come on over, and enjoy.

A nice selection of Deanna Sue Bristow's watercolor.

Always "mud"-dled,

T.S.Wood, potter

LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS

Hello, all. 

We are looking for new members for our gallery, for the period between the Holiday Show (19 Oct-15 Dec 2013) and the end of the Fruit Trail season (beginning of July 2014). Please email me T@Q23.US to find all the details.

We are located in Minkler at the foot of Jesse Morrow Mountain, below Squaw Valley, past Centerville. We are directly across the School House Restaurant, on Hwy 180 (Kings Canyon Rd.) and Frankwood Ave. Besides the very busy restaurant, there is also the Cedar View Winery/Sequoia View Bed and Breakfast a mile south. Click on those names to get to their websites. 

Interested? Please contact us ASAP. Our new season is about to begin. Or do you know of any local artists who might be interested? Please forward them this blog. Thanks beforehand.

Elaine's pretty horses, Simmie and Winnie.

In the meanwhile, enjoy the nice weather by driving to our gallery and be captivated by our art works. We are open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 to 5. 

Always "mud"-dled, 

T.S.Wood, potter

Sad News

Pam's Quail (watercolor), Jody Seaman Tonai

Dear Friends of the Gallery,

with heavy heart I inform you that one of our gallery members, watercolorist Jody Seaman Tonai passed away on Monday afternoon, 2 September 2013.

Jody joined our gallery in 2000, when it was a little fledgling in the art scene of the San Joaquin Valley. She was a faithful member of our gallery, whose care for the well-being of the gallery we could count on. Even when she was dealing with health issues, she came to our meetings and participated in our discussions. When we decided to make the gallery front look more inviting, she volunteered to take on the areas right outside our doors where the two trees grow. We have a pleasant little garden by each of our front doors because she brought in many of the plants there, installed a timer for watering them, and did the weeding.

I will post any memorial arrangement when I know more. For now, we grieve with her family and mourn this great loss.

On behalf of our gallery,
Sorrowfully yours,

T.S. Wood

Sanger Art Hop and Demos this Saturday

Hello, art-loving ASG friends!

We are very excited about this coming Saturday, the 31st of August, our Sanger Art Hop day (10am-4pm). Why? For starters, we are going to have several demos going simultaneously by some of our members during the earlier part of the day. Some of us are going to set up tables outside the gallery, under trees and canopies, and show you what we do on a day-to-day basis in our own studios. The purpose of these demos, aside from giving you a glimpse of what studio life is like, is to invite you to participate in our workshops next month. So what you'll see during this Saturday demos will pretty much be what you'll get to do at the workshop next month. The workshops are going to be short ones, an hour or so for pottery, perhaps a couple of hours for painting, beginning at 11 am. And because they are short classes, the fees are also more affordable than our usual workshop fee. But because these demos are simultaneous, you can hop from one demo station to the next and see what kind of exciting art each gallery member is making. Make the rounds and pick up some art tricks you might be able to do at home. Or if you want to have the fun of taking an art class, sign up for next month's.

But here's another reason for you to come and see us this Saturday during Art Hop. Potter Jerry Chang had waaaay... too much artistic fun this past summer. He received an art scholarship and spent a couple of weeks in Monterey. Yeh, we felt so sorry for him... NOT! And what he brought back from those intensive two weeks are not something you'd want to miss. He brought to the gallery, among others, a serenely beautiful celadon vase that he'd carved with a swimming whale motif. One could just hear a hauntingly evocative whale song as one turns the vase around and follows the gliding whales. But as if that wasn't enough, Jerry also got to doing oil painting. His subjects were his own home, this beloved Valley of ours.

Jerry Chang's "Eucalyptus," oil.

Yesterday I was at the gallery and took pictures of several charming spots there to whet your appetite for this Saturday.

Sandy's watercolor, Elaine's sculpture, Kay Owens' jewelry, T.S.Wood's pottery.

Jody Seaman Tonai's little ducklings are waiting for you.

An arrangement of T.S.Wood pottery and deodar cedar "rose". 

And as usual, if you didn't know this already, I'm letting you know now that the gallery hosts a delectable reception. There will be tasty treats and a refreshingly wonderful punch. We are going to have a marvelous time during this Saturday's Art Hop. Come and see us. Our door is wide open for you.

Step right in. 

Always "mud"-dled,

T.S.Wood, potter

Welcome to AUTUMN COLORS

We're back from our summer break, and we have wonderful new pieces to show you. We are open every Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm. Plus, we're gearing up towards the August Sanger Art Hop, on the 31st of August, during which a few of our members will do special art demos. Here are some photos from this morning when we were setting up the place.

Sandy Kowallis making sense of the display.

Jerry Chang's pottery corner.

Deanna S. Bristow's peaceful barn scene.

Hope to see you soon.

Always "mud"-dled,

T.S.Wood, potter

LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS

Helllooouuww... out there! We're looking for new members to join our gallery. We know you're there. We are getting ready for our new season (Autumn Colors), beginning on Saturday, 17 August 2013. Please send your email to t@Q23.us with "ASG membership" in the Subject box. We're looking forward to hearing from you. 

 

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Always "mud"-dled,

T.S.Wood, potter