Porcupine Art Club

Club member Nicky Alexander is hosting a Wax (or Crayon) Etching Workshop at the clubhouse tonight (Thursday October 06th) at 7:00pm.

The ‘Wax (or Crayon) Etching Workshop’ is happening this week – Thursday 6th October at 7pm.

 

This is a fun exercise and a simple straightforward technique with exciting possibilities . . . I look forward to experimenting with you 🙂

 

You will need:

 

– stiff card or cartridge paper (if you don’t have anything suitable . . . the back of a cereal box or paper plate works just fine)

– any wax crayons you have lying around (if you don’t have anything . . . don’t worry as I will bring what I have from home)

– a paint brush and small roller . . . if you have one (again I will bring from home and there are probably also a few in the studio)

– if you have a tube of acrylic paint . . . preferably black or dark in colour . . . you may want to bring that along also?

– and finally two or three sharp tools you can use for carving out / etching your design . . . eg. toothpicks, kebab stick, linocut tools work well, end of a teaspoon, etc . . . 

The Porcupine Art Club will have an information table once again at the annual Welcome to Timmins Night. This year’s event takes place Wednesday September 07th, 2016 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the McIntyre Curling Club in Schumacher. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the various organizations in our community.

The event is free; however, guests are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for the Timmins Food Bank and/or a washed stuffed animal for the Cochrane District EMS. We hope to see you out there!

Our first business meeting takes place on Thursday September 08th at 7:00 p.m. at the clubhouse in Roy Nicholson Park.

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Join in with members of the Porcupine Art Club as they paint panels to live music during the Summer Concert Series in Bannerman Park, Porcupine. (Far end past the bridge, by the new gazebo.) The Bannerman Park Summer Concert Series wraps up this Thursday.

The City of Timmins Summer Concert Series is free to attend; however the donation of a non-perishable food item would be appreciated greatly. (Designated trucks and Concert Series staff/volunteers will be present to accept your donations – the food drive is independent of the Porcupine Art Club.)

The Porcupine Art Club was saddened to learn that artist Joan Lucille Pye passed away on July 20th, 2016 after a courageous struggle with canncer. (Daily Press Obituary). A celebration of her life will take place at the Miron-Wilson Funeral Home, Cremation and Reception Centre on Tuesday July 26th, 2016 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.

For directions to the Funeral Home and/or to leave condolences, please visit: Miron-Wilson Book of Memories: Joan Lucille Pye.

Summer Sunday Open Studio season is underway! Drop by the Porcupine Art Club’s headquarters (brick building in Roy Nicholson Park – intersection of Pine St. N. and Eighth Ave., Timmins) between Noon and 4:00 P.M. today to meet the artists. Rain or shine!

Today’s session will feature a Linocut printing demonstration from 1:00 P.M. onward. 

Nora Evelyn Rymer, better known as Evelyn or simply “Ev” left us on May 14, 2016 at the age of 95. (Daily Press Obituary) She lived a full life and will be remembered as an artist, teacher, outdoor enthusiast and so much more. She was one of the first members of the Porcupine Art Club and continued to be active in the club throughout her life.

A celebration of life will be held this Saturday July 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Miron-Wilson Funeral Chapel (Rev. Iris Montague officiating). A reception will follow.

Family will be receiving friends on Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. 

For directions to the Funeral Home and/or to leave condolences, please visit: Miron-Wilson Book of Memories: Nora Evelyn Rymer.