a fiber artist presentation This is a members only event, limited to 12 participants. Date: Saturday March 15, 2025 from 1:00-3:00pm. PWPL -Studio 1 Cost: $35.00. Advance registration required below. Artist Judy Parlato will guide participants in using watercolor batik techniques to create an image of their choice on rice paper. This technique can be applied to standalone pieces of art, and it can also be expanded into other fiber art forms. Judy has explored many avenues for taking watercolor batik imagery to the next level by creating journal covers, table runners, placemats, and T-shirts.  Participants need to bring their own watercolor…

Feeding a child's creativity is a gift that stays with them for life. This is a free program for kids aged 8-12 January 11th: Kids Art Adventure: Mulberry Paper Collages of Korea February 8th: Kids Art Adventure: Traditional Fish Prints of Japan March 8th: Kids Art Adventure: Inuit Printmaking of Cape Dorset, Canada

A new series for kids sponsored by THE LAKE SUPERIOR ARTS ASSOCATION

On February 20th, there was a beautiful presentation by Judy Parlato, a fiber artist from Gwinn, MI. Judy demonstrated the process she uses in creating art quilts. "I was delighted" Judy told me, "to be asked to present my 'Lady' and explain my artistic process starting with inspiration and culminating with binding the quilted art quilt." Judy accepts every design challenge presented her usually stretching the boundaries of traditional quilt design. Striving for improvement as an artist, Judy takes painting and quilting related classes locally and online. The audience enjoyed Judy's journey as she recreated the painting by Gustav Klimt "…

The Lake Superior Art Association will be continuing its monthly programming in 2024 with a series of art talks and workshops. First up is an Art Talk on Japanese block print techniques with Mary Brodbeck. Her Website is here: marybrodbeck.com Her video is here: https://vimeo.com/101153644 The public is welcome to this January 9th event that begins at 6:30, in the Shiras Room at the Peter White Public Library. Mary Brodbeck is a Michigan artist who, since 1988, has studied, implemented, and taught the traditional methods of a Japanese woodblock printmaking process called Mokuhanga. The Zen-like qualities of her stylized Great…