This Hot Tin Roof Weekend, August 27th - Sept 1 2013

After the usual hellish (temp-wise) summer, people are beginning to smell and feel signs of Fall. It's about time. Last weekend proved once again that the 600 Block has what it takes to rock this city arts-wise. In its concentrated way, it was close to a 2nd Saturday, all by itself. The Venture Compound's Free Film Festival was grand, reminding viewers of what film can be, the pure, magical fun, totally unpretentious experience. Sunken into one of their biohazard couches between Malcom Johnson and other friends, it was like being a kid again at a saturday matinee. The thrill is not gone.
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Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
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Dirty Hands Workshop: Rubber Stamps 101 @ 620 -

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    6:30pm until 9:00pm in EDT. At 620 1st St. S.
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  Partly Cloudy 79°F

• Come learn the basics of block printing with The Crafty hag! Local artist Coralette Damme, AKA The Crafty Hag, has years of experience with block printing. Come learn the basics and carve some small rubber stamps in this "Dirty Hands Workshop"... as the name implies you may get ink on your fingers so dress appropriately! Tools and materials will be provided. Please bring a pencil, scrap paper, and ideas for small images (under 3x3 inches) with you! Class will include a brief demo and lots of hands on time for making stuff! All are welcome but recommended for ages 14 and up. $40 per person, class size limited to 15 people... ok maybe 17 if we really need to make room for folks... please call 895-6620 to confirm your place in class, thanks!

 

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Open Figure Drawing @ Soft Water Studios -

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  Partly Cloudy 77°F

• Every Tuesday we have Open Figure Drawing at Soft Water Studios. 2, 5, and 10 minute poses. Easels, benches and tables are available. Bring your own paper & supplies. $7 Model Fee.

515 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 

 
Drawing by Carrie Jadus.

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Thursday, August 29th, 2013
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Florida Craftsmen Presents THEATER+ART+VISION  BEHIND THE SCENES -

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    August 29 at 5:30pm until August 31 at 5:30pm in EDT

• Experience the creative processes that make productions come into existence! When: August 29 through 31. Opening Night: August 29, 5:30 – 8:30pm Where: Florida Craftsmen is located at 501 Central Ave, St Petersburg, Florida 33701. Cost: Free & Open to Public American Stage Theatre Company is very excited to be teaming up with freeFall Theatre and St. Petersburg Opera Company with an art exhibit called THEATRE + ART + VISION – BEHIND THE SCENES at Florida Craftsmen. This unique exhibit will showcase three local performing art companies and their creative processes that lead up to the final productions that they produce. Be amazed as you get a glimpse of various art forms and skills that grow, develop and merge with other artistic elements. This exhibit will feature each organization’s work that entails art from the past, present and future. As you move through this exhibit, you will witness sketches, set designs, costumes, poster art, photography and actual props that will paint a story of what happens behind the scenes to bring their shows to life. “This exhibit has been something I have wanted to share with the public for quite a while. I am thrilled to have this opportunity provided by Florida Craftsmen and to be able to collaborate with other talented organizations in the area,” says Roman Black, American Stage’s Marketing Director. THEATRE + ART + VISION – BEHIND THE SCENES will be held at Florida Craftsmen for a limited showing on August 29 through 31. The official opening will be on Thursday, August 29, 2013 from 5:30 – 8:30pm. Admission is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday from 10am-5:30pm. Florida Craftsmen is located at 501 Central Ave, St Petersburg, Florida 33701.

 
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City Wide On The Road Book Club - Join us for a citywide read of Kerouac's most beloved novel, published while he lived here in St. Pete. We kick it off with a party at the The Flamingo on August 29th. Stop by to register, enjoy Jack's famous shot-and-a-wash, and pick up your goody bag.

Read with a circle of friends, solo under a tree, or join us for group readings. All are welcome - wherever you are!

The book club winds down with a Beat Bash at the The Bends on Saturday, Sept. 28th from 8-10. Beat films, music, and cocktail specials on offer!

$10 includes admission to both parties and all hosted readings.

Hosted Readings:
The Flamingo Tuesdays 7:30 to 9:30pm
(Sept. 3rd,10th, 17th, 24th)

Kahwa Coffee (south)
Saturdays 11-noon
(8/31, Sept. 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th

 
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You can't go home again: On the Art Fairs

Donna Gordon brought my attention to this article [Link], and Mindy Solomon and Lori Johns, two prominent former Saint Petersburg gallerists who have moved on to the art fairs (and in Mindy's case, Miami).

There is no denying that the Art Fairs (AF) are concentrations of pooled money and talent resulting in sizable sales, the kind that buyers, gallerists, dealers and artists dream of. Well before Mindy left,  top-tier Saint Pete Gallerist Jennifer Kosharek and I had a long talk with her about the benefits of the art fairs. It was kind of Mindy Solomon to offer her hard-earned wisdom. Reading this NYT article brought that conversation to mind, and the times I have been to Art Basel.

These movable art feasts have become a global circuit, much in the way that the circus used to travel from town to town through the season. Each AF is like a temporary node in a global network, much like the internet, only infinitely slower and more ponderous. In the same way that people who attend workshops or meeting a celebrity for a few hours believe they are getting privileged information and "getting to know" the principals, the reality is something akin to getting to know a stripper via several lap dances, although the superficiality is close enough for the art world -- and strippers.

 Gallerists, buyers and artists capable of participating in this circuit become pilgrims on a path to mirage destinations, lined not with gold, fumadors, bricks and seashells, but with dot coms, email, and hyperlinks leading to intense week-long bouts of parties, networking, conspicuous consumption, pretense and much more. The AF circuit has become the major artery for spreading high concepts, art, and defining new elites at this time. In these locations, art towns are springing up, along with trendoid infrastructure. It is inevitable.

Side shows (the lesser satellite fairs) have already become remoras ringing the Big Top at AFs. These are the entry points for lesser gallerists, buyers and artists, and help support and define the main shows. They are kindly described as the avant-gardes in comparison to the more conventional (the touch of death) artists/works found under The Big Top, from where they're viewed as a kind of Salon des Refusees. The effect on artists and gallerists in cities outside (and to a degree inside) the circuit is that of being separate and unequal. There is no real continuum between the two, but a yawning gap that is becoming more difficult to bridge artistically and financially. They are spinning their own genres, such as "Hotel Paintings" and "bathroom sculptures", "Hotel Fairs", "Artist Platforms", "Gallery Platforms" etc. The AFs compete with one another. The only way to do this is to be more spectacular (the performance artists carry a disparate part of this burden), bombastic, and pseudo-elite. This has been ongoing for over a decade, has become a cliche' and will soon field-reverse and perhaps get a lot more interesting.

Art Fairs are here to stay, and are evolving rapidly as they come of age. It remains to be seen what will become of galleries and artists outside their sphere, but at the moment, they are being diminished.

--- Luis

This End of the World Weekend, August 22nd-25th, 2013

I am loving the weather this summer. The late afternoon storms have been magnificently ominous, with near-black skies, lightning and thunder to match and more. I love walking around an incoming storm. No chasing required, they come right to you like hungry (rabid, sabertooth) kittens. This weekend things -perk up.

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Friday, August 23rd, 2013
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 First Show @ Mohawk House -

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    Friday, August 23, 2013
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    6:00pm until 11:00pm in EDT
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  Thunderstorm 90°F / 77°F

• Dutch Guts (NJ Crusty/Stoner Jams) https://www.facebook.com/DUTCHGUTS?directed_target_id=0 http://dutchguts.bandcamp.com/ Ides (NJ Hardcore Punk Ragers, its 1982 mofugga!) http://idesnj.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/barflynj Recreant http://www.facebook.com/recreantswampcore http://recreantswampcore.bandcamp.com/ Mush Mind hang outz: 6pm First band starts: 7pm Show over: 10pm Party over: 11pm $3-6 donation This is the first show at Mohawk House. Let's make it one to remember! Park in the parking lot next to the house. Leave the 4 spots closest to the house for bands so they dont have to travel to load in. If for any reason the parking lot becomes full, when parking on the street DO NOT block peoples driveways, mailboxes, or fire hydrants and park going the direction of the side of the street you are on.

1227 East Mohawk Avenue Tampa, FL

1227 East Mohawk Avenue Tampa, FL

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Saturday, August 23rd 2013
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(Ongoing)...Flora and Fauna @ eve N odd Gallery - This show is still open, and doubtlessly one of the best this weekend. Hugo Porcaro Folk Art and a truly rare and unique mail art show themed around Frank Zappa which should be pored over carefully, since mail artists of this caliber are never seen in this area outside Jennifer Kosharek's wonderful gallery. At 645 Central Ave. Hours normally run 10AM to 6 PM. I believe they may be open until 10 on Saturday.
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Sorry We're Closed @ Saint Paint - For someone afraid of having to move, the smart ass title of this show pushes the issue closer to the edge. Join us on Saturday August 24th for the best (and possible final) exhibition yet at Saint Paint! We will be showcasing new work from your favorite downtown artists doing what they do best. This is in celebration of being open over a year at the bigger location (with hopes of many more)! We have had some local political issues that may result in us having to move, so this COULD be the very last show at the original Saint Paint. HOWEVER, we are doing everything we can to make sure this does not happen! So come out, buy some art and do your part in supporting your local creators! ALL DAY LONG! (Don't forget to check out BLUE LUCY'S event ART DEAL WITH IT same night!)

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS & CREATORS:

Dan Lasata
Cameron Cottrill
Scott Hillis
Reid Jenkins
Chad Mize
Zulu Painter
Laura Spencer
Chuck Majewski
Aurailieus Artist
Sheri Kendrick
Moy Loera
Jenipher Chandley
Derek Donnelly


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Richard and Helen Minck were beloved local philanthropists who supported numerous local cultural organizations. Avid art enthusiasts, they left behind a stellar collection of artwork, including nationally-recognized and local artists, and the Morean is hosting a silent auction of these items to benefit our educational programs.

Over 130 pieces are available, including sculptures from Peter Voulkos, paintings by Robert Hodgell, and mixed media works by Rocky Bridges.

Wine and appetizers will be available, and the bidding starts promptly at 6pm. Ends @ 9:00 PM. Don’t miss this opportunity to own a piece from this unique estate!

Morean Arts Center

719 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701

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Venture Compound: Free Film Fest - Unlike other SP film festivals, dripping with bogus pomp and no circumstance, this one has no pretense, and no red carpet. Today we'll be screening the films selected in our film Contest, launching August 4th. We're also accepting submissions for other films, preferably things under or around ten minutes, though we're certainly open to making exceptions! We're looking for your weirdest, most abstract, silly, unnerving, challenging, shoddy work. MAKE IT VENTURE! Opens Saturday, Aug 23rd @ 8:00 PM.

This event is being generously sponsored by entertainment lawyer Scott Orsini: http://attorneysusa.com/

 
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Black Out @ Oleson - Described as...."18+ Mature Theme Multi Media Event" Saturday, Aug 24th, 7 PM
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Deal With it @ Blue Lucy - New exhibit at Bluelucy Gallery featuring art of a provocative subject matter. Viewer discretion advised.

Participating Artists: Aurailieus, Joe Boccia, Monty Cantsin, Jenipher Chandley, Sebastian Coolidge, Derek Donnelly, Emily Dwyer, Todd Frain, Adam Graham, David Hoskins, Brian James, Daniel James, Joe Lemire, Melissa Loera, Cat Manolis, Christopher Maslow, Chuck Majewski, Dylan Marvin, Noelle McCleaf, Olin Meusling, Daniel Mrgan, Robert Phelps, Lauren Rasch, Tara Radosevich, Rion Sabean, Xina Scuderi, Laura Spencer, .STOIC., John Suarez, Ungula, and Krysteena Wakefield

LIve ART DEAL WITH IT T-Shirts by Extra Medium Shirts. 7-11 PM 



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On becoming an Art Center, Mindy Solomon's departure, and the Future.

[This stems from an original post by Danny Olda on FB about how the MSG's move from Saint Pete to Miami would affect Saint Petersburg's becoming an "Arts Center"]

Danny asserted that he felt the MSG was our "foot in the door" to that possibility. As influential as MSG was during its time here, I do not believe any single gallery, individual or institution can do that, although it can act as a strange attractant. In that sense, the ripples of influence that MSG sent through this community continue to have an effect, one that will significantly influence our future.

I hear a lot of hype and delusionary optimism in Saint Pete about the arts. There is a sea of bobbing pom-poms, cheerleaders and booster types out there who are aghast at any mention of reality. I think they are unwittingly slowing down, if not paralyzing, real progress in the arts. I know Florida was literally built on hype, but it doesn't seem to be getting us anywhere in the arts sector. To propel ourselves forward, we need to at least have a toehold on reality.

Unsurprisingly, the main factor concerns money. Asheville, for example, has an arts economy twice the size of Saint Pete's. 2X. Our reality would be very different with that kind of money. Miami may as well be in another universe. Leaving out educational levels, the cultural plurality, etc., in 2009, it was the richest city in the United States in terms of per cap expenditures. Globally, it was #5. 

In one week last year, Art Basel Miami generated more money than Pinellas County's entire arts economy has generated in the past quarter-century. The 2012 Miami arts economy generated about fifty to seventy times (50X-70X) what the Pinellas art economy generated during the same time. These are hard, stark numbers. Let's face it, we are not about to become an Arts Center bearing any similarity to Miami in any sense involving money.

Should we fold up the tent, suck a thumb, and go fetal? By no means! There are a lot of factors in becoming a more significant art center than money, and there the playing field is a little more level. 

The need for realism is so we simply have a baseline. It is our point of departure into the future, where we come from.

We have no shortage of Moseses telling, not showing us they know the way to the Promised Land. Largely unseen and unheard, we also have people contributing their time and energy to make things happen. It would be great to leap into a plush future, but more likely, and far less glamorous, we are going to have to claw and fight for every inch forward.

There are so many fronts and problems, that there is room for anyone to address one or a part thereof, ideate approaches, put together a team and begin working on it. If you do not do it, no one will. We should become an Arts Center in our own image, with our own flavors, and attitude, not conform to what is already a dated model.

The exodus from Beach Drive (and elsewhere, other shoes have yet to drop) is a call to get going.

Looking at the future in my crystal ball er...leaky snow globe...If the movers and shakers of Saint Pete get their way, ten years from now downtown and big patches of Central will be condo canyons, and the City a Sarasota mini-me, only with a fraction of the money. Most galleries will be sterile, homogenized decorative ones selling what I call Condo Candy.

If a butterfly's wingbeat can change the course of a hurricane, imagine what you can do.

--- Luis

American Museum, by Cole Bellamy.

Cole Bellamy is a habitue in the Bay Area art scene, a professor at San Leo, poet (who has hosted many a poetry night at Cafe Hey), Zine publisher, Free Skooler and more. He has, in conjunction with Beauty is Beauty Press, published American Museum, a 28-page chapbook of eighteen poems.

I have seen Cole read most, if not all of these poems at various poetry readings. His range is admirable, with the opener "Prologue" covering the Roswell-like crash of a great flying dragon near his childhood home (He grew up in Darby, FL, on a cattle ranch). The locals strip away everybit they can, but the body remains like that of any sacred being, uncorrupted. Eventually, government trucks arrive, cordo off the area, and truck away the remains under tarps. The poet, even as a child, is the observer of this great metaphor for the life force crashing.

An able Ringmaster/storyteller, the poet regales the reader with improbable tales in a matter-of-fact style that suspends disbelief in a lilting manner, like playground swings on a windy day. Lilli Anne, the Monkey Girl, looking like the Devil's spawn, but with an Angel's voice, is ushered in, her life's story told, and ultimately she prepares to perform for us on the midway, and we can hear her voice. It is our own. There are poems born of experience, like "Ode to a Glass of Bourbon", with the aura of veracity laced with observations forged from first hand experience. A man stuck in a monster suit, the kind voracity of silverfish, whales in and out of museums, the latter worthy of a Tarkovsky movie, Gordo the space squirrel's voyage, elemental forces of nature and human nature being tested, and all the time brushing (if not grabbing) the third rail of the human condition. Some of the themes are deceptively banal or bombastic, like a boomerang flung too far to ever return, and yet it does.

My favorite poem in this book is "Alligator", a mythical beast so large that it is like a living axis mundi for Florida -- and the world, an ecological and spiritual parable that we are here at the mercy of nature, though we live in a state where the opposite appears to be true.

For a measly eight bucks, this book is a steal. It is the kind that is (and should be) easily tucked into your bag or computer case and in my opinion, best read in a randomized order and several times over, savoring Cole's verbal fluidity and his language work its magic over you. I guarantee you will become a better observer with all your senses, and your life richer for it.

--- Luis

To get one of these books....[Link]

Ps. Apologies to Cole for how long this took, I always get further behind in Summer....

To: DSR, Re: Murals

(Comment sent anon, so I can't reply privately to it).

Dear DSR:

 Received your email, am way too busy right now to do much about your request, but it is in the pipeline. Working towards a more mural-friendly city in Saint Petersburg is going to require a lot of activism and convincing, face-to-face with government, property owners, developers, etc. In my opinion, it is a question of identity. Yes, we all have our own individual identities, wants, desires, ideas about art, but this is like making a movie, in that it has to be a collaborative effort. I received an interesting article from a friend about an incredibly daring and interesting effort to prevent murals and walls from being taken down after the arts work their magic and adjoining areas become desirable/valuable. This is of supreme importance, because historically as soon as things improve, the same people that fought murals at the beginning, and loved them later, step in to kill them, and boot the artists out. Sustainability matters. We have to think of things in both the short and long term. Anything that is not bolted down will be stolen. I will talk with a few people about this, hopefully to try to stem the present dimming of murals in Saint Petersburg.

Where is that dream developer (literally and figuratively) who is going to rise to the cause of the arts and do the right thing? Show the City what the future could look like? Wherever you are, we have been waiting for you. Many are in a position to do so, and we all know who you are. Now is the time.

--- Luis

This Kick Ass 2 Week, August 14th - 18th, 2013

Just when I thought it couldn't get any weirder....

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Thursday, August 15th, 2013

Remember Capricorn Studios in Ybor? Daphne Haines is putting on an art show during the Fetishcon. You are invited to Capricorn Studios' third annual fetish art exhibit located in the Garrison Suites during Fetishcon. This show is free and open to the public located across the atrium from the vendor spaces. Special guests and entertainment TBA.

We are now accepting art submissions, please see "Call to Artists"

https://www.facebook.com/CapricornStudios

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Awakening the Dreamer @ The Roosevelt 2,0

Join us for a warm, interactive and fun evening in your favorite space at TR2.0. We support the Pachamama Alliance who believe that together, we can shift the human systems and structures that keep us separate, becoming each other’s strongest allies in ensuring a vibrant future.

Enjoy dinner and drinks at the Rose Cafe featuring vegetarian meals, superfood smoothies, coffee, tea and more.

Veggie Curry Rice Bowls | $6 each / 2 for $10

Doors open at 5 pm; presentation begins at 6:15 pm.

1812 N. 15th St. Ybor City, Tampa.

  
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Friday, August 16th, 2013

 Farewell Tampa Feat// Concert @ Venture Compound.


Hello friends,

I am moving far away for graduate school. Before I go, I want to see all of my favorite local bands (and people) one last time. So, I'm putting on this show to indulge my sense of self-importance.

EVERY PERSON IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA SHOULD GO TO THIS.

-Month Mind (last show)
-Von Dagger
-Permanent Makeup
-Snacking


Come to this show so you can tell me how much you'll miss me, and I'll feign a sincere and heartfelt reply.

Also, help out the folks at Venture Compound. Bring some spare change ($5, roughly, or more) to help cover the staggering cost of hosting shows.

And, due to the graphic nature of the recent art show, this event is 18+, unless you also have a signed permission slip from your parents. (for real?)


-Kevin  

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Saturday, August 17th, 2013

Toga Party @ Artpool

A True Toga Art, Music, and Fashion Party
(Yes, that means wear a bed sheet!)
CALLING ALL ARTISTS/DESIGNERS/MODELS

If you are interested in modeling or showing your fashion designs for the show, please email us at artpoolgallery@gmail.com

Show your Greek, European, and architectural, mythological, religious, etc., themed art in our gallery by contacting us. Admission is $10.00

CALLING ALL ARTISTS - SHOW YOUR VISUAL ART IN OUR GALLERY FOR THE OPENING EVENT
Submit your art to be a part of the show! Become a part of the celebration and exhibit your masterpieces in our gallery. 100% of all sales go to the artist with no gallery commission. Must be all age appropriate artwork.
Want to show your art at the event? Drop off your work by August 10th. Up to 3 works is $30. Each additional work is $10. If a work is 24" or over, it counts as 2 works.
**All wall art must be wired on the back of the frame. All artwork must be labeled on the back with artist name, phone number and email address. All participating artists get into the event for free.
Tickets are currently available at the gallery and online.

ARTpool Gallery

2030 Central Ave, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33712

 

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Artist Launch # 3 @ Wandering Eye

Tonight, Friday, August 9th, Wandering Eye Gallery, at 1527 East Seventh Ave, is having its third Artist's Launch. Art, artists, and wine. Plus it is a great new gallery to visit right in the heart of Tampa. Opens at 7:00 PM.

Go.

The Hot Ticket: Eve N Odd, Flora and Fauna, by Hugo Porcaro

Eve N Odd Flora and Fauna, by Hugo Porcaro


 
 August is a great month to buy a new piece of Hugo art! Time to decorate the dorm room or add some summer color to your décor! Hugo Porcaro Jr has created a new line of paintings with the theme of plants and animals! Please join us for artwalk for the show opening!
DJ ROZAK will be spinning the hits too!!!!! 
 
 At 645 Central Avenue, #11, Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33701 (In the Crislip Arcade, about 1/2 way in, on the left side. Follow the Music!

Another Gallery Closes: P. Buckley Moss.

Continuing the trend in large gallery closings, P. Buckley Moss, whose Beach Drive Gallery had been open for eighteen years, has closed. Moss, who is now 70, closed due construction of Parkshore Plaza, a 29 story condo going up.  For some time the main of her sales had been to arts wholesalers in Virginia.

The manager of the Moss Gallery, Timothy Finn, has opened a gallery on 4th St North, carrying the full range of P Buckley Moss art at 1001 4th St. N., a 2,000 sq. ft. store. I have been told that Moss' property sold well.

I have not been by the new gallery yet.

Is there life after Beach Drive? I think there is.

--- Luis

PS. That banks are loosening the loan purse strings on condos can only mean an improved economy could be on its way -- and radical changes in the face and fate of St. Pete. 

This Two Guns Weekend, August 7th - 11th

Storm, Rain, Steam, Heat. Repeat. Summer in Florida...when the poor come with their families, and the wealthy leave for the duration.
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Thursday, August 8th

Florida Craftsmen Morphs into an Arcade to bring you...

 Kung Fu Battle Slots!
We'll supply iPads, munchies, cash bar and great music.
Practice will be from 5:30-6:00.
The bracket-style tournament will begin at 6:00.

We'll also have a huge monitor so all your friends can cheer you on.

The winner will receive a one-of-a-kind KFBS Trophy!
We'll also have prizes for runners-up.

This event is FREE an open to the public. All at 501 Central, St Pete.

 

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The Morean Arts Center brings you a chance to get some feedback on your work....

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  Thunderstorm 95°F / 79°F

• Want to get feedback on your artwork AND enjoy a meal with like-minded people all in the same evening? Bring your favorite dish and join us as our Morean instructors facilitate a slide-show discussion of images that YOU submit before-hand. Come and see what other artists in the area are doing, and get good advice on your own work.

719 Central Avenue, St Pete.



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Art and the Toilet...er...Lens @ Studio 620. 6:30-8:30 PM 620 1st Ave S, St Pete

Join us for an evening of discussion and visual exploration
centered around the New Pier and the impact expected
on the local arts community. Learn new information
about how art is planned to be incorporated into the Lens
design, and the residual benefits foreseen in continuing to
brand St. Petersburg as an arts destination. 



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Saturday, August 10th, 2013

Carrie Jadus Fine Art and Portraiture is open to the public for 2nd Saturday Artwalk. We are also participating in the Warehouse Arts District Trolley Tour Stop #7, 515 22nd St S.,  5-9 PM 

 

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Keep Saint Pete Local has....

*** NUMBERED TROLLEY STOPS CORRESPOND TO TROLLEY MAP PINNED BELOW ***

[GRAND CENTRAL DISTRICT/WAREHOUSE ARTS DISTRICT]

ART:
• ❶® Craftsman House Gallery *Café* Pottery Studio, 2955 Central Ave - Come watch pottery demos by Dan Ayers in the carriage house studio. Award-winning gallery features clay, glass, jewelry, wood. *SPECIALS on mimosas in the café!*
• ❸® Nuance Galleries, 2924 Central Ave- New home of the Hensley Cuban Museum exhibition showcasing 13 Cuban artists from Oriente. You can also visit the Andrea Pawlisz art studio, inside Nuance Galleries.
• ⓬® Creative Soul Studio : Coffee, Wine, Art (also Eat/Drink), 2425 Central Ave - Features acrylic, mixed media and oil paintings, mixed media sculptures and jewelry by artist/owner, Amy S. Pate, and local artists. Commissioned art, individual and family portraits also available.
• ® Grand Central Stained Glass, 2401 Central Ave – Pinellas County’s largest and most complete glass studio offering morning, afternoon and evening classes.
• ® Works in Progress Art Studios & Gallery, 24 22nd St S – Join them as they welcome Seattle artist Marc Mullin, who has an extensive background working as a sculptor and craftsman using metal and glass as his primary medium, plus view work by several local artists.
• ❹® Charlie Parker Pottery, 2724 6th Ave S - Charlie Parker will be doing wheel demos throughout the evening with special prices on Charlie Parker pottery.
• ❺® Zen Glass Studio, 600 27th St S - Enjoy live glassblowing, auctions, demonstrations and a gallery show of our newest creations. Featuring the works of Zen Glass artists Joshua Poll, Dave Walker and Christian Zvonik.
• ❻® Duncan McClellan Glass, 2342 Emerson Ave S - See the Glass Art that is putting St. Pete on the map as an Arts Destination! Our stable of artists will be exhibiting the glass art they’ve created in our state of the art workshop. Features work by Jacob Stout, John Brekke, Vasile Loznianu and of course, Duncan McClellan along with the incredible wood sculptures of Fraser Smith and the jazz paintings of Richard Logan. Beer, wine and refreshments are available for a donation benefiting the DMG School Project.
* REGISTER TO WIN TICKETS TO SEE DIANA ROSS AT THE MAHAFFEY*
• Clay Center of St. Petersburg, 400 23rd St S - End of summer sale and a variety of clay demonstrations and carving on a potter’s wheel with a chain saw.
• ❼® Soft Water Studios, 515 22nd St S - Located in the old Soft Water Laundry Warehouse Complex, a 4000 sq ft warehouse space has been beautifully transformed into a gallery and studio space for local, working artists. Featuring resident artist Joe Coleman's Long Exposure Seascapes, as well as new painting, photography, and sculpture by Soft Water artists.
• ❽® St. Petersburg Clay Company, 420 22nd St S - Meet the fresh crop of Artists-in-Residents. This exhibition will display their current bodies of work and introduce them to the community.

EAT/DRINK:
• the queens head (British/European), 2501 Central Ave
• Creative Soul Studio : Coffee, Wine, Art, 2425 Central Ave
• ARTpool Gallery (Café), 2030 Central Ave (also Shops)
• The Hideaway Café (live music venue with craft beer, wine & varied menu), 1756 Central Ave
• Burg Bar & Grill (American/Greek), 1752 Central Ave

SHOPS/SERVICES:
• Central Oddities, 2055 Central Ave – open ‘til 6 pm
• ARTpool Gallery Café, 2030 Central Ave (also Eat/Drink) – open ‘til 6 pm
• Peace of Mind Smoke Shop, 1628 Central Ave – open ‘til 10 pm
• St. Pete Community Acupuncture, 1624 Central Ave – *FREE* acupuncture treatments from 5 - 8pm. Local musician, Linda Brassell, will help set the mood with her native flute.
SPECIAL EVENT
Ultimate Games Night at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, 2240 9th Ave S from 8 pm to 2 am - http://woodsonmuseum.eventbrite.com/
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[EDGE DISTRICT]

ART:
• ❿® ARTicles, 1445 Central Ave - Dog Days of Summer exhibition: curious pet portraits by Robert Phelps, whose unabashed paintings of canine archetypes radiate with joy and exuberance. The gallery represents an eclectic group of artists and serves as a friendly and approachable place for everyone to discover and support local art in St Pete. ***The Southern Letterpress will be setting up their vintage truck in front of ARTicles ***
• ❾® Feathered Serpent Gallery, 1018 Central Ave - Meet artist Sonja Griffin Evans, an acclaimed artist, gallery owner and cultural advocate based in Pensacola. Her vibrant paintings are inspired by her Gullah heritage. Gullah is a language and culture evolved from thousands of slaves taken to SC and GA in the 1800's. French artist Jackie Gorissen will also be welcomed back from France.

EAT/DRINK:
• The Spot Grill (Burgers/American), 1437 Central Ave
• BODEGA on Central (Cuban/Latin), 1120 Central Ave
• Everything Dolce (Dessert Bar/American), 937 Central Ave
• The Bends (“Classy dive bar”), 919 1st Ave N
• (soon to open – Green Bench Brewing)

SHOPS/SERVICES:
• Classic Tattoos, 1441 Central Ave – Open ‘til 7 pm
• Paper Street Market, 915 Central Ave – Open ‘til 6 pm
• Freshly Squeezed, 900 1st Ave N – Open ‘til 7 pm

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[CENTRAL ARTS DISTRICT]

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ART:
• ® Morean Arts Center, 719 Central - You can't get more local than this! 2013 Members Show with over 130 pieces on display. Enjoy a visual scavenger hunt throughout the show and also view Wade Slater's solo exhibition: Monsters and Beyond!
Eat/Drink
• Fork & Cork Café (inside the Morean Arts Center)

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ART:
• ® Graphi-Ko Gallery, 669 Central - Unique display of art and jewelry. The majority of the artwork displayed is of owner/artist Wilmer Vergara, including paintings in oil and acrylic, works in clay, photography, fused glass jewelry and stained glass. Jewelry collection includes unique items gathered from around the globe.
• Studio Rhino, 657 Central – The Art of Rebekah Lazaridis plus live music
• BlueLucy, 653 Central, 6-10 pm – “SUP CONES” – Hip Hop Meets Ice Cream art exhibit
• Eve N Odd Gallery, 645 Central, 7-10 pm - Hugo Porcaro: Flora and Fauna plus DJ
• Saint Paint Arts, 6 6th St N

SHOPS:
• Ramblin’ Rose Upcycle, 681 Central, 6-9 pm – Featuring Baby Bird Vintage pop-up shop & refreshments
• All Sewn Up Boutique, 621 Central – open ‘til 9 pm
• Strands of Sunshine, 4 6th St N – open ‘til 9 pm and offering refreshments
• Sleeperwoods, 10 6th St N – open ‘til 9 pm, serving hors d'oeuvres, wine & soft drinks * SPECIAL: 20% off sale on everything, except sale items *

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ART:
• ® Florida Craftsmen, 501 Central – “PLAY: Toys & Games Made By Artists” – in this fun and playful exhibition, visitors are invited to interact with puzzles, chess & checkers sets, hand painted building blocks and other creative pieces
• ArtLofts at Florida Craftsmen (above Florida Craftsmen) - 18+ working artist studios - photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry, copper and mixed media
• ® Wags Art Gallery and Berk Fine Art, 10 5th St N (next to Florida Craftsmen) – Colorful birds, animal portraits and other work on display, as well as portrait photography

EAT/DRINK:
• St. Pete Brasserie, 533 Central Ave
• the sake bomb, 548 Central Ave
• (soon to open – Cycle Brewing)

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EAT/DRINK:
• Bici Trattoria, 437 Central Ave
• Moscato’s Bella Cucina, 449 Central Ave

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ART:
• ® Michele Tuegel Contemporary, 320 Central Ave - Featured gallery artists including new work by Rocky Bridges / plus Grand Opening of Richard's Custom Framing within the gallery space. Sample simple hors d'oeuvres by LEMONGRASS, the new sushi, Thai, and tapas restaurant on our block!

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[ON/OFF BEACH DRIVE]

ART:
• ® Nicole Shannon Gallery, 200 Beach Dr (above BellaBrava) – Gallery opening featuring eco-friendly, handrafted art jewelry and paintings from award-winning American fine artists. Complimentary wine & hors d’oeuvres will be served

EAT/DRINK:
• BellaBrava (Italian), 204 Beach Dr
• Cassis American Brasserie (American/European), 170 Beach Dr
• Sweet Divas Chocolates, 400 Beach Dr (chocolates, coffee, cupcakes, gelato) – Open ‘til 10 pm
* SPECIAL: All wine by the glass and hot espresso drinks 50% savings from 5-10pm *
• The Ale and the Witch (American craft beer tap house with live music), 111 2nd Ave NE, in Tower Plaza Courtyard
• The Birchwood (Boutique hotel with farm-to-table fine dining restaurant and rooftop bar), 340 Beach Dr
• The Hooker Tea Co (Tea shop/bakery), 300 Beach Dr.
• Vendôme, 203 1st St NE, behind The Ale and the Witch (coffee, crêpes, macarons, gelato & more) – Open ‘til 10 pm

SHOPS:
• Bella Moda, 30 Beach Dr – Open ‘til 9 pm
• Cerulean Blu, 400 Beach Dr – Open ‘til 8 pm
• Sweet Divas Chocolates, 400 Beach Dr (also Eat/Drink) – Open ‘til 10 pm
* SPECIAL: All wine by the glass and hot espresso drinks 50% savings from 5-10pm *
• Uniquely Yours Boutique (next to BellaBrava/in Tower Plaza Courtyard) – Open ‘til 9 pm

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ART:
• ® Lynn Merhige Gallery, 216 4th St N (Orange Blossom Building) - A best kept secret! This gallery features clay vessels and sculpture by local artists. An opportunity to preview the work of Carolann Mancuso, the artist/teacher who will be present on August 17th for "Art Splash" with a hands on activity for participants. Also the closing of "Florida up Close," photographs by Michael D'Andrea and a new Raku fired turtle by Lynn.

EAT/DRINK:
• Tap Room at the Hollander Hotel, 421 4th Ave N – Blues by Vincent Warren from 7-10 pm

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RAFFLE PRIZE PACKAGE INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
$100 Spending Money from Keep Saint Petersburg Local – can be used at any of these business members - http://www.keepsaintpetersburglocal.org/member-directory/
Family membership to the Museum of Fine Arts (value $115)
A Charlie Parker Pottery piece (value $50)
$100 Gift Certificate for Custom Framing from Works in Progress Art Studios & Gallery
$25 Gift Certificate from Strands of Sunshine
$25 Gift Certificate from Craftsman House Gallery *to be used at their Café

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At Duncan McClellan Glass....5:30-9:30 at 550 24th St. S. in St Pete....

Join the Duncan McClellan Gallery & the St. Pete Hot Glass Workshop as we continue to show you the art that is putting St. Pete on the map as an Arts Destination!

Our stable of artists will be exhibiting the glass art they’ve created in our state of the art workshop. Stop by to see amazing glass artwork created locally by Jacob Stout, John Brekke, Vasile Loznianu and of course, Duncan McClellan along with the incredible wood sculptures of Fraser Smith & the jazz paintings of Richard Logan.

Our gallery will also be a trolley stop.

Beer, wine and refreshments are available for a donation benefiting the DMG School Project.

Exhibition runs through August, 2013.

 

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Robert Phelps and his canine portraits @ ARTicles...Dog Days of Summer Show. 1445 Central, 6-10 PM. 

 

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Eve N Odd, Flora and Fauna, by Hugo Porcaro 
 
 August is a great month to buy a new piece of Hugo art! Time to decorate the dorm room or add some summer color to your décor! Hugo Porcaro Jr has created a new line of paintings with the theme of plants and animals! Please join us for artwalk for the show opening!
DJ ROZAK will be spinning the hits too!!!!! 
At  645 Central Avenue, # 11, Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33701


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Image: James Clark, Tampa. Charcoal.

Dripping, goopy, screaming, remorseless, hungry, we open and touch. Skin is a mask and underneath it maybe there is some truth. Entrails spell out signs and portents.

Who can Judge What Fascinates? What is in your balance sheet but murder, torture, genocide? Brutality bubbles and churns just beneath so many harmless surfaces. Why should we maintain your illusions?

look at it

Look At It

LOOK AT IT

(Members and other donors: watch your email inboxes for information on a special reception before the show)

Artists:
James Clark
Purps Percival
David Decorte
C. Dunne Enterprises
Rest in Satin Silence/Wolf!Wolf!Wolf!
Emmy Lou
Bradley Kokay
Sara Newmark
More TBA

Music:
Hangin' with Mr. Carradine
Lovebrrd
Glaciers of Ice
Yourheros/Mydemons
Ultraviolence House Band
King of Highlife
Norse Shit Band


$5

The Venture Compound

2621 Fairfield Ave. S., Saint Petersburg, Florida 33712

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mage: James Clark, Tampa. Charcoal.

Dripping, goopy, screaming, remorseless, hungry, we open and touch. Skin is a mask and underneath it maybe there is some truth. Entrails spell out signs and portents.

Who can Judge What Fascinates? What is in your balance sheet but murder, torture, genocide? Brutality bubbles and churns just beneath so many harmless surfaces. Why should we maintain your illusions?

look at it

Look At It

LOOK AT IT

(Members and other donors: watch your email inboxes for information on a special reception before the show)

Artists:
James Clark
Purps Percival
David Decorte
C. Dunne Enterprises
Rest in Satin Silence/Wolf!Wolf!Wolf!
Emmy Lou
Bradley Kokay
Sara Newmark
More TBA

Music:
Hangin' with Mr. Carradine
Lovebrrd
Glaciers of Ice
Yourheros/Mydemons
Ultraviolence House Band
King of Highlife
Norse Shit Band


$5

The Venture Compound

2621 Fairfield Ave. S., Saint Petersburg, Florida 33712

View Map · Get Directions

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Hacking the Arts Reality of Saint Petersburg

The mural being painted on the East Side Wall of the Foolish Pride Tattoo shop is going to be stopped and painted over with an advertisement. The Marbleside property changed hands recently and the wall space is leased for advertising purposes, pending on City approval. This is far from the only example, but the displacement of Artspaces for commercialized ones is nothing new, and seems to be picking up momentum lately.

The revolution that took place in Saint Petersburg over the past two years is still barely nascent. We are beginning to see tourists saying they want to see the murals of the City. Instead of valuing this destination asset, the City seems poised to strangle this self-funded movement before the eggs are even hatched. These murals were paralleled by the rise of galleries and the WAD. I keep hearing that the same people who caused a short storm by usurping control over what murals can go up (beyond legal community standards) have regrouped, gathered reinforcements and are ready to paint the city into yet another bland social-realism mural haven. Obviously, none of these people have been to (or read about) Art Basel, or to Wynwood in Miami and seen the unbridled power of  creative wall art exerting its pull on tourists.

The ironic and sad thing is that the interests of realtors, developers, tourists, property owners, citizens, the City and its artists have a lot in common, and depend on each other to forge a sustainable, viable future for any City. What is needed is a synthesis among these groups, not the usual archaic power grabs.  

 Artists showed the City what could be done with meagerly resourced self-funding, and...the silence is deafening. Where are the Government and/or Private Sector Partneships? There is only jockeying for straitjacketing the artists by people who ought to know much better.

Welcome to the Do-it-Yourself Universe. Developers are poised for the economy to warm up to where the banks loosen loans to line Central Ave with condos, and the City is salivating at the thought of increased revenues per square foot. Saint Pete may well be on its way to becoming a third-rate Sarasota or South Beach, another Floridian cliche'.

It is high time artists realized they are on their own, used by developers and government like Kleenex. As I detailed here weeks ago, several gallerists from the First Wave have/are leaving. They are being followed by several  more smaller galleries. These spaces are very likely to be replaced with non-arts commercial tenants. It heralds a dimming of the arts in Saint Petersburg, and a hard thinning of the herd. Some of our best and brightest are draining away for a multitude of reasons.

There is no Cavalry Coming. No Saviors. If artists disregard this, fold up fetally/infantilize, and fail to mobilize and act on behalf of their own future, they will be left to twist in a cold and cruel wind.The creativity we all talk about has to be applied to the situation.

--- Luis


Ps. In the Boston Museum of Fine Art there is a magnificent painting by Paul Gauguin that I had the privilege of seeing in person, here seen below (click to enlarge):

 

It is titled: " Where do We come from? What are We? Where are We going?" He meant it to be his masterpiece and last painting, planning on suiciding after finishing it. He died of an STD. The title are questions every citizen should ask himself as an inividual and as part of the City.


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Going on Vacation? Photographic Advice Part IV

If you do not have much experiece with the tech side of photography, my advice is: "P" is for professional. Your camera will have a Program setting. Go to it, and leave it there. Resist improvising unless you know what you are doing. Cameras are getting smarter by leaps and bounds, and do an OK job on their own. This does not mean set it on "P" and go on your trip. To prevent the unforeseen, test, test, test your camera by taking at least 300 pictures in varying light situations to make sure it works. If you have time, read the manual. Yes, that dreary technozine with the impossibly small print, Japanesenglish, and line drawings, end-to-end, with the camera at hand, so you can play with it as you go through the manual. Learn procedures for changing lenses, batteries, memory cards, etc.





Become familiar with the various modes and controls, if you have enough time, learn them until intimately familiar. Best learned in a quiet setting, practiced in one with distractions (just like there will be on your trip).










For instant soft, even light, position your subject(s) in the shade.








In outdoors, contrasty situations, position yourself about ten feet from the subject(s) and turn on the flash. This will help reduce the contrast.







The documentation of your trip is basically the telling of your story as a family sharing a journey. Do not be stingy with your photography. Take several times the number of pictures you think will be needed. Why? Because each journey unfolds in its own way, but you do not know what that will be, so you make enough photographs so you have a multiplicity of potential paths when you edit your pictures. Yes, EDIT. Resist the urge to put up all 4,000 images on Flickr etc. No one wants to see all of them, plus they will tell a jumbled story.



Start before the trip. Photos of the planning, things like training (physical, etc). How you get there (car, train, ship, plane, bicycles, etc.). Your arrival, wht time was it, first impressions, did you meet up with family or friends? Eat? Take pictures of signs denoting your location, and place family around them. As the saint said, "All the way to Heaven is Heaven". It is not just about the destination, but all the way there. Resist getting caught in the Flickr/Instagram/FB cliche's, like photographing the food at breakfast. After your trip, you'll wish you'd gotten your family.



It's not about the spectacular, though you should get those shots too. The playful moments, and the quiet ones too. The SO snoozing in a hammock or sofa, the kids worn out, the in-between moments. Everything matters.

To do this well, be prepared. Have your gear ready, batteries charged, spares along with you, but most of all, be mentally prepared. Take portraits, posed and candid. Your family will get used to you snapping, but be sure to not interfere with the flow of life. Instead, immerse yourself in it. Photography should be a integral part of the experience, not outside of it.

Be certain to photograph the members of your family as individuals and as a group. Resist the urge to become a director, telling people to do this or that, or do it again. Save that for a few formal moments per day Be a photojournalist, fluid, fast, and anticipating gestures, prepositioning yourself for your own preferred point of view. Be sure to take close-ups and overall shots showing plenty of context. If you have any doubts, overshoot, but learn to be fast and stay in the moment. Always remember to participate while photographing.



One accessory I recommend, which is inexpensive but crucial is the smallest table tripod that will hold your camera. Like the one pictured here. Why? So you can use the self-timer and the photographer can be in the picture, too.








Take an AV cable, so you can do slide shows of your pics at night in the m/hotel.

Share the photography. Encourage each family member to use their phones (of own cameras). They will get things you missed, and have their own individual way of seeing.

 This will sound retro, but...when you get back, as soon as possible, edit all the pictures (be thorough) and make prints. Yes, prints. Try Mpix, or any of several services. Run 10 files through to see if you like how they look, the paper etc, before sending the big batch.

Now, make an album(s). Hard drives crash, data, like the people that create it, go corrupt. Paper is the ultimate back-up. There is no end to scrapbook ideas on the web. I'll regret this, but Martha Stewart has a great idea with this: [Link]. For albums, KOLO [Link]. Top quality, archival paper, well-designed and just elegant.

Most of all, enjoy your trip. Be in the moment, shoot on the fly. Your journey and family matter most. 

If anyone has any questions, please comment or e-mail me.

Happy travels!

--- Luis

Getting there, was it a plane ride? A car or a train?  Make a picture of it.

When you arrived, was it nighttime? Was everyone exhasted or excited.  Did you meet up with friends or family?

What was the destination? Was it snowing? Was there a sign or entryway which brought about "We're HERE!" shouts?

Playtime, this is the guts of your story and hopefully includes plenty of laughing in the snow.  

Leaving.  This time always come much too soon but record it.  Were children dressed in PJ's for a long car ride through the night? Maybe they were holding a new souvenir.

- See more at: http://www.parkcitymountain.com/site/snowmamas/author/heather/documenting-your-snow-vacation#sthash.tAEtcLJC.dpuf

Getting there, was it a plane ride? A car or a train?  Make a picture of it.

When you arrived, was it nighttime? Was everyone exhasted or excited.  Did you meet up with friends or family?

What was the destination? Was it snowing? Was there a sign or entryway which brought about "We're HERE!" shouts?

Playtime, this is the guts of your story and hopefully includes plenty of laughing in the snow.  

Leaving.  This time always come much too soon but record it.  Were children dressed in PJ's for a long car ride through the night? Maybe they were holding a new souvenir.

- See more at: http://www.parkcitymountain.com/site/snowmamas/author/heather/documenting-your-snow-vacation#sthash.tAEtcLJC.dpuf

Getting there, was it a plane ride? A car or a train?  Make a picture of it.

When you arrived, was it nighttime? Was everyone exhasted or excited.  Did you meet up with friends or family?

What was the destination? Was it snowing? Was there a sign or entryway which brought about "We're HERE!" shouts?

Playtime, this is the guts of your story and hopefully includes plenty of laughing in the snow.  

Leaving.  This time always come much too soon but record it.  Were children dressed in PJ's for a long car ride through the night? Maybe they were holding a new souvenir.

- See more at: http://www.parkcitymountain.com/site/snowmamas/author/heather/documenting-your-snow-vacation#sthash.tAEtcLJC.dpuf