Marcia Soderman "Distillations" 2009

"Distillations," a 2009 watercolor, is one of many images I have painted about water.

Morgan Grayce Willow Poetry Reading this Sat. at 3 pm

Poet Morgan Grayce Willow has had three poetry books published in fall 2009: Between, from Nodin Press; The Maps are Words, a letterpress chapbook of a ghazal series from Red Dragonfly Press; and Silk: Meditations on T’ai-Chi Ch’uan from Shu-Kuang Press. Also an essayist, Morgan contributed the title piece for Riding Shotgun: Women Write about Their Mothers published by Borealis Press in 2008.Morgan teachings writing and poetry at Minneapolis Community & Technical College, and occasionally at The Loft. Known for her enthusiasm for poetry, Morgan was one of the coordinators of the Poetry in Motion project that placed poetry posters in Metro Transit buses and trains. Learn more about her at http://morgangraycewillow.com/

I just got back from my trip down south. The Pensacola Art Festival was perfect. I got a great response to my new body of work ~ won the judges choice award and had strong sales.

I am now getting my studio ready for the big show this weekend. I will be post photos of the transformation. My studio is set up for work not a gallery ~ so there is a lot of work to do! I will be ready for the public by Friday morning.

http://www.donskerphotography.com/

Blue Shingles by

Robert Donsker

http://www.donskerphotography.com/

http://www.epicurns.com/

EpicUrns.com is a pioneer retailer and wholesaler of one-of-a-kind, artist-made cremation urns to the public and the funeral industry.

Stop by our showroom for a spontaneous tour conducted in a light, celebratory atmosphere, or just browse on your own.

This beautiful, hand-made red oak urn is carved with a custom five-inch sculpture of your dog or cat by master sculptor Tony Korman.

Dan Mackerman article in Park Bugle.

Please check out the recent article on Dan Mackerman in the Park Bugle, then stop by his studio to meet him and see his new art.

http://www.parkbugle.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1007:he-comes-from-iowa-with-a-banjo-on-his-knee&catid=13:articles

Chuck Solberg loading his wood kiln...

I just finished firing my wood fueled anagama kiln. It takes 2 days to load, 4 days to fire and a week to cool down. This firing we went through 12 cords of wood! It takes a lot of wood to get up to 2600 degrees. There was over 400 pots in the kiln.

I will have lots of great new pots for the 2404 Studio sale.

www.woodlucker.com

Marcia Soderman, painter, Studio #519

See more of her work at: www.mnartists.org/Marcia_Soderman/

2402 Group Show, Front

2402 Gallery Group Show Jan 09

2402 Gallery Group Show Jan 09

The annual 2402 annual open studio and sale will take place this year on Friday November 20 and Saturday November 21. Watch this space for upcoming information and posts about participating artists and their work.