Fly'n Gypsy Arts & Graphics

This Saturday! Book Making Workshop With instructor Jessica Kronika of Fly’n Gypsy Arts Dates & Times: 1-4pm, March 17 th and 24 th , 2012. Location: Expressions Graphics, 29 Harrison St., Oak Park, IL 60302. Cost: $35 per session, discounted rate of $75 for three sessions if paid in full at registration. This class includes some supplies, while other supplies* will be available from instructor for purchase or student can seek out their own. Overview: This workshop will cover several book binding processes. Demonstrations of glue binding, stitch-binding, and complete building of a book will take place. Students are encouraged to bring a project (pages and embellishments recommended) for completion. Recovering, scrapbook style glue bound book, and stitch-bound traditional book are scheduled. The process of preparing book parts, assembly, weighting and drying your unique book will be covered. Bring your p...

Design consultation Working with an artist or designer for an in-home or business consultation provides you with individual attention and the personal touch. Once you have a general idea of what kind of custom art work you would like it is time to schedule your consultation. A design consultant will help you to select art that is an exact fit for your space. Some aspects of the consultation include color matching and placement of art as a focal point or an accent. The room’s traffic will define the form of the art that is presented, as well as determine the installation accessories and protective finishes required. Your consultant will make a protective need assessment based on these factors.                 So, now that you have scheduled a design consultation what can you expect? The design consultant will have conducted a phone or email screening to get an idea of the project, including size of the art...

Upcoming Bookmaking workshop This workshop will cover several book binding processes. Demonstrations of glue binding, stitch-binding, and complete building of a book will take place. Students are encouraged to bring a project (pages and embellishments recommended) for completion. Recovering, scrapbook style glue bound book, and stitch-bound traditional book are scheduled. The process of preparing book parts, assembly, weighting and drying your unique book will be covered. Dates & Times: 2-5pm, January 13, 20, and 27, 2011. Location: Expressions Graphics, 29 Harrison St., Oak Park, IL 60302. Please contact the instructor, Jessica Kronika for more information and to register Now... 847-722-7032 or artist@flyngypsyarts.com                                          ...

Choosing the type and placement of art for your home or business                 Art is a personal preference, and the selection of art for your home or business allows for a variety of options. The best way to judge whether you will be happy with the art in the long run is to think about its lifetime appeal. The best fit for you will be art that integrates your favorite colors, style, subjects and pairs well with your existing or planned décor. The type of custom art that you select must also match your planned use of the space. If you are in a leased home, moveable art will be able to come with you, while murals remain integral to the space. If you are preparing a home for sale and designing art to increase the value of your space, murals may be ideal so long as the themes and colors are adaptable to another owner’s interior décor scheme. If you are selecting art for your place of business, the clientele ...

What is custom art? Custom art consists of decorative, illustrative or abstract designs that take a variety of forms. Flat work can be painted directly onto the wall or can be mounted art in a variety of media on a paper, canvas or other two dimensional substrate. This substrate or base can be completely flat or painted to create an illusion of dimension via depth of image field or surface effects. Surface effects include texture, light reflecting embedded material and build up relief. Custom art can also come in three dimensional and sculptural applications, including works that project more dramatically from the wall than relief or fully three dimensional works that are mounted on static or movable bases. Bases for movable works include pedestals, hanging fixtures, and custom built easels.                 Flat works painted directly onto the wall are generally referred to as murals. These wall paintings...

Relief & Intaglio Mixed Process Etching With instructor Jessica Kronika of Fly’n Gypsy Arts Location: Expressions Graphics, 29 Harrison St, Oak Park, IL 60304 Dates & Times: Fridays 2-5pm (9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2); or 6-9pm (9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9) Please register for your preferred time, sessions will be scheduled based on registration. Evening class will run into December due to third Friday gallery openings occurring on 9/16, 10/21, and 11/18. Class size: minimum 3 to maximum 10. Cost: $25 per session ($250 for 10 sessions); special discounted season session rate available $225 paid in full at registration. Some supplies will be provided. Deposit required with registration: $150. Overview: Students will learn the step by step process for creating unique and editioned prints with both relief embossment and intaglio surface effects. Demonstrations of resist techniques for relief etching, variou...

Hello everyone! Hope your holiday season is filled with joy and reconnections to friends and family. Just a little note about my writings on fine art in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. As of November 2010, I will no longer be publishing to examiner.com. The company has changed their policies regarding payment and copyright. In the future, those detailed articles on our Chicago artists, galleries, and events as well as visitors to the Chicago land area will be available here on my blog. For anyone wanting copies of previous articles now unavailable at examiner, please contact me directly at artist@flyngypsyarts.com . I will need the article title, artist or exhibit name. Articles will continue to be promoted via social networks. Projected release for the new content is early 2011. Thank you for your readership and for supporting the arts! Sincerely, Jessica Kronika aka The Fly'n Gypsy

Fly'n Gypsy Arts will be at the Elk Grove Village Park District Pavillion this Sunday, October 17th, from 8am to 5pm. Come out to see art, have your child's or your own face painted, or sit for a custom portrait in black and white or color!