November 2006
VOLUME 14 ISSUE 11

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DEL RAY ARTISANS NEWS
 since 1992

Contributors this month include: Barbara Boehm, Mara Burk, Kathryn Brown, Karen Schmitz, Susan Slattery and Daniel Wise

Many thanks to our monthly sponsor:
Royce Flowers - lovely arrangements seen at every opening.

Thanks to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts for their continuing support.

Submission deadline: 20^th of month preceding (11/20 for November)

Editor: Daniel Wise
e-mail to: danlwise@verizon.net

Web Curator: Roy Wright
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 A HOLIDAY MARKET OF FINE ART, CRAFTS, FOOD AND GIFTS

The Del Ray Artisans’ Fine Art & Fine Crafts Holiday Market will be the place to go this holiday season to find everything you need to celebrate—exquisite gifts created by members, festive baked goods to indulge your sweet-tooth, artisan-designed ornaments and lots of good fun!

The festivities (and sales of fine art!) will begin Friday evening, December 1^st, with a Preview reception from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, December 2^nd, the gallery will open at 10 a.m. and extend its evening hours through the Tree lighting next door as Del Ray celebrates Holiday on the Avenue. Sunday, December 3^rd, hours are noon to 5 p.m. 

In conjunction with the Market, our annual Gift Food Sale will tempt you with seasonal treats—a great chance to share your holiday favorites and find new ones, too! Proceeds go to support DRA's Katrina Relief efforts for the artists of Hancock County, Mississippi. Donations of baked goods are needed. Questions? Contact Theresa Kulstad at tkulstad@verizon.net.

ARTIST GUY RANDO WINS ART IN CITY HALL BEST OF SHOW

Congratulations to DRA member Guy Rando whose entry, Cypress Forest, was recently awarded Best of Show in Alexandria’s Art in City Hall juried exhibition.

Rando’s winning piece is one of 80 pieces selected to exhibit in the juried show, which hangs in City Hall located at 301 King Street in Old Town Alexandria, through March 23, 2007.

Don’t miss this opportunity to support your community and fellow DRA artisans—visit City Hall Monday through Friday during regular business hours and Saturdays from 9-12.

DEL RAY DOZEN INVITATIONAL OPENS NOVEMBER 10

The Del Ray Dozen Invitational Photography Show opens with a reception and silent auction on Friday, November 10^th from 7-10 p.m.  

Participating photographers are Kathryn Brown, Candace Clifford, Jen Chappell,
Sonia Covey, Paige Ireland, David Kosar,Marlin Lord, Dave Nicholson, Rob Rudick, Dave Scavone, Fierce Sonia, Eve Stocker, and Lara Tiller.  

A photography workshop, “Business Issues for Photographers” is offered on Saturday, November 11^th, from 1-3 p.m. Visit www.TheDelRayArtisans.org/upcoming_ exhibits.htm to register.

We thank those of you who have already renewed your membership this year, even though there has been no renewal letter sent out for memberships that expired on 6/30/06. Memberships only expire at the end of June or the end of December.

In case you are not aware, DRA had a mid-year change in Membership Chairs, and there was no one actually in place when the renewal letters would have gone out... ….therefore, we are asking you to accept this notice as this year's "renewal notice" and look at your mailing label to determine whether or not you need to renew at this time.

If you have any questions about your expiration date noted on your label, please contact current Membership Co-Directors Mara Burk at maraburk@hotmail.com, Jennifer Webb at Mdjm5660@aol.com or
Asst. Treasurer Kathryn Brown.

Long time DRA member and former Board of Director Vivienne Lukacs' beloved husband of 53 years, Richard Lukacs, passed away October 5^th, 2006. Donations in his name can be made to DRA’s Ted Eichers Memorial Art Fund which supplements a local art student’s college tuition costs.

Eichers Fund donations, cards and other expressions of sympathy for Vivienne and the Lukacs family may be sent in care of the DRA gallery.

Do you ever wish you had a group of friends with whom you are comfortable asking for honest and constructive feedback? Well you do—The Del Ray Artisans!

Join us Sunday, November 12^th from 5-8 p.m. in the DRA gallery. Bring a couple pieces, complete or in progress, that you’d like to discuss and receive constructive criticism from your peers.

The facilitator will keep things moving and ensure all feedback is constructive. For more information, please contact Michele Reday Cook at mredaycook@mac.com or Daniel Wise at danlwise@verizon.net.

SEEKING HOLIDAY MARKET ELVES

Plans for the DRA Holiday Market are well underway and we are looking for members to help in all aspects of this fun event, including: poster/postcard distributions, decorations, bake sale staff, preview reception, and more. What a festive way to earn those volunteer hours!

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Barb Boehm at 703.838.6265 or barbxb@yahoo.com

The Board would like to remind all exhibiting artists about the scheduled pick-up time given at the end of a show. We try to make it clear on each Call for Entry that pick-up is to begin after the end of gallery hours on the last day of the show. Typically (although this is not a guarantee for all shows), pick-up is scheduled for 4-6 p.m. on the last day of the show, and sometimes on the Monday following.

We bring this to your attention because we have experienced a great deal of trouble in the last few shows with artists wanting to pick up their works before 4:00 p.m. on the last day, and even as early as the day before. Please don't expect to sit the gallery on the Saturday prior to the Sunday, which is the last day of the show, and expect to save a trip by taking your work home then!

We do not do this to be punitive... we do it for the same reason that we ask purchasers not to take the art they have paid for before the end of the show—so that any one who comes to see the show, even on the last day, actually gets to see the show in its entirety! Many empty spaces on the walls make us look very unprofessional, and you deprive yourself (and others) from having your work viewed in an exhibit professionally hung.

In any show, if you are not able to come at the scheduled times, it is your responsibility to call the curator, prior to those times, in order to schedule another time, or make arrangements with family or friends to come during the scheduled times. We are sorry that there are limitations, but please remember that they are in place for all of our benefit.

2006 Calendar of Events

November 10–26          DR Dozen invitational photography exhibit/ curator Rob Rudick 301.270.2323
November 11                 “Business Issues for Photographers” with Keith Barraclough (1–3:00 p.m.)
November 12                 Card-Making Party (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.) Theresa Kulstad tkulstad@verizon.net
November 12                 Peer Critique 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
November 14                 Board Meeting (7:00 p.m.)
November 16                 Special Reception for Jim Hartmann, City Manager (7-9:00pm)                                                     
December 1-3                Fine Art & Fine Crafts Holiday Market / Juried
December 2                   Holiday on the Avenue - Tree Lighting & Luminaria Display (6:00 p.m.)
December 8, 9 & 10      Barnes & Noble BOOKFAIR & Ornament workshop
December 12                 Board Meeting (7:00 p.m.)
December 31                 First Night Alexandria (6 p.m. – midnight) - performances in the DRA gallery
                                          For more info: www.FirstNightAlexandria.org

Member benefits

And as a follow-up to new members you should received information packet from our credit union, CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union.  Suzanne Waltmeyer will be happy to answer your questions.  Please call her at 703.236.7635.

Membership in DRA is a great deal!  Not only do you get to meet Del Ray's coolest people, but we bring you real benefits that no other arts organization can/does offer.  If your membership has expired or you are reading this free copy of the Well Crafted Word, please drop a check in the mail to renew your membership or join the fun.