​Community art projects ala Pop-up art studio took shape with tie dye this past month. 
How to entice the arm chair creative? There’s a short list of things I have found to ease
People into a mind set of try it on for size.  Firstly: it must not have too many steps toward mastery (dipping things in dye) Secondly: Take home appeal sets the stage for “hey look at what I’d did!” And lastly: got to be fun.  These pictures showcase the finished product if only because the camera near by was forgotten in the wake of all that was created.. That’s a good thing especially when looking at how many can’t seem to unfocus from the tiny screen thats’ become a pacifier of sorts.
Learning a new medium, again has left it’s mark of excitement all over my studio. Big scale boats as inspired by the nearby marina and afternoon sailing on Bandaras Bay in Nayarit. Tie dye was a surprise hit with sailors bringing in well loved tees and even socks ala fashion forward wannabes walking away with a brighter shade of fun. So much creative muscle to be flexed in such a short time- Oh My!  Let’s celebrate spring and all it’s new options for expression.
Be well, and stay tuned
Christine

You know that song that rings in your head?  My Van Morrison loop “Sailboats a comin and I gotta get on it, please can ya cut me some slack?”  Some random B side bite of ​logic, for me a wounded wing of a Captain  ala Dislocated shoulder held less swagger that  it needed to spend 24 days a float. So? Plan B.

Plan B is a great plan. It means there’s some hope in the plan to make a plan and not go directly to the bullfight arena of big disappointment. It’s been fun to riff on it  as short story, an idea iced for now.

Tah dah! Some creative energy.. Winter Art Camp, Snowbird Spring breakers, we can  extend a caffeinated and creatively orchestrated  little art adventure while you are here South of the boarder.
La Cruz is slowly morphing into a polished  more discoverable yet great surf, art and food culture spot where fun in the sun abounds.

Coffee? Local beans can be found sourced from up the mountain here near a goat trail that saunters up a long and winding  road only to run smack into a sleepily long eyelashed Donkey carrying big bags of beans ala Juan Valdez styled reality check.

​Complete with a roast and a grind, voila! Awesome cups of coffee. I’ll furnish the link on Monday.

Iced Coffee available at the Winter Art Camp Pop-up of Art duJour. Tie-Dye and Coffee oh my!

Creative Journal Workshop
Eco art can be a fun recycle savvy way of turning the flotsam of should use into a sketchbook/journal.
Join us for adventures in art summer camp series 2.0
2.5 hours of hands on creative project with a take away treasure that you create.
Sketch? Yes! Journal? Write on!
When & Where:  
Saturday mid morning 10:00- 12:30 in the Stables Studio  June16th-July28t
Setting:
#fabulousfennville
Art Farmfennville offers an authentic slice of #fabulousfennville. Explore almost twenty acres of Plein Air worthy barns, ponds and forrest scenes for painters. Local art and sculpture to experience.
Wednesday drop in and sketch offered again this year in the Stables Studio Event space. Inclement weather may find us in the Painting loft

Metal arts are a theme here with found object Awesomeblage’  by our in-house Stig of welding.

Workshops led by:
Christine Currie. Mixing metaphors and melting metal. Art Farm Fennville summer camp coordinator and salty salior co-hosts events with local creatives. She’s fresh off the boat with her most recent endeavors chronicled as Pen 2 Paper Adventures. Storytelling and photography share meets campfire theme with the last Wednesday of June 27th as our inaugural kick-off. Watch the almost full moon rise over the Art Farm. Marshmallows and sticks available. Bring your tales and pictures to share. 8:30- 10:00 p.m.
Sandra Hansen. The art nomad travels the world and evangelizes paper art and eco friendly zero waste ideals. We love her energy and especially love making journals with her. Step by step as free range art unfolds to encompass so many fun possibilities.  Calendar fills quick.   Cost:   $50.00 drop in, $85.00 for a couple, or grandparent and child $75.00
includes materials and use of tools, studio time, coffee/tea. Wash it down with Big Cock Coffee, 

Artisan micro roasted magic in a cup. See you soon Hipcamper!
Authentic Slice:
Our neighboring area of Douglas and Saugatuck offer the best of art adventure with great locavore places to seek out. Kismet Bakery, The Farmhouse Deli, Grow, Salt of The Earth concert series, Virtue Cider, Crane’s Apple Orchards, Fenn Valley Wine, Evergreen Lane Artisan Cheese will keep you picnic basket ready.

With the Autumn colors, sunsets that blot out your senses and a harvest moon this month October might be my favorite season for authentic charm here on the middle coast of America.
Art is everywhere this weekend. Look no further than the Blue Coast Artist Tour for a treat of studio experience and spending time with some talented and passionate creators. Need a short list for where to start? Fennvillian favorites top the list.

Peachbelt Studio, on M-89 is a historic slice of charming. This turn of the century one room school house was lovingly restored by the talented artist/owner Dawn Stafford. Her current stable of artists wow with sculptor Jill Lareaux who will be onsite throughout the weekend to talk about her stunning figurative pieces. Explore the gardens here and all that is lovingly curated.

Art Farm Fennville, while once part of the Blue Coast Tour can be found upon the same route, on 66th st, This year we shall offer an open studio format showcasing the Art Barn and painting loft where we offer on going workshops, figerative drawing Wednesdays and freshly roasted artisan coffee beans. You'll find Christine Currie at work welding sculpture in the metal arts studio, stop in!

The 40th Annual Gallery Stroll in and around Douglas and Saugatuck shares the spotlight in and around anything locally creative. Take a leisurely pace and savor all that The Art Coast of Michigan has to offer.

The Summer workshops came to a wrap up this month, love the energy and intentions all of our summer creatives shared at #artfarmfennville.

A very special Thank you to Lakeshore Networking with great locavore energy and wine from the generous folks at Cogdal Vineyards. It's small town charm and great things happening with new opportunities to learn Plein Air painting/sketch and drawing ala local place and space like the Summerhouse Lavender Farm and Evergreen Lane Artisan Cheese for great picnic basket finds while enjoying the Saugatuck Douglas enclave.

Blue Coast Artists will have an offering of fine local art, a great opportunity to visit a working creative and enjoy a glimpse into these very special studios and gallery spaces.

Our  Hipcamp experience was a highlight of our summer fun. See a bite of our offerings below.

We'll have our Big Cock Coffee swag and roasting offerings posted very soon. There's a chance to order that great coffee you enjoyed over the summer subscription service style straight to your doorstep. Stay tuned.