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Featured Artist: page 3 Oct: Martha Rhodes
Guest Artists: Pages 3 & 5
Oct: Robert Copelan Nov: Henry Bryant
Nov/Dec: Chris Lorenz
New Members: Page 4
Alaina Blevins/Jerome Sturm
Oct/Nov/Dec 2013 Vol 1, No 3
TECAC The Electric Company Artists’ Co-op LLC, 207 East Depot Street, Bedford Virginia 24523
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The TECAC Connect Oct/Nov/Dec Page 2
The Artisan Shoppe in The Electric Company at 207 E. Depot Street in
Bedford is a fun and eclectic gift shop. The shop is currently being managed by
TECAC gallery and is continually looking for new vendors for the shop. Preferred items include local and original handcrafted or produced items ...
especially jewelry, pottery, stained glass, soaps, lotions, honey, jellies or
other handmade items. The Artisan Shoppe will also be listed on Bedford's
Artisan Trail. Contact info: Perri Mason [email protected]
Call for Local Artisans
TECAC Connect Newsletter TECAC members, this is YOUR
quarterly newsletter. Please send
information about any awards and
recognitions you receive, classes you
will be offering … anything to get the
word out about what is happening in
your world and the arts community in
the area. If you know of classes, work-
shops and exhibit opportunities, send
that information along also. Send to Dotti Stone:
Email: [email protected]
Important Dates - 2013-14 Gallery Rotations:
Nov 24/25
Feb 2/3
Apr 6/7 TECAC Member Meeting - 2 PM:
Nov 3
Jan 5 2014
Mar 2
May 4 Phone: 540-491-2585
Email: [email protected] “Like” us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TECAC207 Follow us on our Blog: http://tecacartgallery.blogspot.com/
sales given to the American Cancer
Society. If anyone has not picked up an angel
to paint or enhance through some
other medium, please do so and bring
to the November 3 meeting.
Who did those angels! Diagram and list of artists
1 Nancy Rae Brown
2 Suzanne V Paddock
3 Dotti Stone
4 Jane Schafer
5 Perri Mason
6 Edrie Bays
7 Jane Schafer
8 Shelley Koopmann
9 Perri Mason
10 Edrie Bays
11 Perri Mason
12 Rod Adams
13 Edrie Bays
14 Edrie Bays
The Angel Project The angels on the front page are just
a few of those being created for this
special holiday project to honor the
memory of Perri’s friend and enable
TECAC to donate to cancer research. Below is Perri’s story about these
special angels: I met my friend Pam when I worked
in the art department at James T.
Davis in Lynchburg. In 1995, she was
diagnosed with colon cancer. That
same year, an old shed on her prop-
erty was blown down by a bad storm.
She decided to recycle the tin from
the roof and hand-cut these “twice
fallen angels” to decorate and sell
while she went through treatment.
In 1998, she was diagnosed again
with cancer. This time the diagnosis
was an inoperable brain tumor.
Before she passed away, she gave me
the box of angels to decorate and sell
as I wanted. In the years that
followed I kept the angels in a box,
only painting a few. When TECAC
began looking for items to decorate
for Christmas, this became the
perfect opportunity to have other
artists paint these angels, sell them
and give part of the proceeds to
cancer research. The “Twice Fallen
Angels” will be available beginning in
November with fifty percent of all
Newsletter deadline:
Dec 24 for Jan/Feb/Mar issue
The TECAC Connect Oct/Nov/Dec Page 3
October Featured Artist: Martha Rhodes
September/October Guest Artist: Robert Copelan
The paintings in Martha’s exhibit, “Life Connections,” was inspired by her travel
experiences and her impressions of certain things that have happened in her life.
“ I have always loved to create some type of art. Most
of my paintings, at this time , range from landscapes
to abstracts and collage. I enjoy working with found
papers and making my own papers for collage. My
inspiration comes from many sources, usually travel,
family, gardening and past experiences.”
Martha Rhodes
A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.F.A.in design and art edu-
cation, Martha Rhodes is an award-winning artist who is constantly exploring her
world, her art and her limits. Throughout the past 30 years, Martha has taught classes
and workshops for Roanoke County and numerous other art organizations, private
and public. She has also juried a number of art exhibitions.
Martha will be teaching a 2-day workshop at October 18 & 19 … see page 5 for more information.
Art has always been a part of Robert Copelan’s life … since age 4 studying under
his mother who was an artist in Atlanta, GA.
Formal art education has been plentiful by masters of their craft. He studied
painting, porcelain, glass, wood and metal arts with the passion of providing
the best in whatever field he undertook. Another hat he wore was as a luthier
(violin maker); for 31 years he produced 116 violin and violas. He has been very
successful in his years in the arts and created companies selling his work while
keeping his name silent for the most part.
He has painted for over 50 years with women as recurring subjects. He says he
respects women and wants the world to see his view of them as the most important hu-
mans on earth. He wants to change the minds of men who do not respect women.
Copelan has created a scholarship fund,
“Want-a-Dance,” and is painting dancers in
positions of beauty. In 2014 he will have an
auction for all of these works and the artist’s profit
will go to benefit the dancers.
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New member: Jerome Sturm
New member: Alaina Blevins
In Jerome’s words ...I’ve been fortunate that along the way I’ve had some great
mentors and have been successful as a portrait photographer, photojournalist, and
university photographer. My work explores abandoned places and things in a search for secrets. My images
create a space where time exists in the present and past at the same moment. By using a process of HDR (Hyper Dynamic Range) photography and digital
painting, I create a new energy in the abandoned places I photograph. In my
work the abandoned becomes a beautiful, eerie, out of time place. I always wonder why we abandon places and what
happened to the people who lived and worked in
those spaces. My work has been exhibited nationally and in my home
state of Virginia in the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. My photographs have also
been published in Creative Quarterly, a national magazine of the arts, on a consecutive basis. I have worked as a portrait photographer, university photographer, and photojournalist,
before my pursuit of fine art photography. My photographs have won several national and
state awards and have been published in People Magazine, US News & World Report, The New
York Times, and other national publications. I have also served as a mission photographer for
Operation Smile International when the organization worked in Ecuador.
Inspired by everyday experiences and nightly dreams, native Virginia
artist Alaina Blevins expresses her thoughts and moods by painting a
mixture of natural views, historic symbols and fantasy images. "Each of
my inspirations has a distinct personality, and I feel a strong need to
paint each with the colors and media that best express that personal-
ity. Sometimes that's realism, sometimes it's abstract, and sometimes
it's fantasy. Sometimes the image begs for oils, sometimes acrylics and
sometimes it just needs watercolor. I have to be true to the inspiration
in order to give each of my works the life it deserves." Alaina's love for her art often leads
her to work with large canvases and murals that allow her to make bolder statements. Today Alaina works primarily with oil-on-canvas paintings in her studio in the Bedford
County village of Lowry where she enjoys painting landscapes (rural as well as urban),
murals, abstracts and portraits. "I am particularly inspired by the natural beauty of Bed-
ford County's diversity of landscapes and seasons, and the quiet little village of Lowry
offers me the kind of environment that is both inspiring and conducive to making my
art." Alaina's recent move to Lowry makes her the sixth generation of her family to live
in Bedford County, and the fourth in Lowry.
Alaina developed her styles in each of several genres while earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago. During her early studies at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC, Alaina learned the
value of painting with more accomplished artists in pursuit of new and intriguing styles. She continues to seek out
and paint with well-established artists with styles that interest her. Paintings by Alaina Blevins hang in galleries and homes around the country, including Los Angeles, Washington DC,
Chicago, Memphis, Auburn and throughout Virginia.
The TECAC Connect Oct/Nov/Dec Page 5
November guest artist: Henry Bryant
.
November/December Guest Artist: Chris Lorenz
Henry Bryant is owner of Fort Vause
Outfitters, a supplier of historically
accurate products to historical parks, museums and
re-enactors, and specializes in 18th century reproduction leather
work and other items. He welcomes custom work.
In addition to making and selling historic reproductions to
historic parks and re-enactors, Bryant attends historic battle reen-
actments and historic trade fairs.
Bryant has been doing custom leather work for over 25 years. He made an instructional video on leather work and
has a second in production with more to come in the future. He has provided
products to many historical parks on a regular basis.
Bryant’s specialties are: Custom Leather Work, Foundry Work, Sheet Metal Work,
Video Production and Consulting.
In addition to Fort Vause Outfitters, Bryant is owner of Great Road Craft Guild.
Both are located in Elliston, VA.
Equine artist Christine Lorenz boldly
creates with vivid color and generous
paint, in her own evocative style, a
moment in time captured. Other scenes
are more sedate and pastoral in feeling while still carrying the
intense impressionist colors of her palette.
"I've always considered the atmosphere as a kind of soup, with more body and
energy that the thin air we are taught to believe in, she says."The electricity that is
created before and during a storm is palpable. We humans barely acknowledge it
exists - full moons, gravitational pulls, and atmospheric changes affecting our behaviors.
The animals feel the pull and excitement of the forces we are taught not to see. I try
to bring that excitement and freshness to my work. Much of my portrait work is of a deceased beloved. I
try to feel the love they have for the one that has been
lost, and channel the soul, if I have not been able to meet them in the flesh. I have a
special place in my heart for my past companions who will never be forgotten … each
touched my life and shaped it in some way, whether it was a long or short path.”
we walked together.”
The TECAC Connect Oct/Nov/Dec Page 6
TECAC Members Offer
Classes and Workshops
Watercolor Rod Adams teaches weekly water-
color classes at Artists on Depot.
For information and to register email
Rod:
Advanced Encaustic Wax Donna Nevers will be conducting a
1-day Advanced Encaustic Wax work-
shop, Sunday, November 17, 9:30am-
4:30pm at Bower Center for the Arts,
Bedford, VA. Register at www.bowercenter.org
Creating Textural Surfaces
for Watermedia Painting with Martha Rhodes This workshop will emphasize the
development and use of rich textural
surfaces with strong design elements
for creating successful paintings using
watermedia, acrylic, watercolor or
gouache. We will build surfaces creat-
ing texture with collage using found
papers such as paper towels, Chinese
washi papers, napkins and cardboard.
After gessoing surfaces, we will paint
in your choice of styles, realistic,
abstract, etc. There are no limits to
this fun and exciting approach. Individual help will be given to each
student. Space is limited. Come join
us for a 2-day workshop. Contact Martha Rhodes at:
For information Supply list upon registration
Call the TECAC Gallery to register:
540-491-2585
Paint and Tour SW France
in 2014
with Donna Nevers
April 19-May 11
5-day Mixed Media Workshop
with Jeanne Bessette
Voted top 20 East Coast
May 10-23
5-day Mixed Media Workshop
with Jeanne Bessette
Workshops will hang in Soreze
Sidewalk Art Show/Sale
Friends Travel Tour
May 23-June 4
Tour Toulouse Lautrec Museum
Albi Cathedrals, Wine Tasting
French Cooking School
Roman Ruins and Copper Museum
Most meals included
$2200. per person plus airfare
Holiday theme art work for
TECAC The holidays are just ahead. In order
to create a festive environment for
visitors and prospective clients all
TECAC members are asked to bring
one artwork with a seasonal theme to
the November 3rd meeting. If you will
away at that time please deliver your
holiday art prior to the 3rd or have
some one deliver it for you. This exhibit will be installed in the
space usually reserved for featured
artists and remain up during November
and December.
The “Beds” Challenge In the Dessert Gallery
Everyone enjoys a challenge … this
one is beds! Are you scratching your
head??? Think of the possibilities!!! There are all kinds of beds if the word
is taken literally: cribs, kiddie beds,
cat beds, dog beds, hammocks, bird
nests, bunk beds, tree house beds,
army cots, sleeping bags, beds of hay,
flower beds, tanning beds, bed of
nails, bed of roses, canopy beds, is a
kangaroo pouch a bed? Papoose,
people beds overtaken by animals,
and the list goes on … The Dessert Gallery will likely be the
stage for this Challenge exhibit. And
don’t feel limited … this could include
a group 3-D effort. The bunk
room??? Animal house??? Paintings,
photographs, prints, mixed media,
glass, mosaic, fabric, clay, metal,
wood …. let you imagination go wild. If you have anything by the Novem-
ber 3 meeting, bring it. Present your
ideas if you want to collaborate with
someone or several members on a
group project. Let’s have fun with this
and try to have it well underway by
December and into January. Make it
the talk of the holidays!!!
Maxeen Vashro Wyatt
Guest Author at TECAC on
Second Friday
October 11, 5pm-8 She will be signing her book
Kimberly’s Courage
Holiday Openings
at Bedford Art Venues
Thanksgiving weekend:
November 29 and 30 11am-5pm
Sunday, December 8, 1pm-6
A TECAC party will follow BYOB
December 8 is the date for the
Bedford Holiday Home Tour. Many
businesses in town will be open for
the benefit of increased holiday
traffic and this includes local art
galleries.
The TECAC Connect Oct/Nov/Dec Page 7
Awards & Recognitions Sales at TECAC: Davies, Megan:
“She Was Telling Us a Story” - photo Mason, Perri:
“When Life Gives You Lemons” Ostroff, Nancy: “Old Barn” watercolor Rhodes, Martha: “Soul Food” Skinnell, Bryan: “Lost in Space”
ink drawing Stone, Dotti: “Elephant Walk” mosaic
Other successes: Bays, Edrie:
Edrie’s
painting
“Waiting”
has a new
home!
Mason, Perri Two of Perri’s paintings were juried
into the 7 Hills Art Club Magnolia
Foods Juried
Exhibit and one
received a 2nd
Place award.
Paddock, Suzanne V Several of Suzanne’s painting have
been selected to hang in Town
Kitchen and Provisions that will soon
open at 309 N Bridge St.
Rhodes, Martha Martha’s “Pottery Shop - Provence”
sold in the 49th Annual Bath County
Art Show in July. Stone, Dotti Dotti Stone And Roanoke mosaic
artist Stephen Brailo have teamed up
for an exhibit, “Mosaics: Classical
Meets Contemporary” at MOarts Gallery,
Moneta Library in downtown Moneta,
Rte 122, the month of October.
Exhibit Opportunities Virginia Museum of
Contemporary Art 2200 Parks Ave, Virginia Beach VA 23451
New Waves 2014
Annual Juried Exhibition
Entry Deadline: December 1, 2013
Exhibit: Jan 31, 2014-Apr 28, 2014
Prospectus: www.virginiamoca.org
$3750. in awards
Open to Virginia artists
Don’t forget to “like” us
on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/TECAC207
“Polka Dot #413”
by Perri Mason
2nd Place award winner
The TECAC Connect Oct/Nov/Dec Page 8
Who Does What? Adams, Rod
• New member screening committee (with Nancy & Martha)
(obtain bios, jpgs, artists’ statements from new members for PR)
• Create 2nd Friday invitations (for email)
• Make artist name tags (for frames)
• Make video of all members and their work (in general) Bays, Edrie
• Write/proofread/send Press releases (with Jerome)
• Facebook updates (with Perri – anyone can post)
• Training (with all members) Blevins, Alaina
• 2nd Friday shift in December
• TBA Brown, Nancy Rae
• New member screening committee (with Rod and Martha)
(obtain bios, jpgs, artists’ statements from new members for PR)
• Add new members’ info to computer and to notebook; add
them as employees and consignors (with Martha)
• Write/send guest artist thank-yous (designed by Erni) Houser, Erni
• Design guest artist TECAC thank-yous
• Household – floors (beyond daily member task list)
• Monitor email and respond (with Suzanne)
• Keep up inventory of TECAC label cards Kindermann, Kurt
• 2nd Friday shift in November
• Devise gallery rotations - year in advance (with Jane)
• Hang art work during gallery rotations (with Jane)
• Schedule/hang work of guest artists (with Jane)
• Oversee completion of inventory forms & label
making during rotations (with Jane)
• Maintain walls and necessary materials for installations Koopmann, Shelley
• Administrator for TECAC blog
• Coordinate local Bedford (Centertown) opportunities
(with Jane) Mason, Perri
• Work schedule/member sign-ups for gallery duty
• Facebook updates (with Edrie– anyone can post)
• Track supply inventory & keep stocked
Nevers, Donna
• Secure guest artists (with all members)
• Get bio info, artists’ statements, and jpgs from all guest
artists for publicity
• Organize/manage “fun” meetings - list of who is doing what
and when (Nov-April)
• Secure and manage volunteers and food for Second Fridays
(with Nancy O)
Ostroff, Nancy
• Take minutes at meeting & email to members
(alternate with Jerome)
• Organize/manage “fun” meetings - list of who is doing
what and when (May-Oct)
• Secure and manage volunteers and food for Second
Fridays (with Donna)
Paddock, Suzanne
• Monthly dues notices/delinquencies
• Monitor email and respond (with Erni)
• Coordinate workshops - scheduling & promo work
(with George)
Perkins, Dan
• Email 2nd Friday invitations
• Artisan Trail liaison
Rhodes, Martha
• New member screening committee (with Rod and Nancy B)
(obtain bios, jpgs, artists’ statements from new members for PR)
• Add new members’ info to computer and to notebook; add
them as employees and consignors (with Nancy B)
Schafer, Jane
• Coordinate local Bedford (Centertown) opportunities
(with Shelley)
• Devise gallery rotations - year in advance (with Kurt)
• Hang art work during gallery rotations (with Kurt)
• Schedule/hang work of guest artists (with Kurt)
• Oversee completion of inventory forms & label making
during rotations (with Kurt)
Skinnell, Bryan
• Post email addresses from guest book (to Second Friday
contact list)
• Check Second Friday contact lists for duplicates
• Insure press contacts go in press contacts folder, not
Second Friday
Stone, Dotti
• Newsletter
Strum, Jerome
• Write/proofread/send Press releases (with Edrie)
• Take minutes at meeting & email to members
(alternate with Nancy O)
Wacob, George
• Collect monthly dues
• Balance register
• Coordinate workshops - scheduling & promo work
(with Suzanne)