Fine Art Festival

Women Artists of Kauai Holiday Fine Art Festival and Fundraiser, Saturday, November 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hanapepe United Church of Christ

Kick off the beginning of the holiday season with a Fine Art Festival and Fundraiser featuring the Women Artists of Kauai. Highlights of the festival include live Hawaiian style music throughout the day by Jeff Iglesia and a special concert by our own Millicent Cummings from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The HUCC "Lanai Cafe" will be serving baked goods and beverages. Plus, gallery quality work will be available for sale in a variety of styles and mediums including paintings, photography, jewelry, clay, mixed media and more. A portion of the proceeds will go directly to HUCC's Free Community Lunch program offered every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm.

Participating artists include Elizabeth Ferris, Anna Skaradzinska, Kelly Bandalos, Susi Strom, Helen Turner, Millicent Cummings, Dava Shepherd, Marionette Taboniar, Leslie Hagen, Lilian de Mello, and Patrice Pendarvis. Several of the artists will also be demonstrating their creative technique.

Admission to this fun, family event is free. The festival will be located at the Hanapepe United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall which is right next to the Hanapepe library and across the main highway from the Hanapepe fire station.

Oriental Bamboo Sumi-e Style

This is a little video I put together to demonstrate how to use Sumi-e to paint a very simple bamboo composition. I am using a sumi-e brush and watercolor paint on newsprint. Enjoy!

Aloha,
Marionette

Encaustic Art Workshop Taught by Camille Scott

I am so excited to announce that special guest artist and teacher, Camille Scott, will be teaching an Encaustic Art Workshop at my art studio, Painting Paradise in Waimea, Kauai. It will be offered on Saturday, January 8, 2011 from 11am-2pm and the cost is $40.

Encaustic is "an ancient Egyptian art form created by heating colored wax with a small iron and applying ait to a glossy heavy weight paper. Due to the nature of the medium, the outcome is unpredictable which causes exciting results."

In the class "we will use other material as well, tissue paper, paper toweling, threads, and unusual small objects. Students will go away with several greeting cards, small pictures, and the opportunity to add a whole new dimension to their art work."


"Camille is a self taught artist and a native Coloradoan who expresses her love of the state in many of her landscape watercolors. Encaustics is another of her interests, and she has found some very unusual ways to use this exciting medium." Her work can be viewed online at www.camillescottgallery.com and www.encausticreations.com .

Space is limited, so if you would like to sign up for this class, please email Marionette at Marionette@kauai-artist.net .

Aloha!

New 2011 Calendars

My new 2011 Calendars are out and I have three new designs to choose from. These calendars are high-quality and are printed on thick 100lb cover weight paper.

• Each page measures 11" x 8.5"
• Measures 11" x 17" when hung on wall
• Full bleed dynamic color
• 100 lb cover weight high gloss paper, wire-o bound
• January 2011 - December 2011, 2012 preview, US holidays marked

For more products featuring my art please visit: http://www.cafepress.com/KauaiArt .

Aloha,
Marionette

Plein Air Day at Botanical Gardens in Poipu Oct. 16, 2010

Please join me for my "Modern Sumi-e" class on Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 11am-2pm at the beautiful botanical gardens in Poipu. Helen Turner will also be teaching her pastel plein air class. Marlene Czajkowski will be demonstrating her amazing sculpting skills, and Kelly Bandalos and Elizabeth Ferris will be demonstrating plein air painting around the gardens.

Marionette's Art Featured at Josselin's in Poipu

Josselins Tapas Bar and Grill Features Art Works of Marionette Taboniar and Photography Essay by Alyssa Carvalho

September 4, 2010-October 8, 2010

A portion of all proceeds from the art sale will be donated to The Boys and Girls Club.

Josselins is located in the Kukuiula Shopping Center, Poipu, Kauai.

Silk Painting Video Demo

In this video, I am demonstrating the "salt splash" technique on a silk pareo (or sarong).

Aloha and Mahalo,
Marionette