What can Kate E. Austin teach YOU?
Good question, my friend. You're about to find out...
CLASSathon!
Tuesday, October 27
Take one class – or a whole day!
How to Sell Your Artwork Online
2 p.m.
This beginner’s class is for the artist or crafter who is finally ready to part with some of their work. We will cover everything you need to know to start up your own online business, including which websites to use, how to use them, describing your work, shop policies, promoting and more.
Intro to Chainmaille
4 p.m.
Learn the basics of chainmaille – where to purchase supplies and how to put together a stunning bracelet in your choice of colors! All materials are included in this class, and you will leave with a gorgeous piece of jewelry you have made yourself! Students are asked to bring two sets of pliers. As an added bonus, we will also learn to make “plarn” from plastic shopping bags. Additional $10 materials fee.
Exploring Mixed Media
6 p.m.
Learn what Yupo is and how to use gesso, inks, kosher salt, Windex, cheesecloth and plastic wrap to create stellar textured paintings in this demo and hands-on workshop. Additional $15 materials fee.
$20 per class. $35 for two. $50 for three.
Sign up by Oct. 20: 353-2121 or email kate@kateaustin.net
Info: www.kateaustin.net
Classes held at Kate E. Austin's Studio, #307 on the third floor of The Shirt Factory
Corner of Lawrence and Cooper Streets in Glens Falls, NY.
Click here for the class flyer, complete with photos!
Showing posts with label studio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label studio. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
You know what time it is!
New studiomate time!
So - We're looking for a studio-mate. (Yeah, again.)
The studio's on the third floor of The Shirt Factory, which, in case you don't know, is a converted old shirt factory in Glens Falls at the corner of Cooper and Lawrence Streets. It's a community on the up-and-up, full of respected and professional artists, shops and galleries.
Right now, it's Larissa Cardone (teaching children's classes and "sprucing" up furniture), Cindy Gorman (master metalsmith), Sarah Bates (pottery person) and me, Kate E. Austin (mixed media artist).
PERKS:
- There's 1200 square feet of room total, and you'd get your very own sectioned-off block that you can paint any color you choose, refinish, tear down the wall, whatever you want.
- Lots of light, high ceilings, and just a really cool building to be a part of.
- There's a Shirt Factory Association, and there's our biggest open house coming up -- plus there's an option for group advertising, if you like. Good way to get your name out there & sell stuff.
- There's a sink right there, we have a fridge and a microwave you can use, and a quite fetching green couch. The bathroom's close by, in the hallway.
- You can get in to do your thing any time of day or night that you want.
- You can keep and do whatever you want there (as long as it's not stinky, dead or illegal).
- Your new built-in studiomates are pretty talented & responsible people.
- It's great for artists, crafters, musicians, or people in need of some storage space.
- It's $120 a month, a year's lease, plus security deposit.
Interested? Drop a line, we'll talk. I have pictures, or can give you a tour.
kate@kateaustin.net or (518) 353-2121.
So - We're looking for a studio-mate. (Yeah, again.)
The studio's on the third floor of The Shirt Factory, which, in case you don't know, is a converted old shirt factory in Glens Falls at the corner of Cooper and Lawrence Streets. It's a community on the up-and-up, full of respected and professional artists, shops and galleries.
Right now, it's Larissa Cardone (teaching children's classes and "sprucing" up furniture), Cindy Gorman (master metalsmith), Sarah Bates (pottery person) and me, Kate E. Austin (mixed media artist).
PERKS:
- There's 1200 square feet of room total, and you'd get your very own sectioned-off block that you can paint any color you choose, refinish, tear down the wall, whatever you want.
- Lots of light, high ceilings, and just a really cool building to be a part of.
- There's a Shirt Factory Association, and there's our biggest open house coming up -- plus there's an option for group advertising, if you like. Good way to get your name out there & sell stuff.
- There's a sink right there, we have a fridge and a microwave you can use, and a quite fetching green couch. The bathroom's close by, in the hallway.
- You can get in to do your thing any time of day or night that you want.
- You can keep and do whatever you want there (as long as it's not stinky, dead or illegal).
- Your new built-in studiomates are pretty talented & responsible people.
- It's great for artists, crafters, musicians, or people in need of some storage space.
- It's $120 a month, a year's lease, plus security deposit.
Interested? Drop a line, we'll talk. I have pictures, or can give you a tour.
kate@kateaustin.net or (518) 353-2121.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Studiomate needed, once more!
Hey you out there in internet-land,
It's that time again! We're looking for a studio-mate.
Right now, it's Larissa Cardone (teaching children's classes and "sprucing" up furniture), Cindy Gorman (master metalsmith), Mitzi Miller (making awesome paintings) and me (mixed media artist).
The studio's on the third floor of The Shirt Factory, which is an artist's community in Glens Falls on the corner of Cooper and Lawrence Streets.
- There's 1200 square feet of room total and you'd get a decent chunk of that.
- There's a sink handy, we have a fridge and a microwave you can use, and a fetching green couch.
- The bathroom's close, in the hallway.
- You can paint your walls any color you choose (and we're working together on a co-op gallery/shop idea, which you could be in on).
- You can get in to do your thing any time you want.
- You can keep and do whatever you want there (as long as it's not stinky, dead or [very] illegal).
- Lots of light.
- Your new built-in studiomates are pretty awesome.
- It's great for artists, crafters, musicians, or people in need of some storage space.
- It's $120 a month.
Interested? Drop a line, we'll talk. I have pictures, or can give you a tour.
kate@kateaustin.net or (518) 353-2121
It's that time again! We're looking for a studio-mate.
Right now, it's Larissa Cardone (teaching children's classes and "sprucing" up furniture), Cindy Gorman (master metalsmith), Mitzi Miller (making awesome paintings) and me (mixed media artist).
The studio's on the third floor of The Shirt Factory, which is an artist's community in Glens Falls on the corner of Cooper and Lawrence Streets.
- There's 1200 square feet of room total and you'd get a decent chunk of that.
- There's a sink handy, we have a fridge and a microwave you can use, and a fetching green couch.
- The bathroom's close, in the hallway.
- You can paint your walls any color you choose (and we're working together on a co-op gallery/shop idea, which you could be in on).
- You can get in to do your thing any time you want.
- You can keep and do whatever you want there (as long as it's not stinky, dead or [very] illegal).
- Lots of light.
- Your new built-in studiomates are pretty awesome.
- It's great for artists, crafters, musicians, or people in need of some storage space.
- It's $120 a month.
Interested? Drop a line, we'll talk. I have pictures, or can give you a tour.
kate@kateaustin.net or (518) 353-2121
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Studiomate needed!
Well, our studiomate Zack Zoll is looking to move out, and that leaves us with a gap in the rent. Right now, it's Casey the Candy Thief (seamstress and funkmaster), Steve Gallucci (piano rockstar) and me (messy person visual artist-slash-stuffmaker).
The studio's on the third floor of The Shirt Factory, which, in case you didn't know, is an artist's community in Glens Falls on the corner of Cooper and Lawrence Streets.
- There's 1200 square feet of room total and you'd get a corner of that.
- There's a sink handy, we have fridges and a microwave you can use, and a fetching green couch.
- The bathroom's close, down the hall.
- You can paint your walls any color you choose.
- You can get in to do your thing any time you want.
- You can keep and do whatever you want there (as long as it's not stinky, dead or [very] illegal).
- Lots of light.
- Casey, Steve and I are pretty awesome.
- It's great for artists, crafters, musicians, or people in need of some storage space.
- It's $150 a month.
Interested? Drop a line, we'll talk. I have pictures, or can give you a tour.
The studio's on the third floor of The Shirt Factory, which, in case you didn't know, is an artist's community in Glens Falls on the corner of Cooper and Lawrence Streets.
- There's 1200 square feet of room total and you'd get a corner of that.
- There's a sink handy, we have fridges and a microwave you can use, and a fetching green couch.
- The bathroom's close, down the hall.
- You can paint your walls any color you choose.
- You can get in to do your thing any time you want.
- You can keep and do whatever you want there (as long as it's not stinky, dead or [very] illegal).
- Lots of light.
- Casey, Steve and I are pretty awesome.
- It's great for artists, crafters, musicians, or people in need of some storage space.
- It's $150 a month.
Interested? Drop a line, we'll talk. I have pictures, or can give you a tour.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Owwww.
Well, I learned something today. You can't go two days in a row making chainmaille for five hour stretches. At least, not with dollar-store pliers. Let me tell you, my wrists are killing me! On the up side, I've got a bunch of jewelry that I'm in such love with, though... Wouldn't bother me terribly if nobody bought it and I could keep it for myself! Here's my new favourite item, the Aphrodite Earrings (click the picture to see the listing and the rest of my shop):
After a whining session on the etsy forums, I decided to invest in some new pliers. I don't want to end up with carpal tunnel, here. I just ordered these ergonomic ones from etsy user MailleEtc. I'll let you know how it goes!
After a whining session on the etsy forums, I decided to invest in some new pliers. I don't want to end up with carpal tunnel, here. I just ordered these ergonomic ones from etsy user MailleEtc. I'll let you know how it goes!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
What I made Friday Night
I finally had a day away from meetings, so I spent some time in the studio...
This purse is listed in my etsy shop right now and is made from plarn, reinforced with pink cord.
This one is made from cut-up strips of scrap fabric, crocheted together and upcycled into the height of trashion. I'll be listing it soon.
I also made two chainmaille bracelets:
This purse is listed in my etsy shop right now and is made from plarn, reinforced with pink cord.
This one is made from cut-up strips of scrap fabric, crocheted together and upcycled into the height of trashion. I'll be listing it soon.
I also made two chainmaille bracelets:
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
March Madness & Blog features
My studiomate Casey the Candy Thief and I have decided we're doing a CLOTHING CHALLENGE this month! She made a flickr group - so anyone can participate! This week is all about wearing the clothes in the back of your closet that you never wear. Joining flickr is free - check out the group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/fashionmadnesschallenge/!
In the past week, I've been featured on THREE different blogs:
No Ordinary Moment on 3/7,
Making a House a Home on 3/10,
and this one that's affiliated with the Post Star:
Getting Greener today, 3/11!!!
In the past week, I've been featured on THREE different blogs:
No Ordinary Moment on 3/7,
Making a House a Home on 3/10,
and this one that's affiliated with the Post Star:
Getting Greener today, 3/11!!!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Studio hours!
I've been going through a lot of art angst, and it seems that the solution is to crack down and get back into the art part of this whole thing. The marketing plate is spinning, and it's time to go back to the production plate, and spend some hard hours in the studio. I've decided to try out studio hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 5pm - 10pm.
With the knee-jerk ink-dumping paint-spattering ten-pictures-an-hour whirlwind habit that I've gotten into, this is going to be torture. Five hour studio stretches? You may as well tell me to run ten miles. It's going to be just like starting to exercise after a long break. But hopefully this will get me back to center, get me in focus again, and get the creative juices flowing.
Feel free to stop by the studio during those hours - I'll be glad for the break!
Exceptions to the new studio hours (this coming Wednesday is a NCAC meeting, for example) will be posted outside the door and on my website's calendar.
With the knee-jerk ink-dumping paint-spattering ten-pictures-an-hour whirlwind habit that I've gotten into, this is going to be torture. Five hour studio stretches? You may as well tell me to run ten miles. It's going to be just like starting to exercise after a long break. But hopefully this will get me back to center, get me in focus again, and get the creative juices flowing.
Feel free to stop by the studio during those hours - I'll be glad for the break!
Exceptions to the new studio hours (this coming Wednesday is a NCAC meeting, for example) will be posted outside the door and on my website's calendar.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
New art
Last week I was thinking about my art, and thinking about how I wanted it to be edgy and raw and honest, the way it used to be, but how I had really strayed from that autobiographical and guts-baring path. I had all these thoughts, these self-doubts milling around in my head, and I wrote them out on scraps of paper. Then I thought - hey, why not take these insecurities and just go for it and make them into art? The finished product is here: "On the couch - Insecurities and Truths". I think I'll go with this theme for a while... will likely frame these, and just go with the writing a la Jenny Holzer. Stay tuned for detail shots of this one...
Friday, January 11, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
A new class - "How to sell your art online"
Are you an artist?
Would you like to know how to sell your artwork?
Most artists have the skills to create wonderful pieces of art, but none of the business knowledge required to sell it.
This class is for you!
(Visit aephemera.net for details and to see full-size image)
Would you like to know how to sell your artwork?
Most artists have the skills to create wonderful pieces of art, but none of the business knowledge required to sell it.
This class is for you!
(Visit aephemera.net for details and to see full-size image)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Studio-Warming Party!
The Escape Artists (Casey the Candy Thief, Zack Zoll, Heidi Price and Kate E. Austin) cordially invite you to check out their rad new studio at The Shirt Factory! All are invited!
This is a fancy-times art reception as well, so get your little black dress and/or tux out and let's do this up all posh-like. (Or come as you are, if you're not the dressy sort.)
Friday, November 2nd
7:30 pm
The Shirt Factory, Third Floor
CORNER OF COOPER & LAWRENCE STREETS, GLENS FALLS NY
Get in touch if you need directions. RSVP on MySpace or just show up! See you there!
This is a fancy-times art reception as well, so get your little black dress and/or tux out and let's do this up all posh-like. (Or come as you are, if you're not the dressy sort.)
7:30 pm
The Shirt Factory, Third Floor
CORNER OF COOPER & LAWRENCE STREETS, GLENS FALLS NY
Get in touch if you need directions. RSVP on MySpace or just show up! See you there!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Art News - Studio
Well, we're moving into the studio! It needs a good sweep and some paint and extra light fixtures, but we should be up and running soon. We've decided to call our group "The Escape Artists" - I'll update once we have a better idea of what our hours will be, but if you feel like walking by to see if we're in, here's where the studio is:
Click for Google Maps.
It's at the corner of Cooper and Lawrence Streets in Glens Falls, on the third floor. The number is 307 - it's closer to Lawrence Street, in that right-hand leg of the "L" seen above. If you go in via the Lawrence Street entrance (by the Tom Myott Gallery) and take the elevator up to the third floor, you'll walk out of the elevator, take a left, and then take a right down a corridor, and ours is the one that says 309 on the wall and 307 on the door. Soon, I'll be putting up signs all around the building so you can find me when you walk in! Stay tuned...
Click for Google Maps.
It's at the corner of Cooper and Lawrence Streets in Glens Falls, on the third floor. The number is 307 - it's closer to Lawrence Street, in that right-hand leg of the "L" seen above. If you go in via the Lawrence Street entrance (by the Tom Myott Gallery) and take the elevator up to the third floor, you'll walk out of the elevator, take a left, and then take a right down a corridor, and ours is the one that says 309 on the wall and 307 on the door. Soon, I'll be putting up signs all around the building so you can find me when you walk in! Stay tuned...
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Update!
The Shirt Factory Holiday Open House was a great success! I couldn't count all the foot traffic, but it was a pretty constant flow, and I did make some sales... and a woman from Warrensburg asked if I'd like to consign some prints to her shop, MarenDunn!
Etsy sales are picking up, too. Don't forget to check and see what's new at http://aephemera.etsy.com! Soon I'll be listing some holiday artwork.
I've made a new blog for the idioms series at and will be updating it every Monday. Start at the beginning to try and guess the answers...
Tonight I'm hanging a show up at the Sherburne Memorial Library in Killington, Vermont. The show will hang through January. Be sure to check back to the website to see when the reception will be. It would be lovely to see you there!
Etsy sales are picking up, too. Don't forget to check and see what's new at http://aephemera.etsy.com! Soon I'll be listing some holiday artwork.
I've made a new blog for the idioms series at
Tonight I'm hanging a show up at the Sherburne Memorial Library in Killington, Vermont. The show will hang through January. Be sure to check back to the website to see when the reception will be. It would be lovely to see you there!
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