All Things Important Monthly Newsletter

February 2024

Some clarification around dues: Our yearly dues are technically due on January 1st, the start of the calendar year. You are not able to participate in member-only events and shows without being current on your membership status. Most important, you cannot sign up for our November Art Show without being a current member. However, we have been allowing this little grace period between Jan 1 and Feb 28 for people to sign up as members and still get the same nominal rate for the November show of $60. That rate increases substantially after March 1st. The November show is being held on Sat & Sun Nov 2-3 from 10-4pm both days. You can read through the application here for all the details: HAS 2024 Membership Application.

Membership dues for 2024 can be turned in at the meeting on Wednesday.

Family $55/year

Adult $40/year

Student (18-22) FREE

February Member Meeting

Wednesday 2/14 at 7pm

Wed Feb 14, 2024, 7pm  at the Lawrence Barn  28 Depot Rd Hollis NH

Rachel Benson, Fiber Artist,

is presenting for us!

(And yes, it is Valentine's Day. We will have sweets and treats to share in honor of the holiday.)

Rachel Benson is a fiber artist working primarily with needle felting and other media to create whimsical images of nature, both realistic and abstract. Rachel studied Fine Arts and Technical Theater in college and is currently a freelance artist and art teacher. She shares her love of art through teaching, commissions, and selling her work at craft fairs and galleries. She is currently represented by Fruitlands Museum Store, Periwinkle Glassworks and the Hollis Art Space.

Rachel Benson, The Fiber Web- Artist’s Statement

“I have always found being in nature to be inspiring, especially in regard to my creative process. I like using what I see and combining it with my own magical viewpoint to create something new and unique. Making art brings me great joy and my hope is to make people smile and feel lighthearted with my creations. I can’t see myself truly being happy doing anything else.”

Rachels Website

Rachel's Instagram

Winter Workshop: Painting with Alcohol Inks

Winter Workshop: Painting with Alcohol Inks

Teacher: Dana Haigh

at our HAS Gallery on West Pearl

100 West Pearl St Nashua NH

Sat February 24, 10-3:30

10-12:00 noon- Learning the Basics- Instruction & Demo Session 

12-1 pm-Lunch break 

 1-3:30 pm Make your own Alcohol Ink Art- with Presenter help

$62 plus workshop supplies ($15 if needed)

Supply list will be sent to attendees after sign up

Limited to 16 students

If Interested in participating Please Contact

Ron Weiss nhinc2@gmail.com  or Bob Trabucci  bobtrabucchi@gmail.com

Artist Bio: Based out of Groton Massachusetts, Dana has been creating Art for over 30 years. Although she works in several mediums, including watercolor and acrylics, alcohol ink is the medium she feels most connected to; the abstract fluidity she creates evokes the beauty of nature, while the figures and silhouettes present in her work represent the human connection to the natural world. The octopuses and other animals she enjoys painting represent the wonderful strangeness and beauty of nature.

Dana divided her childhood between New England and France; this early exposure to galleries and museums across Europe influenced her love of Art and its history. Although her early degree and career in Art History lead to working with other’s art rather than her own, she never lost the drive to create. Today, Dana’s primary job is being a mom to her three children. Creating art while being a mom can be challenging, but Dana hopes to set an example by following her passion; her young artists are understanding and often encouraging of her art obsession.

Dana’s award winning work has been featured in Sun Stone Studio in West Concord, MA, Greenbelt’s juried “Art in the Barn” show, the Attleboro Art Museum, Gallery Twist, the Topsfield Fair, several online shows run by Art Fluent, and many private collections.

To see more of Dana’s art please visit her website: www.dhaigh.artspan.com or follow her on www.instagram.com/danahaighart

 www.dhaigh.artspan.com

Call for Volunteers!

HAS is looking for a member in need of a few volunteer hours to help us schedule our monthly presenters. This is a fairly easy and straightforward job yet one that is greatly appreciated! If you have a couple extra hours a month to help us create a line up of interesting presenters please contact our President Dee Haddad by replying to this email for your first steps. Thank you!

Have you checked our Facebook page lately? There is a wealth of information on there about local classes, exhibits, calls to artists, etc. If you are looking for a source for local art happenings look no further...

HAS Facebook Page