Thursday, November 1, 2012
Use Patch to get the word out on where you'll be selling your art this holiday season.
Holiday shopping is always more special when you can find a locally-made one of a kind piece of art to buy. Where can we find them? At holiday bazaars and craft shows (thanks to our friends at the Plain Dealer for publishing the list!). But how do we know which artist is at which show and what does their art look like? That's where Patch comes in. Artists and crafters are invited to post events on Patch sharing when and where they'll be selling their art. And make sure to upload lots of photos of your work so shoppers can see what you have. We'll pull those events together in a weekly feature so shoppers can plan out their weekend craft show shopping. It's a win-win for everybody. Artists get to promote their work for free. Readers get …
Monday, July 23, 2012
Artists, entertainers and shoppers took over Bitzer Park this weekend as New Work City Foundation hosted its first Sunday in the City event of the year
This weekend's Sunday in the City event brought in artists from across the spectrum for a full day of entertainment in North Canton's Bitzer Park. Artists ranged from jewelry-makers to wine glass painters and furniture restorers. Staci Ford of Furniture Zombie was new this year to the event, which now is in its second year. Ford brought with her several upcycled items, like music records molded into containers and old furniture that was given a new life with interesting new fabric. "I had sold stuff on the Internet for a long time and it was really just for friends and family, and they thought I was nuts," Ford said. "And then it just snowballed into this monster." Ford said she was pleased with how the event turned out Sunday. She had …
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
We talked with Hoover High School senior Rylie Jobe, who tried out for "American Idol" last month in New Jersey
Rylie Jobe, a senior who splits her time between GlenOak and Hoover high schools, talked with North Canton Patch about her recent trip to New Jersey to audition for the hit TV show "American Idol." We met up with Jobe inside Caffe Gelato, the first place the singer had ever performed. Aside from auditioning for "American Idol," Jobe plays around the area at Canton First Fridays and other local coffee shops, including the Perfect Blend in Canal Fulton. She's busy writing music to record and send out to record labels in the hopes she can move to Nashville upon graduation, start recording her songs and launch her singing career. Read on to see what Jobe had to say about her "American Idol" audition experience! North Canton Patch: So you went …
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sometimes the purpose of art is not found in the art itself but in the process of creating it ...
Our house has been full of creative energy this week. (My family must have been inspired by my latest series about nurturing “the artist.”) Art often involves a certain “disarray” before the final product emerges. Earlier this week, my basement was a testament to that process. I passed through, noting the ladder, formica tabletop, an assortment of drills, screws and miscellaneous other pieces and parts for this latest “work of art.” Then, it caught my eye: “Kayla-n-Dad’s Music Chair” — a stool, actually, painted in rainbow colors, by “the rainbow girl” and her Daddy, many, many years ago. Instantly, I saw the blond-haired singer who perched there, in her 4-year-old glory, microphone in hand, singing her heart out to a crowd of adults, …
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Stop by the North Canton campus to see works from Rick Canham, who specializes in surreal nature photos
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Photographer Rick Canham from Portland, OR, will display his collection of photos called “Brief Moments in Light,” Sept. 21 - Nov. 12 at Stark State College. The show will be featured in two locations on campus: the Stark State Gallery on the second floor of the Student Center and the Advanced Technology Center, according to a news release from Stark State. “The mind-boggling beauty to be found in this country is a constant source of amazement and awe for me,” says Canham, who has 30 years of experience with the medium and whose work has been shown throughout the U.S. and much of Europe. “Among the things I hope are apparent to the viewer is my deep respect and reverence for the phenomena of our natural environment." His images follow …
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
This North Canton resident and artist says her heart sings when she's got her hands in clay
From one hand to the other then back into its container, JoAnn Scarnecchia Poulton’s Play-Doh didn’t stay in one place for long. The psychiatric nurse turned artist fiddled with whatever was around her as she talked inside Panera Bread. She described how she got to where she is — a zany and restless creature, a wife and mother of two, an artist whose heart is in her art. Before that interview this past month, Poulton told North Canton Patch she’d bring along a few pieces of art. What surrounded her in the back corner that day, though, were two tables stacked with knitted scarves and winter hats, decorative bowls, framed artwork and lots and lots of Play-Doh. She didn’t notice the stares from diners chewing on their baguettes and sipping …
Monday, June 27, 2011
We visited Sunday in the City to see what artists and musicians came out to show off their talents
Sunday in the City, organized by the New Work City Foundation, aims to raise money for a public art piece for North Canton. This year's event, sponsored mainly by the North Canton Rotary, featured more than 20 artists and four musical acts. The artists pay a fee to show off their work, which helps raise money for the foundation. The event took place Sunday afternoon in the square in downtown North Canton.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Caroline Arnold will have a booth at Sunday in the City, a North Canton arts and music festival taking place Sunday. North Canton Patch talked one-on-one with this talented 20-year-old, who finds her inspiration in everyday moments
North Canton Patch: Where are you from? Caroline Arnold: I am from North Canton, Ohio. I work at the North Canton Public Library in the Children's Department as a shelver or "page," as we are referred to as there, and I love it! So I am quite the bookworm. (Arnold turned 21 today.) North Canton Patch: How did you get involved in art? Arnold: My parents have many terrible memories of me getting hold of pens, markers, black Sharpies and just drawing on anything. I drew on staircases, walls, even myself. I've always been an artsy, crafty-type person. Since elementary school, art was always my favorite class, and my teachers always encouraged me a lot. Art has just always been something I really put all my effort into and strive to be better …
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Students in Chris Triner's art class wrote poems, journaled and used everyday object like gum wrappers, newspapers and ticket stubs to learn more about themselves through art
It wasn’t unusual for the students’ self-portraits in Chris Triner’s art class to look a little, well, trashy. Spanish homework canvasses the cheek of junior Alex Smith. Text washes over sophomore Arianna Horton’s face. And a newspaper clipping of a drug raid covers sophomore Hannah Cowie’s left eyebrow. Incorporating that everyday trash into their artwork helped the students learn that art isn’t a one-step activity, but a process, said Chris Triner, art teacher at Hoover High School and district art department chair for North Canton City Schools. Other projects for that class this year focused on journaling, or writing and looking at their artwork in a new and mindful way. The students also wrote poems to go along with those self-…
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Belfiglio sheds some (sun)light on her latest exhibit along with growing up admiring the art form
North Canton native Diane Belfiglio was destined to become a staple of the art scene. Though it may sound a bit clichéd, in Belfiglio’s case it rings true. "Art is a way of life,” she said. “Being an artist is what I am and how I think. I really have no choice." As a child, she was always drawing and her first piece was published at the age of 7. Her love of the art form continued to blossom, and by the seventh grade she knew exactly what she wanted. "When my art teacher at Middlebranch Junior High, Mr. Morman, put an ebony pencil in my hand and I saw how black it could get, I was hooked," Belfiglio explained. "I signed up as an art major at (Ohio State University), and the rest, as they say, is history." Belfiglio said ever since visiting…
Lisa Lynch-Frank
10:13 am on Monday, July 23, 2012
So much fun! Loved being a part of it! more ›