"As Above" Encore till December 31.

"As Above"
A Collection of 13 new works
on display at Crema, 3079 Dundas St W.,
Mon - Fri: 7am - 7pm,
Sat & Sun: 8am - 6pm,
November 21 - December 31.

Next Journal With Fluid Paint Workshops Scheduled

Please note the change in format and pricing. We now offer more in one session and send you home with a whole kit!
Click on (and enlarge) the brochure for details.

Flow, grow, forget what you know

" Journal With Fluid Paint" will launch at the end of this month. This creative expression workshop series is designed to introduce you to the tools and techniques for creative practice without any of the old boring rules. I will be leading the workshops at SkyFactory Studio with artist Ronda Nolan, the brains behind the original workshop idea. If you want to learn how to draw a horse in 3d perspective, well.... if, however you're longing to connect to your creative spark and nurture your sense of play, then these workshops are perfect for you.

There are three workshops in the series:
1. Fluid paint, ink & collage, Tues. Sept. 29, 7:00p m - 9:30pm

2. Fluid paint, ink & pastels, Thurs. Oct. 1, 7:00 pm - 9: 30pm

3. Fluid paint, ink & dry media, Sat. Oct. 3, 10:00am - 12:30pm

For more info or to register, send me an email or connect to this url:
http://www.sandramuscat.com/Site/About_Me.html

As Above

New Works for the run of the Junction Arts Festival
Opening Reception Wednesday September 9th 7-9 pm
Thursday Sept 10 & Friday Sept 11, 12pm-7pm
Saturday September 12, 11am-7pm
Sunday September 13, 11am-6pm
Sky Factory Studio, 3081 Dundas St W., 2nd floor, Toronto ON

AWOL Gallery: Square Foot Show 2009

Please join me at the Artist Reception, August 15 @7pm.
I am showing three new pieces in this much anticipated annual group show.
100A Ossington Ave., 2ND FL. (Just north of Queen St.)

I hope to see you there!

About The Show:
AWOL Gallery presents Square Foot 2009, a dynamic annual art exhibition, which showcases the work of hundreds of local and international artists. The Square Foot show has become one of the foremost community art events in Toronto. With each artist creating work in a 12x12 inch format, the show is hung in a grid forming an installation of overwhelming proportions. This 2,500 square foot room will be transformed into AWOL’s largest square foot show to date, showcasing over 700 artists from Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Japan and Australia. http://www.awolgallery.com/

Workshops in Development

I am developing two workshop series for the fall. The first series, Journaling With Fluid Paint, introduces you to the tools for a daily creative practice through three sessions and will launch in late September. The workshops will be run with artist and collaborator Rhonda Nolan who is the brains behind the original idea. The second series will focus more on self-exploration through creative expression with an emphasis on self-portrait. My partner for these workshops is psychotherapist and Reiki Master Simone Bowman. Both workshop series promise to be very exciting so stay tuned or write to me for more info.
Near the end of June, the exuberant young Alex dropped by all the way from Victoria B.C. to help me with development. Here we are posing in front of Alex's own self-portrait!

Thank You...

...for coming to my open house. It was a great weekend. If you didn't have the time to come by and would still like to, the studio is always open by appointment.

Studio Open House and Sale

Join me and guest artist Rhonda Nolan for my first ever studio open house. See exciting new works by both Rhonda and me and take advantage of special pricing on earlier works. Sat May 30 & Sun May 31, 10am-5pm. I hope you can join us.
Studio address: 3081 Dundas St. W. Toronto at the corner of Dundas and Quebec in the Junction.

Time For Rebirth

Nest, oil and mixed media, 10X10

Safe With Me

You have to look closely to see both birds (click on the image so you can zoom in). One, sitting, the other flying with the string. There is something so sweet and sad about it all at once. Must have something to do with my own little birds leaving the nest...

Safe With Me, 36X24 Acrylic on Canvas

Oh...To Be Warmed By the Sun....

Here, while enduring the dreary dead of winter, my heart insists on escaping to the warmth of the seaside embrace. It is this time of year that challenges me most and demands a steadfast hope to keep me from pleating myself, origami-style, into a crumpled little ice cube.

Creative Flow

I just took a journaling workshop with local fellow artist and illustration genius Rhonda Nolan. http://www.rhondanolan.com

What a wonderful reminder that play keeps the creative spark alive. My take away gem from the workshop? "Just get out of your own way." Quiet the way of the willful ego and let your most authentic impulses flow freely, moment to moment. Here's a little snippet of my workshop flow....

What My Heart Longs For....

It's easy to see a desire for warmer days rumbling about in my mind...

New Art & Craft Spot in The Junction

Wise Daughters Craft Market opens in the Junction with a live music bash starting at 1pm, January 31. This new hotspot at the corner of Dundas St. W. and Quebec Ave. offers an eclectic collection of local work as well as interesting workshops and a sit 'n stitch evening. You can see some of my work there too.   

http://www.wisedaughters.com

Nod To Mark, 36X60