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This project successfully raised its funding goal on August 9, 2011.
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High resolution jpeg of a drawing from the Open Drawing Studio Project, free to use as a desktop background! And your name on our donor wall outside the studio.
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A signed print of a drawing from the Open Drawing Studio Project mailed to you! And your name on our donor wall outside the studio.
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A three-dimensional, architectural, Pop-Up drawing created during the Open Drawing Studio Project! And, your name on our donor wall outside the studio!
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A beautiful architectural drawing of the church, to be created during the Open Drawing Studio Project. And, your name on our donor wall outside the studio!
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A three-hour session of Life-Drawing hosted in your name! You receive an original drawing from one of our artists, from the session you helped to fund. And, your name on our donor wall outside the studio.
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Original study from the Open Drawing Studio Project, matted and ready to frame. And, your name on our donor wall outside the studio!
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Meet and greet with local artists! Arrange to come to the studio one evening and watch some high quality drawing in action. We’ll have wine and cookies to celebrate your visit AND you get to see your name on the donor wall and take home a drawing from the session!
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A portrait of YOU! Drawn from life during a session of the Open Drawing Studio Project! We'll all have snacks during your visit and you can see your name on our donor wall outside the studio!
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You choose the subject, size up to 18” x 24”, and medium - we make the drawing. Given to you matted and framed with huge thanks! And, of COURSE, your name on our donor wall outside the studio.
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You choose the subject, size up to 24” x 36”, and medium - we make the drawing. Given to you matted and framed with megahuge thanks! And… your name on our donor wall outside the studio!
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Chris and Danielle live and work in New Jersey and together run a boutique jewelry studio business, Merzatta Design. They focus on commission wedding rings and jewelry pieces as well as design and produce their studio line, The Gelliceaux Collection.
Upon completing a Fulbright Fellowship in Germany and a Masters in Painting from the University of Georgia, Chris worked as a craftsman and builder on alternative architecture projects in New York and on Mustique Island in the Grenadines.
Danielle completed her Masters in Metalsmithing from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan in 2007 and has worked as an artist and educator since. She has contributed significant creative work to the D.deVoe Foundation and the Lauren Elizabeth Failla Foundation, start-up non-profits in New Jersey.
Your underlying concept is so beautifully simple. You should visit every city in the world doing pop-up drawing studios - wouldn't that be a blast?!?
I love this enough to try to start one here in Tennessee. Thanks for the inspiration. ~gail.