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The Jury is Out: Annual Spring Juried Art Exhibit

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Annually the local art center in our county, Gilmer Arts, holds a juried art show each spring for local artists. Many different mediums are accepted: 2 D painted, drawn, and mixed media works, photography, and 3 D works of art. The notices have gone out for acceptance into the show, and I am happy to announce I have entered several different paintings this year.

This is my first Juried Art Show even though I was invited to submit pieces into a juried show last year in the town south of us; that show was cancelled due to severe weather. Entering any art show means a lot of preparation work for the artists, the gallery, and those involved with the opening and the judging. During the Opening Reception for the show on Sunday, April 6th, 2025, the winners in each category will be announced at 4:00pm. If you are local, come and enjoy the refreshments as well as meet the artists presenting their works. It will be fun, I promise!

Before, during or after the show you may purchase my artwork. Please feel free to browse my submissions here; each one is available for purchase. If you purchase at the art center during the show, a portion of the proceeds goes to the art center. If you see something you must have but aren’t local, reach out to me here: Art In the Community.

“In the Vines at the Foothills”, 12 x 16 x 1″ acrylics to canvas, local N. Georgia winery: $168

“Winter Cornfields on Macedonia Road”, 14x11x1, acrylics to canvas, local area farm in N. GA.: $190

“Spring House,” 11 x 14 x 2, acrylics to canvas, Birds built a nest in birdhouse at the lake pergola: $ 195

“Monument Valley 1”, 12 x 6 x 1, acrylics to canvas, shadows on red cliffs: $100

“Monument Valley 2”, 8 x 8 x 1, acrylics to wood panel, shadows on red cliffs: $ 90

“Monument Valley 3”, 8 x 8 x 1, acrylics to wood panel, shadows on red cliffs: $ 90

LIGHT UP THE SKY, PART 1, 9 x 12 x 2, acrylics to canvas, billowy clouds at sunrise: $ 160

LIGHT UP THE SKY, PART 2, acrylics to canvas, 10 x 20 x 2, billowy clouds at sunrise: $ 198

FOR THE BIRDS, acrylics to canvas, 20 x 12 x 1, Blue Tananger in forest boughs: $ 190

R. Shuler Art at the Jasper Artwalk 2024

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R. Shuler the artist aka: Becca of Green Craft Studio

On Friday, 9-27-2024, (weather permitting) original acrylic paintings to Canvas, Wood Panels, Paper under glass, or Printed Notecards by R. Shuler are on display during the Jasper Artwalk on Friday, September 27, 2024, 6-9 p.m. It’s a juried show. Judging begins at 5 p.m. Several local Jasper, Georgia businesses have been selected to participate by hosting a different artist at each location. The Hive & Vine Wine Lounge at 57-B N. Main Street is where you can find artwork on display by R. Shuler (aka: Becca). All of it is available for purchase during the event. Be sure to engage with the artist and her husband, the author of fiction thriller novels–it won’t disappoint. Becca has been teaching art to the public in surrounding counties since 2015. She paints in her home studio and at the Gilmer Art Center in downtown Ellijay, Georgia. She resides in Gilmer County but lives between cow pastures in Talking Rock which sits between Jasper and Ellijay. Her favorite things to paint are landscapes, especially the farm life which surrounds her home. Folk art is also her passion which she shares routinely during the workshops she teaches at Gilmer Art Center monthly. Browse her available artwork below.

Each piece of art shown will be in the show and available for purchase. You may reserve your piece here with payment using this link, add a note at time of payment with the phrase ARTWALK and the TITLE of the piece: Paypal.me/artworkshop50. If you don’t have paypal, then reach out using the contact form or email the artist here: beccasgreencraftstudio@gmail.com.

Between the Pastures / Framed Panel (16 x16 x 2) / $405
Creme Brulee / Framed Panel (16 x 16 x 2) / $405

Creme Brulee / Framed Panel (16 x 16 x 2) / $405

The Road Home / Acrylics to Pro Birch Panel (18 x 18 x 2) / $405

These Silent Woods / Acrylics to Pro-Birch Panel (18 x 18 x 2) / $405

The Burden is Gone / Acrlics to Pro-Birch Panel (16 x 16 x 1)/ $320

Twice as Nice / Acrylics to Gallery wrapped canvas (11 x 14 x 2) / $192

Under the Madness / Acrylics to wrapped canvas (11 x 14 x 1) / $180

In the Pines / Acrylic to Pro-Birch Panel (8 x 8 x 2) / $96

Glory Sounds / Acrylics to wrapped canvas (11 x 14 x 1)/ $149

SOLD Edgar’s Trees / Acrylics to paper mounted, matted, framed under glass (16×20) / $72

Warm Water’s Edge

Acrylics to paper mounted, matted, framed under glass

(11 x 14)

$52

Rock Solid

(river rocks along a treelined shore)

Acrylics to paper mounted under glass

(6 x 14 x 1)

$49

Rooftops / Acrylics to Birch Panel

(6 x 6 x 1) /

$32

Sheep in the Meadow

(sheep in field w/ windmill)

Acrylics toround wood panel (8″ round x 1″)

$32

Peace Like a River / Landscape

Acrylics to wrapped canvas (12×12)

River rruns through the Blue Ridge

$180

Farmhouse Star Barn Quilt / Folk Art

Acrylics to Purebond Poplar Panel framed (28″ square)

$250

Navy Sunflower Barn Quilt / Folk Art

(painted and sealed and ready for hanging)

Acrylics to Purebond Poplar Panel unframed (24″ square)

$195

SOLD Flora’s Crown / Folk Art Chicken

RESERVED by Cromie, Shane & Alisha

(Alisha’s hen)

Acrylics to paper mounted, matted, & framed under glass (9×9)

$122

Sunny-Side / Landscape

Acrylics to wrapped canvas

(11×14 framed to 16 x 20)

Sunflower rows in mountains of Georgia

$179

Grace Abounds / Landscape

INQUIRY POSTED 9/11/24

(sunflowers follow the sun on mountain landscape)

Acrylics to wrapped Canvas (11x14x1)

$159

Plum Satisfied / Florals

(hydrangea & foxglove bouquet)

Acrylics to birch panel (6x6x1)

$32

Delightful Joy / Florals

(fuscia hollyhocks on green)

Acrylics to paper mounted, matted, framed under glass (14×18)

$122

Fenced Posers / Florals

(Wild red roses along vintiage pickets)

Acrylics to paper-mounted, matted, framed under glass (14×18)

$122

SOLD Grateful Beatitude / Florals

(coneflowers on green framed)

Acrylics to paper, mounted, matted, & framed under glass

8 x 10 framed to 12 x 15

$122

Sally’s Song / Florals

Acrylics to birch panel framed (9×9)–Gerbera daisies & fern bouquet

$152

Drops of Sunshine / Florals

Acrylics to birch panel / 8 x 8 x 2

(White jasmine bouquet on vintage table at window)

$96

For the Birds 2 / BIRDS

Acrylics to wrapped canvas (16x24x1)

bird in tree boughs

$179

Song of Dawn / BIRDS

Acrylics to wood panel (8x8x2)

Chickadee in blossoms of a tree

$96

SOLD Lady Sparrow / BIRDS

Acrylics to wood panel (8x8x2)

Sparrow among Queen Anne lace

$96

Long Shadows / BIRDS

Acrylics to wood panel (8x8x2)

chickadee in golden light

$96

Little Birdy / BIRDS

Acrylics to wood panel (6x6x2)

titmouse peering over shoulder

$54

Lonesome Night / BIRDS

Acrylics to wood panel (6x6x2)

chickadee perched on berries

$54

Reality Check / BIRDS

Acrylics to wood panel (6x6x2)

Orange Rufus Towhee in grass

$54

Simon Says / BIRDS

Acrylics to wood panel (6x6x2)

tufted titmouse peering down

$54

Sorrowful Morn / BIRDS

Acrylics to wood panel (6x6x2)

solitaire chickadee in cherry tree

$54

SOLD The Way Home / BIRDS /

Acrylics to wood panel (6x6x2) /

titmouse on branch at dusk /

$54

Serenity Snap / BIRDS /

Acrylics to wood panel (6x6x1) /

sparrow in tall grass /

$32

Blue Dazed / BIRDS

Acrylics on wood panel (6x6x1)

titmouse in berries

$32

SOLD Whoo Goes There? / BIRDS

Acrylics to Birch panel (6x6x1)

screech owl in autumn woods

$32

  • Sweet Jenny / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • Just a Struttin’ / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • Clyde Says / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • Rooster Grape / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • SOLDOUT Party of Two / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • Mr. Poke / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • Mrs. Peck / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • Hello Sunshine / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • Ray the Rooster / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • SOLD OUT Miss Pat / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • SOLD OUT What She Said / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • SOLD OUT Jumbalaya / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • SOLD OUT Squatter / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • SOLD OUT Gretta Spoke / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • SOLD OUT Flossy Goes / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • SOLD OUT Good Morning Sunshine / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • OUT OF STOCK Zombie Chick / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • OUT OF STOCK Hen Party of Two / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • OUT OF STOCK Chicken Blues / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5
  • OUT OF STOCK Fat & Sassy / 5×5 card w envelope / $3 each or 2 for $5

Ask about Custom Art Kits by Becca when you check out.

Fun Sewing Lessons for Little Girls

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My first machine!

My first machine was a Singer Treadle

I have two sisters who showed absolutely no interest in sewing when we were kids.  On the other hand, I was very intrigued with my grandma’s ability to make things by sewing. I spent a lot of time at her house in Georgia during summer vacation. I would stand by her side, aching to sit at the machine and make it hum for me.  My mother also did a lot of sewing when I was growing up. She didn’t let me stand at her side and watch too long, however. Probably because I drove her crazy with questions.  I would watch her from the door of the sewing room in our basement.  When she got up from the machine, i would run and sit at it, pretending to sew.  (I couldn’t have been more than 7 years old.)

I learned to use a sewing needle and thread at an early age (5) because my Grandma had patience to teach me during summer vacation, and I’m sure I would have bugged her to death had she not let me try. I got the hang of it pretty quick from what I recall. I made so many doll clothes that summer, I could hardly fit them in my suitcase when it came time to go home.  A few years went by and my interest in sewing never waned, so my daddy surprised me with my very own sewing machine. It was a gift from an old friend of his who had an antique Singer machine, operated by a foot treadle. That winter, my mom finally bought me my very own sewing kit, equipped with a pair of shears (fabric scissors) and tailors chalk and a pack of needles and some thread and marking paper.  I was so excited to use all of it right away.  Mom and I went to the store to buy a pattern for me to try. I was well on my way to my very first machine sewing experience. I’m sure that I was literally jumping up-and-down.

With this experience fresh in mind, I launch into a new teaching venture for my Summer Art Camp classes.  I have presented 6 different lesson plans for a variety of textile lessons for little girls to have fun with sewing this summer during the Blue Ridge Mountains Art Association’s BRMAA Summer Youth Art Camp

Last week, June 23-26, 2015, was the first week of Summer Art Camp and my Sewing with Felt class was a big hit with five students ranging in ages 6-10.  We made rice filled, pocket size, hand warmers by sewing together felt pieces and filling them with grain.  Simple hand sewing techniques were taught. They learned three basic stitches: straight stitch, back stitch and whip stitch. We had fun making them into penguin and kitty cat shapes.(Penguin project) (Pocket Kitty Image) We also made a handy little pouch in the shape of an owl adding a ribbon strap for carrying (Owl Pouch image from Pinterest, Joanns.com).  Glitter glue was used to decorate the owl pouch when the students finished sewing it up. All girls love glitter! The younger students had to have some help when it came to threading the needle and knotting the thread, but the three older students caught on quickly.  All of them completed their projects gleefully and displayed them for photographing as you can see below.  Two students continued to practice their straight stitches by creating pouch bags using ribbon and felt to carry all of their creations home after Show-and-Tell on Friday.  It was a very fun group to teach.

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Stay tuned for more as the classes fill up and continue through the month of July, 2015.

Crafting Green at Camp Green Craft

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Crafting Green at Camp Green Craft

Hunting….Gathering….Exploring

(The green craft of weaving a rug on a hula hoop loom.)

The hunt is on….

    Hunting materials for the camp led me down a path of exploration. Routinely, I visit our local thrift stores in Ellijay, Georgia, but for this camp project, I ventured into the unknown.

    My first trip took me to the north, a town in North Carolina called Murphy. There is a thrift shop there packed full of clothing, linens and other household items to explore. I took advantage of the sale on winter clothes and scooped up all the long sleeve t-shirts I could hold. Blues, reds, whites and browns were among the few colors found.

    Next, my venture led me to the town just north of Ellijay in north Georgia, Blue Ridge. I found a thrift store I didn’t know existed: Habitat for Humanity thrift. It did not have clothing, but I found linens and jewelry that will help in my crafting of purses and key rings. Off to the next shop.

   Back in Ellijay, Georgia, I visited the local thrifts and consignments (our town has more than you can count on one hand) scouring the racks for t-shirts in XXLg. I hunted every week of March and found a few each week until I filled a plastic bin with nearly every color there was.

Let the gathering begin…

   Gathering tools for the camp was necessary, but not near as exciting as the hunt for materials. After confirming the number of students who would participate this time, I decided to hold the camp at my home outside on the carport. I have plenty of tables and lots of room and the weather was nice, so it was good plan.

   Camp day arrived and the carport was set. Four tables were in place as work surfaces and the conrete carport was covered with throw rugs so the kids could get down and get comfortable if they wanted to work on a lower surface. Campers arrived with bags of T-shirts, so my stash was only used for filler.

   The best pair of shears were brought by one of the parents who cuts left handed. They were a spring type shear designed to reduce stress on the hand while cutting, a practical ergonomic design. I provided extra pairs of fabric shears for the craft because I anticipated that the scissors brought by kids would most likely not work for cutting the t-shirts to create the jersey loops for weaving. Parents jumped in to assist with this step, and was I ever glad. It turned out to be a challenge for all.

   Exploring the art of weaving through a Hula Hoop loom turned out to be a fun way to craft with kids. Everyone brought a hula hoop of some sort. There were lighted ones, weighted ones, basic Dollar Store ones and lovely large glittery ones. Although the large hoops were a bit cumbersome to work with on the tabletops, the resulting projects were AWESOME!

Expression through art is a beautiful thing to watch.

Camp Green Craft showed me how this is true.

   Every student approached their weaving project from their very own perspective. Each experience was their very own and each rug was so unique. One very shy and usually reserved student gave a wonderful commentary on her rug when it was finished. She enthusiastically described each area of her weaving process with such emotion that I was enthralled by it. She ended by saying: “I love this! I really love doing this! I want to do this again real soon!” I believe every student there thoroughly enjoyed the HUNTING, the GATHERING, and the EXPLORING experienced during this camp, and I cannot wait to do it again, too.

Thank you to all who joined us for the Camp Green Craft on April 20th, 2014.

A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY PHOTOGRAPHER: THANKS ABBYJO! GREAT JOB!

If you would like to hire Camp Green Craft to come to you for a Craft Party, complete the contact form to get started. Cost is minimal.

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My Thrift Store links:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Faith-Hope-and-Charity-Recycle-Store/114637649105

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Community-Thrift-Store/158930490807245

https://www.facebook.com/reach.thrift?fref=ts

Check out our Etsy team blog at http://northgeorgiamade.com/

Becca’s Green Craft Studio is selling crafts / vintage on Etsy….https://www.etsy.com/shop/GreenCraftStudio

Sign up for the Camp Green Craft coming soon near you…http://www.blueridgearts.net/Pages/YouthClasses.aspx

Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association (BRMAA) in Blue Ridge, Georgia 706-632-2144

Summer Youth Art Camp Schedule for classes taught by Becca of Becca’s Green Craft Studio

June 24-27, 10am-12pm Rugs & More (ages 10+)…Crochet Rugs using Jersey Loop yarn made by up-cycling t-shirts.

June 24-27, 1pm-3pm Fabric Flowers Round 1 (ages 9+)…Use discarded t-shirts to create fabric flowers and turn them into accessories for the girls.

July 1-4, 10am-12pm Weaving in the Round (ages 7+)…Weave a coaster, placemat and rug using up-cycled t-shirts and a round loom—embroidery hoops and hula hoops.

July 1-4, 1pm-3pm Fabric Flowers Round 2 (9+)…Learn to sew with a needle and thread and build fabric flower accessories as you go. Melted fabric flowers as time permits.

and away we GO!

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I registered with WordPress.com, so I could comment on an existing post on the NORGA Etsy Team website (https://www.northgeorgiamade.com), and suddenly I am creating my own blog website and writing my first blog ever.

So here we go!

I run an Etsy shop called Green Craft Studio. I work from home, sewing products that I design and sell on Etsy. When I was just a teeny bopper growing up in the 70’s, my mom sewed from home. She designed and fabricated costumes for a rock band. How cool is that, right? I thought it was real cool, but I had no idea how much work went into those costumes–most of Mom’s sewing happened after all the family went to sleep. I’d like to think that my products are real cool, just as cool as what mom did in the 70’s, but I’ll let my readers be the judge of that. I guess that’s why you see the 70’s influence on my favorite item, the Hip2Bsquare BoHo Bag. It is the most popular item I make. It is a beautiful purse that holds everything but the kitchen sink.  I get custom requests for it all the time. It happens to be my favorite thing to make, too.

So, I thought it should be featured in my first Studio Blog… see more at my website: https://www.etsy.com/shop/greencraftstudio and see more products made in North Georgia U.S.A. at https://www.northgeorgiamade.com (NORGA/North Georgia Etsy team members featured there.)

 

HIP2B BoHo Blue Lady 4picsin1HIP2B Paris Aqua bling 3picsin1HIP2B WhiteBritebeads

 

HIP2B Organic Orange 2HIP2B BoHo Baby BlueHIP2B Teal Poppies 1

Hip2Bsquare Boho bags like this one at www.etsy.com/shop/greencraftstudio

Hip2Bsquare Boho bags like this one at http://www.etsy.com/shop/greencraftstudio