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We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to save the historic Jester Farmhouse, for local artists of all disciplines and skill levels to use as meeting, working, and gallery space. Jester Artspace, Inc. has partnered with the property owner, New Castle County, Del., to renovate the property. In turn, we will operate the house in a manner of direct benefit to the surrounding community. The Jester Farmhouse has been deemed to be of significant historic value to the people of New Castle County. It is one of the few remaining modest pre-Civil War farmsteads that were once common in Northern Delaware. The house sits amid 25.8 acres of original farmland at 2818 Grubb Road, which is among the oldest colonial-era trade routes in the mid-Atlantic U.S.
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Well deserved recognition for a talented artist and a great person! Susan Benarcik is one of our founding directors and we are very grateful to have her onboard our project!
P.S ... No, I’m not touching that antique desk😉
Lots of fun building these beautiful chairs today! Dan also offered a lot of interesting background on the origins of this iconic De Stijl design.
Last chance to sign up for Garden Chair workshop this weekend! Led by Dan Benarcik, Horticulturist at Chanticleer Garden. Everything is provided with the exception of a charged cordless drill. For $175 you get the workshop and a finished chair to take home! jesterartspace.org/signup
What Jill said!
Mark has made this chair from these plans. We love them. They fit each of us comfortably and we do not have the same build. Our favorite chairs in which to sit outside and enjoy a glass of wine. Run. Don’t walk to this workshop.
Charley Parker's plein air workshop has been pushed back a week, so still time to sign up! This class gives a lot of practical instruction to get you going. Techniques include choosing a landscape composition, gouache paint handling, mixing a wide range of colors from a simplified palette, and creating textures for trees, grasses and other landscape elements. jesterartspace.org/signup
Come see our tent at Bellefonte Arts Festival today! We are offering a 20% discount for workshops! We have free kids linocut printing! And some great art for sale!
Sorry, no sketch night tonight. We're getting ready for Saturday at Bellefonte. Hope to see you there!
Charley Parker has donated this wonderful plein air painting for sale to benefit the Artspace at Bellefonte Arts Festival this Saturday! Not only that, but Charley will be leading a plein air workshop for us on May 25 and June 1. He offers a lot of great practical instruction. Sign up at jesterartspace.org/signup
In progress!
Debra is finishing up her Medusa linocut. She'll pull a small run of 25 and donate a few to benefit the Artspace for Bellefonte Arts Festival. Come check out our tent on May 18!
Check out our free kids' activity at Bellefonte Arts Festival! Debra has designed and carved these original sea monster linoleum blocks. Kids can mix and match the heads, bodies, and tails. Then they can roll ink on the blocks and press their own print! See you Saturday, May 18th
Rockabilly Girl's got British ink, Japanese paper, and American attitude! Debra's hand-pulled prints are stunning. Check them out, along with our other work at Bellefonte Arts Festival on May 18! You'll be helping a great cause. All proceeds benefit the restoration of Jester Farmhouse for the arts!
This Guy Noticed Jigsaw Puzzle Companies Use The Same Patterns, So He Made Some Mashups
themindcircle.com
Tim Klein is an American artist based in Vancouver, Washington who enjoys creating ‘puzzle montages’, a fun and obscure art form that uses pieces from various jigsaw puzzles to create new and quirky mashups.
OMG! My friend and I realized the pieces are interchangeable but we never thought of anything so cool
Its been a fun week! Daralene was so much fun to draw at Sketch Night. And Susan's Pysanky workshop was amazing as always!
We have a blast in Susan’s class every year. She provides a bunch of beautiful traditional patterns to get everyone started. You lay down successive layers of wax and dye until you have your little masterpieces to take home. Sign up at jesterartspace.org/signup
Please join us on Saturday at noon.
$40 at Buzz Ware in Arden . See details here: JesterArtspace.org/signup
Dan Robbins, artist who created first paint-by-numbers pictures, dies at 93
philly.com
An artist behind the first paint-by-numbers pictures who helped make the kits an American sensation during the 1950s has died.Final call for signups! We are very excited to have Scott Schultheis leading this intro model drawing class on Wednesday!
jesterartspace.org/signupWe often hear from folks who say they would like to come sketch with us, but are afraid their skills might be rusty. So on April 10 and May 7, Scott Schultheis will be teaching Beginner Model Drawing workshops. These lead right into our sketch nights where you can practice what you learn. Scott is a Philadelphia based artist specializing in drawing and painting. He holds an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and teaches art across the region, in schools, museums, and community centers. Signup at: jesterartspace.org/signup
