Don't Miss "Walk with a Crocodile"

Beastly Beasties creator Ann Vollum will have her latest hand made book in the Book Arts Roundtable Exhibition at Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ. "Walk with a Crocodile" is a 42 page art book, with pull out pages and peep holes - sounds like fun!

The "Crocodile" will be up for grabs at the silent auction on March 13th - proceeds go to help Artist Proof Studio in South Africa and the Hillside Food Bank of New Jersey.

Stop by and play with the other books in the exhibit this month

February 25th – March 13th 2010 open daily 10 - 4pm

Opening Reception : Thursday March 4th 6 - 9pm

Silent Auction : March 13th 2 - 4pm

Meet the Artist : Ann will be in the gallery 1 - 4 pm Tuesday March 9th and will also be at the opening reception on the 4th

Booked 7
Pierro Gallery at the Baird
101 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
www.pierrogallery.org

Nancy Heins-Glaser at Kari's Cafe

Nancy stopped by Kari's Cafe just before Christmas to talk to us about what inspires her work on "Meet the Artist" on SOMAtv. We are excitied (and a little nervous) that the Artisan's Guild will be featured in an upcoming episode, most likely in May/June.

From Left to Right:

Katie Clayton
Alison Oxman
Amy Goldberg
Denise McLaughlin
Jo Bradney
Windia
Ann Vollum
Corey Wolff

Don't Miss Blogger SocialSteve, Wednesday February 17th

We are excited to have South Orange resident Steve Goldner speak to our group on using social media to market our businesses. Check out Steve's popular blog, SocialSteve for great tips and instructional videos. Please RS.V.P. to Somaartisansguild@yahoo.com.

Check out The BookArts Round Table's New Website

The BookArts Round Table, based at the Baird in South Orange, NJ now in it's tenth year has just launched a website. Founder Karen McDermott along with Richard Burton and photographer Amelia Panico worked very hard to get the site up and running. Check out the gallery for some great books by the talented BookArts Roundtable members. Founder member of SOMA Artisan's Guild, Ann Vollum / BeastlyBeasties also exhibits with this group.

Make sure to drop by the Pierro Gallery for "Bar 7" to see this great show of artist's books, Feb. 25 - March 13 - 10am -4pm, closed Friday March 12.

A silent auction will be held on Saturday March 13, from 2:00 - 4:00, the proceeds from the auction will be donated to a Food Bank here in NJ and to the Artist Proof Studio in South Africa.

Interesting Sites

Local artist and South Orange resident Russell Christian just sent me a link to Inc Magazine to see his great illustrations. I have been reading various articles about using social media to promote your business, running a business... Worth checking out!

Small Business Advice

I just came across this website that seems to have some useful tips, along with links to free accounting forms to help you get organized.

http://meylah.com/blog/133/Vendor-Benders-Top-5-Mistakes-Online-Shop-Owners-Make