{"id":1989,"date":"2012-10-20T13:54:21","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T20:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jett.in\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2012-10-20T13:54:21","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T20:54:21","slug":"corcoran-community-day-mini-instawalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2012\/10\/corcoran-community-day-mini-instawalk\/","title":{"rendered":"Corcoran Community Day (+Mini-Instawalk)"},"content":{"rendered":"

y’all know i’m a sucker for anything free, especially when it’s free museums. even better is hands-on art-making + free + museum, and that’s what happened today at the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s<\/a>\u00a0Community Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

what really drew me was the opportunity to try my hand at printmaking and pottery (bowl-making). let’s just say one was more successful than the other.<\/p>\n

the bad<\/strong><\/p>\n

it all started out so promisingly.<\/p>\n

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but after many many (MANY) failed attempts, i was subtly given the hint to just give up. and this is what i ended up with (the fact that my phone focused on the wrong thing doesn’t take away from the fact that i ended up with uhh, shall we say, modern art):<\/p>\n

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either i got the clay too wet or i couldn’t bring up the sides correctly, or the top just kept coming off the base (=what you see above). *sigh* p.s. those wheel pedals are on a hair-trigger. press just a little too hard and you’ve got enough rotation speed to lift off. where’s my Demi* when i need her?!<\/a>\u00a0(let me just say they must have taken a shower halfway through — i learned today that clay is super hard to wash off your hands, especially if you’re as messy as they were.)<\/p>\n

* though, having watched Magic Mike<\/a> on the bus ride down this morning, i’d much prefer it if Demi were Alex Pettyfer, but i digress.<\/p>\n

the good<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Midnight Plane to Georgia (The Country)<\/p><\/div>\n

when i sat down in the printmaking room, one of the assistants came by and asked if i was an artist (i almost doubled over in laughter, but kept a straight face with a “no, not at all”). my artistic skills are indeed sorely lacking, but i was actually surprised at how well this turned out. they basically had you draw out your design on a piece of paper, then lay it over a really thin sheet of foam that you “engrave” by retracing over your drawing with a ballpoint pen, thus creating grooves. roll some paint over it, put a piece of paper over the painted (engraved) foam, flip over, press down using a round blotter in a circular motion to transfer the paint, peel off, and voil\u00e0!<\/p>\n

the instawalk<\/strong><\/p>\n

the gallery itself is relatively small but with a pretty wide scope, with a focus on American art.<\/p>\n

\"Venus\"<\/a>

Venus by Antonio Canova<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Damien<\/a>

Damien Hirst “Last Supper” series<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Reflected<\/a>

Reflected in “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” By Rob Fischer<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rembrandt's<\/a>

Rembrandt’s “Man with Sheet of Music”<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Centerpieces\"<\/a>

Centerpieces (while they were cleaning up the atrium after Community Day ended)<\/p><\/div>\n

btw, i don’t know much about the Corcoran (in fact, hardly anything before doing research earlier this week for my weekend in DC), but apparently the future of the gallery is in doubt<\/a>, so if you’re thinking of a visit, better make it sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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