Category Archives: Studio Snapshots

2012 Iowa State Fair

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

We had a wonderful booth at the Iowa State Fair this year—we had an area about 35′ long and 6′ deep. You can get an idea of the space from the photo at right. The Fair is totally different than … Continue reading →

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Bossy going to the Fair

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

This is Bossy the cow. According to my friend Dave, she wants to be an engineer. She can’t decide what color to be, so she’s trying on a few different ones for the Fair! People from everywhere go to the … Continue reading →

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Art in Arnolds Park report

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Saturday was a most relaxing day for Art in the Park at Arnolds Park. Sister Water was present with refreshing, beautiful colors to help with my meditation. People were out boating, barbecuing, or walking around, some swimming or playing volleyball. … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Fair

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

These girls are getting ready for the State Fair. They’ll be happy to get out of the vault for a while! They’re painted on fabric so they’ll be pillows or wall hangings. Of course the birds wanted to come along, … Continue reading →

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Ocean memories

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

This photo arrived attached to an email from a young man who had bought the painting at an estate sale, looked me up from the signature and asked if there is a story to go with it. As I told … Continue reading →

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Drawing to structure a story

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

The KHOI Youth Radio Project has established partnerships with Ames Public Library, and with Radijojo World Children’s Radio Network based in Berlin (link is to Google-translated page). The picture at right includes some drawings the children in Berlin sent to … Continue reading →

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Summer 2012 newsletter

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Click the link below to view or download: The Left Bank Studio Summer 2012 Newsletter (3-page PDF, approx. 975 KB) In this edition: Bank for sale / repurposing Jo Attention snowbirds Tablecloth made of memories Bodies in the vault Upside-down … Continue reading →

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Garden Art Fair 2012

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

The weather was wonderful for last Sunday’s Garden Art Fair at Reiman Gardens. Sara Merritt and I shared a booth – you can visit Sara’s website at saramerritt.com. Pictured: I’m repurposing long coats I painted and dyed 25 years ago. … Continue reading →

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Drawing tools

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

The first lesson we did in Drawing and Composition class was to draw the tools we’d be using! I’ll show you some more of our exercises (including upside-down drawing) in an upcoming newsletter. The class will have a display of … Continue reading →

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Farmers’ Market report (June 23)

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Jo Myers-Walker

Farmers’ Market last Saturday was a little rainy but full of surprises and wonderful conversations. Quite a few people turned out and it was exciting to make a lot of new connections for KHOI Community Radio, and for people interested … Continue reading →

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