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Fall GNSI-NW Workshop - Maquette Building
Date: Nov 19th, 2016
Workshop: 8:30am-5:30pm
Location: Swedish Club (Library Room)
1920 Dexter Ave N Seattle, WA 98109

Cost:  $50 for members, $60 for non-members
Bring:
  1.  Workshop fee in the form of cash or check,
  2.  A packed lunch to be eaten during a short lunch break as we will not be supplying food
  3.  At least 1 printout of your chosen maquette animal’s skeleton that is at least 8 inches long, and more printouts of the animal’s musculature and fur/feathers/etc. We use these references as the base foundation of the maquette, so it’s very important to come prepared with these printouts at the size specified.

The GNSI-NW board is pleased to present the opportunity for members to take part in a very special workshop on building scale model maquette references. This same workshop was a rousing success at this year’s GNSI Conference in Santa Cruz. The day-long workshop is hosted by Reid Psaltis, an illustrator from Portland, OR and a graduate of the Science Illustration program at California State University Monterey Bay. After an internship at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Reid developed a method for sculpting maquettes, scale models of a subject to be used as reference for illustration. Made from plastaline clay atop a metal armature these small models are an extremely helpful tool in visualizing tricky subject matter.


Registration is required for the workshop so that the need for supplies can be anticipated. Please email jennifer@jbatesart.com for more info.

If you are already registered, please take note of the following items you need to bring on workshop day: 1) workshop fee in the form of cash or check, 2) a packed lunch to be eaten during a short lunch break as we will not be supplying food, 3) at least 1 printout of your chosen maquette animal’s skeleton that is at least 8 inches long, and more printouts of the animal’s musculature and fur/feathers/etc. We use these references as the base foundation of the maquette, so it’s very important to come prepared with these printouts at the size specified.

The workshop is being held at the Swedish Cultural Center in Westlake, Seattle, and there is ample free parking available in two lots adjacent to the building.

Nature's Call: Natural History of the West

Clymer Museum and Gallery <clymermuseum.com>
416 North Pearl Street, Ellensburg, WA

Exhibit by artists of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Northwest
Opening on First Friday, May 6 2016, 5 to 7 pm
The exhibit will run from May 6 through June 25 2016

In Nature’s Call, members of the GNSI-NW present a survey of work inspired by the wildlife and natural history of the Northwest. Some of the species are familiar and favorite local inhabitants, while others represent more obscure forms of life, be it a oreodont - a prehistoric ruminating pig-like creature from the region or a deep-sea tubeworm that lives in the harsh environment around deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Pacific Ocean.

Winter GNSI-NW Workshop - Accounting and Tax Issues for the Artist
Date: January 23, 2016
General Meeting: 12:30 - 1:30pm

Tax Workshop: 1:30 - 3:00pm
Location: Zamani World Dance, Bothell Country Village
23718 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell, WA

Cost:  free to members, $10 non-members
Bring: a clipboard or sturdy notebook to write on for the workshop; art to share, ideas for the guild and questions for the general meeting


Join us in January for a two-stage gathering! First we'll have a general guild meeting. This is a chance for us all to share projects and concerns, to learn from each other's experience, and to discus the direction of the guild.

After our general meeting it'll be time for a workshop with Lynn Parsley. This workshop will cover accounting issues for artists, including recommendations for income and expenses and their reporting; and both Washington Dept of Revenue issues and the filing of federal income taxes.  A good refresher course for those already established and a comprehensive discussion for those new to the industry.  Handouts will be provided and ample time will be provided for questions.

Lynn Parsley, CPA has been in the practice of accounting since 1980, both in private industry and public accounting practice.  She has been a licensed CPA in the State of Washington since 1987, and has owned her own public accounting firm since 1990, where she specializes in small business accounting and taxes.  In her spare time, Lynn is a belly dance performer and instructor; and owns a small farm where she raises and rides horses.

Bothell Country Village is a charming location featuring a duck pond and wandering chickens as well as a variety of eateries and boutiques.  Stick around after the workshop for tea and socializing!

Nature: With Hands and Eyes Exhibition

October 14, 2015 - March 31, 2016

Pacific Science Center
200 2nd Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

GNSI-NW Members will be exhibiting artwork at the Pacific Science Center through the winter of 2015-16. Please stop by for a look if you are at PSC. We hope this exhibit will help to bring the existence of our guild to the young and old alike.


The exhibit is located around the Imax theater. Some of the works are in the Jeff and Alicia Carnevali Pavilion and some is in the Ackerley Family Exhibition Gallery. Head towards the butterfly house and you will find it!
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