This is a re-post from the Artist Network page.  Some amazing scratchboard work.  
work.  

Presenter
Susan Jones 

Topic 
Before graphite pencils were available, artists drew with metals - lead, silver, gold and others. Discover the subtle, luminous tones of silver drawing, and learn to use this lovely Renaissance technique in your art and illustrations. Susan takes you through the history of the medium and teaches today's techniques for getting the most out of it in your own work. 

Registration Time Points

• March 31st - Registration opens for GNSI Members 
  
• April 16 - Registration opens to Non-GNSI Members 
  
• April 22nd - Registration closes 
  

Details

• Date:  April 27th 
  
• Time: 11:30 - 5:30
  
• Location:  Greenlake Library 7364 E. Green Lake Dr. N., Seattle, WA 98115, 206-684-7547 http://www.spl.org/locations/green-lake-branch
  
• Items to Bring:  Bring your sketch kit, natural object(s) to draw from, medium or soft charcoal pencil, kneaded eraser sharpener if needed.  You can bring a lamp and extension cord, but the library has plenty of window and natural light. 
  
• Cost:  GNSI Members will pay $6.00 (Non-GNSI Members will pay $16) for the kit that Susan will provide.  This must be paid at the time of registration (before April 22th).  Since the workshop is at a library, we are not allowed to collect any money.  This is payable to GNSI-NW, P.O. Box 95721, Seattle, WA 98145 or you can contact Syliva Portillo (206-938-1668) to pay with a credit/debit card.  Note: there will be a small fee (3.75% or  2.75%) if a card is used.  
• Some snacks will be provided and there will be time for lunch.  

About Susan
Fine artist and freelance illustrator Susan Jones' art has been featured in local and national juried exhibitions; she is represented by Semantics Gallery in Edmonds and Kaewyn Gallery in Bothell, Washington. Jones teaches Natural Science Illustration and Botanical Illustration for the University of Washington's Extension Program, and coordinates the Art-Ins, free community art-making sessions at Third Place Commons. For additional information, please visit www.BlueSeahorseStudio.com. 

Digital Skills for Illustrators 
GNSI Oregon Sponsors Workshop
August 3rd and 4th, 2013
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon 

The workshop schedule for 2013.. 
February 23: Bill Evans, Clay Sculpture
April: Susan Jones, Silverpoint and more!
July: Margaret Davidson
November 16: Eileen Sorg


  Exhibits 10/22/2012
Planning for the joint show with PNBA is progressing nicely. See the 2014 WSCC Exhibit Tab for our progress.


  GNSI-NW History 07/24/2012
  Another task is to document our group's history. See "A Letter to Past Members" below.
We hope to have a complete show list, a conference list, a list of presidents and board members, and an ongoing Members Page on the website. 

Dear GNSI-NW Associate:

Our "Treasurer's Box" of financial records has membership lists that date to the very beginning of the organization, and we are using that information to seek archived items from GNSI-NW's past.

Historical documents we would like to collect or peruse include newsletters, shows and exhibits, workshops and lectures, conference information, and especially ByLaws, and any other organizing documents. We are seeking all documents, no matter how seemingly insignificant. 



  Seeking Local Historian 07/24/2012
  We are seeking our "local historian" who archived Patricia Spencer's collection of newsletters after she contacted Audrey Miles Cherney in May of 2011. Whoever this person may be, she is not a current member and she has a nice 50s collection. 



  Northwest Chapter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 07/24/2012
NOT FUN:
We lost our Non-Profit Status with the IRS due to not filing since 2007. The required reading is on the IRS website, and we do understand what we need to submit to become a non-profit again. The most important task is to find our missing By Laws. 
  A form was sent to the IRS requesting our original organizing documents, they did not meet their 60 day period of time in which to respond. Meanwhile, if anyone has knowledge in the area of 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations, let us know!