Trashy Women IV Opening a Smash Hit!

Crowds of people, great food and wine, many Trashy artworks off the walls and into new homes...and nearly $200 raised by the "Beauty from Ashes" Reception Raffle for Wendy Osborne! Thank you, one and all!

New friends and old gathered at Studio 432 for the June 28th opening reception --- but fear not! the show continues until July 31, with new Trashy Women Work to be admired and yes, purchased off each tasteful wall of the gallery on 432 Aiken Avenue in Perryville MD. And that's not even mentioning the upcoming and economical Trashy Classes on the 12th, 19th and 26th!
But wait, there's more! Follow the Trashy Women to see their new show over the river and through the woods to Harford County when we open Trashy Women IV Redux at the Liriodendron Mansion in Bel Air --- that's Sunday August 24 from 1-4 pm. The show runs through October 6th, so see you there!

Trashy Women on the Eastern Shore!

Woo Hoo! no flies on the TWs!

Go to http://greenfamilies.info/ where Trashy Woman Maggie Creshkoff tells all --- learn the hardcore details of the Trashy Women's past in an interview with reporter Sarah Pearce.

Trashy Women IV is Here!!!

Opening Reception this Saturday, June 28 from 3-9 pm at the fabulous Studio 432 at 432 Aiken Avenue in Perryville, MD.

Come down and talk some trash with the Trashy Women!

Phone Studio 432 at 1-410-642-6749,
Email us at trashywomen@gmail.com

Or visit the website at www.studio432.biz and find all about the Trashy Women and their Trashy Classes for July 2008.


See you soon, sailor!

Trashy Women and Studio 432 in the Baltimore Sun

Yes indeedy do, under "Best Bet" for the weekend in the Harford Section!

Come see Eyet's own special brand of entomological ornamentation for yourself, up close and real personal at the Opening Reception for Trashy Women IV on Saturday, June 28 2008, from 3 to 9 pm.

See you there!

Trashy Women IV Classes for 2008

The Trashy Women Classes

@ Studio 432

Oooh, oooh ---Sign up now! The Trashy Women Classes are filling up fast!

And why wouldn't they? at only $20 each and with all materials included they're an absolute steal!

Each class is from 1-3 pm in air conditioned comfort at Studio 432 in Perryville. Call 410-642-6749 or email trashywomen@gmail.com to register.

July 12--- You Can't Tell a Book by its Cover

Bibliophiles, beware! during this intensive immersion in the book arts, printmaker Sarah Lamb shows how transform a book into a narrative sculpture.

July 19 --- Junky Jewelry

Sue Eyet transforms gift cards and game pieces into personal statements of adornment...and so will you!

July 26 --- Plastic Fantastic

Maggie Creshkoff brings you colorful detergent bottles to create the best smelling trashy art objects you can imagine...tasteful on any number of levels.

So come and hog out with us at Studio 432 this summer! Really wallow in it --join the Trashy Women and embrace that wretched refuse!

Trashy Women IV gives you more, more, more!

Trashy Women IV Doubles the Pleasure, Doubles the Fun!

Perryville, MD - --Now hear this, now hear this —the Trashy Women are cleaning up on both sides of the Susquehanna this summer! Oooh and ahh at what eight Divas of the Dumpster have done from June 28 through July 31 at Studio 432, 432 Aiken Avenue in Perryville MD (www.studio432.biz ) and at the Liriodendron Mansion in Bel Air MD from August 24-October 5 (http://www.liriodendron.com/ )

Scrabble tiles, kitchen appliances, cement mixers, bangles and buttons…recycling takes a whole new direction when this gorgeous gaggle of garbage gals get a hold of it. Studio 432 hours are Wednesday through Sunday 11 am to 5 pm, and the opening reception is on Saturday June 28 from 3 to 9 pm. The Liriodendron is open on Sundays from1-4 pm and the fabulous opening reception is Sunday August 24^th...come one, come all!

Intriguing, inventive and economical Trashy Women classes will be offered nearly every Saturday throughout July at Studio 432; call 410-642-6749 or visit the website for details. Or, gosh darn it, email us at trashywomen@gmail.com

April ain't so cruel --- Studio 432 welcomes spring with poetry and classes!

Trashy Women Sue Eyet and Maggie Creshkoff are among the instructors for the wealth of classes offered at Studio 432 for April --- the list is included below for your perusing pleasure. Sign up quick, the spaces fill fast...

Classes at Studio 432

Tin Can Man

Funny, fabulous, frivolous too--they're made from tin cans without any glue. Students will learn to think "outside the can" as they invent fastening techniques and design body parts. Warning: Participants may experience the uncontrollable urge to dumpster dive after this class.

Instructor: Maggie Creshkoff Dates/Times: April 9th 6:30-8:30 pm or April 12, 1-3 pm

Tuition: $30 & Materials fee $15

Plastic Fantastic

Upcycle those used gift cards from trash into treasure! Open your mind, free up your fingers...Students will design and create a framed memo board using layers of plastic gift card fragments. Instruction will focus on creating unique elements and personalized patterns through the use of image, text and color.

Instructor: Sue Eyet Dates/Time: April 11th, 6-10 pm Tuition $50 & Materials fee $15

Art to Share

Make just one and keep it for you...Want to trade? you get to make two! Artist Trading Cards are miniature works of art (2.5 x 3.5 inches) designed to swap with other artists or be given as gifts. Participants will create at least two projects using techniques that include stamping, collage and paper quilting.

Instructor: Katelyn Thomas Date/Time: April 12th 9-11 am Tuition $30 & Materials fee $10

Bedazzling Beadwork

Magical, vanishing stitches capture the beads that surround a glass cabochon. Students will design and create a seed bead embroidered brooch using gemstones and glass. Instruction will concentrate on layout, construction and finishing techniques. This class is a great foundation for beginners who love seed beads but haven't a clue as to what to do with them.

Instructor: Marianne Donovan Dates/Times April 13th 2-4 pm and April 20th 9-11 am (2 2-hour sessions)

Tuition $50 & Materials fee $15

Earrings 1 and Earrings 2

They're daring, delicious, delightful too...make one or two pairs, oooooh, lucky you! Students will create headpins for lever back pieced earrings, then craft a a pair of freshwater pearl ear bobs with ready made headpins. hand-made lampwork beads will also be available for purchase to upgrade your designs.

Instructor: Mary Ann McNeely Dates/Times: April 16th 9-11am or April 19th 9-11 am

Tuition $30 & Materials fee $15

Shimmering Silver, Sparkling Glass

Treat yourself to a Toggle Bracelet! Students will learn bead placement and design along with basic jewelry techniques as they complete their very own wearable art made of sterling silver and glass beads. Hand-made lampwork bead, created by the instructor, will also be available for purchase.

Instructor: Mary Ann McNeely Dates/Times April 16th, or April 19th, 1-3 pm, or April 24th* 6-8 pm

Tuition $30 & Materials fee $25 (* Mad for Martinis night! Additional $10 material fee)

House for Rent: "Cheep"

This real estate is literally for the birds! Make a delightful destination for the wee winged ones. Using traditional methods and natural materials, students will complete an environmentally friendly wren house. This amazing class expands basic basketry into gorgeous garden art. The project is designed with the proper ornithological specifications, and will be the envy of birds and bird-lovers alike.

Instructor: Donna Moltrup Dates/Times April 17th, 6-9:30 pm or April 26th, 1-5 pm

Tuition $40 & Materials fee: $15

Games People Play

Students will combine dominoes or dice with scrabble and scraps to create fun and funky wearable art; fragments of jewelry and minute found objects will be incorporated to create amulets of personal meaning and power. Wire wrap techniques and cold connections are just some of the techniques covered...step back into time and rediscover your inner child.

Instructor: Sue Eyet Date/Time April 18th 6-10 pm Tuition $50 & Materials fee $15

Chunky Little Fat Books

Layer upon layer, the pages grow fat. Ephemera? Embellishments? Sure, you can add that! In this class students will create a 4x4 fat book containing six pages. These wonderful little pages are like a tiny art gallery in themselves, and will take scrapbooking fans to the next level with vintage paper goods, re-purposed objects and mixed media techniques.

Instructor: Katelyn Thomas Date/Time April 20th 1-5 pm Tuition $50 & Materials fee $10

Preserving the Past

Gather together all the fragments of your family's history to create an heirloom artwork. Using a variety of ephemera, canvas and mixed media techniques, students will complete a unique piece of wall art. Three-dimensional objects such as buttons, postage stamps, lace and letters will enhance your design.

Instructor: Katelyn Thomas Date/Time April 23rd 6-9 pm Tuition $40 & Materials fee $10

Big Beautiful Bodacious Baskets

Fanny baskets, buttocks baskets, bosom baskets...this one super-sexy style of basket was created throughout the mountain regions of the Appalachians. Develop the skills to complete a ribbed basket using rattan and sea grass.Techniques will focus on basket construction with attention to overall shape as well as creating free-form designs with color and texture. These bodacious baskets pay homage to the past while having a cool, contemporary spin.

Instructor: Sue Eyet Dates/Times April 25th and May 2nd, 6-9 pm Tuituion $70 and Materials fee $30

In the Key of B (for Beautiful)

Make music in the air with these wonderful windchimes! Sugar bowls, creamers or teapots "serve" as the focal point for a garden whimsey like no other. Students will create strands of keys and beads to make the music. The class will focus on bead patterns, color combinations and assembly techniques. Pre-drilled, copper wire setups (focal points) will be included in the materials fee. Vintage beads are provided.

Instructor: Sue Eyet Date/Time April 27th 1-5 pm Tuition $50 and Materials fee $35 +...

Materials fee will vary according to the size and complexity of the windchime made.

Magnificent Monograms

Pick a letter, any letter, and make it your own! Using multi media collage and stamping techniques students will complete a stylized monogram wall art project that incorporates fragments of personal meaning.Early registration required to order choice of letter.

Instructor: Katelyn Thomas Date/Time April 30th 6-8 pm Tuition $30 & Materials fee $10