“Join us for an evening of fine local wines, food and music as you enjoy exploring the National Watch & Clock Museum, Library & Research Center’s exhibits and collections. The Museum’s regular galleries include some of the finest timepieces in North America, and there are currently two special exhibits for viewing as well. Special exhibits include Time & Exploration and Sense of Time. Museum admission is included and each wine taster will receive a commemorative wine glass. In addition to the Museum’s exhibits, artwork inspired by the Museum collection will be available for sale courtesy of Parlor Gallery, 320 Laurel Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Tickets are $25.00 for those sampling and $15.00 for those not sampling. Tickets may be reserved in advance at www.nawccstore.org.”

Artists exhibiting artwork:

Clifford Eberly ~ drawings
Matt Gross ~ photography
Jeffrey Moser ~ photography
Dan Walczyk ~ photo illustration
Shawn Young ~ digital illustration

"A Teleological Argument" by Dan Walczyk

"Time Catcher (Old World)" by Shawn Young

Below is a Google Map showing the National Clock & Watch Museum in Columbia, PA. You can click the map to get driving directions.

We hope to see you there!

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INKMEN
October 9 – November 14, 2009

Featuring local pen and ink artists:
David Haneman (Marietta, PA)
Charles Long (York, PA)
Robert Oughton (Hellam, PA)
Dale Weibley (Columbia, PA)

Opening Reception: Friday, October 9, 5-8 p.m.
Artist demos every Saturday, free and open to the public.

Weavings, Ink.
Phyllis Koster and Robert Oughton
208 Hellam Street
Wrightsville, Pennsylvania USA 17368
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Gallery Hours: Friday, Saturday 1–5 p.m. and by appointment or chance.
For more information please call (717) 252-3518 or visit the gallery’s website www.weavingsink.blogspot.com

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The traditional Hahnemühle paper mill has developed the worldwide first Fine Art inkjet paper made from bamboo fibers. The natural white paper with a warm tone combines spiritual photography with environmental considerations. “Bamboo 290” consists of fibers from highly renewable bamboo grass… a premium, soft Fine Art paper from ultra-pure bamboo fibers and pure spring water. This paper opens up a whole new artistic and spiritual dimension in Fine Art printing.

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I’m particularly impressed with the deep rich blacks this paper yields and I feel it is a great choice for hand-drawn fine art reproductions!

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Please make sure to update your address books with our new business name, web address and email address!

Vulcania Graphics & Fine Art, LLC
300 Hellam Street
Wrightsville, PA 17368 USA
web: http://vgafa.com
email: vgafa@comcast.net
phone: (717) 252-1085

Mahalo and Aloha!

Why “Vulcania”? When we first began to experiment with having a virtual business in Second Life, our island region was already named “Vulcania”. It seemed appropriate as the island was tropical and included a volcano. We also felt connected to this land because of our personal interest in Hawaiian mythology, particularly the volcano goddess of creation, Pele. As we created and developed our virtual art gallery and studio we began to notice synchronicities happening with our real life business. Hence, our real life business was also being transformed.

Conducting business using two different names has been confusing for us as well as our customers. Realigning our business to include virtual endeavors will help to encompass the many different forms artists choose to display and market their artwork.

During the next couple of weeks you’ll notice a modified website and web address (domain name) as well as a new email address. We’ll forward the current web address to the new web address but you’ll eventually want to update any of your bookmarks to this site after the change has occurred. We’ll also post our new email address and send out an email notification to everyone.

Both Dan and I are very excited about the transition and we’re grateful to all those who have helped bring about Vulcania Graphics & Fine Art.

Mahalo!

“Susquehanna Simpatico”

Thirty-five images of motion abstractions exploring and celebrating the Susquehanna River in and around Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. The series was born of long exposure experimentations at a spot under the US Route 30 bridge that spans the river between Wrightsville (York County) and Columbia (Lancaster County).

“The Eyes’ Mind”

Sixteen images exploring the water, bubbles and ice in the small “pond” water feature in the garden behind the studio. Capturing bubbles at various stages of their brief lives as they danced and exploded across the surface resulted in a broad range of surprises. And the ice brought its own mystery and spirit as the cold winds blew.

“Flora”

Forty-two images, mostly close-up, macro and detail studies of nature’s infinite variety . . . most often captured just outside the front or back door, wherever you may be.

Twenty-eight images have also been added to the “Elemental Reflections” gallery.

Please contact the studio for pricing and options to order fine art prints from any of our galleries.

Attempting to do regular blog posts while developing terrain on 4 new SIMs and readying them for renting and public use is nigh on impossible. It seems like forever (and has been) since I’ve posted here or on My Metaverse. But finally, the need to post outweighs other ongoing projects and business and the time is right.

The bad news first . . . and it’s really not news any longer, just a major annoyance and a huge question mark as to whether or not our SL business vision and model will survive the bomb Linden Labs dropped on Estate owners who have Open Space SIM holdings. I won’t go into all of the details and arguments about the controversy and its effects on residents, businesses, not-for-profits and educational institutions—one need only go to the SL Forums for that.

The good news is that Walczyk & Young Studios / Vulcania Graphics & Fine Art – Vulcania Estates is going to ride out the storm for now. Fine Art sales have picked up a bit and we’ve opened 3 new exhibitions of our work on the Estate.

At the Light House on Anahola Beach I have installed 14 pieces in a series called “The Eyes’ Mind.” All of the images were created in the garden outside the back door to our Studio in Wrightsville, PA and feature the astounding and provocative power of water and the “spirit(s)” that both inhabit and emanate from it. From the landing point, go to the Light(house)!

At the Vulcania Fine Art Gallery, I have just finished installing an on-going series called “Susquehanna Simpatico.” The series is currently comprised of motion abstractions exploring and celebrating the Susquehanna River in and around Wrightsville, PA. After visiting the gallery, take some time to explore the rental properties available on Vulcania Fine Art The structures are part of the rental and any other landscaping or object prims currently on the parcel DO NOT count against the prim allotment — a “group” radio is also included so you can change the audio stream on your parcel to suit your tastes. We’re also more than happy to modify the structure to some extent to suit your needs!

On Kahiki, Sahoni Tigerpaw has opened his exhibition, “The Shaman Series” which will run through January 3, 2009. This fine art series is a “must see” and is primarily comprised of composites created from photographic images in nature. Be sure to visit Vulcania Fine Art Studio and the 4 parcels available for rent on Kahiki.

The Vulcania Graphics & Fine Art / Vulcania Estates offices are located in the Northeast corner of Kanaloa Marketplace. We invite any and all merchants and artists with an affinity for a tropical environment to check out the available shops for rent on the island. We are especially interested in creators and artists in SL with indigenous backgrounds or styles (including but definitely not limited to Native American, Polynesian and African). As with the rentals on Kahiki and Vulcania Fine Art, the shops and radios are provided with the rental and the prims currently on the parcels DO NOT count toward your prim allotment.

Please come visit us at Vulcania Estates! Enjoy our current exhibitions and by all means explore all four SIMs. There is free public hang gliding up on the mountain on Kahiki and free public wind surfing, kayaks available for demo/purchase and 7Seas Fishing available on Anahola Beach. Have your own toys? No worries. Rezzing is allowed on all public lands within the estate for 2 hours!

We look forward to seeing you at Vulcania Estates!

Weavings, INK.
208 Hellam St. (aka Route 462)
Wrightsville, PA 17368

Regular hours: Friday and Saturday, 1-5PM
(717) 252-3518