Art “Live” on the Street
We are pleased to present several innovative “hands-on” activities to engage visitors of all ages:
BONSAI BONANZA – Metuchen-based bonsai artist Barry Eisenberg will demonstrate pruning, repotting and fertilizing . . . and will display many of his amazing specimens.
PAPER ART INSTALLATION: LEAF LITTER – Local artist Joe Castronova will share his artistic process in making an art installation featuring paper leaves. Visitors will be able embellish paper cutouts with paint, collage, glue, and dry materials.
- Location: In “Imagination Alley,” between Classic Travel and Metuchen News
PLEIN AIR PAINTING – Three artists painting live, on location, throughout the festival:
- Billy Seccombe will hold a live painting demonstration as he works on a figurative painting that is already in-progress (www.billyseccombe.com)
➢ Location: Near What’s the Scoop
- Ed Wetzel is creating a large mural (22' x 90') in acrylic that will feature scenes from Metuchen life over the years.
➢ Location: On the south side of Metuchen News in “Imagination Alley”
• Enrique Zaldivar will paint a large size painting related to nature using acrylic and colored pencils. (www.enriquezaldivars.blogspot.com)➢ Location: At the intersection of Main Street and Hillside Avenue (near George’s Dry Cleaners)
POTTERY WHEEL EXHIBITS
- Local ceramist Kathryn Jerabek Davis will demonstrate how to use the potter's wheel to create functional forms and sculptural pieces. (https://sugarloafcrafts.com/artists/davisk)
➢ Demo Timeslots: 2:00 – 2:30 pm and 5:00 – 5:30 pm
➢ Location: On Main Street near Carpet Maven
- Local ceramist Keiko Inouye will use the wheel to make small clay pieces and also demonstrate trimming (keikopots.com)
➢ Demo Timeslots: 3:30 – 4:00 pm and 7:00 – 7:30 pm
➢ Location: On Main Street near Carpet Maven
YARN SPINNING DEMONSTRATION – The Metuchen Yarn Bombing (MYB) group will show how to use drop spindles, spinning wheels and demonstrate the process from raw wool to finished hand spun yarn.
