Julie Armbruster's Sudden Bursts

Dilwad the Ugly Unicorn

Nuggler the Vampire Owl

One weeks remains to check out the creative hijinks of Asheville artist Julie Armbruster. Her show, "Sudden Bursts" hangs at The Early Girl Eatery until January 23rd. Armbruster's imagined creatures are like manifestations of our our inner dialogue. Maybe that's why we love them so.

www.juliearmbruster.net

The Early Girl Eatery is located at 8 Wall St. in downtown Asheville

Newsworthy: A year in Pictures

On Friday, January 2nd at Bobo Gallery, the S.S. Drawing Club will debut their handbound and illustrated book, Newsworthy. These limited edition books are collected illustrations loosely based upon factual news reports gathered from various sources throughout the year of 2008. The show is a retrospective of the most macabre and strange events from around the world during the year as we come to its close.
The S.S. Drawing Club (formerly known as Segment 16) is currently comprised of Julie Armbruster and R. Brooke Priddy - both accomplished artists in their own right.

Julie Armbruster

The characters are disturbed, yet are set in a familiar illustrative context. The combination of layered materials and concentrated attention inextricably link the process of automatic drawing and repetition to the preoccupation with finding meaning and satisfaction in life. ~ Julie Armbruster

Believing that she should be able to afford her own work, Armbruster often creates pieces that are small in scale. She has been a contributing artist to the Artomat Project where her cigarette box-size works are sold in vending machines nationally.


Julie Armbruster appears in the upcoming Art Seen Asheville program, "Sewing the Muse" as friend and collaborative partner of Brooke Priddy. Julie and Brooke have been members of a drawing club called Segment 16 and will be exhibiting their drawings in January 2009.
Visit www.juliearmbruster.net to see more of her work.

Art Classes by two great artists!

Local painters Alli Good and Julie Armbruster have designed a class focusing on innovative techniques in drawing and painting to help strengthen the imagination. By the end of the three sessions each student will complete at least one painting and experience a variety of drawing and painting media. In addition, each student will have lots of individual attention and an opportunity to learn from other young artists through collaborative warm up exercises. The class will meet Saturdays November 1st-15th from 12:30pm-2:30pm at Woolworth Walk in downtown Asheville. This class is open for young artists aged 6-12 and costs $40 including materials. Please send inquiries and suggestions to doodlesociety@gmail.com or call Woolworth Walk at (828) 254-9234.