WINTER NEWSLETTER 2018
Hello Art Patrons,
My fellow botanical artists and I will be holding our annual Holiday Party this Sunday, Dec 2 from 4pm – 7 pm at Woodhall in Orinda. Come to see our latest watercolor creations, sip wine and enjoy hors d’oeuvres crafted by our members. We have a sale table of botanical prints, cards, scarves, aprons, placemats etc. New this year are multi-purpose floral botanical clutch pouch’s— sized for tablets and priced for gift giving. These will sell out. I’ll display my life-sized Aspen painting and my almost finished Magnolia grandiflora. Please come and have a look!
BOTANICAL ART EXHIBITION
at Woodhall in Orinda CA
501 Orindawoods Drive and Kite Hill Road
Sunday, December 2, 2018 4pm – 7pm
In mid-January, I will take part in an art exhibit at the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens. The theme is ethnobotany, which is the study of traditional uses for plants throughout a region or culture. Quaking Aspen was used by native Americans as tent poles and drying racks. Aspen wood is now used for manufacturing wooden matchsticks. The straight grained wood is covered in fire retardant and the tip is dipped in paraffin. Two chemical layers are added to the tip and dried—portable fire. The annual exhibit will be held in the 1911 craftsman bungalow, Julia Morgan Hall, in the Botanical Gardens. I don’t have my gallery sitting date yet, so check with me later if you want to catch me there. Otherwise, I’ll be at the reception Jan 19, 2019.
10th Annual Plants Illustrated “Celebrating Ethnobotany”
Berkeley Botanical Gardens
200 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA
January 18 – February 6, 2019 (closed Jan 21 and Feb. 5)
Artists’ Reception January 19, 5-7 pm.
(If attending the Artists’ Reception, please RSVP to me so I may place you on the free garden entry list.)
WWW.BOTANICALGARDENS.BERKELEY.EDU
If you’d like to browse through my botanical prints, cards, aprons, placemats, gift wrap, succulent wreaths, bags, and pouches for sale, I will have my Piedmont studio table brimming with them during the holidays. Nearly all of my paintings are on my studio walls and most prints are framed and matted, or sold unframed for half the price. Just give me a call (510) 604-6141 to set a time and date. Come eat Christmas cookies, sip coffee and wine! Let’s have a party—you bring the guests! Or come solo… I’d like you to see my artwork.
Happy Holidays,
Bonnie Bonner
a.k.a. Joanne Palamountain
Www.BonniesBotanicalArt.com
Www.BonnieBonner.blogspot.com