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Friday, 6 January 2012
Winter Scenes January Art Workshops for Adults - Rockland Library
Topic: Art Class

Press Release 

 Winter Scenes Art Workshops for Adults, at Rockland Library 

Rockland - Catinka Knoth  will lead an art workshop series for adults, on creating winter scenes such as evergreen trees in snow, lacy snow covered branches,  buildings in a snowy landscape, winter animals, and winter sports. Each week will be a different subject. Classes meet 11 a.m.  Mondays, January 9, 23, 30, at the Community Room, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St.   Led by Knoth, participants will  create their own winter scenes. Knoth provides the  classes  free of charge, with materials supplied. Friends of Rockland Library host the workshops, which are open to the public. FMI Knoth at 596-0069 or Rockland Library at 594-0310.

Knoth will provide instruction and guidance in drawing and creating winter scenes of January. Participants will work with pencil, colored pencil, and crayon, with a focus on drawing in color.

Knoth paints watercolors of Maine and whimsical animal scenes, which she offers as cards and prints. She teaches a free weekly children's drawing class at Rockland Public Library, sponsored by Wendy and Keith Wellin. For more information about Knoth's work visit www.catinkacards.com.


Winter barn in woods scene
Winter barn in woods scene

Evergreens in snow watercolor sampler
evergreens in snow watercolor sampler

Winter road and evergreens at dusk
Winter road and evergreens at dusk

Harrington cove with beached boat in winter
winter cove with beached boat

Skiier watercolor
skiier watercolor

Redbellied woodpecker in winter
redbellied woodpecker in winter


Posted by Catinka Knoth at 6:37 PM EST
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Why we should not be using social media (Facebook, Twitter) - Hah!
Topic: Life

Eben Moglen, a digital privacy advocate, chastises the reporter in this interview on how we all need to stop using social media. Each social media post we make creates a record of our movements and encourages others to make such records. This results in bigger and bigger central databases that amount to a massive spy/surveillance system far worse than any KGB or what-have-you. Got me scared enough to post here to my blog instead of right to FB.

The next question is to what degree does one trust that things will just end up working out ok, or should one really worry about these issues. So far, I  figured our info is all out there in cyberspace anyway - everytime we use a credit card, or debit card we leave a trail. Just watch a crime show and see how they find the criminals. Had not really thought in terms of 'the powers that be' and their possible exploitation of such records.

Not sure I have the guts to stop using social media. 

http://www.betabeat.com/2011/12/13/in-which-eben-moglen-like-legit-yells-at-me-for-being-on-facebook/


Posted by Catinka Knoth at 2:22 PM EST
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Sunday, 25 December 2011
For Christmas - An Angel and a Poem - Card 2011
Topic: Seasonal/Holiday

Christmas Angel and Poem Card 2011 by Catinka Knoth

Download a larger printable pdf of this angel card and poem. It prints on a half sheet or at one end of a full sheet so you can fold it in half as one image - pic and poem side by side the way you see here, but higher resolution.

And this is the frenchfold version pdf Christmas Angel and poem card (angel on the cover and poem inside to print on full sheet and fold in quarters).


Posted by Catinka Knoth at 11:40 AM EST
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Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Let's Draw Gingerbread Houses - kids' art class
Topic: Seasonal/Holiday
Gingerbread house & Christmas wreath demonstration drawings - more calligraphy or penmanship practice!
Gingerbread house demonstration drawing by Catinka Knoth

Gingerbread house drawings by kids:
Gingerbread house drawings by kids 01

Gingerbread house drawings by kids 02

Gingerbread house drawings by kids 03

Gingerbread house drawings by kids 04

Gingerbread house drawings by adults:
Gingerbread house drawings by adults

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 6:21 PM EST
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Monday, 5 December 2011
Wreaths Calligraphy Style - adult art class
Topic: Seasonal/Holiday
Christmas wreath calligraphy cards by adult students:

Christmas wreath calligraphy cards by adult students

Christmas wreath calligraphy cards by adult students

Posted by Catinka Knoth at 1:19 PM EST
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