Artist of the Month

Jana Scott – Show Titled “Rust” a collection of metallic paintings.

My Start

I started “Jana Scott Photography” in 2008 because friends and family believed in me and more opportunities to make images were literally dropping from the sky!  The initial opportunities brought more opportunities and the joke of my first year was…I was photographing anything from babies to motorcycles to golf courses to weddings!
I began taking photographs when I was 4 years old when my parents let me have a camera that used 110 film and one use flash bulbs….I carried that camera everywhere; until my father took me to NYC to by my first Olympus SLR from the electronics district, oh what fun!
The journey from then until now has been filled with lots of adversity but also great joy. I never let go of my desire to photograph. I have spent time in the darkroom, time shooting film; in fact, my first wedding was shot in film, time running a fine art photography business for a brilliant photographer, time learning digital everything (!!!) and all the while, I have never stopped learning.

My Style

Today I shoot with digital SLR’s and process all my own images. I actually love editing the images and enhancing the feeling of each image. I have learned that my passion is to create images and not just observe moments. My style blends the best of photojournalism and creative portraiture. Sometimes I see a moment, just capture it, and later enhance it in the “lightroom” and other times when appropriate, I enhance moments with suggestions and capture the outcomes.
I am always humbled when clients chose me to capture a part of their life and I am grateful for every opportunity to do so.
Give me a call or email me and I would be happy to talk with you further about my photographic services. I am available during normal business hours and not so normal business hours.
Thanks for visiting!Please feel free to contact me at any time…I am happy to answer your questions.814.769.3557 or janakscott@gmail.com

Musical Guest

Jason Vo,  Percussive Fingerstylist.  Jason will be performing all original music inspired by such artists as Michael Heges and Thomas Leeb!

About

Jason Vo is a skilled guitarist from the NEPA area who specializes in percussive finger-picking. Having played guitar most of his life, Jason draws inspiration from many contemporary musicians including Michael Hedges and Thomas Leeb. He also prides himself on having an eclectic music palette, delving into such genres as classical, contemporary, blues, celtic. etc.

Skilled in playing other instruments, Jason spent time learning both electric and double bass, though he remains partial to the warm sounds of the acoustic guitar. He spends much of his time in improvisational guitar as well as creating original compositions. Often he can be found practicing with other fellow guitarist and improv musicians.

Originally, Jason first fell in love with the guitar after receiving the instrument as a gift. Unable to afford lessons, and armed only with a desire to play, he set about the task of learning to play on his own. The following years were spent learning from whatever music inspired him at the time, including worship, classic rock, and metal guitar pieces. Jason played in various “bands” over the next few years, dabbling in the electric bass. Eventually, he became dissatisfied with his inability to express himself fully on the instrument.

Inevitably, he returned to his original love, the acoustic guitar- one of the only instruments where he could reach bass, harmony, melody, and rhythm all at once. Fueled by inspiration from some of his favorite guitarists and a desire to create vivid aural landscapes, he tackled the instrument anew, finally able to express himself fully on the instrument.

Currently Jason is working on recording his first solo album (available here when completed!).

Jason can be reached atJasonvoshaffer@yahoo.comfor bookings or inquiries.

Read more:http://www.myspace.com/jasonvoacoustic#ixzz0vbV9v42F

Here’s a preview of the work available during the auction:

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This month is a really exciting First Friday for us. With photography by Nicole Barrasse and Matt Artz, and the Bog Swing Band here, it is sure to be a packed house. So stop on in, and be part of the action. You won’t want to miss it.

Looking for more information on the artist, keep reading….

Nicole Barrasse

Nicole Barrasse is 24 years old and is a native of Dunmore, PA. She is an Alumni of Keystone College where she studied Communications and Photography. Yet, one of her most innate passions is learning about other people and their culture. While at Keystone, Nicole completed an ethnography and documentary photography piece about a Palestinian Muslim family that lives in Philadelphia. Over the course of a year, she became very close with the family and was a part of a wedding celebration that culminated the year of her research learning about the family’s life and cultural traditions. Nicole first showcased her photographic essay “Maklooba” at a Human Rights Forum presented by the Institute of Religion and Public Policy. Nicole has also traveled abroad to Spain and most recently to India, where she lived with a self-sustaining culture, farming in the Himalayan mountains. In January of 2010, Nicole was awarded Student Diplomat of the Year by NAFSA:International Educators and the Abroad View Foundation for a video essay she made that centered around her experience in the Himalayas. She is currently working on another documentary photography piece about her time spent in India and living with a traditional agrarian society in Ladakh.

To contact Nicole Barrasse you can email her at marybravebird@gmail.com

Matt Artz

Matt Artz is a 28 year old native of Woodbridge, New Jersey; and a local entrepreneur in Scranton. He migrated to Scranton, Pennsylvania in 2000 to study at Marywood University. While nearing completion of his undergraduate studies in Biotechnology, he took a trip to the Island of Ometepe, which is situated in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. While in Nicaragua, he was to study the evolutionary basis for the vocalizations of Mantled Howlers (Alouatta palliate). However, Artz became deeply intrigued by the culturally different, but very pleasing, everyday life of others around the world. And so, the interest in documenting everyday through the lens was born. Since then, Artz has been fortunate enough to spend time with an indigenous tribe – the Tsáchila – in Ecuador while building homes for Habitat for Humanity; and work/live on an organic biodynamic winery in Italy, where many of his photos of European life stem from. He is currently preparing for his trip to Peru, where he will be hiking and documenting indigenous life along the the Inca Trail.

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Tickets are $20. The event will feature a live auction of artwork donated by local, regional and nationally known artists conducted by Ken Rivenburg, Wyoming county auctioneer, light fare from Accentuate Caterers, beer, wine and live music by the Doug Smith Jazz Trio. Proceeds will benefit First Friday Scranton’s monthly art walks and community arts initiatives. Major sponsors for the event are MAC Gallery and Penn Security Bank and Trust Company.

From left Maureen Duffy, Duffy Accessories; Paul Nardone, Outrageous; and Christina Hitchcock, First Friday board secretary

Proceeds from the art auction will benefit the non-profit, volunteer-driven First Friday Scranton organization and will help support our monthly art walks and local artistic initiatives.

If you’d like to support First Friday Scranton by donating a piece of art for our art auction, please contact First Friday Scranton at 570-565-9006 or info@firstfridayscranton.com.

Northern Light Espresso Bar & Café is excited to feature Nashville based Folk Rocker Mat Burke.

http://www.mat-burke.com/index.html

http://www.myspace.com/matburke

Our Artist of the Month is Jennifer Brandon w/ Jache’ Studio featuring “Moments in Italy & Pet Portraits”.

http://web.me.com/jache/Jache_Studio/Paintings.html

This event titled “We Got Art” will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. and will feature simultaneously held art exhibitions of regional artists at the following venues in town. Aimee and Company Beauty Salon, Art Strands Jewelry and Gift Shop, Barbour Bakery, BenMar Restaurant, Carbondale City Hall, Carbondale Public Library, Carbondale YMCA, Cozy Corner Restaurant, Deren Racing/Restoration, Elizabeth’s Salon, Front Porch and Upper Room Gallery, Magpie, Roselle Clothing, Scotchlas Funeral Home, The Main Street Gallery, Wallis Furniture.

Your experience will start at The Main Street Galley where participants will be given a map of the venues on the Art Walk. All art sites are in downtown Carbondale and within walking distance of one another. Participating sites will display the “We Got Art” banner.

The Main Street Gallery and their venues invite the public to come downtown and explore this hometown event. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided free of charge and all are welcomed. For additional information, please contact Joe Kluck at (570) 357-5245, Tony Pachick at (570)-877-9698, or the Greater Carbondale Chamber of Commerce at 570-282-1690.