FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
Artist-Illustrator
announces opening of home studio “Stormtree Studio”
By Stephen Di
Cerbo
September 26,
2012
North Hudson, NY - Local Artist and Illustrator, Stephen
Di Cerbo announced today he will officially dedicate his newly
constructed home Art Studio by celebrating with an Open Studio Day on Sunday, October 7th, 2012 from
1PM until 5PM. Joining in
the Festivities is Mr Di Cerbo’s friend and mentor, Mr. Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto of Japan. Stormtree Studio is located at 7 Kenakwar
Lane, North Hudson, New York, 12855.
About the Artists – Stephen Di Cerbo is natural Science
Illustrator and Wildlife artist who grew up in Schenectady New York and fished,
hunted and enjoyed outdoor recreation in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New
York since he was a teenager. He holds
an A.A.S. degree in Fish and Wildlife Technology from SUNYA Cobleskill and a B.S.
in Science Illustration from Sage College of Albany, New York.
Stephen is a lifelong
artist who works in the mediums of Pen & Ink, Oils, Acrylics, Copper plate
etching and other forms of printmaking, including Gyotaku (gee-oh ta koo) a Japanese originated art
form of printmaking. Mr Di Cerbo has been involved in Japanese fish printing
for over 20 years, both Kansetsu-ho or the “indirect method” and Chokusetsu-ho,
the “direct method”. Some examples of his Fine Art, prints and illustrations
can be seen on his online portfolio, . http://www.science-art.com/member/?id=24410#.UGMuPlHBV8E
. He also maintains a blog about his work and about Gyotaku at http://ichthyography.blogspot.com/
.
Born in 1943
in Central Tokyo, Japan, Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto became hooked on the sport of
fishing at the age of 30. His enthusiasm for the sport and his artistic
inclinations led him to maintain “diaries” of his fishing exploits, including
sketches of whatever fish he might catch – naturalist’s journals. Later, he
discovered Gyotaku in a Fishing Tackle store, and the future of his life’s work
was in place.
Through
approximately 40 years, Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto has worked as an innovator in this
rapidly evolving art form, and has carried forward the traditions and spirit of
Gyotaku
Mineo Ryuka
Yamamoto now lives in Higashimatsuyama city, located north of Tokyo, in Saitama
prefecture. His work can be seen at his website, http://www2a.biglobe.ne.jp/~gyotaku/
. He often teaches Kansetsu-ho Gyotaku workshops in the U.S. in affiliation
with the Nature Printing Society, and more information about Gyotaku and nature
printing can be obtained at their website, http://www.natureprintingsociety.org/
.
Mr. Yamamoto will
be giving a brief presentation about Gyotaku and its history, at 2 PM at the
Studio Opening.
Mr. Di Cerbo
is currently working to develop a fusion art style of Japanese Gyotaku and the fish, plants and Natural History of the
Adirondack Mountains. Printmaking
workshops will be held at Stormtree Studio in North Hudson, and the initial
Fall offerings are as follows:
Fall
Workshops
(limited to 6 Students)
Indirect Gyotaku Fish Printing by Mineo
Yamamoto Saturday October 13, 9:00 am
$90 + $25
material fee
Direct Gyotaku Fish Printing by Stephen
DiCerbo Saturday November 10, 9:00 am
$90 + $25
material fee
Contact
For more
information about the dedication of Stormtree Studio, to register for
workshops, or the work of the two artists, please contact
Stephen Di
Cerbo
Stormtree
Studio
7 Kenakwar
Lane
North Hudson,
New York, 12855
Home:
(518) 532-0575
Studio Cell :
(518) 466-7004
Email Stephen
Di Cerbo - mykiss@wildblue.net
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