Visual Art, Literary Art
On Friday, November 1st my studio in the basement of the Gettys Building will be open to the public from 5:00- 8:00. Paintings, ceramics and necklaces will be for sale.
On Thursday, November 7th, we are participating in the Gallery Crawl. Elsa Turner’s studio will be open on the third floor of the Center for the Arts on Main Street. Hours will be from 5-8 PM. Please stop by! My studio in Gettys will not be open.
On November 16th, I’m teaching Poetry Fun, in which we will write and workshop poetry. Then, after a watercolor paint-making demo, using my new sets of pigments from Germany, we’ll make watercolor paintings which illustrate the spirit of our poems. Please contact the Arts Council for registration.
I am pleased to announce that my short story, At the Doctor, was selected for a $75 second-place award in the Adult Fiction category of the 2024 Arts Council of York County Literary Competitions. Congratulations to all the other winners! My short story begins on page 18 of the PDF posted below.
I try to notice changes in society before they enter mainstream cultural discourse. Many years ago I began a story called Angie Sits in a Chair, about an administrative assistant whose health deteriorated after years behind a desk. Eventually workplace inactivity problems became widely-recognized, and the phrase ‘sitting is the new smoking’ was popularized. I had to release my character from her situation, so she wriggled out of character-jail and emerged at the doctor’s office.
My story begins on page 19 of the PDF below. Enjoy!
https://www.yorkcountyarts.org/_files/ugd/d32c6c_1626f62fde1b4094aa7b59751bb9e2f1.pdf
I am available for commissions. Please see the gallery below for examples of my commissioned work. For oil paintings:
5″ x 7″ linen on panel, framed – $135.
6″ x 8″ lined on panel, framed – $185.
8″ x 10″ linen on panel, framed – $300.
Satisfaction guaranteed or your deposit is returned, no questions asked. Sales tax is included in the price.
I create both visual art and creative writing. My education includes an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, a BS (general biology) and a BA (philosophy) from Winthrop University, two years of Great Books Program study at St. John’s College in Annapolis, and coursework from both UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University Continuing Studies.
I have taken visual art classes and workshops through the Art Students League in New York, City Art in Columbia, SC, the Arts Council of York County. I have published fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Currently I am at work on a memoir about my life as a team over-the-road trucker in the 1990s.
If you would like to aquire an artwork, arrange a studio visit or discuss a commission, please contact me at joyce_e_turner@hotmail.com. Studio located at 201 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC, 29730. Open by appointment.