Workshop Two, Too

Raise your hand if you've ever said "I can't draw!" and notice that mine is up as well. Lisa Grant is going to fix all that this upcoming weekend, thanks to a workshop that Leslie Horton has arranged for the VAA. Saturday and Sunday (yes, stopping before the SB), we will develop some drawing skills. I had fun with the monoprint workshop so assume this will be a good time as well. Hope to see you there!

And the upcoming Art Swap on the 13th should be REALLY interesting. See Daniel's web posting for details. Get your art for exchange, Mardi Gras beads, and a potluck supper dish like an appetizer, and come to the Firehouse about 6.

HEY!!! Who Said we don't know how to have any fun! Not the VAA, by golly.

Cheers,
Jean

A Prince of a Prints collection

Our current show, the Southern Graphics Council Traveling Print Exhibition, is a really good opportunity to expand your visual art horizons. Prints are a very complex art form because of the variety of techniques available to create them. And remember this is Jean writing - not a print-maker. But if you look at what is at the Firehouse now, you'll see what I mean. This is a really cool collection of art.

We can see a SGC show only once every three years and were happy to pay the fee to have it come to us. Please find time in your schedule to stop by, or call me at 638-0576 if you need another viewing time. I'll be happy to let you in. Set hours are Wednesday the 17th from 4 to 6 pm, and Saturday and Sunday the 20th and 21st from 1 to 5 pm.

Admiringly,
Jean

Good to remember

Not sure where the month went since I last put up a blog, but I trust readers will have some empathy for how fast time goes over the holidays! Now that we are all writing 200SEVEN on our checks without fail, I ask that we turn our brains to some memories. I lost a good friend on New Year's Day and am (1) still processing that shock and (2) remembering lots of good things about him.

At the same time, I am often reminded about David Leenknecht who died in April of 1997. David was a very good engineer by vocation and a fine photographer by avocation. Several of us are lucky enough to have an image he produced. To help ensure David's memory in Vicksburg art circles, I asked for and received permission from the VAA Board to offer a photography award in David's name, starting with the spring 2007 show. Ed and I will be starting the fund and I will be sending out a request for contributions. We hope to raise enough money to have the interest pay $200 each year.

So here's to John, and David, and Others Of Importance who are now gone in body but still here in memory. Our souls are better for having known them.

Yours,
Jean