[June 15, 2016]
Well…now that we’ve all had a few days to recover from the month long build-up to Miranda’s book-signing for SAY HELLO TO VALENTINO and the exhibition of prints of my own Beacon series of paintings and drawings…WOW! Who would have thought we’d sell out a literary event? No balls, no bats, no car chases, no explosions and no nudity. Not that I’m opposed to any of those things, just that we did it without that kind of built in audience. I have to admit some of us did swear a bit…a lot actually. Overall I think it was a great success for us and a shining example of the sense of community we shared that night. The range of ages of people attending and all having a good time made it feel like a family reunion, or wedding. I was also impressed by the distance some people traveled just for this event.
I’d like to thank everyone who attended and supported Miranda, Richard and myself, by buying books, prints, or raffle tickets. Also a big thank-you to our helpers: Kathleen, Kay, Linda, Debbie, Rich, Patrick, Connor and Sydney. Also the staff of The Howland Cultural Center: Florence, Tom and Carmen.
Congratulations to Ann and Bob Kacur on winning the original painting we raffled off. I’m pleased to know it will have a good home.
Now that the pressure of the event has passed, I hope to do a weekly post that may at times refer to whatever project I’m working on. I may reach out to you for info or photos when I’m researching a new Beacon picture. I still have a few favorites kicking around in my head. I’m open to considering any suggestions. Or I might just tell you about movies, books or music that inspired or moved me that week.
With any luck, the event we just had will lead to bigger and better things for Miranda, Words in the Works, and myself, so I will keep those of you who express interest informed of any new event on the horizon.
Be well, enjoy life and support local writers, musicians, artists and craftsmen. In a time when quality is too often sacrificed in favor of immediate gratification and lower prices, spend your money when you can on things that are well made, aesthetically designed, and efficient. Buy things that last and don’t be so quick to throw out things that still do the job. Maybe the big boys will start bringing back quality; maybe they’ll even bring back that pride we had when something said Made in America because it meant it was made with integrity.
Well…now that we’ve all had a few days to recover from the month long build-up to Miranda’s book-signing for SAY HELLO TO VALENTINO and the exhibition of prints of my own Beacon series of paintings and drawings…WOW! Who would have thought we’d sell out a literary event? No balls, no bats, no car chases, no explosions and no nudity. Not that I’m opposed to any of those things, just that we did it without that kind of built in audience. I have to admit some of us did swear a bit…a lot actually. Overall I think it was a great success for us and a shining example of the sense of community we shared that night. The range of ages of people attending and all having a good time made it feel like a family reunion, or wedding. I was also impressed by the distance some people traveled just for this event.
I’d like to thank everyone who attended and supported Miranda, Richard and myself, by buying books, prints, or raffle tickets. Also a big thank-you to our helpers: Kathleen, Kay, Linda, Debbie, Rich, Patrick, Connor and Sydney. Also the staff of The Howland Cultural Center: Florence, Tom and Carmen.
Congratulations to Ann and Bob Kacur on winning the original painting we raffled off. I’m pleased to know it will have a good home.
Now that the pressure of the event has passed, I hope to do a weekly post that may at times refer to whatever project I’m working on. I may reach out to you for info or photos when I’m researching a new Beacon picture. I still have a few favorites kicking around in my head. I’m open to considering any suggestions. Or I might just tell you about movies, books or music that inspired or moved me that week.
With any luck, the event we just had will lead to bigger and better things for Miranda, Words in the Works, and myself, so I will keep those of you who express interest informed of any new event on the horizon.
Be well, enjoy life and support local writers, musicians, artists and craftsmen. In a time when quality is too often sacrificed in favor of immediate gratification and lower prices, spend your money when you can on things that are well made, aesthetically designed, and efficient. Buy things that last and don’t be so quick to throw out things that still do the job. Maybe the big boys will start bringing back quality; maybe they’ll even bring back that pride we had when something said Made in America because it meant it was made with integrity.
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