A 98-year-old Witney care home resident showcased his art skills in a very special exhibition. Breath-taking paintings of landscapes, created by John Holt, a resident at Care UK’s Millers Grange, on Curbridge Road, were displayed in the home’s lounge as part of a special art exhibition for family and friends. Art enthusiast Mr Holt admitted he never had an interest for art-related activities growing ...
CBC Quebec is highlighting people from the province's Black communities who are giving back, inspiring others and helping to shape our future. These are the Black Changemakers. When Steve Cheldy Assoé first got to university, he enrolled in finance — not because he liked it, but because he felt it was necessary. "I hated finance," he said emphatically, smiling from ear to ear. He ...
Artist Christine Whitacre shows a copy of the just-released “Color My World. A Gnome Adventure.” She wrote and illustrated the children’s book which is available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.“It was kind of like being in limbo back then,” the artist-author chuckled about her really big family days in Salem. “Growing up when there are that many kids, we didn’t have much. But ...
Lauren Dameron says she has found her dream job as a young artist. The 17-year-old from North Avondale will be working this summer as a youth apprentice for ArtWorks Cincinnati. ArtWorks mural apprentices. (Courtesy ArtWorks) For the next few weeks, Lauren will work with a team of nine young artists on a mural in Walnut Hills. They'll paint side-by-side with a pair of teaching artists. ...
Wen Tianxiang (1236-83), the heroic official who resisted the invasion of Mongolian troops in Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), is rightly remembered in China for his patriotism, righteousness and loyalty to his people and land. Yet, little is known about his brilliant calligraphy skills.Wen’s excellence in calligraphy art has been well documented in several historical books. His writing in seal script was recognized for its ...
NORTH BEND — The foot traffic has been slower than normal, but the quality is as good as ever in the annual veterans craft show at Pony Village Mall.The show, which continues through Nov. 14, is in a vacant storefront across from the Joann Fabrics in the mall, includes 45 vendors— all veterans or family members. The displays include a variety of woodwork, paintings, ...
KALISPELL, Mont. — A few years after Michael Sisson retired from a career as a metal fabricator that spanned more than two decades, he started getting bored. So in the spring of 2019, he bought a welder.About eight months and 540 logged hours later, he finished a roughly 125-pound carbon steel ram sculpture, which is now on display at the Bigfork Art and Cultural ...
MAGGIE DRESSER, Flathead BeaconKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A few years after Michael Sisson retired from a career as a metal fabricator that spanned more than two decades, he started getting bored. So in the spring of 2019, he bought a welder.About eight months and 540 logged hours later, he finished a roughly 125-pound carbon steel ram sculpture, which is now on display at the ...
