Celebrations & Events
Life Lived Well with Symbolism
There is an art to living life well and my friend Nathaniel Chapman did this as “force of nature” living almost larger than life itself. He had many talents but kept his cards close to his chest with regard to his work. He had to because as I told his girls he was a soldier in many ways, working behind the scenes. The celebration of his life was very moving on Sunday and now the hard part begins for his family. There is tremendous support and a network in place that will make every day living slowly get back to something “normal.” Coincidentally, I received this email below on Veterans’…
Pumpkins
We finally got our pumpkins but I hope we’ll have a chance to carve them before Halloween. Here are some excellent, “crafty” ideas for you artistes out there: 1) Enchanted Cottage shows clever photo and painted pumpkins. I thought this was an great idea if you don’t have time to carve. I might just use it this year. 2) Fantasy Pumpkins from Hallmark Magazine shows how you can really get into the decorating. I’m sure Martha has some too, but way more patience is required than I have right now. I’ll post more if I see them and closer to the time of Halloween for those last minute procrastinators, unlike…
Beautification
I am so pressed for time that I don’t have time to write anything for today, so I’ll post an article that Marty DeVine wrote for the Alexandria Times, regarding the Beautification Awards given by the City of Alexandria, VA this past Wednesday evening. My neighborhood school, Jefferson Houston, where I painted a 50 foot long mural on multiple panels, received the only public school award for beautification. This is the picture that I used in my most recent Casart Fall eNewsletter, which can be downloaded here. It mentions the mural and my new business line. Here’s the clipped article below. Please follow the link above to read the full…
