June 23, 2011

This summer has started off with a bang with my 50th class reunion at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI.  (Stayed with my Cousin and his wife, Corry and Jane Azzi), Dr Chaney’s very interesting lecture in Chicago on the Medieval World View (he is a well loved prof. at LU), the summer session of my Collage Class, Preparations for my show at the Arlington Hts, library for the monthe of July and Proposal preparation for our Group 22 artists new show.  Add some knitting and furniture refinishing to top it off.

At the reunion Lou and I “took” classes on Friday. We just chose things we didn’t know, like the gamelan….an assemblage of percussive instruments such as xylophones, metaliphones, gongs, cymbals and drums.  I had the big gong to play, same rhythm over and over again.  Thank goodness I play the big hand bells in our bell ringing group here at home.  You need the strength.  We also took a class titled “Islands in the Clouds”, which was about Ecuador and its orchids, many of which are newly discoved, and often very tiny.  Lee Jost, director of the EcoMinga Foundation gave that lecture.  He also received an outstanding achievement award for his work.  It was great fun reconnecting with old friends, but also making new

If you are in Arlington Heights in July, please stop by the AH Public Library.  An exhibit of my current work will be on display on the entrance exhibit wall.  The show will hang through July with regular library hours, M-S.  My garden provided some excellent material for this show…literally.  Huge dead hosta leaves were washed, pressed and painted with polymer medium and became the ‘paper’ used in several of the collages.  Enjoy.

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