FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Center, Texas – Oct. 28, 2009 – The November Super Saturday Series children’s art program features Being Thankful for Arts & Crafts workshop offering a variety of crafts with turkeys, leaves and more with instructor, Carrie Weeks, on Sat., Nov. 14, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Lakes Area Arts League Art Center located at 305 Nacogdoches Street.
Space is limited to 15 participants and advance registration deadline is Fri., Nov. 6, 2009. Workshop fees are $20 per student and include all art supplies.
One Super Saturday Series workshop remains for 2009 – Celebrating Christmas on Sat., Dec. 19 and the registration deadline is Fri., Dec. 11, 2009.
For workshop details, please contact Carrie Weeks at 936.572.0413 or 936.591.8943 or via email at carrie.weeks@yahoo.com.
The Lakes Area Arts League is a non-profit organization established to promote interest and knowledge of all areas of the visual and performing fine arts through education and appreciation while enhancing the culture and tourism of the community and surrounding areas.
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Contact:
Andi Foster
fosterandi@cebridge.net
936.590.0298 cell
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Lakes Area Arts League presents the Ellen Cogswell Art Exhibition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CENTER, Texas – Oct. 21, 2009 – The Lakes Area Arts League announces the Ellen Cogswell Art Exhibition at the LAAL Art Center, located at 305 Nacogdoches Street, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 with an opening reception from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend the reception and meet the artist, Ellen Cogswell. The exhibit will remain on display through Saturday, Nov. 21, 2008.
Ellen Cogswell, professional artist, Lakes Area Arts League founding member, Nacogdoches Art League charter member and member with the Attoyac Writers’ Guild, will showcase original oil paintings and watercolors at the November exhibit as well as other pieces depicting her unique techniques and creative artwork expressions in landscapes, floral and abstracts themes. Selected artwork items will be available for purchase.
“I am excited about having the opportunity of sharing my past year’s work with art league and the public. I have enjoyed working in art for the past 40 years, both as a hobby and at a professional level,” says Cogswell. “For the past year, I have been recalling techniques I learned from many qualified artists in workshops, classes and things I tried on my own. Without the chance to show this to others is like talking to yourself.”
Cogswell adds, “I wish to dedicate this show in memory of one who urged me on when I had very little time to pursue it, Fleta Thomason. If I can encourage one person to carry on the struggle, they will be well rewarded in many ways.”
Ellen’s repertoire includes attending numerous workshops and receiving instruction through the years from various artists, such as Reese Kennedy, Doug Walton, Edgar Whitney, illustrator for MGM, Mark Weber with the Kansas City Museum and Louis G. Sicard, famed Shreveport and nationally recognized artist and fellow of the Royal Society of Art, Great Britain, and Elected Artist of the Year by the Shreveport Journal Cultural Awards (www.askart.com).
Over the years, Ellen’s art work has earned various awards from entries in juried art exhibitions, such as the Nacogdoches Art League, Lakes Area Arts League Membership Art Exhibitions and the annual Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Poultry Festival Art Show competitions. Ellen has given numerous art demonstrations and has volunteered in the past with the Center Independent School District’s ACE program where she instructed students in various art techniques. In addition, Ellen has completed several commissions for paintings of East Texas homesteads preserving the history of the old homes for her clients through her interpretive artwork.
Formerly a South Dakota native, Ellen resides in Joaquin with her husband, Nolen. Ellen continues to create original masterpieces at her art studio located at 10696 US Hwy 84 East, in Joaquin.
Gallery hours for the Cogswell exhibition include
Sat., Nov., 7 - 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 8 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 12 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fri., Nov 13 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 14 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 15 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 19 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 20 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 21 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Exhibition details can be obtained by contacting LAAL Exhibits Karen Thompson 936.590.0070 or Carolyn Lamb 936.590.2421.
The Lakes Area Art League is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to promote interest and knowledge of all areas of the visual and performing fine arts through education and appreciation while enhancing the culture and tourism of the community and surrounding areas.
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Contact:
Andi Foster, LAAL Publicity
foster_andi2@hotmail.com
936.590.0298
CENTER, Texas – Oct. 21, 2009 – The Lakes Area Arts League announces the Ellen Cogswell Art Exhibition at the LAAL Art Center, located at 305 Nacogdoches Street, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 with an opening reception from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend the reception and meet the artist, Ellen Cogswell. The exhibit will remain on display through Saturday, Nov. 21, 2008.
Ellen Cogswell, professional artist, Lakes Area Arts League founding member, Nacogdoches Art League charter member and member with the Attoyac Writers’ Guild, will showcase original oil paintings and watercolors at the November exhibit as well as other pieces depicting her unique techniques and creative artwork expressions in landscapes, floral and abstracts themes. Selected artwork items will be available for purchase.
“I am excited about having the opportunity of sharing my past year’s work with art league and the public. I have enjoyed working in art for the past 40 years, both as a hobby and at a professional level,” says Cogswell. “For the past year, I have been recalling techniques I learned from many qualified artists in workshops, classes and things I tried on my own. Without the chance to show this to others is like talking to yourself.”
Cogswell adds, “I wish to dedicate this show in memory of one who urged me on when I had very little time to pursue it, Fleta Thomason. If I can encourage one person to carry on the struggle, they will be well rewarded in many ways.”
Ellen’s repertoire includes attending numerous workshops and receiving instruction through the years from various artists, such as Reese Kennedy, Doug Walton, Edgar Whitney, illustrator for MGM, Mark Weber with the Kansas City Museum and Louis G. Sicard, famed Shreveport and nationally recognized artist and fellow of the Royal Society of Art, Great Britain, and Elected Artist of the Year by the Shreveport Journal Cultural Awards (www.askart.com).
Over the years, Ellen’s art work has earned various awards from entries in juried art exhibitions, such as the Nacogdoches Art League, Lakes Area Arts League Membership Art Exhibitions and the annual Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Poultry Festival Art Show competitions. Ellen has given numerous art demonstrations and has volunteered in the past with the Center Independent School District’s ACE program where she instructed students in various art techniques. In addition, Ellen has completed several commissions for paintings of East Texas homesteads preserving the history of the old homes for her clients through her interpretive artwork.
Formerly a South Dakota native, Ellen resides in Joaquin with her husband, Nolen. Ellen continues to create original masterpieces at her art studio located at 10696 US Hwy 84 East, in Joaquin.
Gallery hours for the Cogswell exhibition include
Sat., Nov., 7 - 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 8 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 12 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fri., Nov 13 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 14 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 15 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 19 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 20 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 21 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Exhibition details can be obtained by contacting LAAL Exhibits Karen Thompson 936.590.0070 or Carolyn Lamb 936.590.2421.
The Lakes Area Art League is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to promote interest and knowledge of all areas of the visual and performing fine arts through education and appreciation while enhancing the culture and tourism of the community and surrounding areas.
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Contact:
Andi Foster, LAAL Publicity
foster_andi2@hotmail.com
936.590.0298
Legacy Grillworks receives Grand Champion at LAAL’s first Tailgate Cook-off Classic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Center, Texas – Oct. 19, 2009 – The parking lot at 305 Nacogdoches Street was transformed into a tailgate arena filled with all types of cooking grills and sports décor at the Lakes Area Arts League’s first Tailgate Cook-off Classic cooking competition and food tasting event held Sat., Oct. 17, 2009.
Food judges sampled the tailgate foods prepared by the cooking teams and awarded the Grand Champion $1000 prize to Legacy Grillworks Gabriel Parks, chief cook and team members, Kevin Rushing and James Tyre. Legacy Grillworks also received the second place $350 award in the Tailgate Food Division and second place $300 award in the Tailgate Space Division.
Winners in the Tailgate Food Division include First Place $750 award Tinkle’s Tailgaters - Steve Tinkle, Walter Rainbolt, Jonathan Wulf, Jordan Horn, Josh Wulf and Third Place $250 award, Taking A Chance – Chance Shoop, Josh McAdams, Colt Bush, Billy Bob McAdams, Don Wright.
Winners in the Tailgate Space Division include First Place $400 award to The Knuckleheads – Charles Tarver, Ron Springfield, Chris Thomas; Third Place $200 award was presented to Laissez Les BonTemps Roulez - Bob Lacher, Terri Lacher and Michael Guzman.
The Cowboys 1st & Goal Cookers – Jimmy Andrews, Rick Lee, Neal Stevenson, Tom Hairgrove and Tom Andrews received the Fan Favorite Tailgate Food and Space awards based on public vote.
The Apron Cutting ceremony was held to officially “start the grills” with all participating cooking teams, Cowboys 1st & Goal Cookers - Jimmy Andrews, Rick Lee, Neal Stevenson, Tom Hairgrove, Tom Andrews; E-Z Cookers - Ann Peters, Howard Peters, Nathan Kaluza, Lynn Kaluza, Kyle Peters; Up In Smoke - Brian Bibby, Jody Coleman, Will Crawford, Ruby Rees, Barbara Bibby; Farmers State Bank - Joey Lawson, David Chadwick, Brian Dean, Terry Allen, Mark Leach; Pappy Bear Cookers - Tom Roberts, Ryan Mooney, J. D. Bryant, Leisha Bryant; Texas Tigers - Danny Foster, Matt Foster, Brittany Davis; Legacy Grillworks - Gabriel Parks, Amber Hicks, Kevin Rushing; The Knuckleheads - Charles Tarver, Ron Springfield, Chris Thomas; Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez - Bob Lacher, Terri Lacher, Mike Guzman; Tinkle Tailgaters - Steve Tinkle, Walter Rainbolt, Jonathan Wulf, Jordan Horn, Josh Wulf; and Taking A Chance - Chance Shoop, Josh McAdams, Colt Bush, Billy Bob McAdams, Don Wright.
Teams were invited to compete in either one or both event categories - the Tailgate Food category preparing food items on-site or the Tailgate Space category creating a “tailgate atmosphere” within a designated space by decorating with a theme of the team’s choice. The competition was open to anyone age 18 and above with a limit of five team members.
The LAAL extends gratitude and appreciation to the following contributors for their assistance in making the Tailgate Cook-off Classic competition a success – event sponsors Attoyac River Gallery, Austin Street Marketplace, Boles Enterprises, Bounds Insurance Agency, Doodle Bug Antiques, Farmers State Bank, The Frame Gallery, H&A Service Source, K-Bar Motorsports, Loblolly’s Garden Marketplace, Lone Star Design, McAdams Propane, Morrison Insurance Agency, Nacogdoches Coca Cola, Shelby Medical Clinic, Texas Glacier Ice and Vieux Carre´ Photography; food judges Liz Ware, Executive Director, San Augustine Chamber of Commerce; Shelley Brophy, Shelley’s Bakery Café and Sammie Price, Cotton Patch, both from Nacogdoches; all LAAL volunteers; student volunteers Ana Angel, Jessica Romero and Casey Fountain; the offices of the City of Center and Judge Rick Campbell; all media outlets, including KDET, Light and Champion and Shelby County Today; musical entertainment by Homegrown and Homemade band members, Thomas Morrison, Megan Wellborn, Reese Monroe, Jim Sawyer and Bubba McGean; Nancy Dickerson, apron designer; Delbert Beckham, salvaged-steel sculptor, owner of db metal art Studio & Outdoor Sculpture Gallery; all cooking teams; Carrie Weeks and her Super Saturday Series children; event patrons and the community.
Homegrown and Homemade is a music series highlighting local Shelby County guitar-pickers and songwriters. Spanning many different styles, ages and musical influences, five musicians showcase local talent including Colby Miller, Thomas Morrison, Tim Hopkins, Grant Harris and Danny Paul Windham. The musicians share the stage and highlight a handful of songs hand-written in and about Shelby County. For additional about Homegrown and Homemade, contact Thomas Morrison via email at homegrownandhomemade@gmail.com or visit the website www.myspace.com/homegrownandhomemade to check out samples of the songs by the group.
Interested in sponsoring or entering a cooking team in Tailgate 2010, please contact Karen Thompson 936.590.0070 or Carolyn Lamb 936.598.2421.
The Lakes Area Arts League is a non-profit organization established to promote interest and knowledge of all areas of the visual and performing fine arts through education and appreciation while enhancing the culture and tourism of the community and surrounding areas.
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Contact:
Andi Foster
foster_andi2@hotmail.com
936.590.0298
Center, Texas – Oct. 19, 2009 – The parking lot at 305 Nacogdoches Street was transformed into a tailgate arena filled with all types of cooking grills and sports décor at the Lakes Area Arts League’s first Tailgate Cook-off Classic cooking competition and food tasting event held Sat., Oct. 17, 2009.
Food judges sampled the tailgate foods prepared by the cooking teams and awarded the Grand Champion $1000 prize to Legacy Grillworks Gabriel Parks, chief cook and team members, Kevin Rushing and James Tyre. Legacy Grillworks also received the second place $350 award in the Tailgate Food Division and second place $300 award in the Tailgate Space Division.
Winners in the Tailgate Food Division include First Place $750 award Tinkle’s Tailgaters - Steve Tinkle, Walter Rainbolt, Jonathan Wulf, Jordan Horn, Josh Wulf and Third Place $250 award, Taking A Chance – Chance Shoop, Josh McAdams, Colt Bush, Billy Bob McAdams, Don Wright.
Winners in the Tailgate Space Division include First Place $400 award to The Knuckleheads – Charles Tarver, Ron Springfield, Chris Thomas; Third Place $200 award was presented to Laissez Les BonTemps Roulez - Bob Lacher, Terri Lacher and Michael Guzman.
The Cowboys 1st & Goal Cookers – Jimmy Andrews, Rick Lee, Neal Stevenson, Tom Hairgrove and Tom Andrews received the Fan Favorite Tailgate Food and Space awards based on public vote.
The Apron Cutting ceremony was held to officially “start the grills” with all participating cooking teams, Cowboys 1st & Goal Cookers - Jimmy Andrews, Rick Lee, Neal Stevenson, Tom Hairgrove, Tom Andrews; E-Z Cookers - Ann Peters, Howard Peters, Nathan Kaluza, Lynn Kaluza, Kyle Peters; Up In Smoke - Brian Bibby, Jody Coleman, Will Crawford, Ruby Rees, Barbara Bibby; Farmers State Bank - Joey Lawson, David Chadwick, Brian Dean, Terry Allen, Mark Leach; Pappy Bear Cookers - Tom Roberts, Ryan Mooney, J. D. Bryant, Leisha Bryant; Texas Tigers - Danny Foster, Matt Foster, Brittany Davis; Legacy Grillworks - Gabriel Parks, Amber Hicks, Kevin Rushing; The Knuckleheads - Charles Tarver, Ron Springfield, Chris Thomas; Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez - Bob Lacher, Terri Lacher, Mike Guzman; Tinkle Tailgaters - Steve Tinkle, Walter Rainbolt, Jonathan Wulf, Jordan Horn, Josh Wulf; and Taking A Chance - Chance Shoop, Josh McAdams, Colt Bush, Billy Bob McAdams, Don Wright.
Teams were invited to compete in either one or both event categories - the Tailgate Food category preparing food items on-site or the Tailgate Space category creating a “tailgate atmosphere” within a designated space by decorating with a theme of the team’s choice. The competition was open to anyone age 18 and above with a limit of five team members.
The LAAL extends gratitude and appreciation to the following contributors for their assistance in making the Tailgate Cook-off Classic competition a success – event sponsors Attoyac River Gallery, Austin Street Marketplace, Boles Enterprises, Bounds Insurance Agency, Doodle Bug Antiques, Farmers State Bank, The Frame Gallery, H&A Service Source, K-Bar Motorsports, Loblolly’s Garden Marketplace, Lone Star Design, McAdams Propane, Morrison Insurance Agency, Nacogdoches Coca Cola, Shelby Medical Clinic, Texas Glacier Ice and Vieux Carre´ Photography; food judges Liz Ware, Executive Director, San Augustine Chamber of Commerce; Shelley Brophy, Shelley’s Bakery Café and Sammie Price, Cotton Patch, both from Nacogdoches; all LAAL volunteers; student volunteers Ana Angel, Jessica Romero and Casey Fountain; the offices of the City of Center and Judge Rick Campbell; all media outlets, including KDET, Light and Champion and Shelby County Today; musical entertainment by Homegrown and Homemade band members, Thomas Morrison, Megan Wellborn, Reese Monroe, Jim Sawyer and Bubba McGean; Nancy Dickerson, apron designer; Delbert Beckham, salvaged-steel sculptor, owner of db metal art Studio & Outdoor Sculpture Gallery; all cooking teams; Carrie Weeks and her Super Saturday Series children; event patrons and the community.
Homegrown and Homemade is a music series highlighting local Shelby County guitar-pickers and songwriters. Spanning many different styles, ages and musical influences, five musicians showcase local talent including Colby Miller, Thomas Morrison, Tim Hopkins, Grant Harris and Danny Paul Windham. The musicians share the stage and highlight a handful of songs hand-written in and about Shelby County. For additional about Homegrown and Homemade, contact Thomas Morrison via email at homegrownandhomemade@gmail.com or visit the website www.myspace.com/homegrownandhomemade to check out samples of the songs by the group.
Interested in sponsoring or entering a cooking team in Tailgate 2010, please contact Karen Thompson 936.590.0070 or Carolyn Lamb 936.598.2421.
The Lakes Area Arts League is a non-profit organization established to promote interest and knowledge of all areas of the visual and performing fine arts through education and appreciation while enhancing the culture and tourism of the community and surrounding areas.
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Contact:
Andi Foster
foster_andi2@hotmail.com
936.590.0298
Monday, October 12, 2009
Attoyac Writers’ Guild presents An Evening with Champion Mojo Storyteller Joe R. Lansdale
Center, TX – Highly-regarded and award winning champion Mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale will be the guest speaker at the Attoyac Writers’ Guild on Tues., Oct. 20 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Attoyac River Gallery, located on Shelbyville Street, downtown Center square. Lansdale has written hundreds of horror, western, mystery and suspense stories that have appeared in a variety of mediums including books, film, television and comics.
Where does Mojo storytelling come from? How does a fella learn to spin over-the-top yarns of any sort: horror, suspense, humor, science fiction, Western, what have you? First you got to see the world, like champion Mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale, who has lived everywhere from Gladewater, Texas to Mount Enterprise, Texas to Nacogdoches, Texas!
"Texas is so wrapped up in myth and legend, it’s hard to know what the state and its people are really about," says Lansdale. "Real Texans, raised on these myths and legends, sometimes become legends themselves. The bottom line is, Texas and its people are pretty much what most people mean when they use the broader term ‘America.’ No state better represents the independent spirit, the can-do attitude of America, better than Texas."
The second ingredient to good Mojo storytelling is learning how to take a punch. Or a kick. Or a poke in the eye. And then learning how to avoid them. Lansdale is a student of the martial arts for more than thirty years. He’s a two-time inductee into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, one such honor bestowed upon him for his founding of Shen Chuan, Martial Science. He holds belts in Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu, Combat Hapkido, American Combat Kempo, and Aikido, amongst others; in fact, his standard day is six hours at the typewriter, three hours at Lansdale’s Self Defense Systems, the martial-arts studio which he owns and at which he teaches.
With more than twenty books to his credit, Lansdale is the champion Mojo storyteller. He’s been called "an immense talent" by Booklist; "a born storyteller" by Robert Bloch; and The New York Times Book Review declares he has "a folklorist’s eye for telling detail and a front-porch raconteur’s sense of pace." He’s won umpty-ump awards, including five Bram Stoker horror awards, a British Fantasy Award, the American Mystery Award, the Horror Critics Award, the "Shot in the Dark" International Crime Writer’s award, the Booklist Editor’s Award, the Critic’s Choice Award, and a New York Times Notable Book award. He’s got the most decorated mantle in all of Nacogdoches!
Lansdale lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, with his wife, Karen, writer and editor.
Discover more about Lansdale and his bibliography at www.joerlansdale.com/bio.
The overall mission of the Attoyac Writers' Guild is to provide a forum of support and information to both aspiring and experienced writers and poets, to create a circle of assistance to those interested with marketing their literary works for publication, and to establish a peer network for writing improvements, discussions and critiques.
The Attoyac Writers’ Guild meets every third Tuesday evening September through May. Details for joining or participating in the writers’ guild can be obtained by contacting Program Coordinators, Suzanne Walker, 936.591.1655 or Andi Foster, 936.590.0298, or by visiting the guild’s blog at http://attoyacwritersguild.blogspot.com/.
The Lakes Area Arts League is a non-profit organization established to promote interest and knowledge of all areas of the visual and performing fine arts through education and appreciation while enhancing the culture and tourism of the community and surrounding areas.
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Where does Mojo storytelling come from? How does a fella learn to spin over-the-top yarns of any sort: horror, suspense, humor, science fiction, Western, what have you? First you got to see the world, like champion Mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale, who has lived everywhere from Gladewater, Texas to Mount Enterprise, Texas to Nacogdoches, Texas!
"Texas is so wrapped up in myth and legend, it’s hard to know what the state and its people are really about," says Lansdale. "Real Texans, raised on these myths and legends, sometimes become legends themselves. The bottom line is, Texas and its people are pretty much what most people mean when they use the broader term ‘America.’ No state better represents the independent spirit, the can-do attitude of America, better than Texas."
The second ingredient to good Mojo storytelling is learning how to take a punch. Or a kick. Or a poke in the eye. And then learning how to avoid them. Lansdale is a student of the martial arts for more than thirty years. He’s a two-time inductee into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, one such honor bestowed upon him for his founding of Shen Chuan, Martial Science. He holds belts in Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu, Combat Hapkido, American Combat Kempo, and Aikido, amongst others; in fact, his standard day is six hours at the typewriter, three hours at Lansdale’s Self Defense Systems, the martial-arts studio which he owns and at which he teaches.
With more than twenty books to his credit, Lansdale is the champion Mojo storyteller. He’s been called "an immense talent" by Booklist; "a born storyteller" by Robert Bloch; and The New York Times Book Review declares he has "a folklorist’s eye for telling detail and a front-porch raconteur’s sense of pace." He’s won umpty-ump awards, including five Bram Stoker horror awards, a British Fantasy Award, the American Mystery Award, the Horror Critics Award, the "Shot in the Dark" International Crime Writer’s award, the Booklist Editor’s Award, the Critic’s Choice Award, and a New York Times Notable Book award. He’s got the most decorated mantle in all of Nacogdoches!
Lansdale lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, with his wife, Karen, writer and editor.
Discover more about Lansdale and his bibliography at www.joerlansdale.com/bio.
The overall mission of the Attoyac Writers' Guild is to provide a forum of support and information to both aspiring and experienced writers and poets, to create a circle of assistance to those interested with marketing their literary works for publication, and to establish a peer network for writing improvements, discussions and critiques.
The Attoyac Writers’ Guild meets every third Tuesday evening September through May. Details for joining or participating in the writers’ guild can be obtained by contacting Program Coordinators, Suzanne Walker, 936.591.1655 or Andi Foster, 936.590.0298, or by visiting the guild’s blog at http://attoyacwritersguild.blogspot.com/.
The Lakes Area Arts League is a non-profit organization established to promote interest and knowledge of all areas of the visual and performing fine arts through education and appreciation while enhancing the culture and tourism of the community and surrounding areas.
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Wildlife Art Exhibition Gallery Opening at LAAL October ArtShare
Center, TX – Sept. 29, 2009 – The gallery opening for the collective Wildlife Art Exhibition will be held at the Lakes Area Arts League monthly ArtShare meeting on Tues., Oct., 13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the LAAL Art Center located at 305 Nacogdoches Street.
Featured Texas wildlife artists for the collective art exhibition include Tommy Humphrey, Malcolm Calvin Carter, Jordan Jones, all Jasper residents, and Albert C. Faggard, Jr. from Beaumont. Gallery dates include Sat., Oct.17 – Sun. Oct. 18; Sat. Oct. 24 – Sun., Oct. 25 and Sat., Oct. 30 with Saturday hours 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays.
Guest artist and exhibitor Tommy Humphrey will present a scratchboard technique demonstration at the ArtShare meeting with a reception immediately following the demonstration. The public is invited to attend the ArtShare meeting and the Wildlife Art Exhibition.
Being one of those who discovered early in life that art was the only thing he could ever do well, Tommy Humphrey’s career choice was predetermined. His career as an art educator left him time to experiment and discover the scratchboard medium. It fit the concept of visual blends that had captured his attention while doing some graphic art assignments. The work of the post-impressionist George Seurat also caught his attention. Seurat developed pointillism, working with dots rather than strokes. The technique employs a visual blend and creates a softening effect to the work. Humphrey would create a black and white drawing on the scratchboard, grey was a result of the visual blend of black and white. These drawings were of animals synonymous with the East Texas region. Then, using a pen point and transparent watercolors he would color most of the white areas with one to five hues. White areas were left uncolored. The combination gave his work a very identifiable look. The works that were achieved over the next 10-15 years allowed him to attend some of the most prestigious wildlife shows in the country.
By the late 1990s, Ampersand developed Clayboard, scratchboard on masonite not mat board. Humphrey visited their factory in Austin, Texas and left with some samples. He discovered that acrylic glazes worked well on this new surface. He began combining his scratchboard technique with acrylic glazing. Presently his work might include one or both depending on the initial mental concept.
Humphrey is a native East Texan. Born in Jasper and raised in Orange, he earned a BS in graphic arts and a Masters in Education. He taught art for 33 years in the West Orange-Cove school district and retired in 2001. He and his artist wife, Jean, live north of Jasper on the banks of the Angelina River.
Malcolm Calvin Carter, a secondary art school teacher at West Sabine Independent School District in Pineland, Texas has competed in both area and regional Texas art shows, including at the Southeast Texas Art Museum, Beaumont and one man and group art exhibitions at the East Texas Art League, Jasper. He will participate in a collection of artists show at the Texas Art Museum Society in Port Arthur to be held in November and December 2009. Currently, a Jasper resident, Carter received his BFA from Lamar University in 2000 and is a 1994 Hempstead High School graduate.
Jordan Jones, a 2010 high school senior at West Sabine Independent School District in Pineland, Texas, has competed in Texas events at both the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo since 2005 and the Congressional Art Center in Tyler. Jones has received the Best of Show at the Jasper West Sabine Student Art Show held in Jasper, Texas in January 2009.
Born in Beaumont Texas and raised on the Gulf Coast, Albert C. Faggard, Jr. was exposed from an early age to the beauties of southeast Texas. His love of nature and its inhabitants were the inspiration of his early work in the 1970s. Faggard attended Lamar University and then obtained his BFA from the University of Houston’s Fine Art Department. In 1999, after retiring from a successful career in the wine industry, Faggard returned to pursue his lifelong passion of painting and earned his Master of Arts degree from Lamar University in 2003.
An avid lover of the outdoors, Faggard has raised cattle, horses and both native and exotic wildlife. His love and understanding of the subjects that he portrays is evident in each piece. According to Faggard, truth in anatomy, environment, and habitat are abundant throughout the artistic representation in his work. Although realism is represented in each piece, the artist chooses to use elements of color, form, composition, and brushwork to emphasize the importance of the subject matter in each piece.
Faggard’s recent exhibitions include works at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, the Dishman Museum at Lamar University, the Texas Wild Bunch, Coastal Conservation Association, Ducks Unlimited, Safari Club International, Bolivar Peninsula Cultural Foundation, Texas Artist Museum and the Federal Wildlife Refuge in Anahuac, Texas.
Faggard’s work is represented in several galleries across the country and may be contacted at his studio, Half Moon Bay, for commissions or private lessons at P.O. Box 5301, Beaumont, Texas 77726-530, phone (409) 350-1048 or via email studio@camtel.net.
ArtShare was organized by the Lakes Area Arts League to encourage participation and create interest in the arts through presentations and demonstrations by artists exchanging ideas, networking and sharing creative talents and exploring various art techniques. ArtShare hosts monthly art demonstrations and presentations on second Tuesday evenings, September though May.
Details for participating in the ArtShare 2009-2010 program by giving an art demonstration or sharing your artistic talents can be obtained by contacting LAAL ArtShare Coordinators, Delbert Beckham, 936.598.7859 or Tresa Konderla, 936.590.9968.
The Lakes Area Arts League is a non-profit organization established to promote interest and knowledge of all areas of the visual and performing fine arts through education and appreciation while enhancing the culture and tourism of the community and surrounding areas.
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Featured Texas wildlife artists for the collective art exhibition include Tommy Humphrey, Malcolm Calvin Carter, Jordan Jones, all Jasper residents, and Albert C. Faggard, Jr. from Beaumont. Gallery dates include Sat., Oct.17 – Sun. Oct. 18; Sat. Oct. 24 – Sun., Oct. 25 and Sat., Oct. 30 with Saturday hours 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays.
Guest artist and exhibitor Tommy Humphrey will present a scratchboard technique demonstration at the ArtShare meeting with a reception immediately following the demonstration. The public is invited to attend the ArtShare meeting and the Wildlife Art Exhibition.
Being one of those who discovered early in life that art was the only thing he could ever do well, Tommy Humphrey’s career choice was predetermined. His career as an art educator left him time to experiment and discover the scratchboard medium. It fit the concept of visual blends that had captured his attention while doing some graphic art assignments. The work of the post-impressionist George Seurat also caught his attention. Seurat developed pointillism, working with dots rather than strokes. The technique employs a visual blend and creates a softening effect to the work. Humphrey would create a black and white drawing on the scratchboard, grey was a result of the visual blend of black and white. These drawings were of animals synonymous with the East Texas region. Then, using a pen point and transparent watercolors he would color most of the white areas with one to five hues. White areas were left uncolored. The combination gave his work a very identifiable look. The works that were achieved over the next 10-15 years allowed him to attend some of the most prestigious wildlife shows in the country.
By the late 1990s, Ampersand developed Clayboard, scratchboard on masonite not mat board. Humphrey visited their factory in Austin, Texas and left with some samples. He discovered that acrylic glazes worked well on this new surface. He began combining his scratchboard technique with acrylic glazing. Presently his work might include one or both depending on the initial mental concept.
Humphrey is a native East Texan. Born in Jasper and raised in Orange, he earned a BS in graphic arts and a Masters in Education. He taught art for 33 years in the West Orange-Cove school district and retired in 2001. He and his artist wife, Jean, live north of Jasper on the banks of the Angelina River.
Malcolm Calvin Carter, a secondary art school teacher at West Sabine Independent School District in Pineland, Texas has competed in both area and regional Texas art shows, including at the Southeast Texas Art Museum, Beaumont and one man and group art exhibitions at the East Texas Art League, Jasper. He will participate in a collection of artists show at the Texas Art Museum Society in Port Arthur to be held in November and December 2009. Currently, a Jasper resident, Carter received his BFA from Lamar University in 2000 and is a 1994 Hempstead High School graduate.
Jordan Jones, a 2010 high school senior at West Sabine Independent School District in Pineland, Texas, has competed in Texas events at both the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo since 2005 and the Congressional Art Center in Tyler. Jones has received the Best of Show at the Jasper West Sabine Student Art Show held in Jasper, Texas in January 2009.
Born in Beaumont Texas and raised on the Gulf Coast, Albert C. Faggard, Jr. was exposed from an early age to the beauties of southeast Texas. His love of nature and its inhabitants were the inspiration of his early work in the 1970s. Faggard attended Lamar University and then obtained his BFA from the University of Houston’s Fine Art Department. In 1999, after retiring from a successful career in the wine industry, Faggard returned to pursue his lifelong passion of painting and earned his Master of Arts degree from Lamar University in 2003.
An avid lover of the outdoors, Faggard has raised cattle, horses and both native and exotic wildlife. His love and understanding of the subjects that he portrays is evident in each piece. According to Faggard, truth in anatomy, environment, and habitat are abundant throughout the artistic representation in his work. Although realism is represented in each piece, the artist chooses to use elements of color, form, composition, and brushwork to emphasize the importance of the subject matter in each piece.
Faggard’s recent exhibitions include works at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, the Dishman Museum at Lamar University, the Texas Wild Bunch, Coastal Conservation Association, Ducks Unlimited, Safari Club International, Bolivar Peninsula Cultural Foundation, Texas Artist Museum and the Federal Wildlife Refuge in Anahuac, Texas.
Faggard’s work is represented in several galleries across the country and may be contacted at his studio, Half Moon Bay, for commissions or private lessons at P.O. Box 5301, Beaumont, Texas 77726-530, phone (409) 350-1048 or via email studio@camtel.net.
ArtShare was organized by the Lakes Area Arts League to encourage participation and create interest in the arts through presentations and demonstrations by artists exchanging ideas, networking and sharing creative talents and exploring various art techniques. ArtShare hosts monthly art demonstrations and presentations on second Tuesday evenings, September though May.
Details for participating in the ArtShare 2009-2010 program by giving an art demonstration or sharing your artistic talents can be obtained by contacting LAAL ArtShare Coordinators, Delbert Beckham, 936.598.7859 or Tresa Konderla, 936.590.9968.
The Lakes Area Arts League is a non-profit organization established to promote interest and knowledge of all areas of the visual and performing fine arts through education and appreciation while enhancing the culture and tourism of the community and surrounding areas.
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