Ace Art Group photo from left to right: Pia Davis, Melanie Banayat, Patricia Carberry, Bill Cramer, Pam Dunmire, EMELINAWe had a great turn out. Thank you everyone who attended and helped made this show possible. We had a great time at the unveiling on Friday and Saturday with music, great weather, jokes, lots of laughs, art lovers and collectors from all walks of life… and art sales! Big thank you again!
A wonderful attentive crowd during the unveiling on Friday evening.
Grayleaf Galleria also joined us in this "Latte Gone Wild" celebration and kept their doors open during the event.
We enjoyed live music by Shelby Trishler
The crowd enjoying the art, the artists, and the wonderful reception's food catered by Julie Gorman owner of Wild Iris Coffee House. Big thanks to Julie for hosting the event!
Each of the Ace Art Group members created a piece of art with the “Latte” theme which was unveiled on Friday, November 14th, 2008, in the beautiful Wild Iris Coffee House in Prescott, Arizona.
My piece is called “Latte al Natural.” It is an Urbanic Mixed-Media Painting that involves acrylic paint, watercolor paint, coffee, sand, other materials and acrylic mediums. When creating this piece, although I was supposed to focus only on “Latte” I could only think of life and the gift of life.
I had just recently returned from a long family emergency trip (which is why I didn’t get to invite you to the show and was behind on my blog and emails, etc). My dad had died and was dead for 16 minutes. He suffered 3 heart attacks along with several complications. I rushed to see my family (which is about 8-10 hours of traveling)…All I can think of is how I was glad Dad and I had been keeping in touch this year. We would call each other often and we got to say “I love you” many times. I am grateful for the many life lessons he’s taught me.
When I got to the hospital to see him, I was given the wonderful news that he was responding. Doctors had brought him back to life and although he was unconscious, he was responding. After many medical procedures and a heart surgery, Dad is alive, out of the hospital and at home. He is free from brain damage and with therapy and time he is recuperating very well.
My family and I had lots of help and emotional support from so many people and I THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
And here I was back in my studio, creating a piece based on the “Latte” theme for the show, but all I can think of is life, and the life that happens in the Coffee houses…memories around coffee…etc. Like when I go to a coffee house to meet with friends, family and other loved ones! Or when I remember the coffee aroma from my grandmother’s kitchen…or when I have admired a piece of artwork at a coffee house. How valuable that is! Human interactions lead to valuable life lessons and treasures; especially, those interactions that involve love of any kind and levels.
“Latte al Natural” is a little art piece made with BIG feelings about the life that happens around us when people make coffee and/or get together for coffee….and is not all about the coffee is it?
People enjoying themselves, the art, the coffee, the pastries, their friendships! Thank you everyone: to Julie, the Ace Art Group, Grayleaf Galleria, Shelby Trishler and our wonderful guests. Great Art show!
With love,
EMELINA
1 comments:
Nice pics of the show, Can I use some of them for my blog?
Have a Merry Christmas.
XOXOXO
Pam
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