Healing in a Starry Starry Night

I will be participating in a fine art show "The Gifts of the Dark Night" at the Talent Art Gallery at 108 S. Market St., Talent, Oregon, October 1 through October 31, 2009. Please join me for the opening reception of this show on October 3 from 5:50 - 8:30 pm! At 6:30 there will be a presentation by Marla Estes, MA Transpersonal Studies, entitled "Embracing the Dark Night of the Soul."

Using art, writing and supportive sharing to explore and heal, I will team up with Betsy Lewis to present a day-long workshop entitled: "Healing in a Starry Starry Night," Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Center, 87 4th St., Ashland Oregon. The registration fee will be 75.00. More information will come out on my blog, so to register and confirm the latest details, please check in at my Mandala Classes page (which contains a mirror of my blog) or go straight to the blog here: Hummingbird Arts Class Schedules

Art In Bloom Invitational Exhibit at Rogue Gallery & Art Center

The Rogue Gallery & Art Center has invited me to be one of only 10 artists to participate in an invitation-only art exhibit, the Art In Bloom Invitational Exhibit, which will show May 2 through May 23, 2009 at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center during the ninth annual Art in Bloom Festival (May 9 and 10, 2009) in Medford, Oregon. The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, May 8th, from 5:30pm to 8pm.

Spring 2009 Class and Workshop Schedule

I've just posted my Spring 2009 schedule. There's a workshop coming up later in March, a free workshop in April and a 3-day workshop in May- check out my Classes page for details! The March workshop registration is already full, but if you're interested in another one, please let me know...click here to email me!

Ashland Artisan's Gallery Exhibit

Three of my prints will be in a gallery show sponsored by the Ashland Artisan's Gallery. They will be hung February 11 though April 30 at Royce Real Estate at 145 E. Main Street in Ashland. Prints are great for collectors of Pressed Flower and Nature Art as the beautiful color of the flowers are retained and the fresh look is captured. Their calming influence can also be a real benefit to patrons of holistic professionals, as well as a beautiful addition to their decor.

Postcards From The Edge benefit for Visual AIDS

I just received a letter from the Visual AIDS Board of Directors telling me that my submission to the 11th annual Postcards From The Edge benefit for Visual AIDS, held at Metro Pictures in New York, NY, was purchased! The artwork they invited artists to donate was in the size and form of a postcard, which they sold at the event for 75.00. My piece was called "Courage (pictured at right)", and is now in the possession of a collector in New York. I'm so pleased to have been able to contribute to this worthy cause, and grateful that this collector valued my work, as well as the cause, so highly.

The benefit did very well overall. Within 48 hours, this year's event raised an extraordinary $75,000 with the exhibition of 1,656 works and the attendance of thousands of guests. My congratulations to Visual AIDS for their brilliant idea and its success in raising funds for their efforts.