Friday, April 9, 2010

The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition



Monday, March 29, 2010...


Patty Matteson (she is the Public Affairs Outreach Coordinator with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) invited myself, Sharon DiGiulio, and Julee Thompson to be part of the judging panel this year.

The submissions were from grades K - 12. The art was wonderful and fun as usual! Some of the ducks were super cute, others were picture perfect, and most were extremely creative.
It was a blast to be a part of the judges and it was really hard to pick the winners! We managed with minimal fighting amongst us! :0) Here is the winning submission... pretty cool, huh?...

Jerry's Artarama is the sponsor of the event again this year and I have the pleasure of picking out the prizes!! I feel like Santa!! The 1st place winner receives a really nice art supply package (designed by moi!) and $100 gift certificate. There are also 12- 2nd & 12- 3rd place winners who also receive some pretty awesome art packages as well! We want to encourage these budding artists to continue making art.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Raleigh Art-a-Thon for Haiti

Saturday, March 20, 2010

10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
White Collar Crime
319 W. Davie St. Raleigh, NC 27601
http://www.dosometime.com/


It was great to see so many people donate their time and art to help raise money for Haitian relief. The pieces came out fantastic and their were lots of donations and excitement surrounding them!




Check out my own piece titled Lady "X". I had a blast making it!-}




It was a wonderfully fun time for all! I was really honored to be a part of Raleigh's very first Art-a-Thon!


Thanks Carissa & Heather. You ladies did an awesome job!!