January 2011
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The One and Only Meg Reilly: Our Featured...
                            Meg, Antonio and Alisa This very special lady will be wearing two hats at the fundraiser on March 3.  Not only is she one of Antonio’s beloved moms, she is a fabulous artist and photographer who will be showing her work and contributing a door prize.              Meg and Antonio at his first visit to the ocean. As a sometime attendee at Antonio’s basketball...
Jan 31st
Artist Profile #4: Molly Sieburg Courcelle
          Memory Abides I am so excited to have this next artist as part of this fundraiser…I have been crossing paths with Molly Sieburg Courcelle since college, when both of us were at Wake Forest.  Molly is one of those people who can very succinctly be described as a kind soul…one whose talent comes as no surprise.             Peace Patience Molly grew up the daughter of an art teacher,...
Jan 25th
Artist #3: A Mini-Interview with Cheri Brackett
Next in our all-star lineup of artists is Cheri Brackett, a beautiful artist whose first ever showing was just at American Folk (not too shabby for a debut if I do say so myself!).  I walked into the gallery and knew immediately that I wanted to invite her to participate in the auction.  Luckily, she’s a kind soul, and instantly said yes! With no further ado (that is really how you spell it, I...
Jan 19th
Final Bungalow Progress Report Before the Final...
                                                Are you finished yet?                                         Then why did you wake me up? Oh, dog humor….something that, like my dog voice, is probably only endearing to me.  But just look at that smushed up nose….how could you resist? So, I wasn’t going to do another update until the final “ta-dah”, but I think there...
Jan 17th
Art for Antonio: Featured Artist Genie Maples
(For this feature, I referenced the interview with Genie on www.wanderingeducators.com)             Red Rises Well-known Asheville artist, Genie Maples, has her kids to thank for finding her true calling as an artist.   Having believed all along that she really had no artistic ability, Genie found herself rinsing out trays of paint that her children had mixed for an at-home art project. ...
Jan 13th
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Antonio's Army of Artists: Simone Wilson
Oh good grief, I’m real bad at doing this regular like….let me restate: I’m really bad at writing this blog regularly.  Former English teachers have a hard time making fun with the language….no matter how much they hated their job.  I remember my mom saying that one of her pet peeves was people spelling things incorrectly to be cute….I think this was because of a “Kountry Kitchen” or some such. ...
Jan 11th
One More Fabulous Artist Added!
Cheri Brackett, currently showing at American Folk in downtown Asheville, is joining Antonio’s Army of Artists (I just made that up) for the auction!                
Jan 4th
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Art for Antonio
I don’t have all the details yet, but Starnes and I have something VERY exciting in the works and it involves this handsome fellow:         A couple of years ago, my friends Meg and Alisa met Mr. Antonio at a Lee Walker Heights Community Center photography class that Meg (a rock star photographer) was teaching.  Anyone who has ever met Antonio knows that it doesn’t take long for him to win your...
Jan 3rd
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