Upon attending the festival 2008 reception last night, I was pleased to discover my photograph – In Their Loving Hands (Gerald R. Ford Funeral) – received a County of Kent Purchase Award! This literally means the photograph was purchased for its asking price, and it will now hang in some County facility. In Their Loving… Read More
Come Join Us on Friday the 30th!
May 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The festival of the arts in Grand Rapids Regional Arts Exhibition opens this week in the old art museum at 155 Division Avenue North in downtown Grand Rapids. There will be a reception for artists and their guests and all of the volunteers who make festival happen. The doors will open at 5:00 on Friday,… Read More
Lucky Strikes!
May 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Since I’ve been preparing a lot of images for the upcoming Festival 2008, I’m going back through some images that were taken up to six months ago! I’m a bit backlogged. I TAKE the photos whenever I can, but my “digital darkroom processing time” is months behind. This shot was taken in October 2007 as… Read More
Found THE Spot!
May 24, 2008 By 2 Comments
Last week Thursday, I had a chance to get up to the Sleeping Bear Dunes again, but only for about 3 hours (not nearly long enough!). As it turned out, I was there right as the sun was starting to set. I decided to check out a spot I hadn’t visited during my Artist-in-Residence program… Read More
Road Trip, Anyone?
May 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Sometimes – when you’re surfing the Internet – you find something that’s just too darned funny not to “share”. What are you doing on June 14? If you’ve got the day free – you could head over to the Mount Sterling Illinois’ Testicle Festival. This annual food event features beef, hog, lamb, and turkey testicles… Read More
Michigan Photo Competition
May 17, 2008 By 1 Comment
I received an exciting email today… “Thank you for submitting your entries for the Michigan Photo Competition at the Art Center of Battle Creek. There were many quality entries judged on an anonymous basis by juror Anthony Thompson, Associate Professor at Grand Valley State University. The judging has been completed and we are pleased to… Read More
Greetings from Lake Bluff!
May 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This evening I had an opportunity to meet the very accommodating folks at the Lake Bluff Audubon Center in Manistee, Michigan. The manor sits high on top of a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. The building and grounds all have a very interesting history. I gave a digital presentation in the early evening, so I didn’t… Read More
New Website Launched
May 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday, the website I created for Gaines Charter Township went live! The site is a quite an improvement from their previous pages. There is better access to forms, tax information, maps and a directory. Check out their interactive event calendar, news blog and more! www.gainestownship.org SHARE THIS: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on… Read More
