Thursday, 5 May 2016

Playing, not Working

I volunteered some time this morning at the Creston Focus on Youth art display. This year is the 30th anniversary of the event which celebrates youth and the arts. Music, dance and other stage displays were held in the high school auditorium and the visual display was at the Community Centre.




















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Most of the art was by the children but this year they invited adults to participate too with paintings, quilts and pottery. It was a wonderful display and very interesting to see what the kids are learning - studying van Gogh or Greek amphora, trees or photography - the list is impressive.

I was supposed to be greeting any visitors and making sure the exhibits were treated with respect but my friend Emmie Roelofse was doing a demo of her  ArtFoamies.

Emmie invited me to play and I got so involved that I sort of forgot why I was there (not completely - lol). Any way this evening I decided to check out some of the YouTube videos that have been made about the product. Here is a really short one that Emmie made - it will give you an idea of what the foamies are all about. ArtFoamies video

Although the population of the Creston Valley is only about 15,000 we are very lucky to have a vibrant arts community. Art is all around me - such a wonderful life!


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8 comments:

  1. Win Dinn, Artist6 May 2016 at 07:18

    Wonderful photos, Val, and good on you and Emmie for your work at Focus on Youth - fabulous!

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    1. Mellowood Gallery6 May 2016 at 08:43

      Thanks Win. There was so much art it was hard to take photos and I am sure I missed a few displays. It is always great to see kids enjoying art.

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  2. Joan Tavolott6 May 2016 at 14:32

    It looks like a great display of artwork. I always enjoy seeing what kids create!!! It was nice of you to volunteer and help out. One of my art groups helped host an exhibit of student artwork, but I missed it because of helping out with my FIL. I would have loved to see it. Now I'm off to see what ArtFoamies are.

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    1. Mellowood Gallery6 May 2016 at 15:15

      Thanks for stopping by Joan. I am sure you will like the ArtFoamies even though I don't think you do that kind of art. Have a great weekend.

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  3. Laurie Mueller7 May 2016 at 07:22

    How creative they all are. Great displays- and how lucky they were to have you do all you do, Val!

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    1. Mellowood Gallery7 May 2016 at 09:34

      My volunteer efforts for this event are pretty minimal but others spent days on it - thanks God for volunteers!

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  4. Sheila7 May 2016 at 14:23

    What a fun time Val! Thanks for sharing all of these with us :)

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    1. Mellowood Gallery7 May 2016 at 16:01

      You are welcome Sheila. It is fun to see what the kids are doing.

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