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The Holiday
at Hand. My understanding is that 10/31 is Hallowe’en, or All Hallows Eve, both
in the northern and the southern hemispheres, and coincides with the Wiccan
observance of Samhain (northern autumn) and Beltane (southern spring). All Hallows’
Day or All Saints Day is 11/1. All Souls Day or Dia de los muertos, is 11/2.
Whether you are feeding tooth decay and fat shaming at your front door with chocolate
bars, praying to the Saints in heaven, or pulling down your own ancestor, have
a lovely week.
“Wild, Wild, West” has opened at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail. The hanging involved 32 accepted works, most from Colorado but several from other states and regions. The Jurors were Margaret Saylor (ASBA –NY) and Deb Shaw (ASBA – CA). Boulder’s CU Museum of Natural History will host the show from mid-April to late June 2023, when Blue Sage Gallery in Paonia takes over display responsibilities in June; reception set for June 30.
Member meeting in person at Denver Botanic Gardens on October 16. Artists submitted their pieces and described for the group their plants and their significance, and how they presented them. We need volunteers for Membership Chair, Exhibits Co-Chairs, and Programs Chair. Give a thought towards helping out for a couple years.
Member
shows. Mary Crabtree informs us that she had a piece accepted into the ASBA
25th International Exhibition at Wave Hill, NY. The title is “Hot Cakes", the
species/variety is ‘Matthiola incana’
Hot Cakes, and the execution is in Watercolor on vellum.
Let us know when you are on exhibit somewhere and when and we’ll post it right here for all to see.
“Abundant Future: Cultivating
Diversity in Garden, Farm, and Field” is the ASBA traveling exhibit now
showing at DBG. Also on view are “Seeing
Red: Botanical Art and Illustration” and “Sammy Seung-min Lee: Taking Root.” These shows are definitely worth
your time for a visit, and bring us some of the finest botanical art in concept
and technique that you are going to find. Go see and observe.
