[Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jewel

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Heather,
 
Nice to meet you. I always wanted to be able to paint as my uncle, mom
and brother have the ability, but I can barely draw a stick figure,
smile! My sister is an amazing photographer, but since having a baby and
getting married while a senior in high school, she's quit doing it. I've
been trying to encourage her to get back into it, but she has some crazy
idea that she has to give up on all her dreams.
 
We're not terribly far away as I'm about 3, or 4, hours away (depending
on how fast you drive) from one another. I'm in Omaha, Nebraska. KC has
a huge art community, and so does Omaha, which is not widely known for
some reason. No farmers and cornfields in Omaha. We have an annual arts
festival each summer in our beautiful downtown area along with art
exhibits in various locations throughout the year. We also off the
Beemis Center, which host artists from around the world supporting the
arts as well as providing artists an opportunity to work on their
material. We also have a huge music and theatre community catering to
many, many tastes.
 
Welcome, and hopefully we can work to build an awesome community here!
 
Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 12:57 PM
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Hello Jewel, 
Glad to meet you. I was also excited to hear about this list. I haven't
been able to make it to a national convention in years I'm very sorry to
say, so I missed the exhibit. 
 
I live in Kansas City and worked as a journalist for more than a decade.
A few years ago I had to quit working because of various medical issues.
The up side was it gives me more time to work on my artwork. I do mostly
acrylic and watercolor painting, although some more crafty things here
and there. I have some photos of some of my artwork on facebook. The
photos, however, aren't that great. I don't have the equipment to do
really nice professional shots. 
 
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.40809269878.48618.564064878
<https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.40809269878.48618.564064878&t
ype=1> &type=1


Heather Kirkwood
Director of Outreach, Vice President
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
One South Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
1 (800) 789-9HPS
www.hpsnetwork.org <http://www.hpsnetwork.org/> 
 
Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com
<http://www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com/> 
 
Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com <http://www.goodsearch.com/>  and
choose the HPS Network as your charity! 
 
HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012


--- On Mon, 11/28/11, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:



From: Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Artists-making-art] Introduction from Jewel
To: artists-making-art at nfbnet.org
Date: Monday, November 28, 2011, 10:04 AM


Dear list,
My name is Jewel. I am 26 years old and live in Raleigh, North
Carolina. I am very happy to see this list started and will look
forward to the potential startup of an artists' division.

I heard about the possible division at the national convention, where
I enjoyed the art exhibit and hands-on fun. (I was the one that made
the clay elephant). I very much enjoyed talking to Mrs. Cunningham and
the others, and hope that you will all be on this list as well.

Here's to a great list,
Jewel

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