Artist Talk with Lucy Clark: Sacred Ground

Clay Artist Lucy Clark Reflects on Her Ghost Ranch Workshop Experience

In January of this year, clay artist Lucy Clark traveled to north-central New Mexico to study with renowned Native American potter Clarence Cruz at Ghost Ranch, the educational retreat center at the site of Georgia O’Keeffe’s home and studio north of Santa Fe.

Her workshop expenses were funded in part by the newly inaugurated Betty Taylor Award for Emerging Artists, co-sponsored by the Arts Council of Henderson County and the county’s Community Foundation. Ms. Clark is the award’s first recipient.

On Friday, July 21, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm, she will talk about her three-week workshop experience which included gathering and processing her own clay from the surrounding hills and firing her work using centuries-old techniques.

Ms. Clark will be introduced by McCray Benson of the Community Foundation of Henderson County. Patty Smyers, of the Arts Council of Henderson County, will describe the Betty Taylor award, its application requirements and upcoming deadline.

Tim Jones speaks from the heart at a fundraising talk for the Ladies Aid Society of Flat Rock.

Tim Jones delivered his talk to an enthusiastic crowd and gave us a keen insight to the way his photography reflects so much in his life.  With honor and dignity to who he comes in contact with, he is "Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart."

All proceeds from the talk went to the Ladies Aid Society of Flat Rock, a charitable endeavor that has impacted Tim since his childhood and continues to support his work of helping the homeless and hungry in our local community.  We are happy to say that Tim drew in a huge crowd which raised $1700 for the Ladies Aid Society!

Gallery dog, Charlie girl was enthralled with Tim's talk!  We were so pleased to see that LAS volunteer Debbie Staton won the raffle prize, "The Art of Waiting," an intimate portrait of an American White Pelican.