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The Open house was "winter slow" from a customer traffic standpoint but the artists that were in attendance made some positive progress. I drew three small works: one on stone and two others on some birch bark I brought back from Minnesota. Pictured below:

It was great to see some new faces at the Midwest Art Center (MAC) during the Christmas Walk open house. On Saturday evening we had nearly all the MAC artists in attendance it was an enjoyable evening. I completed the pen & ink drawing on my Buffalo war club during the show. Annie got a great start on an oil painting that she has seen in a vision and been anxious to get on canvas.

Exciting news....I've been following the Xanadu Gallery for some time, they are committed to partnering with artists and helping them.  Jason and Carrie Horejs the husband and wife team that own the gallery are themselves artists so they understand what it takes to promote yourself and still have time to be creative.

One of my son's friends (Josh) recently consigned me to add custom pen and ink drawing on the "English skull mount" of his prize 8 point buck. I took on the challenge and was amazed at how many birds this items pulled from my pen. The buffalo and encampment just seemed natural. Josh was happy with the results and is displaying this work prominently in his family room.

The Harvest Home Fair Art Show is one of the longest running shows in the area with a great number of art entries. Diane took second place with her oil on canvas titled "DULL KNIFE/Chippawe-Cree" this work has historically been on display at the Midwest Art Center (MAC). Come join us for the next open house September 24th from 6-9 P.M. and meet Diane and other award winning artists.

With the Summer quarter winding up I'm looking forward to doing some new artwork in preparation for this I made a purchase at Clearcreek trading post. One of the items I purchased was a buffalo jawbone, while at the studio for last months' "final Saturday show" I was able to get over half the bone covered with "pen & ink" my plan is to do both sides since this piece seems to resemble a "war club" that is the direction I'm going in with it.

Annie and I have both been busy creating new work my two newest pieces are now in the E-Gallery here at the MAC website. Annie will be posting soon she has been teaching classes and has done some awesome work....See you on Saturday for our open house!

Annie & I took some of our work to an auction at the Whitewater Township Senior Center last Wednesday the turnout was marginal, with the high tempratures in the 100 degree range might have kept some folks at home. We met some new people and got some of our product out in public and added to our contact list. We raised some money for Child Wellness in the process! These events are held once a month at the center on the third Wednesday doors open at 6:00 P.M. and auction begins at 7:00. If your free join in its a great time.

Our June Final Saturday show was a good time Annie & I got to spend some quality time creating new work. I did Pen & Ink several on several bones adding feathers for accent while Annie worked on a pair of hand painted flower pots. This weekend I noticed a wire cage on the barn roof next to our home, I got the ladder out and pulled it down. It contained the boney remnants of a big snapping turtle. I was inspired to do some pen and ink on these unique bones.

Annie & I have A lot of work on consignment as of June, a local shop "Grand Dad's Treasures" near our place in Lawrenceburg took on several peices and a couple from Kansas (Annalee & Bob of http://jewelrywonder.com/annleecakes) are taking some of my work on the Pow Wow circiut. What a great way to kick off the month work spread out across the area! But dont worry we will have more items at the studio for the June 25th Artist Meet & Greet, We hope to see you there!