Marika and her team of sculptors are pleased to let you know that the City of Seguin has announced the unveiling of the Seguin Walnut Springs Park Bird Sculpture Sanctuary.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 4:30pm
Walnut Springs Park
317 West Court Street
Seguin, TX 78155
Please join us at this City of Seguin event and meet the eight bird sculptures.
The Sculptors: Marika Bordes, Barry Duncan, jimmy Schmidt, Howard Crunk
The Hawk
The Owl
The Three Herons
The Roadrunner II
Felicia Frazar | Posted: Monday, April 2, 2012 9:09 pm
SEGUIN — The weekend that was dedicated to the arts in Seguin was a success.
Marvel Maddox, ArtsFest co-chair and Seguin Commission on the Arts member, said different area events drew in a number of participants.
“I was pleased with the outcome,” he said.
The weekend featured a variety of artists from sculptors, painters, photographers, musicians, dancers, poets, writers and more, Maddox said.
During the day on Saturday, Central Park was filled with people learning more about local artists while Trade Days was going on.
“Everything at the bandstand went well and attracted some crowds,” he said.
Central Park wasn’t the only place drawing attention.
“At the Texas Theater we had Seguin Has Talent which was tremendous,” he said. “There were 16 performances and we had a packed house.”
The night before, at Austin Street Live, the Harleys held a benefit concert for the Seguin Commission on the Arts, raising more than $500, Maddox said.
Saturday night, the Texas Theater was the stage for Arts in the Park.
The event was a fundraiser for the Bird Sculpture Sanctuary that will be going into Walnut Springs Park.
Dennis Martin said the event was well attended.
“There was a nice crowd and it was lively,” he said. “We had a good turnout from different members of the community, as well as great volunteers who helped out.”
There were a number of opportunities for guests to donate to the project including a live and silent auction, Martin said.
“We had some people sign up for the donor wall,” he said. “People who donated $250 or more get their name on a plaque and it is added to the wall.”
The highlight of the evening was the unveiling of the sculptures that will be displayed in the park, Martin said.
“When the curtain opened you heard ‘wow’ coming from the audience,” he said. “While we still have some work to do, we wanted people to get a preview and to see what kind of work is going into these sculptures.”
Planning the three-day event took a lot of time and volunteers, Maddox said.
“We had 20 people on the Commission For the Arts board who helped organize” he said. “We also had about 10 liaisons — from the school, Teatro and other organizations — that helped to organize the other activities. It took about 30 people total to plan out the event and we couldn’t have done it without any of them.”
Click here to hear the public service announcement: PSA Dennis
Art for the Park
Public Service Announcement
For an evening of art, live music, and refreshments, attend “Art for the Park” an ArtsFest 2012 event supporting the Walnut Springs Park Bird Sculpture Project. There are silent & live auctions of exceptional art and the unveiling of the bird sculptures. This is Dennis Martin an event volunteer. Join us at the Texas Theater on Saturday, March 31 from 7 to 10 pm. Tickets are $25 now and $30 at the door. Buy your tickets at Gift & Gourmet, Keepers, and Karen McMillan Realtors.
Felicia Frazar | Posted: Saturday, March 24, 2012 1:54 pm
SEGUIN — Concerts, plays, sculptures and paintings — just a few of the things that can be found at the second ArtsFest.
Starting Friday and continuing through Sunday there will be an assortment of activities highlighting the area’s talent.
Whether it is visual arts or performing arts, exhibitions or demonstrations, there will be something for everyone, said event co-chair and Seguin Commission on the Arts member Marvel Maddox.
“We will be running a full gamut of art,” he said. “There will be poetry, paw prints for puppies, plays, bands, choirs, all kinds of visual arts and opportunities to interact with all of the artists.”
There are even events for children to get a hands-on experience at different art mediums, Maddox said.
“We are hosting a children’s digital photography workshop/contest from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday in Central Park,” he said.
“There will be cameras for the kids to use who may not have brought one or doesn’t have one.”
Saturday starting at 7 p.m. will be the Art for the Park event at the Texas Theater.
The event is a fundraiser to support the Walnut Springs Bird Sculpture Sanctuary, Maddox said.
“This one event has four components — a live and silent art auction with pieces from local artists, a view of art from some of our local artist, and a jazz combo,” he said.
Tickets for the event are $25 in advance and available at Gift and Gourmet or $30 at the door. On Friday, the Harley’s are hosting Rock for the Arts Benefit at Austin Street Live from 7:30-11:30 p.m. The event will be smoke free with no cover charge, but donations for the Commission on the Arts are welcome, Maddox said.
With the inaugural year being a huge success, the planning committee knew they had their work cutout for them getting the 2012 ArtsFest going, Maddox said.
“I thought last year was pretty great,” he said. “So, it was a big challenge to take it to a different level for this year.”
Maddox said the committee added more activities to the line up, giving visitors more options to participate.
“I would say we have made it about 20 percent larger than last year’s,” he said.
Creating an event that puts all of Seguin’s talents on display is one of the goals of the Commission on the Arts, Maddox said.
“The general appeal of ArtsFest is to show that the Seguin community has a dynamic array of arts and this is an opportunity to support the local arts and artist and to show that the arts are an important dynamic to the fabric of the Seguin Community,” he said.
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For more ArtsFest information and details please click on “Seguin Commission on the Arts” in the column to your right under the heading “Blogroll”.
See you there.
Art for the Park Art Auction
The Artists and Their Art
Kris Kelson:
Biographical information-
Kris Kelson was born in Long Beach, California. She now lives and works in Texas. Though out the years she has incorporated fine art into her life whether it be music, sculpture, or visual art. She has studied drawing, design, and painting on the college level and for the past 10 years has concentrated on developing her visual arts skills through self study, private classes, and artist’s workshops. One of her visual art goals is to combine classical painting techniques with a modern approach. Some of her awards include First Place: Guardian of the Texas Theater, oil, Luling Oil Museum, Best in Show: Waiting, oil, Seguin Oakwood Art League and Third Place: Contemplation, oil, Seguin Oakwood Art League.
Kris’s story about her painting “Becker’s Lavender”-
As a member of the plein air group “The Texas Paint Slingers” I travel and paint on location often. This painting of the lavender fields at Becker’s Vineyards in Fredericksburg originated from one of our paint outs.
Kris’s Art-
Becker’s Vinyard
Oil
Roger Betschler:
Biographical information-
Roger Betschler received his Master’s Degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1979 concentrating on sculpture and painting. He took his first life casting class at Santa Fe College in 1993. Ever since that time, he was infatuated with the process and enjoys the challenge of combining form with surface textures and colors. After teaching middle school for 22 years, it is a pleasure for him to create art at his studio in Seguin.
Roger’s story about his sculpture “Humble Elegance”-
“Humble Elegance” emerged from the fire in 2008. As a simple pinch pot, it slowly continued its development into a whimsical bird form. The metallic glazed interior is complemented by the equally rich textured raku exterior. The irredescent surface is accompanied by our Creator’s magical peacock feathers. “Humble Elegance won the following awards: 2008 “Top Ten” winner Seguin Oakwood Art League Fantasy Show and the 2008 Second Place winner New Braunfels Art League “Artoberfest”.
Humble Elegance
Raku
Elisabeth Montgomery:
Elizabeth’s Art-
Woven coat
Donna Maske:
Biographical information-
Donna was born in Texas and grew up in the piney woods of Northeast Texas in a very rural area. The many women of her family who created quilts and other handicrafts and the surrounding woods influenced her and her work. She holds multiple degrees including an advanced degree in art education and taught art in the Marion ISD for 24 years. Donna works in multiple mediums including clay, textiles, metals, photography, digital art, painting and drawing.
Donna’s Art-
Autumn Scarf
Blue Green Scarf
Coiled Necklace Turquoise 1
Coiled Earth Tone Turquoise
Focal Earth Tone Necklace (detail)
Art for the Park Art Auction
The Artists and Their Art
Carrie Davenport:
Biographical information-
What this artist does with a subject is a personal response and an exhilarating experience. Exact representation has never been an absolute but instead, she lets a state of feeling determine the approach she wants to take. She has exhibited her work in a variety of galleries, taught classes and workshops in oil painting, and her work can be seen in private and commercial collections. She is currently showing at The Oakwood Art League Gallery in Seguin and The New Braunfels Art League Gallery, where she has been a recipient of numerous awards, both there and elsewhere.
Carrie’s story about her painting “In the Woods”-
I was visiting friends that lived up the mountain from Colorado Springs. When I got up the first morning, I stepped out on their deck and this was the view that greeted me in one direction, Pikes Peak in another. Awe-inspiring country.
Carrie’s Art-
In the Woods
Oil 20” x 26” plus frame
Spring Garden
Oil 24” x 30” plus frame
“A formal garden putting on its best.”
The Back Fence
Watercolor 24” x 30” plus frame
“A leaf tenaciously hangs on into the crisp, cold winter.”
Helen Stein:
Biographical information-
Helen Stein moved to Seguin in 1956. She was a charter member of the Seguin Art League with Dr. Henry Moore and Dr. Elmer Peterson of Texas lutheran College. She helped to organize the One Seguin art League and is now a member of the Seguin Oakwood Art League. Helen studied art at Mary Hardin Baylor College and Texas Lutheran College under Dr. Peterson and received watercolor instruction from Mary Hetherington. She has volunteered at Jefferson Elementary teaching art to third graders and has given private lessons in oil. Along with painting, her hobbies include quilting. Helen has a quilt displayed in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.
Helen’s story about her painting-
In addition to suing a paintbrush, Helen crumbled plastic wrap into a ball and used it to apply some of the watercolor.
Helen’s Art-
Fantasy Flowers
Watercolor
Dottie Bowden:
Biographical information-
Dottie Bowden started painting in 1970. She had her first lessons under Faye Sitton of Liberty, Texas. Since that time, she had studied under such artists as E. Frost Andrews, Dick Turner, Carol Gibson Sayle, and Dalhart Windberg. Dottie received her Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Texas State University and her Master’s Degree from the same University. She is a Charter Member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and of the Deer Park Art League, as well as being a member of the Seguin Oakwood Art League and the San Antonio River Art Group.
Dottie’s story about her painting-
Dottie grew up in the City of Deer Park (Houston) area, and Deer Park, like Seguin, is a bird sanctuary. Dottie has loved and painted coastal birds since her childhood.
Dottie’s Art-
Egret
Oil
Ann Leithead:
Biographical information-
I’m a native Texan who, by luck, lived in many places-and finally found the ideal home in Seguin. Since my approach to art is “I wonder what would happen if…” I can rarely replicate what I have produced. Sometimes that makes me sad. My three children enjoy art and share that joy with their children and with my husband and me. Some of our happiest times are when we are creating things together. I have enjoyed learning how to do many, many things, but for the last few years clay and especially Raku has been what I have found fascinating.
Ann’s Art-
Strings
Raku
Spirals
Raku
Bowl
Turquoise Lace
Urn
Raku
ART FOR THE PARK
AN EVENING OF JAZZ AND ART
SUPPORTING THE WALNUT SPRINGS PARK BIRD SCULPTURE SANCTUARY
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012
7 to 10 PM
AT THE TEXAS THEATRE, FEATURING
LIVE JAZZ
SILENT & LIVE AUCTIONS OF LOCAL ART
OILS, WATERCOLORS, SCULPTURE, FIBER ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, POTTERY, AND MORE!
UNVEILING OF SANCTUARY SCULPTURES
TICKETS: $25 PER PERSON IN ADVANCE
AVAILABLE AT GIFT & GOURMET, KEEPERS, AND KAREN McMILLAN REALTORS
$30 AT THE DOOR (SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE)
Ticket Price includes 1 Drink (Wine or Beer) and light refreshments
including a dessert bar, coffee and non-alcoholic beverages
For more information, please see: http://marikaarts.wordpress
AN ARTSFEST 2012 EVENT, SPONSORED BY SEGUIN COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
Congratulations to the City of Seguin and the Department of Parks and Recreation!
From the Seguin Gazette
Bob Thaxton | Posted: Friday, March 2, 2012 12:00 am
The Texas Recreation and Park Society has presented the city’s Parks and Recreation Department with an award designating Walnut Springs Park as a Lone Star Legacy Park.
The award presentation was made Wednesday night during opening ceremonies of the society’s 2012 Institute and Expo held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center.
Seguin was represented at the presentation by Tim Patek, director of parks and recreation; Crystal Miranda, parks superintendant; Mary Jo Filip, Main Street director; and District 6 City Councilman Steve Tschoepe.
The group attended the event and then drove back Wednesday night.
Patek said the city submitted its application for the award in January and was among 13 cities that applied. Of those, nine were chosen for designation this year as Lone Star Legacy Parks.
“A Lone Star Legacy Park is a park that holds special prominence in the local community and the state of Texas,” TRAPS says in its description of the Legacy Park program. “These parks have endured the test of time and have become iconic to those who have visited, played and rested on their grounds. Designation as a Lone Star Legacy is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a park.”
Legacy Parks must be at least 50 years old, designated as a public park and must meet at least one of the following four criteria: Representing distinctive design and/or construction; be associated with historic events or sites; be associated with events specific to the local community or state; and be the location of unique natural features.
Applications were evaluated by a panel of seven judges who applied points for each criterion. Points were tallied and applications with the highest scores were awarded the Legacy Park designation.
All parks designated as Legacy Parks will be featured in marketing materials including rack cards, the society’s website, public service announcements and other collateral materials. “These materials will be used to promote the parks and their communities as a part of heritage tourism,” TRAPS said.
Patek said city officials are hoping to have a plaque installed at Walnut Springs Park describing its designation as a Lone Star Legacy Park.
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority of Texas 2011 Annual Report presents profiles of eight individuals in its ten-county district. Barbara Elmore wrote about Marika who represents Guadalupe County. Connie Rothe designed the annual report.
An original and unique piece of artwork created during the first Arts Fest in Seguin will be unveiled at a reception in the lobby of the Utility Billing Department of City Hall, 205 N. River Street, on Tuesday, June 7 at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to the unveiling and a reception will be held from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
The title of the artwork is: “Art in Seguin…Deep in the Heart of Texans”. Thirty children of all ages and 13 selected local professional artists contributed to the 30” x 40” mixed media work. The artists and the downtown architectural feature they created are Roger Betschler, The Texas Theatre; Marika Bordes, The Chamber of Commerce; Matthew Chase, Central Park Fountain; Howard Crunk, The Mosheim Mansion; Carrie Davenport, The Courthouse; Alleen Donohue, Wells Fargo Bank; Barry Duncan, Starcke Furniture Company; Kristina Kelson, The Old Baptist Church; Henry Moore, The Old Post Office; Karen Roberson, The Old First National Bank; James Franklin Schmidt, City Hall; Helen Stein, The Courthouse; and Sandra Waite, the Tips Building.
Mixed media used in the project includes oil, acrylic, collage, photography, mosaic, plaster, ceramic, steel, computer design, and wood. Thirty children created the hearts and star tiles that frame the artwork.
The project is the brainstorm of local wood sculptor Marika Bordes. The artwork was created to support the efforts of the Seguin Commission on the Arts. It will be temporarily installed in City Hall until a permanent home is found for the piece.
Art in Seguin...Deep in the Heart of Texans
