Angels in the Garden at Hospice this Morning

Jenny on bench near the Hospice Turtle

Hospice invited us as special guests to be a part of their Safe Passages Tile Dedication Ceremony today in the Heritage Garden at Lower Cape Fear Hospice.  They started the ceremony by reading my poem, "Angels in the Garden."  We provided them with turtle prints, poems, and cards to hand out to all the families.  Jenny enjoyed posing for pictures around the gardens to symbolize where we hid the angels in our painting!

Jenny by the Pond in the Heritage Garden

"Angels in the Garden" by Atlanta Marie Carrera
(Can you find the 7 hidden angels?)

Dad & Jenny at the Hospice Gardens

Mom & Jenny waiting for the Tile Ceremony to begin

Jenny standing near the hidden angels



Jenny in the Rose Garden



Donations from my new Ballet Series go to the Wilmington Ballet Company

Rhoda Gary accepts Azalea Festival donations

Atlanta's Art received lots of compliments for my new Ballet Series which features scenes from Wilmington with famous ballets.   This fundraiser series was created especially for the Wilmington Ballet Company.  Inspired by my daughter, Jenny, and with ballet ideas from Rhoda Gary, this set of seven prints brings dreams to life through bright colors and whimsical imagination.

http://balletseries.blogspot.com/


http://www.wilmingtonballetcompany.org/

Mercy House receives donations from our Azalea Festival fundraiser

Norris London accepts donations for Mercy House

Atlanta's Art delivers our donations collected at the NC Azalea Festival for the Mercy House Homeless Shelter.   Inspired by co-worker, Norris London, we have been using my "Faith Journey" series of art prints and poems to raise not just money, but also spirits!   Our set of seven poem cards from this series touch on the very heart of why Atlanta's Art was created.  http://faithjourneyseries.blogspot.com/.

I am pleased to announce the addition of my poem "Awake" to this series.  http://faithjourneyseries.blogspot.com/2013/04/awake.html

Hospice receives donations from our Azalea Festival Booth

Jenny & Josie next to Maw's Tile
at the Safe Passages Memorial
in the Heritage Garden

Jenny helps deliver the donations collected for Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation at our Atlanta's Art booth during the NC Azalea Festival.

We also delivered more of our "Angels in the Garden" (Turtle prints), Angels Series Poem Cards, note cards, and poem & print pages for the upcoming tile dedication this Saturday.  They will be reading my poem at the ceremony.

Our family tiles that can be found under the turtle are for my grandparents:  Atlanta King Taylor & Wilbur Jennings Taylor, and my uncle Wilbur Jennings Taylor, Jr.

Art prints, poems, and cards from my Angels Series can be ordered online:
http://atlantakingtaylormemorialfund.blogspot.com/
100% of your donation goes directly to Hospice.

Azalea Festival 2013 - Best Event Yet for Atlanta's Art

What makes for a great event?  More Charities?  Most Money Collected?  Most Artists?  Personal Appearances?  More Art?  Meeting wonderful people?  The NC Azalea Festival was all these and more for our Atlanta's Art Team!  But what really makes it all worth it is how all our friends and family come together for a common cause.  I can't thank everyone enough for all the time and talents that went into making Atlanta's Art such a success! 

Nancy Blank sells the "Prize" piece as Heike McDoniel looks on

Our "Azalea Bells" share a funnel cake

We made it!!



Reynold did an awesome job with setup

Everyone loved the new Ballet Series



Tent for Atlanta's Art - 2013 NC Azalea Festival



Original Art by Michael F. Koska, III




Deanna Hamilton comes to Wilmington for another adventure

The crew takes a break to watch the fireworks

Jenny's friends stop by our booth

Ronald McDonald House benefits from Rebecca's Art

Artist, Rebecca McDoniel
at our Azalea Festival Booth

Rebecca collects funds for Ronald McDonald House

Atlanta's Art congratulates Rebecca McDoniel for her passion for art and using it to fund raise for her charity, the Ronald McDonald House in Durham, NC.  Rebecca helped out with our Azalea Festival booth where we offered her prints and handed out wrist bands and collection houses for Ronald McDonald House.  Thank you, Rebecca, for all your hard work!!

JDRF Receives First Donations from Azalea Festival

Catherine Carter, Artist
"Art to Cure Diabetes" Series

 



Atlanta's Art presents Alan Carter with the donations collected for JDRF for his daughter, Catherine's "Art to Cure Diabetes" series of Artwork at our booth during the 2013 NC Azalea Festival.   This is our third event with Catherine's art, and her series was our "top seller" this weekend.  Catherine was on hand to sign prints at our booth and even setup her paints to demonstrate her art techniques.  JDRF congratulates Catherine and the whole family with the presentation of their second Golden Shoe Award as well as "Most Improved Family Team" award for raising nearly $8,000.00 last year! 

Alan Carter accepts the JDRF donations for Catherine Carter's Art

First Release Prints by Teresa Koska Gausman

Teresa Koska Gausman

Atlanta's Art is so excited to have prints available from the personal collection of Teresa Koska Gausman.  These are being offered to the public for the first time.  We have a limited quantity at our booth during the Azalea Festival, so come early!!

Teresa's bio:
http://atlantasartists.blogspot.com/2013/03/art-by-teresa-gausman.html

"Fort Fisher Tree" by Teresa Koska Gausman



"Temple Gardens" by Teresa K. Gausman

Ronald McDonald House Teams with Atlanta's Art

Our newest young artist for Atlanta's Art, Rebecca McDoniel, has chosen the Ronald McDonald House in Durham, NC as her charity to fund raise for.  Using her artwork of butterflies and fairies, she calls her series, "Art with Heart from Child to Child."   

See Rebecca's Art:  http://atlantasartists.blogspot.com/2012/11/art-by-rebecca-mcdoniel.html

 

Donate to her charity:

https://ronaldhousedurham.ejoinme.org/MyPages/DonationPage/tabid/73592/Default.aspx



Jenny wins $50 Door Prize!

Jane accepts our "Harmony" print from Jenny

Atlanta's Art donated two prints to the Good Shepherd for their silent auction today after the Landfall Golf fundraiser tournament.  Jenny was invited to join the golfers for dinner afterwards and walked away with a $50 door prize from the Landfall Clubhouse Golf Shop!  Maybe one day she will be able to golf with Dad in their foursome for Atlanta's Art.

"Angels in the Garden" with Seven Hidden Angels

Josie accepts more prints from Jenny

Today, we dropped off more prints of "Angels in the Garden" for Hospice to use.  We also delivered 100 cards with this turtle print and poem so each of the families being celebrated at the upcoming tile ceremony could have one.  The poem is designed to help you find the seven angels that Jenny & I hid in the painting!  Look for this latest print at our booth for Atlanta's Art on Water Street during the Azalea Festival Street Fair.

All prints are being donated by Atlanta's Art so that Hospice receives 100% of money collected from my Angels Series.  I created this series in honor of my grandmother, Atlanta King Taylor and established a memorial fund in her name.  http://atlantakingtaylormemorialfund.blogspot.com/

Hospice Donation link:  https://lcfhospicefoundation3233.thankyou4caring.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298

Prints by Lana Prince

Jenny with Lana's Cooper River Bridge print

Atlanta's Art will be selling prints of "Cooper River Bridge" by artist, Lana Prince.  Stop by our booth at the Azalea Festival to see this amazing work of art!

New Logo for Atlanta's Art

Our new logo!

Atlanta's Art design by Lana Prince

A BIG "Thank You!" to my daughter, Lana Prince and her awesome designs for Atlanta's Art.