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Hey Peeps!  Connie asked me to share a bit about a project she saw on my personal blog.  I got to do an artist-in-residence project this May.  So freaking cool.  I swear it was a blast every day.  You know you hear the sappy stuff people say about these things - stuff like how they get more out of it than the kids?  Well......true that!  It was really a rewarding thing.  This project had about a billion examples of why it is so important to support the arts in schools.  A LOT of these kids were special needs kids.  The vast majority of them were around 12 or 13.  They worked their tails off to get this accomplished and it was fabulous.  I highly recommend it if you ever get the opportunity to share your gifts with kids......or whoever.

Anyway, I did a short little video of the month that I was at this school https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf4DZJDAq6g  about 30 seconds in the music will start.  Ovuca -Awesome music and YES, I got permission from the artist to use his work legally.  All my videos have legal music.

The school set up a site to explain our intentions with the project.http://www.wrsd.org/district.cfm?subpage=1279031

I have a little wrap up about it in my blog too.  http://lindabillet.blogspot.com/2011/05/warrior-run.html

.....and if you're really into it, we made their local paper. http://dailyitem.com/danvillenews/x1759378153/Warrior-Run-students-create-mosaics

  A post by Wendy Rosen yesterday identified VIZ art glass as flooding America with artists copies: Google Viz--Alibaba.com arrives which is everything from China.  Antitrust, and copyright lawsuits are being filed as we speak..  BUT IT IS UP TO THE GALLERY OWNERS AND ART FAIR DIRECTORS TO ALSO HELP STOP THIS RIP-OFF;; JUST SAY NO;;SIMPLE--AND A BOOTH SLIDE WON'T STOP THIS- THE ONLY WAY THE BOOTH SLIDE WORKS IS IF THE PERSON IS KNOWLEDGABLE -NOT AN OVEREMPOWERED VOLUNTEER-

  By the way in Winter Park there were 5 2-d artists with very similar work-they removed the $39.99 artist from what I heard;; and are researching the possible chinese supplier--reminds me of the string painters-

  Let us all stay on our toes and protect our industry. Most of us all know who is real and not; it is time to police (I hate this word,but) your specific mediums. There is no way any art fair director will look down on anyone for making their show better (quality) and integrity wise.  This issue is just beginning for us in all mediums- beware the ides of march--  Fair Winds

You are all welcome to join me at the NASGA sponsored annual sea glass festvial held in Hyannis, MA this upcoming weekend.

Here are the details:

North American Sea Glass Festival: October 9th & 10th

10am to 6pm on Saturday

10am to 5pm on Sunday

At the Cape Cod Resort and Conference Center in Hyannis, MA

$5:00 admission

over 50 sea glass artists, displays, lectures and a "Shard of the Year Award" with a first prize of $1000.00

My booth Sea Glass Jewelry by Danielle Renee' will be at booth #2. Please come by and say hello!