Artist of the Season 2011-2012

Last night I received the Artist of the Season Award at Jefferson Art Guild's Annual Installation Banquet. During the year there were Artist of the Month competitions at a break following each business meeting. Members voted on the art entries. Each participant received points for participating and more points for placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd. At the end of the year, the points were tallied up in order to declare a winner of the Artist of the Season. A Golden Brush, or rather a brush with a gold ribbon, was presented to me. This past, January I tied for Artist of the Month. All year long I participated in the monthly competitions.

Second Term

Before I was installed for my second term as the president of Jefferson Art Guild, I was presented with a plaque that included a gavel and the guild logo. The plaque also displayed the years 2011 - 2013. Guild members teased me that there was no backing out now. Anyway, I was installed along with the other officers. The installer used a grocery shopping theme designating me with a can of Hormel Beef Tamales. The banquet was held at Jaeger's Seafood Beergarden. We had a lot of fun dining there.