Memphis in May - Beale Street Music Festival

Memphis in May - Beale Street Music Festival

JALC student art show

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Mr. Sandman

Victor DeGraff established the Sands of Time studio in Cobden, Illinois in 1980. There he developed a technique of using all natural colored sands to make permanent sand paintings. He was drawn to the southern Illinois area due to the abundance of natural colored sandstone in the area. Not restricted to that area, he has gathered sands from all parts of the United States, as well as traded sand colors with members of the International Sand Collectors Society’s some 1500 members. Some of the more vibrant colors come from minerals like azurite, sodalite, etc. collected by a fellow sand painter in South Africa.

A Window Between Worlds -- Art Show Benefit for Women's Center

A Window Between Worlds -- Art Show Benefit for Women's Center: "'Heal Your Soul: Art for Empowerment' at the Associated Artists Gallery. The gallery is located at 715 S. University Avenue in Carbondale. On 'The Island,' the same building as the Chicago Underground Bar. The pieces will hang the entire month of April as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month."

Fran Jaffe, Gourd Artist, First Friday, May 6

Fran Jaffe was born in Oak Park and currently resides in Carbondale, Illinois. A self-taught artist, she began painting in 1995 after meeting an artist in Arizona who demonstrated the Australian Aboriginal dot art technique to her. Fran's inspiration has come from her many travels throughout America, India and the Middle East. She has a deep admiration of Tibetan thangkas and mandalas, Native American painting and beadwork, Australian Aboriginal art and the artisans who create such work.
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Her mission is to bring together spiritual symbols and images of all cultures to show the similarities and unity of the human spirit that has existed since the begining of time.

Fran paints with mixed media on gourds, slate and granite tiles, river rocks and wood as a symbol of unity with our ancestors. She uses individual dots of acrylic paint to create the illusion of beading, which comes together in colorful and spiritual images. She most recently has begun to employ dye methods and faux batik in her artwork.

Ms. Jaffe is proud to be a part of the Illinois Artisans Program. Her work is currently on exhibit at the following galleries:

• Thompson Centers Artisans Shop, Chicago, Il.
• Dickson Mounds Museum Shop, Lewiston, Il.
• Rend Lake Artisans Shop, Whittington, Il.
• Sanibel Art and Frame Gallery, Sanibel, Fl.
• Healing Earth Resources Center, Chicago, Il.
• Visions Art Gallery, Makanda, Il.
• Owl Creek Winery, Cobden, Il
• Art Lovers Trading Company, Carbondale, Il.

3 seniors win Rickert-Ziebold exhibition

Daily Egyptian: 3 seniors win Rickert-Ziebold exhibition: "This year, there were three winners: Anthony Cotta, a senior from Peoria studying drawing; Rebecca Frolker, a senior from Belleville studying visual communication; and Jung-Am Park, a senior from Seoul, Korea, studying studio art."

Jan VonBokel -- Patio Artist extraordinaire!
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