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Pictograph Newsletter for April 27, 2009
April 21, 2009
Valerie Fraser
What's Your Bid? The Pictographs Silent Auction of Art, Antiques & Collectibles starts today. Visit the Gallery to place your bid on any of the fabulous items for auction between 11: a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily. Closing bids end at 4:00 p.m. Thursday April 30th, when successful bidders will be contacted.
"Quilted Memories" was a resounding success. We would like to express our appreciation to the following people who loaned their quilts for this exhibit; this reads almost like the Oscar nominations: que the music..
Shirley Cain - for Emily's Star, & Safe Haven
Nora Clark - for Coming Home Autumn Splendor (inspried by fall scene seen when coming into Atikokan); Scrappy Quilt of Christmas and Friendship Quilt.
Diana Coutts - for Radiant Star, and Horse Squares
Mary Dyck - for unnamed quilt made be Ellen Holmes, Aunt to Mary; and Log Cabin Quilt circa 1910.
Judy Eluik - for Grandmother's Flower Garden and her unnamed quilt made by several family members. Judy's quilted jacket, Southern Comfort Christmas Log Cabin and Twelfth Night.
Nancy Fotheringham - for unnamed quilt originally made by Leah Brett from Fogo Island, Newfoundland and given as a gift to Nancy in 1995, and for Log Cabin quilt made by Anna Rawn around 1940's.
Laila Goranson - for Chains of Love, Maijas's Quilt
Dawn Hayes - for Crazy Star
Anne Humphrey - for Amish Feather Quilting, Iris Medallion quilt and Butterfly quilt.
Lorena Jaman - for Garden Twist, 4 - Patch Posie,Vest,Jacket and Red Hat Ladies house dress.
Christine Jefferson-Durand - for Paper-Pieced Quilt wall hanging
Robin Johnson - for Holiday Happenings Snowman Stocking
Nina McLeod - for Unnamed quilt
Dawn Walker - for Round In Circles, and Perk Patches
Marsha Walker - for Trailing Squares, and Safe Haven (Birdhouses)
Barbe Wiens - for Brayden's Snakes, Spring Chicks and Griffin's Safari.
Thirty-four quilts in all, hangings, jackets and vests. And the Winner is.... ALL OF THEM!!! Congratulations Ladies for a Great Exhibit.
This weekend the Pictograph Gallery is pleased to welcome former Atikokanite, Anne Siciliano (nee Gomes) Saturday May 2, come visit Anne at the opening of her exhibit "A Splash of Color" at 1:00 p.m.
A busy week for the Gallery, hours of operation for the Silent Auction are MONDAY - THURSDAY 11: 00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; following with Anne's exhibit opening reception May 2 at 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Please join us.
Thank you for stopping in to see our Gallery and Gift Shop.
We hope you enjoyed your visit and will return.
The Pictograph Gallery - Atikokan Ontario - 1-807-597-4344
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