A Nod to Haiti

Goodness this week has been busy! I haven't even had a chance to tell you guys about what Ryan and I did last Friday night! Our church meets in the Anthenaeum downtown, as I'm sure I've mentioned before, but also within the "A" is the Anthenaeum Artspace. Our church has helped to bring a few shows into the artspace that would help benefit a cause, or show typical First Friday art viewers something a little bit deeper than the norm.

This past Friday, Amy King, a local photographer, shared her pictures of trips to Haiti both before and after the quake. The pictures were beautiful and very moving. The poverty and devastation from the earthquake are unbelievable, and I found myself just staring at pictures for several minutes not being able to really comprehend the suffering.

The "A" decorated for the event.

All of the pictures were for sale, and the money raised went to benefit a medical missions team that focuses on trips to Haiti.

All pictures are from Cherri Herron and Amy King.

The Potter and the Clay

Another little known fact about me, I love art. You probably wouldn't guess from my engineering degree, lack of drawing skills or that I shop at the Gap. But all through grade school I used to go to summer art camps and after school art programs at a local community center. I loved it. We would paint, draw, paper mache, do pottery, all kinds of stuff. I haven't really used many of these skills later in life, other than occasionally re-arranging our furniture, scrapbooking, or taking pictures.

But a few weeks ago Kara found this place where you could go and actually use their pottery wheel. I was so excited. We made two small pots, and it was actually slightly frustrating at how little I remembered, but we had a blast.