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The Oklahoma Sculpture Society is an organization of Oklahoma Sculptors working, sharing, showing, and learning together. The Society meets the second Thursday of each month (7 pm) at the City Arts Center located on the state fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Annual membership dues are $30.

To contact the organization contact 

Glen Thomas.  His email address is gthomas@itlnet.net or

phone 405-387-4025 

or write 

5228 Blue Jay Circle, Blanchard, OK. 73010

for webpage info contact Neal Willison at naw@osuokc.edu

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 Thursday, February 11th  – Program by Eric Wright 

 On Thursday, February 11, we will welcome El Reno artist Eric Wright. Eric will bring a couple of pieces as well as images of his work from the last year and a half, and he will demonstrate the process used to create his work.  He has worked in cast concrete and steel, but tells us his work right now consists of concrete cubes that express the dark side of the “American Dream.” 

Eric graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design and worked as a commercial artist for 23 years.  In May of 2008, he left a corporate job to pursue his passion and true calling of fine art/sculpture. 

Since entering the art community, Eric’s work has been shown in nine group and two solo exhibitions.  He is currently in a four-person exhibition of emerging artists, and he was recently selected as one of three artists to produce a public artwork for the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and Oklahoma Art in Public Places Mentorship.   (See the current issue of OVAC’s Art Focus, pgs. 22-23, for more on Eric; also, he’s on MySpace and Facebook, the latter featuring more of his recent pieces.) 

He says, “I look forward to meeting with you in February!”  That’s at 7:00 p.m. on February 11 in the Bridge Gallery at City Arts. 

Member news:

 Lou Hale was also featured in the current issue of Art Focus in an article on Stillwater artists.  (See Lou’s story and pictures of her work on pages 8-9).  Thank you Phyllis Mantik for sending a digital version of the magazine as well as the 3-page Stillwater story so we could forward it to all of those of you whose e-mail addresses we have. (Reminder - please let us know yours if we don’t have it.)… Sabra Tull Meyer almost always has news for us: on February 15, her bust of 19^th century artist George Caleb Bingham will be unveiled in the Hall of Famous Missourians, Capitol Building, Jefferson City, MO. And a photo of her eagle sculpture, Freedom Flight, appears in the recent NSS issue on the Associates page… Sally Flora French was able to be with us at our January meeting and tells us “I was so delighted to see all of you, and what a wonderful presentation!”  The company that did the penguins for Tulsa has asked to mass-produce her fiberglass torsos that she did in 2007 for Breast Impressions in Tulsa.  All of the benefits at that time went to Tulsa Project Women for low-income women who could not afford the services needed after being diagnosed with breast cancer..  A percentage of the proceeds now will be given by both the production company and Sally to benefit breast cancer patients.  Jay O’Meilia helped her with the contract, as did Glen Thomas; “Thanks so much!!!”

Our deepest condolences to Georgia Vaughn on the sudden death of her husband Bob on January 31. 

Dues are due! 

It’s that time again.  And they’re only $30 for the year; $15 for students or out-of-state members who only want the newsletter; $50 for supporting members.  Bring them on the 11^th or mail them to Neal Willison, 3612 N.W. 19^th Street, Oklahoma City 73107.

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 Mélange:

 We have an update on news is about Jim Franklin, who was medi-flighted to Baptist Medical Center after a serious heart attack in mid-January.  Three stents were put in, and he spent several days in the hospital.  He tells us he plans to return to Baptist February 1 to clean out old stents, with only an overnight stay if all goes well.  The teaching trip to Molokai, Hawaii, has been rescheduled for the end of April, and Becky Espach tells us he’s teaching in Loveland, CO, in May.   We understand his vitality is excellent (he has even been working in his studio!) and wish him well – and he wants to thank everyone for their cards, prayers and visits while he was hospitalized…   City Arts has a fundraiser each year, and Georgia Vaughn’s granddaughter, JP Morrison, once again has work in the Café City Arts show.  Her painting hangs on a wall by itself just outside the Bridge Gallery.  It is entitled Sphinx, picturing a redhead nude with a tiger, done in acrylic and colored pencil.  This talented young woman will be in the JRB Gallery in March; more on that in the next newsletter… We received the nicest card from Nathan Pratt, who gave our January program:

OSS Members,

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to make a presentation.    I realize it was somewhat simplistic but I hope it was helpful in some small way.  I haven’t made many presentations, so I was extremely grateful for the chance to gain some experience.

Thanks again, Nathan Pratt

Directory updates:

Gary Gardner’s e-mail address is now papag@fidnet.com… We have  three “new” members.  Fred Self is back!  (We assume still at 522 N. Classen Blvd.)  And former member Rita Bush, 1220 Glade Ave., and her son-in-law, Steve Seay, 8216 N.W. 125^th Street, joined in December.  Welcome!           

Gary Gardner’s e-mail address is now papag@fidnet.com… We have  three “new” members.  Fred Self is back!  (We assume still at 522 N. Classen Blvd.)  And former member Rita Bush, 1220 Glade Ave., and her son-in-law, Steve Seay, 8216 N.W. 125^th Street, joined in December.  Welcome!

The Oklahoma Sculpture Society was established in the fall of 1979 as a non-profit corporation devoted to the education, appreciation and creation of three-dimensional art.

Reminders:  The newsletter deadline is the 20th of each month.  Please send your news to Dru Marseilles, 1708 Sandpiper Drive, Edmond, OK 73034 (405-341-6570) - or e-mail it to dmarseilles@cox.net.  Dues are $30 each calendar year; $15 for students or those out-of-state members wanting only the newsletter; $50 for supporting members.  Please send to OSS Treasurer Neal Willison, 3612 N.W. 19^th Street, Oklahoma City, OK  73107.

Website:  www.ossculpture.com

This Years Officers

Officers:

 President                 Glen Thomas

Vice-President           Janie Tigert

Secretary                  Linda Cain

Treasurer                  Neal Willison

Historian                  Dru Marseilles

Committee chairmen:

 Door prizes                Neal Willison

Hospitality                  Marcia and Del Woodruff

Programs                   Janie Tigert

Publications               Dru Marseilles

Sculpt-ins                   Glen Thomas

Website                      Neal Willison

Winter Show              Dru Marseilles

OSS Membership Form 2010

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Please indicate your interests in the following in order to help us in our planning:

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     Instructors you’d like?________________________________________________

     Subjects?_________________________________________________________

Field trip ideas?________________________________________________________

Programs and/or presenters you’d like to see us have:________________________

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Ideas for increasing meeting attendance and participation in our activities?__________

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Thank you!  Please return this along with your dues ($30) to Neal Willison at the next meeting or mail it them to him at 3612 N.W. 19^th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73107.

The Oklahoma Sculpture Society was established in the fall of 1979 as a non-profit corporation devoted to the education, appreciation and creation of three-dimensional art.

Reminders:  The newsletter deadline is the 20th of each month.  Please send your news to Dru Marseilles, 1708 Sandpiper Drive, Edmond, OK 73034 (405-341-6570) - or e-mail it to dmarseilles@cox.net.  Dues are $30 each calendar year; $15 for students or those out-of-state members wanting only the newsletter; $50 for supporting members.  Please send to OSS Treasurer Neal Willison, 3612 N.W. 19^th Street, Oklahoma City, OK  73107.

Website:  www.ossculpture.com

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Oklahoma Sculpture Society

1708 Sandpiper Drive

Edmond, OK 73034

405-341-6570

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02/08/2010