The Villager Oct. 2013 | Page 9

The Charbonneau Villager October 2013 CWA Brings You Art! hours spent out in nature, sitting in the garden or wandering through the fields, and endless summer afternoons learning to paint with a small oil set and a motley assortment of brushes.” “Now that I am (mostly) a real-live grownup and, thankfully, have managed to marry a very fine fellow who puts up with a whole menagerie of animals (including our children), I have the wonderful opportunity to spend my days painting.” “My heartfelt wish is that I can create art that will make people smile and remember the wonderful kinship we share with our animal friends.” Charbonneau Women's Association Diann Harland We at the Charbonneau Women’s Association are delighted to present two guest speakers at our luncheon on October 14, particularly since the annual Charbonneau Art Festival will not take place this year. Below, please find what these ladies have to say, in their own words, about their very different ways of expressing themselves artistically. Audrey Graham Audrey Graham is a Charbonneau resident who will talk about her work as a potter and ceramicist. “Pottery is a second career for me, as I formerly worked in the medical field. I left that career to raise my two children and, while a stay-at-home-mom, began taking classes at a local community college with an emphasis on F?P?'G2?F?W&R??F????f?'7B?GFW'?6?73??B??fR&VV?????vR???VG&W?w&??B?W"?GFW"w2v?VV???6?&&???VR??r?GFW'?f?"?fW"C?V'2?????&'?&V6?R'B?F??R?? ?v?V??&Vv?6V???r?v?&??&?WB3?V'2v?????rF????FVB?V?&W"?b6??w2V6???V"??W26???76???v?&??( ?( ?v?&?v?F??&6V????@?v??FR7F??Wv&R6???&?GV6??rgV?7F????F???W'v&R?6W'f??r?V6W2?B?fV?v&R?V6???V6R?2F?&?v???F?Rv?VV??@???B''W6?VBv?F?f&??W2?v?V?G2?Bv??W2F?&?GV6RF?P????????rf?"f'V??W2?f?F7F?2WfV?C????R??Rv????v?2&V?V?&W#????R7W&R??RGFV?BF?P?5t???F??V?6?V?????N( ?26???rW??FV6V?&W"??'&?v?F?6???&VBv&RF?B?2??G&FV?&????v??W2&R?V@?g&VR?B6fRf?"?7&?vfR?@?F?6?v6?W"?( ?( ?V????7&VF??r??GFW'???B?v?2??RF?BF?R&V6??V?@??b??R?b??V6W26?&W2????V?????V?Bv?V?W6??r?B?( ?????R6?&?6?F????R6?&?6?F??2F?V?FV@?6&B'F?7B??W"V??VR6&G2fVGW&RFV?v?FgV??Bv???6?6???????F??w2F?B6?R?27&VFV@????????( ?WfW"6??6R?6?&V?V?&W"?????R6?????F?W"V??R??fP?&VV?????fRv?F?????2?2?6???Bw&?v??rW??F?RV?v?6??6?V?G'?6?FR??'&?F?W'2?B???FRWV?F?W727F?&?W2&?WB?W ?WG2?BF?V?"?FB?GF?RGfV?GW&W2??&V?V?&W"??????????R6?&?6?F??5t??7F?&W"?V?6?V?????F???7F?&W"@?VG&W?w&????GFW ???R6?&?6?F??6&B'F?7@?FVF??RF???2??????F?W'6F???7F?&W"?C???V?&W'0?C#2??????V?&W'0????fV?&W"?V?6?V??????F????fV?&W"??&?w&?F?&R???V?6V@??fW7F?fRf?F7?????F?''V?6??????F??FV6V?&W"??C#R??V?&W'0?C3R??????V?&W'0?&W6W'fR??W"??F?f?GV?6V@?? ?F&?R?bV?v?B???W7B&R?B????R6?V6??BF??R?b6?v?W??6??F7B????w6????&W&??w6?????6??S2?Cs2?3????wwr?6?&&???VV6?V?G'?6?V"?6???