R ECEPTION
TO BE HELD FOR
FLORENCE — Last December, Best
of Show winners in the Little Dickens
Miniature contest were husband and wife
Rosy and Pancho Clark. They are being
honored with their own show at
Backstreet Gallery, 1421 Bay St., begin-
ning with a special gallery reception
Saturday, April 9, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Even though these winners exhibited
miniature pieces for the Dicken’s show
their new pieces are not restricted to small
works. You’ll be excited to see their full
size art.
Best of Show 2-D recipient was Rosy
Clark for her tiny rendition of “Simple
Pleasures,” a delightful watercolor.
Around town, you may have seen Rosy’s
marvelous wall murals. In addition she
paints in oils, however, her present focus
is on watercolors. ‘Best Shell Seeker’ is
done in watercolor on Yupo paper, a very
difficult medium.
For Best of Show 3D, Pancho created
an innovative sculptural piece forged from
stainless steel. Pancho is well known in
Florence for his ingenuity and diversity of
media in his sculptures that could stand
alone, hang from the ceiling, or a wall.
The pieces are impressive whether they
are executed as tiny sculptures or quite
large works.
Made of carbon and steel, turn the han-
dle and watch this “Kinetic Horse” run.
Playing beautifully handmade flutes,
R OSY , P ANCHO C LARK
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“Kenetic Horse” by Pancho Clark and “Best Shell Seeker” by Rosy Clark
Bruce Jarvis will perform his enchanting
Native American style flute music as the
backdrop for this amazing show and
reception during the Second Saturday
Gallery Tour.
Also in April, boxes will be available
for the community challenge, “The
Summer Box Social Celebrating the
American Spirit.”
Bob Welch to host memoir-writing workshop at LCC
FLORENCE — Award-winning
columnist Bob Welch will visit Florence
April 23 for a one-day memoir writing
workshop at Lane Community College
Florence Center as part Lane’s
Continuing Education program.
As part of the day-long workshop,
Welch will guide aspiring memoir writ-
ers through the storytelling process from
shaping ideas into prose to publishing
one’s personal stories.
Prior writing experience isn’t
required.
“The workshop is designed for people
interested in telling stories involving
their lives,” Welch said. “It’s aimed for
everyone from the ‘always wanted to
write, but don’t know where to begin’
writer to the person, who seeing the tick-
ing clock, wants to have their memoir
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book printed — and soon.”
As part of the workshop, Welch
will present 18 key questions mem-
oirists should consider when start-
ing a project.
He’ll also show participants how
simple and inexpensive it is to cre-
ate a book. Short writing assign-
ments designed to jumpstart the cre-
ative process and help writers
define their project goals are also
part of the workshop.
“The atmosphere will be relaxed,
fun and affirming,” Welch said.
Welch is the author of 20 books
and though retired from The
Register-Guard, continues to share
his Oregon Life columns with read-
ers.
He offers his workshops to writers
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“The workshop is
designed for people
interested in telling
stories involving their
lives. It’s aimed for
everyone who wants to
have their memoir book
printed.”
— Bob Welch
across the country and has served as an
adjunct journalism faculty member at
the University of Oregon.
Workshop participants will
receive a copy of his book, “Pebble
in the Water,” his own memoir of
his four-year journey to research,
write, edit and market, “American
Nightingale.”
The book is the inspiring account
of the life of Frances Slanger, a
Jewish Polish immigrant who
served as a U.S. Army nurse in
Normandy during World War II.
Lunch and a classroom notebook
are also included in workshop cost.
To
register,
visit
www.
lanecc.edu/ce.
For more information contact
Marsha Sills, LCC Florence
Continuing Education program
coordinator at 541-997-8444, ext. 4825,
or email sillsm@lanecc.edu.