by Gerry Furgason | Mar 14, 2024 | TEXAS
Father Martin Malloy came to Texarkana, Texas straight from Ireland to serve as an Assistant Pastor at Sacred Heart Church. One of his first duties was to give a talk to the PTA about Thanksgiving. Not being well versed in the American traditions of the...
by Gerry Furgason | Mar 14, 2024 | ART SHOWS
The road trip to Chicago was uneventful until our convoy of artists reached the Dan Ryan Parkway. Mickey Hackett had made arrangements for Revella Coffman and myself to participate in the summer show and was in the lead car with her husband George. This being...
by Gerry Furgason | Mar 14, 2024 | FAMILY
A large van can be used for more purposes than hauling canvases and setups to art shows.When my Mother made that decision, she directed me to “Bring me a big bag of dirt.” The front and back yards of 843 Clarks Lane were her Louisville, Kentucky’s object of...
by Gerry Furgason | Mar 12, 2024 | ART SHOWS
After Show Visitors walk away from the line of arts and craft booths along a city street, the flurry of activity that then transpires is calculated and precise when vehicles pull up to the curb and exhibitors begin packing up for the journey home to studios and...
by Gerry Furgason | Mar 12, 2024 | Random Thoughts
Safety pins, straight pins, thimble, seam ripper, spools of thread, and various sizes of buttons were housed in my sewing box. Tucked in one corner was a crocheted piece of blue yarn that my mother gave me to use for a pincushion. And then there were packets of...
