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NEWSLETTER FROM JO' S DESK, Northern California AUGUST, 2010 Hello to you from the height of the summer season here in northern California. The days are not unbearably hot and the nights are cool enough for a coverlet if you keep the windows open and can catch the Delta breezes. My potted plants are constantly thirsty; the Gerbera daisies are dancing their colorful dance across the back patio porch and the new dwarf Lemon tree is getting lots of leaves. The Crape Myrtle trees are heavy with deep magenta blooms all over the neighborhood. Next week's schedule includes an old-fashioned block party at the top of the hill with hot dogs, ice cream and neighbors meeting neighbors. When dinner is on the grill, friends are enjoying friends and music is in the air, you could almost get the impression that all is right with the world. But in the meantime, I hope that your neighborhood is as lovely as mine, and that |
| On the Right CHRISTINE MAHREE HIER FOWLER (and friend Patrick) THE CREATIVE EPIPHANY, CHAPTER 4 TITLED "I AM THE APPLAUSE" ART REP, EXPERT ON AFRICAN ART & ARTIFACTS REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON www.hierrealestate.com |
EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
On the Left CAPTAIN FRED ROSSITER THE CREATIVE EPIPHANY, CHAPTER 7 TITLED, "THE JOURNEY" www.fredrossiter.com www.captainfredrossiter.com |
| KELLY K. HEAPY OUR BOOK COVER DESIGNER FOR BOTH BOOKS AND CONTRIBUTING WRITER FOR "EPIPHANY AND HER FRIENDS" ( Chapter 5 titled WANDERLUST ) Has been promoted to CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND INTERNET MARKETING MANAGER AT MARTIS CAMP in the Tahoe area. For more info visit www.martiscamp.com |
IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS LAST MONTH... Well I don't know about you, but I love to go to movies, and one that is about to be released that has me absolutely counting the days (August 13 ) is the film based on the book, EAT, PRAY, LOVE by the ever-candid, wise and witty super duper best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert. If you are a woman, and I know I am, you probably have suffered through some less than sterling relationships with a man, or a collection of men, over time, who may have broken your heart and left your self-esteem in shreds. Oh come on....if you even just have a pulse you know what that is like. This book was an EPIPHANY FOR ME. It was a healer, a gift, a miracle, a vision, an answer, a feast of emotions, a trip and a journey in all the various meanings of those words. If the movie does not do it justice I believe I will scream out loud in the theater that I was cheated..... but I do believe it will be great. I mean, after all, Julia Roberts... and... It was filmed in sequence folks, to honor the authentic progression of Elizabeth's experiences. Italy, where she gained 7 lbs or more. India, where she meditated and took it off. And Bali, the most beautiful place on earth, she says, where she loved. Entertainment weekly called the book "wise and rapturous".... and I must say that it changed my life in ways both small and large. I very seldom say that about a book. I seldom FIND a book that does that...opens my eyes to truth. Look - WAR AND PEACE it is certainly not - but it is powerful in its own way. It also helped me, as a writer and an artist, in taking my crafts of self-expression to a higher level. I really am hopeful that the movie will be all that everyone hopes it will be. I'll let you know. |
| Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. Henry Ward Beecher |
| THE CREATIVE EPIPHANY AWARDED THE HONOR OF BEING A FINALIST IN THE 2009 USA BEST BOOK AWARDS In the category of non-fiction narrative www.USABookNews.com |
Above Fred's lovely daughter Shannon holding her daughter / Fred's grandaughter Finley.... GRADUATION DAY DU Law School in Denver! Congratulations Shannon! To finish Law School and have a baby both in the same period of time is quite spectacular! |
Lt. Colonel Joe Milner is back from his tour of duty in Iraq, (Chapter 9 titled MY RIGHT BRAIN ) and writes: I have been selected for a National Defense Fellowship and will spend a year (starting in July 2010) in Wash DC at the Institute for Defense Analysis. It is a think tank where they plan and analyze a wide variety of defense issues both internal to the US, but also how other nation's actions affect us as well. Should be a good time and a great opportunity to use the creative side again! Unfortunatly that means leaving CA, so we have been doing everything we could to see as much as possible in our limited time left. We went to San Francisco for Thanskgiving and to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl Parade and game on 1 Jan. They were both so much fun. San Francisco is such a great city and we had an really fun time there! |
| LOVELY RUTH, CHAPTER 11 IN "EPIPHANY AND HER FRIENDS" TURNED 99 IN JANUARY!!! FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHERED ON A RARE SUNNY DAY CELEBRATING RUTH WITH MUCH LOVE AND LAUGHTER.... |
Above Laura RietmeijerTilley Chapter 7, THE GIFT OF GIVING in "EPIPHANY AND HER FRIENDS" With her gorgeous daughter Ella Christina |
GREAT NEWS! Kyle is attending school for copy-editing and also writing her first novel! In the meantime...we offer a recent poem by Kyle Moshrefi, Chapter 6, Fireplace Meditations in "The Creative Epiphany" titled - tattoo. your heart beats breath into me sustaining life and visions of clarity. the severity of your touch was so much that i had to sew your name onto my sleeve with the strings of your heart that you left behind. and when i was through, only one thing rang true -- the "u" in “you” was no longer found. i searched all over the ground. i searched every bit but nothing fit in my hand the way you used to… and as this realization sunk in my skin turned cold and blue. i slammed the needle down, all smiles turning to frowns as self-loathing unloaded its bed of bricks inside of me. my stomach a cement mixer of good intention gone wrong. a sing and dance song to the beat of your heart no longer in rhythm with my own. you left this home long ago. but i can't let go of the unraveling thread so i surrender to the smell of your skin in our broken bed. silence echoing the four corners of this room in place of your laughter and it's here in the aftermath that lessons are learned. but lessons don’t bring back turned faces and lessons can’t erase memories of a time when i held your hand in mine so i'll suffer the consequence of time and space and carry on with a poker face but i'll miss you. at least that much i know will withstand the darkness. i miss you. at least that much will still hold true. |
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MIxed Media Collage Workshop for Beginners Instructor: Jo Ann Brown-Scott August 31, 10am-3pm Cost: $150.00 This lively and improvisational fine art workshop will show you how to turn recyclables such as magazine clippings, wrapping paper and assorted paper scraps into mixed media collage art suitable for framing. One-on-one guidance in the technique of layering torn papers into a collage composition will be enthusiastically provided by Jo Ann Brown-Scott, artist and author of the award- winning book titled THE CREATIVE EPIPHANY - GIFTED MINDS, GRAND REALIZATIONS. Collage is a free-spirited art with no possibility for mistake, using your favorite colors, textures and images in materials you might already have, resulting in a finished art piece by the end of the class. A complete supply list will be provided upon registration. |
KATHY PARK, CHAPTER 3, titled JUST ANOTHER WORD
in THE CREATIVE EPIPHANY
SHARES SOME EXCITING NEWS!
"I started a weekly writer's workshop (Writer's Right the
World) here in Alamosa, CO. We're focusing on non-fiction
personal narratives - stories about our lives that might make
a difference in the world. Wonderful group. They like the first
six weeks so well, we're going another round.
I graduate from Lesley University with an MFA in creative
writing on July 3, 2010. My thesis, Seeing Into Stone: A
Sculptor's Journey, is done and printed. Now I get to venture
into the wonderful world of self-publishing and/or finding an
editor. Wish me luck!
I got hired as adjunct faculty teaching English 101starting
this fall semester at Adams State College in Alamosa, my
alma mater. Not bad in a rotten economy, and they don't
even have a copy of my diploma yet!"
SO THRILLED FOR YOU KATHY!
| Joseph Milner, Lt. COL. USAF Chapter Nine in THE CREATIVE EPIPHANY has returned from his tour in Iraq and is in the process of moving his family to a new residence in the Washington DC area... They will be vacationing and camping at some National Parks along the way for most of the summer. Congratulations to JOE! |
The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award brings together talented writers, reviewers, and publishing experts to find and develop new voices in fiction. For the first time, the 2010 competition awarded two grand prizes: one for General Fiction and one for Young Adult Fiction. Each winner received a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $15,000 advance. We'll announce details of the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in the coming months. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY IS THE OFFICIAL REVIEWING SPONSOR FOR THE AMAZON BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL AWARD. MORE NEWS FROM PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY Amazon Puts 70% Royalty in Place for DTP Publishing by Publishers Weekly Staff As promised, Amazon is now offering a 70% royalty rate for authors who publish their work through its Kindle Digital Text Platform. The move means authors who publish the digital edition of their books through the e-tailer will now, as Amazon noted in its announcement, receive 70% of the list price of their title, net of delivery costs. |
TO REGISTER CONTACT ROSEVILLE ARTS AT 916-783-4117 405 Vernon St. Ste. 100 Roseville, CA. 95678 www.rosevillearts.org |
| you can put your worldly concerns aside for some portion of the week to make a space for the simple pleasures of summer. |
OUR POEM ON THE HOME PAGE TITLED "THE JOURNEY" BY OUR FAVORITE POET, MARY OLIVER, IS VERY INSPIRING...... THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS FROM HERE. HANG IN THERE. JO |