23Mar 2018 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

The Sunflower Project: Inspired Actions – Kelly Small

The Sunflower Project, What's the Big Idea?
[caption id="attachment_269" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Wish150 Alberta MosaicDetailAcrylic on Panel[/caption] A letter from a member of the Sunflower Project: I happened to sit beside Debbie.lee and her friend as we made art at Rumble House one evening over a year ago. Towards the end of the evening, she mentioned she was an artist and told be about her website and sunflower project. I was intrigued and inspired! At the time, I had been doing some soul searching after being a stay-at-home mom for 5 years and having done a fair amount of artistic journaling that year as a way of expressing my grief after my Mom passed away in February 2016. I would look at the sunflower seed painting she sent me, pinned to the bulletin board above the sewing area…
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16Mar 2018 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

A shiny medal from Feedspot:

Events & Announcements
Anuj Agarwal, the founder of Feedspot, contacted me recently via email to let me know they have selected my blog as one of Canada's top 25 art blogs. Feedspot ranks a number of different niche blogs in Canada according to search engine and social media popularity as well as quality and consistency of posts. They also refresh results weekly and offer to send updates from top blogs direct to subscriber inboxes. Cool, thanks Feedspot!
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09Mar 2018 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

This Weekend! March 10 -11 2018, Canada West Artist Drop In:

Events & Announcements, The Story Behind the Painting
Canada West Artist Drop-in Heritage Park Historical Village, Gasoline Alley Museum. Journey of A Lifetime Exhibition (January - April 2018): Saturday, March 10, Sunday, March 11 11:00 AM-2:00 PM FREE with paid admission to Gasoline Alley Museum [caption id="attachment_225" align="aligncenter" width="242"] A Level Playing Field16 x 20 O/C[/caption] The Canada West series are a group of oil on canvas paintings created by artist Debbie.lee Miszaniec. The works revisit early 20th century Canadian advertising posters that were intended to encourage immigration to the Canadian West. Each painting interprets the source image through juxtaposition, modification, or both. Debbie.lee is a life-long painter, a student of art history, culture and society. Visit the Journey of a Lifetime exhibit and join the artist for a session of informal dialogue and gain insight into this colourful…
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