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A RENAISSANCE FLOWERING

Woman's Club of Tallahassee, Florida

March 15,2000

A Renaissance Flowering Aiding the Restoration of the Woman's Club of Tallahassee March 15,2000

9:30am......... Coffee, Juice & Pastries Beth Lee, Piano Prelude

10:00am...............Welcome Charlene Bevis-Reese, President Woman's Club of Tallahassee

10:30am.....................Introductions Jean Hust, Luncheon Fundraiser Chair Ivan Johnson III, Restoration Architect: Preview of Restoration Design Plans Frank Perdue: Artists at Work: Masterpieces in the Works

11:30am..................Perusal of Flower Arrangements, Antiques and Artworks

11:45am...................Silent Auction Begins

12:00noon..................Piano Meditation Luncheon Served

1:00pm.................Silent Auction Ends

1:30pm...............Closing Remarks

Menu

Salade Riz avec Five

Entrees: Poulet Roti Boeuf au Jus Asperges Hollandaise du pain

Dessert: Eclair Chocolat

Caterer Art Sales Anne Core-Michaels Kristin Skagfield, chair

Official Greeter Ann Boyd Silent Auction Elenor Smith, chair Morning Pastries di Aubin & Shirley Stahl

Table Hostesses Pat Giglio, chair Jo Bevis Charlene Bevis-Reese JoAnna Booth Jackie Rennick Claudia Burton Jewel Scearce Betty Eppes Anna Schreiffer Lila Eubanks Nelle Sewell Mary Farrell Karen Skagfield Evelyn Florence Kristin Skagfield Dot Hinson Janice Smith Libby Huggins Shirley Stahl Sue Mancuso Mable Walters Reba Maner Bobbie Woodham Beulah McGlon

The Artists [[FRANK PERDUE]], Floral Designer -- Frank has been creating for the rich, the famous, and the infamous for over 30 years in Tallahassee. His clients have included every governor, the Prince of Saudi Arabia, major figures and leaders of Tallahassee, and he has designed for every legislative opening, movie sets, and thousands of weddings. Two grandmohters and a mother helped to instill a love and appreciation of flowers from early childhood on a plantation near Eufala, Alabama. Another great influence was Dr. Henry Orr who established the first horticulture school in America at Auburn and with whom Frank studied. Frank is more than a floral designer. He is an artist. [[KRISTIN SKAGFIELD]], Craft Designer -- When she opened her first fashion studio in the old Randal house in 1959, Kristin became known for high fashion design. Kristin created designs for Mardi Gras, debutante balls, and numerous other important occasions. These designs earned her front page coverage in Miami Herald, Christian Science Monitor, Tampa Tribune, Tallahassee Democrat, and Tallahassee Magazine. Mrs. Reubin Askew's inaugural gown, designed by Kristin, is on permanent exhibition at the R. A. Gray Museum. In 1962, Miss Iceland was draped in a gown designed for her by Kristin. She has since turned her artistic skills to other pursuits, including prize winning designer candles and collages. [[ELLEN WEST]], Fiber Artist -- An outstanding fiber artist of the southeast, Ellen West expresses her ideas and emotions with fiber rather than paints. Following a 30-year career as an art teacher, Ms. West is now a full-time working artist. She was recently commissioned to create a tapestry for the President of the University of Miami. Ms. West received a degree in Art Education and Studio Art from Southeast Missouri State University. She has exhibited in numerous Southeast exhibitions, including American Craft Council Southeast Juried Exhibition. Currently she has two tapestries on exhibit at the American Craft Council Conference at the FAMU School of Architecture and Design. [[RALPH HURST]], Sculptor -- An internationally renowned sculptor, Ralph Hurst is known for his stone carvings of animals, birds, fish, and figures. Hurst maintains an active atelier in Tallahassee, Florida. The recipient of many honors, Hurst was named Professor Emeritus upon his retirement from the Florida State University School of Visual Arts and Dance where he taught for 28 years. His work is included in many prestigious collections. He is currently included in the year-long series of exhibitions looking back at the turbulent art of the Twentieth Century at The Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala. He will be the featured arist in an exhibition of his "BIRDS" at the Harmon-Meek Gallery in Naples opening April 23, 2000. He was recently featured at the Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium.

MARY JO WEALE, Watercolorist - Professor of Interior Design at Florida State University, Dr. Weale also taught watercolor. She has studied with over 50 nationally known watercolorists and is a signature member of Florida Watercolor Society. She has had a number of one-woman exhibitions: Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts; Florida State University; Fine Arts Gallery of Hawaii; Gallery of Art; Savannah College of Art and Design; Nuance Gallery; Island Designs; and Wakulla Springs State Park. Local collections of her paintings include Champion Chevrolet; Wakulla Springs State Park; Tallahassee City Hall; Peoples Bank; and Tallahassee Community Hospital. ROBERT FINCHER, Wood Designer - "I relish wood for itself. It needs no other supplements. My pieces are created to be enjoyed for the pure shape, form, feel, and beauty of the hollow form. Only fallen trees are used in my creations, giving the trees new life where the soul of the tree lives in each piece." A woodturner as well as a painter who uses oils and acrylics, Robert Fincher found his true calling in capturing the soul of the tree in wood. RON YRABEDRA, Painter - A professor of art education and art history at Florida A & M University for 26 years, Yrabedra's art reflects the influence of his academics: stylized bulls, cows, and palms precisely represented against gold backgrounds that create his link to mythology; bulls, for instance, symbolize, for him, the violence and turbulence present in humanity; the cows, the peaceful side of the individual; and the palms, the tree of life. He also serves as faculty and mentor for The Florida Institute of Art Education. His studio is open to the public at 636 Railroad Square and his next exhibition will be in the Florida State Capitol in February 2001. RIGMOR MOORE, Needle Artistry - Born in Denmark, Rigmor Moore lived most of the time in Copenhagen. She came to the USA in 1965 with her military husband. She lived in Atlanta for twenty years before moving to Tallahassee in 1994. Her artistry in hardanger and counted cross-stitch is superior craftmanship as evidenced by the numerous awards over the years. In Atlanta in 1975, Rignor won the "Golden Needle" award. Since joining the Women's Club of Tallahassee, she has been the recipient of numerous local and regional awards associated with the Women's Clubs. ROBIN RODGERS, Ceramist - Tallahassee artist Robin Rodgers specializes in wheel-thrown pottery embellished with carvings and incised drawings of Florida wildlife. His work is widely collected and appears in fine galleries throughout Florida and the Southeast. Robin is presently working on a series of ceramic tiles depicting the plants and animals of Florida for Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida. In addition, he is creating replica Appalachia Indian pottery for San Luis Archaeological and Historical site in Tallahassee.