“Bertie ’Scapes” by Viola Lassiter Veale

Bits and pieces of Bertie County history come alive when Viola Lassiter Veale picks up a brush to mix acrylics. Her paintings recall African American history, landscapes, historic buildings and what she calls Bertie ‘scapes.

Viola Veale has exhibited her work at various places around the state. For more information, contact Viola L. Veale at (252) 348-2998 or 227 Veale Field Road, Windsor, NC 27983.

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Blue Ridge Art

Vivian Johnson Bollin, also known as V.J.B., was an artist and freelance writer who lived in Allegheny County. Bollin, who died at age 83, painted pictures of the Blue Ridge mountains, scenic cabins and the Mabry Mill on the Parkway. Her daughter, Lark B. Futch of Wilmington, is offering giclee prints of her mother’s artwork, including note cards, prints of still lifes, flowers and seasonal landscapes, and Bollins’ reproductions of Currier and Ives settings. Prices for standard frame size prints range from $20 (without mat) to $55 (matted). 16-by-20 or 18-by-24 inches. Notecards from $3-$5. Call (910) 350-0283 or e-mail Ms. Futch at Masterlark@aol.com.

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Glass ball art on the beach

Ocean Treasures Promotions, Inc., participated in an unusual tourist attraction program on Jekyll Island in Georgia. Jekyll Island staff and volunteers placed 180 artglass floats on their beaches throughout January and February. Beachcombers who found them took their surprise souvenir to a welcome center for registering and picture taking. Ocean Treasures owners Faith and Fraiser Bingham, who have a home in Boone and work out of Tallahassee, Fla., would like to develop a similar program in North Carolina coastal communities. They hope to use North Carolina glassblowers’ pieces. The floats would cost a beach placement program about $30 each. The floats themselves would sell in local retail shops for more than $60. Call (800) 587-0727.

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Down East Scenes, Photography by Gerald Yokely

For more information, contact:

Moments In Carolina Photography
7599 Hollyberry Ln.
Tobaccoville, NC 27050
momentsincarolina@att.net

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New Beginning

Prudence Kohl’s lithographic print bears the inscription “I dedicate my life to those too gentle to live among wolves.” Kohl, a writer and photographer who lives in Rutherfordton, dedicates her ewe and lamb portrait to everyday, unsung heroes who help the downtrodden and who show the world a better way to live. The 18-by-24-inch art poster is $14.95. Cards, sweatshirts and T-shirts showing just the photograph (without the dedication) are also available, along with Kohl’s book of verses and photographs entitled “Hole in the Garden Wall.” Call (828) 288-0730 or visit www.KQartspeak.com.

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