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Habitat for Humanity Gala Nov. 21 2014

11/23/2014

Oh what an incredible night! I have never had a more enjoyable painting session in my life so far. Picture this, great music, which includes songs from the 1980s which is my era. Mix that with time to paint (and singing at the same time) and top it off with a glass or two of wine!

Gordon Deppe of The Spoons and his accomplice Dave (who did amazing renditions of Sting throughout the night!) kept us all entertained.

My wonderful husband was there as well making sure I had a few glasses of wine while I painted, sang and cheered on the entertainment. Yes, work got done too. A few changes were done to the painting that night.

Thank you to Allison Kampman and all the volunteers at Habitat for Humanity, Heartland, for helping put this together. Also, staff at the Delta Armouries did an amazing job including having a tower of spoons with hors' deurves.

Count me in for the next time!

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Mentoring

11/13/2014

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The Larry Myny Mentorship Program matches self-motivated, high-achieving students with a mentor. Mentors are Fanshawe Alumni or community members who are established professionals. They help students develop transferable skills and begin building their professional networks. The program is a partnership between Larry Myny and the Fanshawe College Alumni Association.

I myself am a graduate of Fanshawe Design as well as BealArt and have over 20 years experience teaching computer graphic software and design.

I am, as of today, a mentor to a 3rd year graphic design student from Fanshawe College. I am looking forward to working with my mentee throughout this school year and helping her in developing her portfolio and navigating her way through interviews and networking. I am very excited by this endeavour and look forward to the next 6 months!

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Habitat for Humanity "Windows of Opportunity"

11/10/2014

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This is my second time getting a piece of furniture from one of the ReStores in London and painting it. This table will join other items on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 and will be auctioned off at the Habitat for Humanity Heartland (London) Gala at the Delta Armouries.

When I found this table, the colour of the wood dictated to me that fall leaves would be a perfect match.

That night, I also am going to be doing a portrait of Gordon Depp, lead singer of The Spoons, also for auction. I am very excited for this evening because I know a lot of songs by The Spoons!

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Habitat for Humanity Gala Nov. 21 2014

Mentoring

Habitat for Humanity "Windows of Opportunity"

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