© he Moomignhter April 2019 Vol, 18, No. 7 Sewing the Southern Tier Library montfiApril Dates to Remember COVER DESIGN George Lohmann Berkshire, NY ABOUT THE ARTIST J iS 1 ‘All Fools’ Day . (have been drawing and painting for as, 7 World Health Day Be far back as | can remember, encouraged by my father who 8 National Dogfighting Awareness Day 10 saree et birthday ‘also painis and draws. Because | took so many academic Toatheme a! ‘courses in high school, it was not until my senior year that | 4 won 2018 began to take art classes. In collage at SUNY Fredonia, | % iw ‘continued studying art but later changed my major, receiving a 19 Good Friday eal BS in Secondary Education in English, taking a position 20 Passover begins 21 Easter rene 2 24 Adminate Profesional Day World Day for Animals in Laboratories 26 © ASPCA Help A Horse Day Arbor Day 28 Orthodox Easter 30 Naticnal Animal Advocacy Day April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, April 7-13 is National Volunizer Week Apel 14-20: National Dog Bite Prevention Week ANNOUNCEMENTS Due to tilness we did not publish a March Moonlighter, sa this month we honor businesses teaching English at Newark Vslley in 1972. | later completed my MA in literature at SUNY Cortland. Throughout the seventies | concentrated on pastels and acrylics. But when two daughters entered our life, there was little time to haul out all the art supplies, so | started picking up ‘@ pen or a brush and dipping it into the ink well. From that {ime 20, pen and ink or beush and ink became my preferred medium and stipoling a favorite technique. Inthe ninaties | had the opportunity to express my arftsic talents designing sets—16 in all—for the musicals | was directing each year at Nawark Valley High School until 2008, when | retired from teaching. My wife Nancy and | began designing and producing our own handmade Christmas cards the first Christmas afier we matried, a tradition that we have continued for 50 Christmases since, Over the years we experimented with.a variety of media—block prints, scherenschnitte, brush and ink, pen and ink, and embossing, to name a few. For probably the past 18 years, since our list of recipiants had grown prohibitive, | doa that celebrated an anniversary in March and April:? ben and ink crawing and my wife usually wis the verse and we make copies, CONGRATULATIONS & ‘This past January, | did a one-man show at the Tioga County HAPPY MARCH ANNIVERSARY: pee one, LG in over $1,000 by selling originals, prints ‘Amazing Glass & Mirrors, Owego, NY (30 years} ove Valley Hair Visions, Nowark Valley WY ban) ‘ise aa en or in fo sat ie ot Four Seasons Fitness Studio, a Coes NY Se ee eee ae Oe een ee Oe Tee Black Cat Gallery, Owogo (9 Somdcicg Hornacial Ubraey i ony. le pana Valley Redemption Center, et Valley ink. using the sipping technique. 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Bush Arnie 209 CONTENTS April 2019-4 VOL. 18, No. T Ssprine 22% Features @ 2% Cover Design ... Down Waverly Way The Way 1 See It Senior Scene... Hoof, Woof & Whiskers ‘The Horse-Chestnut Tree .. ‘Animal Heart Tugs. ‘Our World, Our Home ‘Writing From My Rocke: Annie's Corner ‘Our Daily Bread . Mindclips ‘Vote Far Woman (Part 18} First Nation Health & Fitness Puzzle Fun Essential Oils - Then and Now (Part 171) Not-So-Gourmet Recipes... Reflections of A Formerly Angry Woman ‘What's Happening Poetic License ALaughing Matter Special Shart Story for Easter .. Mixcellantous Announcements Home Improvement, Dining Guide to Area Restaurants: Car Care .. Businesses & Services Directory Abela! Copyright® 2019 by The Moonlighter Pres. 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