Tuesday, April 28, 2009

OBAC SHOW THIS WEEK






The paint is dry...and it is time to count down to the OBAC Show this weekend.

I hope you will drop in if you are at the beach between now and the middle of June.

The paintings above will be displayed at the show.

Blessings~

Allison

This is my most comprehensive collection of work..with themes and stories...
hope you enjoy~

Friday, April 24, 2009

Donation to Raise Awareness of Autism

"There is a commonly held belief that art making is beneficial to people (particularly children) with Autism due to their intense sensory needs (especially visual and tactile self-stimulation) and disregulation, often nonverbal nature, and need for more visual, concrete, hands-on therapies.” (arttherapyandautism.com)

Friends of the Arts, Inc. and Orange Beach Art Center's Visiting Artist, Allison Puccetti Adams, will be asking for donations to assist High Hopes treatment facility for autistic children during her Artist Reception (Friday Mar1 5:30-7:30) and Palette Knife Demonstration (Saturday May 2 10:30 am). The Artist Reception and Demonstration will be at the Orange Beach Art Center next to the Waterfront Park on Canal Road. There will be complimentary refreshments at each event.

Allison Puccetti Adams' exhibit is the fourth in the 2009 Visiting Artist Series sponsored by the Friends of the Arts, Inc. This Birmingham artist is no stranger to the Gulf Coast. Originally from Livingston, Allison made her mark from Baldwin County to Montgomery to Birmingham being very involved in each community. Her seemingly boundless energy translates in her paintings as the movement and vitality of a moment in time, even evident in still lifes that appear to calm themselves for only an instant. It is not a stretch to think of her objects as living beings much in the way that Tom Robbins fills life and personality into a sock or a tin can. One of the beauties of her work is the life affirming, uplifting joy inherent in each painting.

The Friends and the OBAC hope to continue and expand such non-profit collaborations. On May 23 the Friends of the Arts, Inc/OBAC and BARC will have a pet adoption, poster contest and crawfish boil on the grounds of the Art Center. "Highlighting the Arts and assisting other non-profit organizations is a wonderful way to raise awareness of our programs at the Art Center and to connect with members of the community who have yet to discover their Art Center. The Orange Beach Art Center's mission is to provide inspiration, education and enjoyment of the arts to the residents and visitors to Alabama's Gulf Coast" Wanda Price, Coordinator.

For more information contact OBAC at 251-981-ARTS or www.orangebeachartcenter.com. Allilson's blogspot is www.allisonpuccettiadams.blogspot.com .

To learn more about High Hopes visit their website www.highhopes4pdd.org. Illuminating Autism FunRaiser is June 5-7 at Pirates Cove.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

PAINTING WEEK AT THE BEACH






I have been learning so much with my Wednesday art group

www.highlandartists.blogspot.com

and went to the beach for the week of spring break and painted each day...

So many times we forget that we can dream about painting, think about ideas for painting (or writing for that matter) and simply FORGET TO DO IT.

So as I pushed myself to START...it happened....

hope you enjoy some of my newest work.

I will be at the Mountain Brook Art Association Show
March 18-19 in Crestline at the Elementary School

and will have a one person show at the Orange Beach Art Association
in Orange Beach with a reception on Friday, May 1 (my birthday weekend)
so hope to see you there. It will be up until the second week of June~
It is a study of light and movement, which you will see that I am
developing in my work.

This link will get you information on all things going on in Orange Beach
throughout the year

http://www.orangebeach.ws/upcomingevents.html


Blessings and happy PAINTING~

Allison

You may also find my work at Grass Roots on 280 (tell Penny I sent you);
and at Wildflower Wax in Homewood..where you can also find some KICKIN VINTAGE cowboy boots! and at Willis Gray Gallery

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009

ZOO









Visit The Birmingham Zoo Website


You may have heard Mayor Larry Langford’s announcement in the news this week to increase funding support for the Birmingham Zoo. This support will assist with our Trails of Africa exhibit and provide ongoing financial support to the Zoo. Trails of Africa is a $15 million project that will make the Birmingham Zoo a national leader in the care and conservation of threatened elephants and other African animals.

The Birmingham Zoo needs this additional support. This is our window of opportunity for growth, expansion and modernization. To get this project underway, we must have the support of the Birmingham City Council and to get their support we’re calling on you! We sincerely appreciate your dedicated support over the years and we need your help now more than ever!



1. Email or call Birmingham City Council representatives and let them know how much the Zoo means to you and the community by telling them to vote YES! to increase funding for the next generation's Zoo.
Carole C. Smitherman - carole.smitherman@birminghamal.gov
City Council President
Phone: 205.254.2359
Representing District 6

Miriam D. Witherspoon - miriam.witherspoon@birminghamal.gov
City Council President Pro Tem
Phone: 205.254.2418
Representing District 7

Joel Montgomery - joel.montgomery@birminghamal.gov
Phone: 205.254.2349
Representing District 1

Carol Duncan - carol.duncan@birminghamal.gov
Phone: 205.254.2348
Representing District 2

Valerie A. Abbott - valerie.abbott@birminghamal.gov
Phone: 205.254.2355
Representing District 3

Maxine Herring Parker - maxine.parker@birminghamal.gov
Phone: 205.254.2464
Representing District 4

Johnathan Austin - johnathan.austin@birminghamal.gov
Phone: 205.254.2678
Representing District 5

Steven W. Hoyt - steven.hoyt@birminghamal.gov
Phone: 205.254.2304
Representing District 8

Roderick V. Royal - roderick.royal@birminghamal.gov
Phone: 205.254.2302
Representing District 9

2. Show your support by bringing youself, your entire family and your friends to the upcoming City Council meeting, Tuesday, February 24th. The meeting begins at 9:30 am at City Hall. Wear your brightest red or blue shirt to let everyone know you're there to support the Zoo! These meetings are televised and open to the public.

Birmingham City Hall
710 20th Street North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2216

3. Call, fax, email or send a letter to the Mayor's Office:

MAYOR LARRY P. LANGFORD - Email the Mayor
Birmingham City Hall
710 20th Street North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2216
Phone: 205-254-2277 FAX: 205-254-2926


The Birmingham Zoo is the #1 tourist attraction in Alabama and with the addition of Trails of Africa, our community will be recognized as the home of a world class zoo. The addition of this innovative exhibit will bring national and international attention to Birmingham, attracting tourists from all over the world and stimulating the economy for the entire state. Trails of Africa will be a rich source of education, scientific study, conservation and recreation for families and the entire community.

To learn more, visit the Birmingham Zoo’s website at www.birminghamzoo.com or the Birmingham City Council's website at www.birminghamal.gov.

Thank you for all you do!





The Birmingham Zoo needs this additional support. This is our window of opportunity for growth, expansion and modernization.

Tell Birmingham City Council representatives to vote YES! on February 24th!

The future of the Zoo depends on you!



Show your support on Tuesday, February 24th at 9:30am at Birmingham City Hall. Bring yourself, your entire family and your friends to this very important meeting. Of course, don't forget to bring your little ones who love the Zoo! Wear your brightest red or blue shirt to let everyone know you're there to support the Zoo! This meeting is open to the public.
Birmingham City Hall
710 20th Street North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2216
















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FACEBOOK

Ok BLOGGERS....

I have to admit it..

I am a recovering FACEADDICT....

I am LOVING my facebook page...
my children are hating that I am on..
my son told me last night it was for "teenagers mom"...
not old people..

and so then I wonder how the kids can claim the market when I am finding
all of my OLD friends online...

chatting in real time..
keeping up with growning babies...and birthdays...
and announcements...

I have always been a social person...
when I lived in Mont-GUM REE....
(and Mont is said like the PEN...)

I actually had a person who is from OWLD MUNT-GUMREY
ask me "how do you know so many different people?
One day you are with the "artsy people" another in the Junior League.."

I said, I don't know..I just love to get to know people...
In Montgomery we had a play group for the babies (they sat in bucket seats..we played)
Bunko, a smocking group (poor Brent..he was my first..a boy and I smocked him day gowns til he was WAY too old to wear them :) ), an art group..(we had painting space in a downtown loft WAY before I was "qualified to have one" ha)

Even in high school I never comformed to "A group"


And my current art group..THEY HAVE figured me OUT!

I was always late to our CREATIVE CALL group when it was in Vestavia...sometimes I'd get there..
sometimes not..

NOW I HAVE IT AT MY HOUSE...
and every Wednesday..I am there! Ha

We do what we can...

Click on the title above and visit my "arty friends" at our booksigning this past weekend..thanks so much to those who came!

I am about to embark on a new phenomenon..
RETAILER...

We open Crestline Seafood this THURSDAY!
Can't wait to see you there!

Blessings!
Allison

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Orange Beach ART CENTER

Here are upcoming events at the Orange Beach Art Center.

I will be having a show in May there.

Also coming up:

Friday Feb. 20, 2009- Booksigning at FOUR SEASONS in Homewood 5-7

Mountain Brook ART Association SPRING SHOW- April 18-19
I will have new work to show. Lots of smaller works. Great for sea and sand..crabs, kids, and lake subjects.

Orange Beach ART CENTER- Show of works on the study of Light and Movement
April 30-June 12

Hope to see you SOON!

Also, check in with Wildflower Wax for some fun smaller paintings of horses, chickens and other crazy barnyard specialties I have been scrapin on with my palete knife lately!

Blessings!
Allison

Orange Beach Art Center