Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Alicyn's Art Show!



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Blog below for Mature Audiences only!



So, last weekend we went to Laramie to see Alicyn's Art Show at The University of Wyoming. It was pretty amazing. It has been fun to watch her develop her talents in different art mediums. Although this wasn't really what we were expecting . . .



Oh, wait, those aren't Alicyn's work - they were just all over the outside of the gallery showcasing her art show so as we stood outside and Alicyn invited her guests in to see her artwork she kept pointing to this wall and saying, "Come and enjoy my art" indicating the door to the room to enter her gallery, but looking like the above wall of paintings was what she wanted people to come see. Most of the paintings were unsigned but we did find one with an artist signature - didn't know we had TWO budding artists in the family!

Yes - this is more like it. Alicyn and her wall of amazing fish. She does lots of really big art (takes up a lot of space) but has lots of little pieces to hang. Mike was such an amazing support to her in getting it all set up. (We love you Mike!)

Here she is pointing out one of her favorite pieces . . . actually they are ALL her favorites!


This one was really cool from both far away and up close - left lots of interpretation up to the viewer. . . fish eyes? fish eggs? planets? abstract designs with no meaning whatsoever? Who cares . . . it looks really cool.

Of course there were some that wanted the artist herself to explain each piece and it was so much fun to listen to Alicyn explain the biological significance of each section of her print.


And how fun to have old friends come to support. Here is another amazing artist from Worland, Mark Bartholomew and he and Alicyn have been friends since they used to argue over who had the correct answer for their math problems in 6th grade.


Dad manned the reception table and helped serve all the amazing food . . . For all her denying it when she was younger, Alicyn has turned into an amazing cook. Everyone raved over her Chicken Enchilada Soup and Sopapilla Cheesecake bars.



And where was Kaytee in all of this - waiting for us back in Casper with her friend Chantel as they cheered on friends from other schools in the State Volleyball Championship games.

3 comments:

Holly said...

MMMm.....sopapilla cheesecake bars. That sounds great! Can I get the recipe?

H Kienlen

Holly said...

Oh and the artwork was very cool. Good job!

The Epps Fam said...

Alicyn is amazing! Way to go! You should be so proud of her. We love you guys and hope to see you soon!