Yellow Springs Authors

MARGARET GARNER by Joanne Caputo

Filmmaker Joanne Caputo has just released a new non-fiction book, Margaret Garner: Diversity and Depth of Love, based on an American slavery research project she began in 1994. Margaret Garner is two books in one and introduces a new non-fiction genre.

Book One, Diversity of Love, details the American slave mother’s 1856 murder of her own child and subsequent federal trial in Cincinnati. Book Two, Depth of Love, is a memoir of the author’s paranormal experiences with Garner and related individuals, which occurred from 1997 to 2001, and culminated in the author's life-changing experience with breast cancer.

As ten percent of Book One includes material Caputo gleaned from deceased individuals, via interviews with Yellow Springs, OH clairvoyant medium, Terri Coleman (www.angelicdevas.com), the author has named its genre “historical spiritual non-fiction.”

Margaret Garner has been endorsed by Charles Blockson of Temple University, author of The Underground Railroad, as well as Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, and former WHIO-TV health reporter, Sherry Wheaton, MD, now a Jungian instructor for the Omega Institute (see below).

Caputo received an Ohio Arts Council Screenwriting Fellowship award in 1998 for her “Margaret Garner” screenplay, a panelist calling it “America’s ‘Sophie’s Choice.’” That same year she located Margaret Garner’s former slave home in Richwood, KY, which led to a preliminary archeological dig on the site by two universities, and subsequent listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Caputo currently has several films in progress, including a five-year study of an American prison artist in Pennsylvania. Her nationally acclaimed disability documentary, On A Roll, recommended by The New York Times, won the 2005 Audience Award from the PBS Independent Lens television series.

Margaret Garner is now available on-line and at stores in Yellow Springs, OH:

Epic Bookshop

118 Dayton Street

Yellow Springs, OH 45387

(866) 876-6896

(937) 767-7997

www.epicbookshop.com

NOLAA Gallery

Kings Yard

Yellow Springs, OH 45387

937-243-1383

Update on Art Ball Machine

We've Got Balls: Art Balls that is!

Original wacky art
is now available for a mere pittance in the ART BALL machine. Five Yellow Springs Jafa's (Corrine Bayraktaroglu, Nancy Mellon, Talitha Greene, Deb Housh and Jennifer Float) joined forces to bring you art in a ball. Keep your eyes peeled for the "Art Ball" machine outside the Nolaa Gallery in Kings Yard.

Each ball contains a little piece of art and a little joke, quote, or some trivia.

Talitha Greene at the Nolaa Gallery

Come and enjoy some live Music (W.G. Blues Unit), food and new paintings highlighting blue's artists by Talitha Greene at the Nolaa Gallery. Opening reception is on February 5th from 5-7:30pm located in the Nolaa Gallery at 220 Xenia Ave, Kings Yard, Yellow Springs.
If anyone recognizes the painting, yes it is Mark Crocket from Rita Caz.

Wool Sweater Rescue

Wool Sweater Rescue
uses a felting process to convert wool items into a variety of artfully created items such as bags, pillows, purses etc. Embellishments are also recycled from old clothes etc. The character of each piece is determined by the origin/era of the rescued item. All the items are handmade by Judy Wagner and Ann King-the wool sweater team.
Their work can be seen at the Nolaa Gallery

The art of housewives is a blog devoted to recycled art and well worth a visit.
For the Art Teachers out there The Imagination Factory has some cool ideas for kids.

Cool Art in Yellow Springs

Well, not just cool art, but some cool people too. This is resident artist Bill Brown saying hi in the Nolaa Gallery, and one of his paintings, "Nuclear Porkchop" selling at $35. What a bargain!

"Make a Joyful Noise"
$180

If bold and wild is more your cup of tea the owner of the Nolaa gallery, Jennifer Float, has a few of her paintings to brighten your day. And if you have a need to use the local restroom while visiting our village, then check out her painting at the ChamberPot Gallery.

CALL TO ARTISTS FOR OCTOBER ART STROLL

Art Ball Machine & Call to Artists

The JafaGirl's have moved the Art Ball Machine to a new location in Kings Yard at the Nolaa Gallery. Curiosity seekers can now enjoy a chance to buy a piece of original art from 5 artists, Corrine Bayraktaroglu, Nancy Mellon, Deb Housh, Talitha Greene, and our guest artist Jennifer Float.

CALL TO ARTISTS
The Yellow Springs Arts Council invites the public and local artists to create a street inspired artwork (2d or 3d) for their Street Art Themed Art Party ( a celebration of art placed on streets, such as murals, posters, stickers, graffiti, stencil art, wheat pastes, LED graffiti, light graffiti, 3d objects, found art, etc) on the night of Art Stroll (19th October). The work will be exhibited one night at the Art Party located at the Hip Joint (senior Center Hall) at 227 Xenia Avenue and then subsequently exhibited at the John Bryan Community Gallery for one month. There is no entry fee, work should be delivered at the time the event starts at 6pm with name, address/phone number, title and price attached to the work.
There will be live music, video slide show, a ""Hide & Seek Project"using found art (NOT found art as in objet trouvé, but art made with the intent to be found). Examples of found art can be seen here or here.
Links: Found Art Org is " a community of people who believe that giving of themselves through their art can change the world". For the USA story on how Found Art Org was started please visit here.
For information contact us at: ysartsguild@yahoo.com

For those interested in street art check out the Wooster Collective. This is a site "dedicated to showcasing and celebrating ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world."

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

Sept 5th-9th: Blues Fest. For a schedule please visit African America Culture Works website.

Sept 8th: Village Artisans is hosting its 25th Anniversary Reunion show and Potluck Dinner starting 6:30pm.

September 23: "The Yellow Springs Historical Society is truly honored to have been allowed to publish the biography by Jane Baker of one of the key early figures in the creation of Yellow Springs, William Mills." There will be a book-signing for William Mills: The Yellow Springs Man on Sunday, September 23 at 2:00 p.m in the Senior Center Great Room.

Check back for updates

NOLAA Gallery

King's Yard is always fun to walk through, not just because it's quaint, but it is full of interesting little shops. One of my favourites is the Nolaa gallery. The owner, Jennifer Float, has a flair for picking artists whose work is not only unique, but also daring in choices of media. I have never seen anyone use foam core the way Cynthai Vaught has, just amazing. This is a fun gallery to explore, with a great atmosphere. Jennifer is also an artist herself and has a painting on exhibit in the ChamberPot Gallery called "Garden Variety".
Gallery hours are: Wed-Thur noon-5:30pm Friday noon-7pm Sat noon - 5:30 Sun 12:30 - 5pm. For information call: 937.767.1544

Artists links: Amy Achor Cynthia Vaught Terrance Osborne


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