Full House 2010

    I should have mentioned this back in May (or at least June), but it had slipped my mind.  The letter I received this weekend reminded me that the Lyndon House Arts Center Full House 2010 is currently underway.  It will run until September 18, 2010.  Fifteen organizations contribute to the Full House exhibition, displaying their works in mediums such as wood, photography, quilts, etc.  The display is open to all ages, although children must of course have an adult with them.  The best part is that it is free.  The hours of operation are Tuesday and Thursday; Noon-9:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.  Drop by and take a look at some Athens artists’ works if you get a chance.  More information about the Lyndon House can be found here, and information about the Full House can be found on their Exhibits page.

    Last year I took my family to the exhibit and they had no idea where we were going or what we were doing there.  Once inside, I explained that I wanted to see some of the woodturning that some buddies of mine in the club had put on display.  It is always cool to be able to point at a piece of art and be able to say that you know the artist.  I recognized several of the names as members of the Classic City Woodturners.  Eventually, they saw the bottle stopper and pen that I had submitted for display.  Not having the name recognition of Stuart Batty, Mike Mahoney, and Jimmy Clewes, it was nice to see some of my own work on display.  The wife and kid enjoyed it as well.

    When it came time to submit a work for this year’s Full House, I decided that I didn’t have the time to turn something new for display.  At the time, I was too busy getting the workroom together and working on a Father’s Day present for my pop.  I had given up on entering something into this year’s Full House. 🙁  A couple of CCW buddies had asked me about it, and eventually wore down my defenses enough to look around the house.  I did have a couple of bottle stoppers that I could put on display this year.  (Thanks Don, Jim U., and Jim T. for pushing me!)  I submitted my Sacagawea dollar stopper and one with a Corian insert in the top.  You can see the Sacagawea article here, but sadly the pic I have of the insert stopper isn’t all that great.  It is the stopper on the right.  Now back to that letter I mentioned….  The Lyndon House has informed me that both bottle stoppers have SOLD and they need to write me a check! 🙂  I assume that they stay on display for the duration of the Full House, but they no longer belong to me.  Hopefully, this will be the motivating kick in the pants that I need to get the store portion of this website up and running in the not-too-distant future.