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It’s Woolly Worm Time, Clear the Calendar for 22-24 October

July 29th, 2010 | Comments Off

     woollybearsdrawFor over two decades people have been coming together on the streets of Beattyville, Kentucky to celebrate this little weather guesser who is a wonderful part of the magical lore of our region.  As the nights grow longer and the cool mists hang till later in the day, with the trees going brilliantly into the starkness of Winter, from across the country folks come home to catch up on what’s been happening the last year and vendors descend to have a 3 day block party.   
     Tens of thousands have made this annual treck which has thrived in spite of rainy weather and a challenging economy.  As always there will be entertainment, events, vendors that will cover the entire spectrum of merchandise and most importantly, friends and family to share the Autumn days and nights

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Cheryle Walton

April 5th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Redbud Time

Redbud Time

     Cheryle Walton  is the Artist of the week this week.  A Florida transplant-a long time ago- she is a regionally aclaimed artist with showings at the Kentucky Professors Exhibit, Morehead Art Guild, Imaginarium Gallery, Appalachian Artisan Center, and LEEAD art show.  She is also a founding member of the Beattyville Arts Guild. 
      A wife and mother mother of two college age sons, she taught art for 12 years at the Oneida Baptist Institute.  An artist with training from Eastern Kentucky University in painting, print making, ceramics, and drawing, she has worked in mixed media for the last three decades and has developed an interest in using her diverse skills to create art from trash.  Part of a growing trend of artists who use materials at hand to inspire and challenge the audience while cleaning up the environment, she has expanded her own artistic endeavers to include teaching classes in Recyclable Art.   
      Working for a local newspater, the Beattyville Enterprise, she was inspired to start a new series of paintings as she was cleaning up the newspaper office after a fire destroyed it in August 2009.  She calls the series “Coal Dust”.
     The technique is a mixed media project which uses acrylic and watercolor.  It calls for painting the picture in acrylic in flat colors which are outlined in black.  The entire painting is then covered in black watercolor and the colors are brought back  out of the black with brushes and rags.  The beautiful images coming out of the “coal dust” speaks of where and how people of the coal fields of Appalachia live. 
     She has completed three paintings in the series; “Yellow House”, “Redbud Time”, and “Owsley Outback”.  Two of the paintings can be seen at the PEP Gallery in Beattyville, but ”Yellow House” has been juried into and will be on exhibit in the Mountain Vision 2010  art exhibition which will be open from April 05-June 25 at the Mary B Martin School of the Arts, Reece Museum on the East Tennessee State University Campus in Johnson City Tennessee.

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Rose Brothers Dept. Store

March 6th, 2010 | Add a Comment

 

     August 13th 2009 almost brought an end to a  Beattyville era.   As the fire consumed almost an entire city block, it was eating away at Rose Brothers which has been a part of the local community since 1931.  Founded by Green Rose, the store has grown and changed with the times bringing a broad range of goods to the community for over 70 years.   From overalls to fine china; from kids shoes to guitar strings; Rose Brothers has always been on top of the latest trends and gadgets to make life more pleasant.  Lucille Lumpkins, the local manager, who has worked for the store since 1976, said ” we have a little bit of everything for everybody”.  

     Doug, Mike, and Phyllis Rose have continued the family tradition and kept Rose Brothers alive in Beattyville.  They found a temporary space on Railroad Street in the old Stufflebean building  and on October 30th opened the doors.  They offer  name products like Levi, Lee, Carhart, redwing, Nike, Vera Bradley and Village Candle.  Things might look a little stacked in the space, but Lucille, Regina and Edna will be glad to help you find what you are looking for.

     The rocking chair bench is there still, so come in and sit awhile.

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Featured Artist of The Week

February 8th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Crystal Cook is a local artist

Crystal Cook is a local artist

Friday, February 5, 2010

Crystal Cook is a local artist who started on the path to being an artist in High School thanks to the uncompromising support of Bruce Combs her art teacher. A 1996 graduate of Lee County High School, she found herself entrapped in a downward spiraling addiction to drugs. By seeking help to deal with her dependancy, she began the long journey back to finding herself. She remembered decorating her Granmother’s mirror and her father’s advice to “stay busy” and began practicing her art. An accomplished calligropher and cross stitcher, she added jewelery making to her repertoire and found a niche to share the best elements of herself and grow as an artist.

Crystal designs custom jewelery and offers jewelery classes and parties. Using semi-precious stones like Amethyst, Turquoise, Hematite, Shells, Unakite, Sodalite, Cat’s Eye Tiger’s Eye and others, she can create a personal jewelry statement for you or guide you to create your own. From Girl Scout meetings to a girl’s night out, she can set up a class or party to meet your needs. She can be contacted at 606-560-8432.

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