Friday, June 13, 2008
Charity Art Auction prize
A few weeks ago when I was at the Temple Bar Farmer's Market, I was talking to one of the lads JohnJo, who was telling me about a charity Art Auction that he was helping to run; I ended up buying a ticket, more for the charity cause (the Umbrella Foundation in Sudan - www.umbrellanepal.org) than with any sense that I might win a prize, as I never win prizes in draws. Anyway, the other evening, I got a call which turned out to be from JohnJo, and lo and behold, I had won first prize! It was a sculpture in bronze by Elizabeth Le Jeune, and the following evening I went off down to the house to collect my winnings. When I saw the piece that she had donated to the auction as a prize, it was lovely but I was struggling to see where I could put it in my house. She then told me that she would be prepared to either do me a special piece or for me to choose from her existing collection. I eventually chose a bronze bust of a young man, which I totally fell for, and which will get pride of place in the garden - a perfect solution! A picture of said sculpture will get posted soon, when I finally place it in its long-term home in the garden! Meanwhile, I'm hoping to get the collective wisdom of a crowd on where it should be placed when I have my garden party tomorrow... and the weather forecast is a bit dodgy!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment