Arts

submitted by Stan Foster, photos by Debbie Foster

One of the great pleasures of living in Dunstable is sharing our yard with a wide variety of creatures that live with us permanently or regularly visit. One of our regular visitors this winter has been a family of turkeys. It has not been a great winter for them, so our bird feeders have been a welcome oasis in this desert of snow. It has been interesting to observe how their appearance and behavior has changed just in the last week as spring approaches.

Fourth grader Liam Hawk and his mother, local artist Jacqui Hawk, recently painted a montage of Dunstable landmarks (Our Town - Dunstable, MA) as a parting gift for Swallow Union School in appreciation for the years of excellent, caring education the school has provided.

Story by Janice Toth

The art of designing and making silver jewelry requires many steps along the way - cutting the metal, molding it into the desired shape, filing, soldering and polishing the finished piece. These steps are well known to Dunstable resident and silversmith, Anne Hanson. Her skill for making fine silver jewelry began during art school, and over the years she has developed her own unique style of earrings and bracelets. Many Groton and Dunstable residents are familiar with her work as she has exhibited with the Dunstable Artisans during their October Show for many years.

Entry in 2005 Coca Cola "Art in Harmony" competition.I first met Tiffany Nguyen in her junior year, when one of her studio arts teachers, Maureen Green-Stevens, told me she had been selected as one of 12 finalists in the New England region for Coca Cola's "Art of Harmony" competition. Her work was also exhibited in the student art show at the Groton Library last year. Tiffany lives in Dunstable and is one of several talented artists who recently graduated from Groton Dunstable Regional High School.

This video, called Reach for the Stars, was created by Videography students at Groton Dunstable Regional High School in the spring of this year. It describes the benefits students and teachers all over the school district have derived from the Groton Dunstable Education Foundation (GDEF.)

Dunstable artist, Tiffany Nguyen, was one of twelve budding artists from high schools all over New England to be recognized last Wednesday as finalists in Art of Harmony: An Art Competition. The competition, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company, drew more than 10,000 entries in nine metropolitan areas across the United States. The contest encouraged participants to use any artistic medium to express what "Living in Harmony" means to them. Tiffany�s painting was done in oil and acrylic.