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The National Sculpture Society has an excellent events coordinator. And about fifty other people that work with them to put on a great conference. The Sculpture Celebration Conference of 2017 was no different. If you've been following, you've already heard about the first half of the conference. New York, a town bursting with energy, life, taxis, and pollution, set the stage for a great weekend at the Park Central Hotel. Awards Ceremony, NSS Sculpture Conference After we ate dinner, we all patiently anticipated the awards ceremony. Kind of weird, since we knew who the recipients were. But I was twisting my hair the whole time. The list of award winners included expert artists with impressive work, and Mike was the recipient of the Alex J. Ettl Award, for his notable body of work. Awards Presentation, NSS Sculpture Conference; Alex J Ettl Grant The award was presented by the President and Vice-President of the NSS, Michel Langlais and Amy Kann. Both of them were lo...

A few weeks ago we had the opportunity to travel to Pasadena. Yes, my husband had business there, but we turned it into a kind of busi-vaca-thing, because we all really felt the need to get out of town. After my husband met with the people he needed to, we were directed to the Huntington Library, which I had never heard of before. Why hadn't I heard of it? I'm not sure. Because it was FANTASTIC! I couldn't believe how many amazing and gorgeous pieces they had there, not to mention the current exhibits. They also have several gardens, including a botanical garden in a dome filled with warm, moist air and the biggest cactus spines I've ever seen. Henry Huntington, apparently, was filthy rich and loved the arts. Anna married into the family somewhere (She might be a great-niece? Not sure). There's a good place to start... Diana, Anna Hyatt Huntington Diana, Close up How about this? Anna Hyatt Huntington's Diana. Okay, I don't know who those peopl...