NEWSLETTERS

April 2009

This (untouched) photo was taken by Shevaun Williams of Norman, Oklahoma. She took several shots of Mike and me that we were pleased with- not an easy task! And Shevaun is a dream to work with.

So welcome Shevaun to LEAP (Lolly's Extraordinary Artist Party)!Contact her when you want great photographs of you and your family. Her email: Shevaun@shevaunwilliams.com If you are looking to further enhance your home, Merrilee Callen can help you at Robb & Stucky fine furniture and design studio of Dallas and Palm Beach. Perhaps you've seen their ads in Architectual Digest, et al. We just got a beautiful cocktail table through Merrilee. Her email: Merrilee.Callen@robbstucky.net LEAP was created to support artists closest to us.

Another LEAP artist is my friend Lark Baxter O'Neil who pens the most fascinating stories when she is not creating whimsical murals and paintings. Lark's email: loneil3@cox.net

Books, movies, trivia~ What Now? by bestseller Ann Patchett is a terrific graduation present (high school or college). Ann wowed us when she was in OKC hosted by our Metro Library. Her novels (Bel Canto, Run, Magician's Assistant, et al) are excellent as well. PYE Pictures at an Exhibition by Sara Houghteling is a novel about art, love, the love of art and barbaric Nazi theft during WWII in Paris. YBD Stranger Than Fiction- strangely funny movie with Emma Thompson (writer w/writer's block), Will Farrell (IRS auditor in love with tax protestor), Dustin Hoffman and Linda Hunt. PYE WALL-E-animated film about a trash compactor in love with a space robot. We liked it. Golden Globe and Oscar winner. PYE PYE-Part of Your Education YBD-Your Bounden Duty MNH-Might Need Handkerchief

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