Meet the Artist: Fran Cummings



                                                                             
                                                                                                    Fran Cummings


This is the second in a series of profiles of the artists
                                                who are living The Tallulah Life

My name is Fran Cummings. I have always enjoyed the creative arts in its various forms, but became seriously involved in oil portraiture in the '90's. Additionally, I wrote weekly articles for a national news service for 15 years, as well as doing some of the old "cut and paste" graphic arts before computers did it. Piano and organ have been endeavors of mine, beginning with my church choir as a teenager.

After retiring and moving to Richmond from Lynchburg, Virginia in 2004, I became interested in creating jewelry in various forms. I remain fascinated by how much I am able learn. There is just no end. It is my passion now, as I wake each day to the wonders of "bling".

Join Fran and the other artists at

          The Tallulah Faire

          on Saturday, April 28, 2012, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

          (raindate: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

        

          9177 Hunters Chase Court

          Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116

   "A garden gathering of 8 artists

                     who wish to share their creations with YOU."

Meet the Artist: Dotsie Parrish

                                                                                                            Dotsie Parrish

This is the first in a series of profiles of the artists
                                                            who are living The Tallulah Life

My name is Dotsie Parrish and I am a Beadaholic. I love beads – any size, any color, any consistency, it doesn’t matter. I love to buy them, sell them, make them, trade them but not steal them – I must draw the line somewhere. I enjoy making paper beads and incorporating them into my jewelry. Making jewelry has opened my life to new techniques, products, awesome new friends and has been a source of artistic inspiration for the past several years.

Dotsie at work

I adore working with paper, altered arts, beaded wire crochet, collage and going on adventures in junk and thrift stores, looking for treasures to repurpose. My goal in life is to try to live an artful life and so far, so good.

Dotsie's studio... a wonder to behold!