(Lyn's note: Please feel free to send us any pictures you'd like included. If your photos are for sale, let us know and we will put them under that category. We have a special section for that purpose. If anyone would like to buy a print of any of Herbert's photos, all profits will be donated to one of the local non-profit organizations. Here are the links to this week's Pictures of the Week. Enjoy!)
http://www.carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-22717.html
http://www.carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-22717.html
"Double Rainbow Over Black Mountain"
Photo by Arthur Gimson
Town of Carefree Tourism Newsletter link:
http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4b736631f153ae846e0670316&id=ec1774bfe3
In The News-Town of Carefree link
http://www.carefree.org/DocumentCenter/View/1250
Desert Foothills Chronicle link:
http://www.desertfoothillschronicle.org/
City Sun Times link:
http://news.citysuntimes.com/
Ms Hitchon: thank you for sending me the newsletter I requested and I would like to be added to your mailing list.
I would like to make a correction to your newsletter regarding my role on the Carefree Fire Station project. LEA Architects was the architect of record for the station. They designed the project and produced the construction documents (the plans). I worked as an architectural consultant to LEA and was responsible for the construction administration of the project. Construction administration involves observation during construction, shop drawing review, payment application review, design clarifications, punch lists and close out.
Mike Uhler
Hello!
News and morning anchor, Cory McCloskey, from Fox 10 is coming out March 9th to do segments at 9:30 and 9:55am on the sand sculpture exhibit in the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion. Ray is starting tomorrow to pound sand and hopefully start sculpting by Friday/Saturday through March 19! It is a surprise what he will be creating but he says it will be better than “Chessie” the elephant! The kids will LOVE IT!
Please join us in the Pavilion on any day to gather and have fun in the Gardens! We will have a Carefree booth out in the Pavilion so please come by and catch-up!
Thanks and I look forward to seeing you!
TOWN OF CAREFREE WELCOMES SAND AND STONE EXHIBIT BY WORLD RENOWNED ARTIST RAY VILLAFANE
The Town of Carefree welcomes world renowned artist and sculptor, Ray Villafane, back to create sand art like no other within the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion, Carefree Desert Gardens starting March 4, 2017. Admission is free* and open to the public every day of the week. The exhibit will be on display through August.
The first life-size signature sculpture created by Ray Villafane and Sue Beatrice in the Carefree Desert Gardens was completed in May of 2016 titled, “Elephant playing chess with a field mouse,” consisting of 24 tons of sand sourced from the Salt River in Arizona. The exhibit garnered world attention by the media who had never seen sand sculpting taken to that level. This year Nikolay Torkhov, professional sculptor from Moscow, Russia, will join Villafane in creating 24 tons of grandeur over the 2 week period. Torkhov was also commissioned by Villafane to carve pumpkins at the Enchanted Pumpkin Garden in Carefree October 2016.
For the first time Villafane has also invited professional stone balancer, Tim Anderson, a Pennsylvania native, to join him in Carefree the weekend of March 17-19 to transform the Gardens into an artistic stone stacking playground. Visitors can watch demonstrations, participate and ask questions as Ray and Tim defy the laws of physics without the use of any adhesives other than gravity and stones provided by Mother Nature to create unusual artistic formations in the Desert Gardens pools and around the scenic landscape. The Thunderbird artists will also be present in the downtown area for their Carefree Fine Art and Wine event that weekend, $3 entrance fee for sand, stone and all the fine art you can consume.
Ray’s been on the global scene for 10 years carving sand and says, “I love Carefree and glad to be back again for a second year within the beautiful Desert Gardens, it’s a playground and inspiration and appreciate the Town allowing me to be a part of it.”
*Exhibit is free except March 17-19, when the Thunderbird artists will join Ray Villafane, Tim Anderson and their 150 fine artists. $3 entrance fee. Carefree residents are free.
About Ray Villafane
Based in Arizona, Ray Villafane is an internationally acclaimed American sculptor who has traveled throughout the globe fashioning exceptional figures and scenes out of pumpkins and sand. Villafane has been called, “The Michelangelo of pumpkin carving,” by Martha Stewart, carved for the President at the White House, and has appeared on numerous national TV programs as well as holding two World Guinness Book of Records for carving the largest pumpkins in the world. He’s also known for his Food Network’s Pumpkin Challenges, which he won in 2008, 2009, and 2010. For more photos of Ray Villafane’s work visit VillafaneStudios.com.
About Tim Anderson
KeyStone Balance is the artistic stone balance work of Pennsylvania native, Tim Anderson. His work began as a result of a climbing injury that sidelined him during the 2011 season. Spending time along the river, having an artistic back ground and being influenced by cairns (human-made pile of stones) he encountered during his winter travels in the mountains, Tim began his playful venture into stone balancing during the recovery process. While not traveling doing demonstrations, appearances and art shows, Tim spends the majority of his time in the creeks and rivers near home stone balancing and being part of the beautiful areas where he’s spent most of his life. See Keystonebalance.com for more information.
Photo by Arthur Gimson
Town of Carefree Tourism Newsletter link:
http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4b736631f153ae846e0670316&id=ec1774bfe3
In The News-Town of Carefree link
http://www.carefree.org/DocumentCenter/View/1250
Desert Foothills Chronicle link:
http://www.desertfoothillschronicle.org/
City Sun Times link:
http://news.citysuntimes.com/
Ms Hitchon: thank you for sending me the newsletter I requested and I would like to be added to your mailing list.
I would like to make a correction to your newsletter regarding my role on the Carefree Fire Station project. LEA Architects was the architect of record for the station. They designed the project and produced the construction documents (the plans). I worked as an architectural consultant to LEA and was responsible for the construction administration of the project. Construction administration involves observation during construction, shop drawing review, payment application review, design clarifications, punch lists and close out.
Mike Uhler
Hello!
News and morning anchor, Cory McCloskey, from Fox 10 is coming out March 9th to do segments at 9:30 and 9:55am on the sand sculpture exhibit in the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion. Ray is starting tomorrow to pound sand and hopefully start sculpting by Friday/Saturday through March 19! It is a surprise what he will be creating but he says it will be better than “Chessie” the elephant! The kids will LOVE IT!
Please join us in the Pavilion on any day to gather and have fun in the Gardens! We will have a Carefree booth out in the Pavilion so please come by and catch-up!
Thanks and I look forward to seeing you!
TOWN OF CAREFREE WELCOMES SAND AND STONE EXHIBIT BY WORLD RENOWNED ARTIST RAY VILLAFANE
The Town of Carefree welcomes world renowned artist and sculptor, Ray Villafane, back to create sand art like no other within the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion, Carefree Desert Gardens starting March 4, 2017. Admission is free* and open to the public every day of the week. The exhibit will be on display through August.
The first life-size signature sculpture created by Ray Villafane and Sue Beatrice in the Carefree Desert Gardens was completed in May of 2016 titled, “Elephant playing chess with a field mouse,” consisting of 24 tons of sand sourced from the Salt River in Arizona. The exhibit garnered world attention by the media who had never seen sand sculpting taken to that level. This year Nikolay Torkhov, professional sculptor from Moscow, Russia, will join Villafane in creating 24 tons of grandeur over the 2 week period. Torkhov was also commissioned by Villafane to carve pumpkins at the Enchanted Pumpkin Garden in Carefree October 2016.
For the first time Villafane has also invited professional stone balancer, Tim Anderson, a Pennsylvania native, to join him in Carefree the weekend of March 17-19 to transform the Gardens into an artistic stone stacking playground. Visitors can watch demonstrations, participate and ask questions as Ray and Tim defy the laws of physics without the use of any adhesives other than gravity and stones provided by Mother Nature to create unusual artistic formations in the Desert Gardens pools and around the scenic landscape. The Thunderbird artists will also be present in the downtown area for their Carefree Fine Art and Wine event that weekend, $3 entrance fee for sand, stone and all the fine art you can consume.
Ray’s been on the global scene for 10 years carving sand and says, “I love Carefree and glad to be back again for a second year within the beautiful Desert Gardens, it’s a playground and inspiration and appreciate the Town allowing me to be a part of it.”
*Exhibit is free except March 17-19, when the Thunderbird artists will join Ray Villafane, Tim Anderson and their 150 fine artists. $3 entrance fee. Carefree residents are free.
About Ray Villafane
Based in Arizona, Ray Villafane is an internationally acclaimed American sculptor who has traveled throughout the globe fashioning exceptional figures and scenes out of pumpkins and sand. Villafane has been called, “The Michelangelo of pumpkin carving,” by Martha Stewart, carved for the President at the White House, and has appeared on numerous national TV programs as well as holding two World Guinness Book of Records for carving the largest pumpkins in the world. He’s also known for his Food Network’s Pumpkin Challenges, which he won in 2008, 2009, and 2010. For more photos of Ray Villafane’s work visit VillafaneStudios.com.
About Tim Anderson
KeyStone Balance is the artistic stone balance work of Pennsylvania native, Tim Anderson. His work began as a result of a climbing injury that sidelined him during the 2011 season. Spending time along the river, having an artistic back ground and being influenced by cairns (human-made pile of stones) he encountered during his winter travels in the mountains, Tim began his playful venture into stone balancing during the recovery process. While not traveling doing demonstrations, appearances and art shows, Tim spends the majority of his time in the creeks and rivers near home stone balancing and being part of the beautiful areas where he’s spent most of his life. See Keystonebalance.com for more information.
“Elephant “Chessie Trunkston” playing chess with a field Mouse, “Hershel Higginbottom” in Carefree, Arizona, 2016.
Gina Kaegi
Director of Marketing and Communications
Town of Carefree
8 Sundial Circle
P.O. Box 740
Carefree, AZ 85377
Office: 480.488.3686
VisitCarefree.com
CarefreePumpkinGarden.com
Gina Kaegi
Director of Marketing and Communications
Town of Carefree
8 Sundial Circle
P.O. Box 740
Carefree, AZ 85377
Office: 480.488.3686
VisitCarefree.com
CarefreePumpkinGarden.com