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Francisco's Farm Arts Festival Newsletter
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Meet Donna Gillstrap McGregor - Mosaic Artist
There's nothing I can say about Donna McGregor that could
introduce her better
than her own artist statement. I can only say that I am
very much looking forward
to meeting her in person at the festival.
In her own words:
"We live in a world of so-called perfection - everything has to be perfect. However, I couldn't seem to find anything that was perfect. I finally gave up and started appreciating all the imperfections in life.
 Life and just being able to take a breath each day has been my inspiration in my art the last few years. I look at the beauty in all the imperfections around me. It's the imperfect layers of stone in a cliff on a rural Kentucky road, it's the way a flower creeps out between the layers and blooms, it's the way water in a creek goes around a large rock in order to flow down the crooked creek, it's the way leaves and branches turn and grow, it's all the imperfections in nature that become absolutely beautiful and perfect to me.
I hope that others will see the beauty in my imperfect art as I do in the natural beauty around me.
 For the last couple of years I have had a great interest in mosaics. I started out doing a small sample board for a client's pool house and with that he asked me to do a large 15' x 10 ½' mural.
As a hands-on designer, the opportunity to create the mural was exciting, as well as intimidating on such a large scale.
I was hooked, and have continued working with various stones, smalti and concrete to create mosaic pieces.
For approximately 10 years I owned a successful custom design stage-wear business in the NY / NJ area. After a life changing car wreck left me unable to continue in the stage-wear business, I moved back to Kentucky and went back to Interior Design. 
Creating mosaic art pieces, sculptures, murals and functional concrete & mosaic furniture has given me an opportunity to fill a hole inside me; and best of all, create a smile for others."
On June 21st, you'll find Donna in Booth #4 at Francisco's Farm Arts Festival.
Thanks for reading! Watch for next week's newsletter and get acquainted with another fine artist.
I invite you to join me at one (or ALL) of our upcoming Arts Nights in the fabulous restaurants of Midway, starting with Heirloom Restaurant this Thursday. Preview artwork, enter drawings to win FarmBucks, and discover your new favorite restaurant.
Visit 'Fine Dining for the Arts-Inclined' for all the details. I look forward to meeting you!
Marcie Christensen
Event Coordinator / Imagineer |
PS - We hope you will join us in thanking our generous sponsors. Let them know you appreciate their support of the Arts and this festival ~
- National City, our Lead Sponsor
- Woodford Reserve by Brown-Forman, sponsoring Francisco's Gallery
- United Bank & Trust, sponsoring our Music Stage
- Nancy Barron & Associates, sponsoring our Art Totes (wait till you see these!)
- Anne E. Bolton & Citi Smith Barney, sponsoring our Artist Awards
- Chase Bank, sponsoring the UK Student Art Exhibition
and our fabulous Media Partners
WLEX-TV Channel 18 and WUKY-FM 91.3
Watch for our television commercials, beginning on WLEX-TV next week!
We'll be appearing on Nakada Jennings' noon show on June 10th, and
on Friday, June 20th be sure to rise early to watch Lee Cruse Live at Sunrise
Lee's show will be broadcast live from Francisco's Gallery
Tune in to Nick Lawrence's show, Curtains at 8, on WUKY-FM 91.3 every week,
and especially on Wednesday, June 18th when Nick hosts a crew from the Festival.
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