Dog Art Today

Tag: Kathleen McLaughlin

  • Dog Bowl Art Installation that Gives Back

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    This art installation of 500
    plastic dog bowls by Denny Camino has raised approximately $4,500 for building a
    public dog park in Provincetown, MA.

    The installation, located in front of
    the Denny Camino Gallery, 205 Commercial St., has been there since
    July.  Passersbys are encouraged to toss their change into the
    water-filled bowls, creating a  fun, interactive atmosphere that draws
    crowds every day.

    Watch the artist discuss the thought process behind his work and his surprise that people have become so "excited, thrilled and filled with wonder by it."   I am not surprised at all.  It's magnificent! 

    Via Wicked Local Truro.

    Thanks for the tip, Kathleen (my sister), of Cape Cod's Truro Fine Art Studio, where their new show of ex-pat American Impressionist Milton Wright opens today from 4-8 pm, and runs until September 8, 2008.

  • Happy Birthday Kathleen!

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    Kathleen is my older sister.  She is the one whom I followed around like a puppy before Sheila and Regan came along and did the same to us. 

    Kathleen always had the better costume (witness the photo above) when we played dress up.  She always got perfect ringlets when my grandmother would rag curl our hair using flat beer to set it (did everyone do this or is it an Irish thing?)  She had a tutu and a pogo stick and cool gymnastics shoes like Nadia Comaneci, our hero.

    Needless to say, I wanted to do everything she did until the little sisters showed up and I could enjoy the perqs of being a big sis myself. 

    I know you’ve moved beyond ringlets and costumes, Kathleen, but you still deserve the best in life.  I have no doubt that with your grace and fortitude all your dreams are with in your reach.

    Now a bit of nostalgia.  Look back to 1976 when we all thought we would be Olympians and our parents thought we would break our necks …

    Hope you have a Happy Birthday!

    Love, Moira