Rick Lodmell
March 1st - April 30th
Meet and Greet
March 9th 2-4
The breathtakingly beautiful photographs of Rick Lodmell will be
on exhibit march 1st – April 30th at the Quad City Botanical Center
Musical rhythms, dreamlike impressions and the energy of
nature's endless cycles inspire a majority of my art photography. Some images pull the senses best as seen, often offering
titles before shutter's click; others reflect mood when manipulated over hours and revisions until inner voice calls, simply,
"Yes, this shares it best." Forms, colors and photos not yet captured consume my thoughts, efforts and even sleep.
Sometimes they connect with others who feel my art works become their 'own'--that's the real beauty of sharing.
--Rick Lodmell
The Quad City Botanical
Center is pleased to ask you to partake this summer in the exhibit formerly known as Flamingo Follies. This new exhibit
will be an opportunity for regional artists to showcase their talent. Although the Flamingo Follies was a well loved exhibit, we have seen a decrease in attendance and participants. So this year we are shaking things up a bit.
The tropical indoor Sun Garden will be transformed into an Enchanted Garden June 21st – August 1st. No longer will the limitations of the pink flamingos hamper your creative juices.
Fairies are not the
only inhabitants of the enchanted garden: gnomes, trolls, sprites, elves, goblins, and woodland spirits are all invited. Also if you are more of an architect at heart feel free to build fairy dwellings (in
fairy scale, of course). With our new exhibit you as the creator have much more
freedom to choose your own forms. The exhibit will end with a fun art auction in our beautiful gardens. Please remember the artwork will be on exhibit in
the Sun Garden and should be water and humidity resistant. Three dimensional art is preferred but two dimensional will be
accepted if it meets the requirements. Your fairies or other creatures may materialize
in any shape from stepping stones to more traditional sculpture.
The indoor garden at
the Botanical Center will be transformed into a lush habitat for the creatures dripping with Spanish moss and white twinkle
lights. Every year we are astonished by the level of talent of the artists that
have joined in the fun of the flamingo exhibit; please help us bring the same level of creativity to our Enchanted Garden
fairy kingdom.
If you would like to
be included in this event please fill out the bottom portion and mail it back to the Quad City Botanical Center 2525 4th
Ave Rock Island, IL 61201, or fax 794-1572.
Enchanted Garden Time Line (please keep for reference)
q Registration form sent back to Quad City Botanical Center
by May 1st, 2008
q Drop off entries at Quad City Botanical Center June 17th
& 18th
q June 21st (first day of Summer and best day to
spot fairies) Children’s Tea Party
q Exhibit shown at Quad City Botanical Center June 21st
– August 1st
q Magical Party and Art Auction: Friday, August 1th
All entries
will become a donation to the QC Botanical Center
Entries will
be reviewed for appropriate content by the QCBC art committee
If you should have any questions please feel free to call me at 309-794-0991 ex. 30 feel free to make copies
of this form to give to friends. Or you can email me at vs@qcgardens.com
Beth Peters
Art Coordinator, Quad City Botanical Center
Name of artist________________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________
City______________________State_____________Zip______________
Phone______________________DayTimePhone________________________
Email____________________________
Fax______________________________
Please Send to: QCBC Attn: Beth 2525 4th Ave Rock Island, IL
61201
