Garden Party

***  updated 09/09/2009

The 2008 Garden party was so much fun and was a great success! We were able to raise some money as well. We donated the proceeds to I.C.C.F, WCR and FLOW. Without I.C.C.F and WCR this project would not be possible.

The art auction was a hit. We were please to be able to help the local artist with this auction. The minimum bid went to the artist. We have many of the artist returning this year and may be a few new ones.  It is great to be able to help out the local comminitte in so many ways with this foundation.

2009 Garden party is scheduled for September 25th 3:30 - 6:00 pm at Mangiamo's  1033 Lake Drive SE.   Tickets for the party are ready for sale - $25.00 or buy both Garden Tour Book and Party ticket for 30.00.  Cash bar - Bocce ball and food will be served.  Live local artist auction.  All onder the tents out back! If you would like more information please call Danielle Rowland - State Farm Insurance at 893-8450. or email her at danielle@daniellerowland.com

To see the artist work to be auctioned off look for Michelle Gordon on facebook.

2008 info below:

The Garden party is scheduled for September 27th at Olives in EGR! We will be honoring all sponsors, holding a live and silent auctions and many door prizes. Mark your calendars and block off 5pm - 8pm, as you will not want to miss the party of the summer!

This will be a very fun event, there will be so much to see and enjoy.

• Master of Ceremonies- Susan Shaw Wood TV - Channel 8
• Plenty of parking
• Auction of local artist work's
• Door prizes
• 50/50 Raffle
• Free appetizers

Tickets are $20.00 each...........if purchased with the Garden Tour Book (valued at $10.00) the set will be $25.00, a $5.00 savings!

Contact for the Garden Party and to order you tickets please e-mail

Danielle Rowland
danielle.rowland@flagstar.com
(616) 893-8450

To be auctioned off: Framed and Matted 20 x 24

By Bobbi Jo Kenyon

Bobbi Jo has had a passion for photography since she was a young girl. It has always appealed to her nature and allows her to be creative both during the photographing and in post processing. She enjoys not only doing natural pictures but to use her artistic skills to create unique pieces. Bobbi Jo always strives to capture the spirit of the subjects that she photographs and to create images that show beauty in everyday life.

"I have been drawn to the art of photography for as long as I can remember. There is something amazing in the ability of a photograph to capture a timeless moment, and how that one unique image can evoke so many different emotions in each person it touches along the way."

She does both portrait and fine art photography. Her work can be viewed at www.greentreestudios.net

to be Auctioned off: Min bid $100.00

By Stephine Timmerman

Stephanie Timmerman is an artist who has made Grand Rapids
her home, but draws from the world for inspiration. She believes
in the words of St. Augustine who said, "the world is a
book and to not travel is to read only a page". Her paintings are
textured by the beauty, people and lands she has visited.

Stephanie has studied art locally, as well as abroad.

She paints because she must, and strives to place on
each canvas the images feelings and ideas that have
inspired her life.

Stephine also help kids around the world, she has a project she holds near and dear to her heart. www.tesfa.org, she refers to these kids when she talks about them as "her kids in Ethiopia. Her art work can be viewed and purchased at Bottega Salon, 820 Monroe Ave, suite 222. She is a local artist with a cause!

To be auctioned off:

By - Elisabeth Vedrine

Title - Pierre de Bronze, min bid $300.00

Elisabeth is a native Parisienne, studied at L'Ecole

Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. She now lives and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Elisabeth Vedrine's current work falls into one of two series: Cambrian Explosion or Nature Under Glass. Both series have roots in her sense of the fragility and wonder of the natural world. The Cambrian Explosion refers to a period in Earth's history when many new species of plants and animals arose in a short time period. Nature Under Glass expresses her sense that the natural world as we know it may be known to our children only through museum exhibits, separated from direct experience by a layer of glass.

The next two artist are home grown Grand Rapids Artist from Kendal College!

More of these artist works can been seen and purchased at www.Inspired-Creations.biz

To be auctiined off:

By Nick Van Keuren - VK Designs - Wall Scupture "Totem 10"wx2 1/2"d x 48" high - Min bid $450.00

Materail - Bamboo, Cherry, slate and Ebonized Popular

Nick's work is influenced through architecture and the natural character found in wood. He keeps his designs to a minimum and emphasize more on the balance between simplicity in form and the complexity of the composition.

You can view other works by Nick at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Pinapple center piece of the water fountain - main lobby. Enviro systems, Grand Rapids 2 Abstract mix media paintings and one metal sculpture for their show room.

To be auctioned off:

By Nicole Detzen - Wall Sculpture - Symphonic Red Series 24" x 36" Min bid 195.00 ( the vertical one)

Nichole is a Visual artist, born in Germany in a town called Saarlouis. Working as a designer at an architectual company in Germany, her interest in art grew. She atended Kendal College in 1996 until 2001, majoring in fine arts/sculpture and a minor in interior design. Her coice of material is mostly metal, yet incorporating other media's such as wood, glass, and painter surfaces, creating an abstract sculptures based on the main design elements found in nature.

Nicole's work can all be seen at, Mary Free bed - Abstraction of a sea scape.

Also by Nicole to be auctioned off is Wall Sculpture -

Freedom candle holder 12" x 36" (Vertical) Min bid $175.00

By Nathan Goddard: to be auctioned off

Min bid, $350.00 each

Shadowglyph Sculptures. "Moving Spirit" and "Sacred Ground"
Dimensions are 34" x 19" x 8"
They are made from recycled press board, found wood, oil paint, sand and will be finished with a soy resin for water resistance.

About Nathan:

Nathan Goddard received a BFA in painting with an emphasis on Land Arts from the University of New Mexico in 2000. While in the Southwest his studio experience and practice involved long treks throughout the four-corners area with his easel, paints and camera creating images in the tradition of the early Taos Modernists. The land, environment, and diverse cultures within the southwest were the core subjects within his work. After moving back to Michigan five years ago, Nathan's professional work includes graphic design, product development and sculpture. His love of the outdoors and his passion for creating has established him as an innovative and contemporary artist in the community.
Shadowglyphs a Series.
Recent work inspired by the relationship between the figure and the natural environment, these paintings and sculptures are a multi-media exploration that is part performance, photography, video and painting. This way of working allows me to explore relationships between figure and environment, present and past without leaving a mark on our landscape. The mark we leave today has great impact on our place of tomorrow. www.nathangoddard.com

2 more pieces from Nathan:

Infinity 2008 Oil, Conte' and Sand on Canvas 12" x 12" $250

Vessel 2008 Oil, Conte' and Sand on Canvas 12" x 12" $250