Dieter Erhard came in today from Guatemala, bringing a French guy and two of his fellow Germans, to hold his third Artcamp. It's a lot of fun … the resident artists work on projects from the 9th of this month until Nov. 1 then hold a two-day show. The Frenchman, Marc Duquesnoy, does concrete sculpture, as does Dieter. One of the Germans, Sascha Banck, does large-scale paintings, and the other, Daniel Berger, does large-scale concrete sculpture. Then, from Oct 24 until Nov. 1, they will be joined by four Texans: Cynthia Aldrete, Dion Laurent, Olivia's own Aubrey Parker, Russ Thayer, and Don Williams. Artcamp show will be Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 from 10 a.m to 7 p.m. It's a bunch of fun; you can talk to the artists and see what they've done.
The ArtBoat was featured on Texas Country Reporter a little while back, and Dieter has a Web site at www.artcenter-seadrift.com. It's always nice having the artists in town. They are a bit of exotica in our little fishing village.
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How very cool! Thanx for letting us know about this, Loon. As it so happens, the improbable does occur every once in a while and I should be off those days. I think I would like to go. Will yourself and herself be there? Ahhh...I can feel the cool fall breezes and the smell of the sea now....
We'll almost certainly be here, and I invite you to dine with us. We'll sort out details later.
It would be a pleasure, Mr. Loon.
Very cool to hear of this event. I will definitely try to get by there with my tribe. I haven't been inside the old boat since my nephew had some of his photo artwork showing there, and he spent a time keeping the place open and aired out while Deiter was away. I need to let Josh and his mom know that they will be back in town for a while.....maybe I can work out something with the owner to keep the place open and hang my hat there as storekeep for him for the short term and earn a caretaker's wage and have an inspirational place to write.
It is my fuzzy recollection that that hull was fabricated on that very spot, and sat up on it's drydock supports for many years. I Think I even remember the folks who built it. I guess the inevitable slow death of the shrimping way of life, and probably lack of funding and fading dreams finally gave way to dreams of a different sort by Deiter and his wife. One thing is for sure, he has shown some pride in the boat and the village there by keeping it alive in the manner in which he did. It certainly lends some artistic, offbeat charm to a place where such a thing was sorely needed......at least to this old pirate with a soft spot for his home port.
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