Have you been enjoying the monthly art exhibits in the children’s wing? We hope so. We’re thankful to the Lehigh Art Alliance and its talented members for bringing their art to the library for all to experience. Stop in this month to see beautiful paintings by local artist Deborah Haaf, who is currently president of the Parkland Art League. Deb will be teaching a pastel workshop on Saturday, Sept. 25, in the library’s back yard. While the event is currently full, you can still get on the waiting list in case of cancellations. We asked Deb how she got started …Read More
Anne Landis
We’ve become so accustomed to having beautiful art on display — thanks to the Lehigh Art Alliance — that even a day of bare walls between exhibits feels like a day without sunshine. The gift of vibrant color and beauty this month comes from Anne Landis, a watercolor artist in Quakertown, where she spent her career as a special education teacher in the district’s schools. Now retired, Anne is a hospice volunteer at Grand View Hospital in Sellersville and an art therapy volunteer at Good Shepherd Home in Allentown. Anne’s passion for art began in childhood at Twin Wells, the …Read More
Kids’ workshop and catching up with Laura Elmore
(above, l to r: Birds of a Feather, Losing My Marbles, Three Peas in a Pod, Sings Like a Bird, and Makin’ Wishes.) Want to pry your kids away from their video games and screens for an hour? Bring them to Laura Elmore’s outdoor art workshop at the library tomorrow — July 10, 2-3 p.m. — for some fun and creative exploration. In keeping with this year’s summer-reading theme, ‘Tails & Tales,’ elementary-aged kids will get to sculpt an animal out of clay and search for animals in the clay slab that children decorated at the SRC kickoff. Laura, a …Read More
Terrill Kevyn Johnson
Go here to read Terrill’s bio. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” — Pablo Picasso Luckily, Terrill Kevyn Johnson did, for you only need to spend a little time on his Instagram or Facebook pages to know there is nothing else he could have been. Terrill’s art is back for a second exhibit in the children’s wing as part of ART@EPL, our partnership with the Lehigh Art Alliance and Lehigh Valley Arts Council. When did you know you were an artist? I started painting when I was three (see …Read More
Edith Roeder
What will you be doing when you’re 100 years old? If you’re as lucky as Edith ‘Edie’ Roeder, who became a centenarian last September, you’ll be picking up a paintbrush often and creating beautiful art to be enjoyed for generations. Edie is the latest artist to exhibit her work in the children’s wing ‘art gallery’ as part of ART@EPL, our partnership with the Lehigh Art Alliance and Lehigh Valley Arts Council that’s now in its second year. Stop in to see Edie’s paintings up close and keep reading to learn more about this local treasure and her ‘second life’ in …Read More
Luther Henninger
Luther Henninger always liked to create, even taking classes taught by Walter Baum, founder of the Baum School of Art and the Allentown Art Museum. Working to provide for his family led Luther to set aside his paintboxes, though, returning to them only after retirement. By then, his paints had long dried up, but his interest in art had not, and 12 years later he still hasn’t looked back. Luther’s art is currently on display in the children’s wing as part of ART@EPL, our partnership with Lehigh Art Alliance and the Lehigh Valley Arts Council that’s now in its second …Read More
