Reno Tahoe International Art Show 2024

 The Discs are completed and installed at the RTIA show.  Haley Deiro wrote this: 

The Nevada Awe Project gave us an opportunity to meditate on the beautiful natural landscape of our amazing state and to creatively express our appreciation through this collaborative effort. Who was my counterpart for the project? Why, my very own Patrick Deiro @patrickdeiro!!! That's right, my husband is officially an artist! Together, we witnessed the transformative power of collaboration and opened a dialogue within the artistic community. Special thanks to @candacegarlock for making this happen and supporting your art kids in many ways.

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Stop by Booth A51 in the Heart of Reno and buy a NV Awe disc. Help support  @doublescoopnevada #nvawe #nvawetinytreasures #nvartscouncil #nvartists #nevadaartists #rtia2024

Installing Crew: Lucinda Lundin, Tamara Scronce, Tina Drakulich, Brandon Lacow

Front L-R: Sogand Tabatabaei, Kris Vagner, Sarah Russell, Auriel King, Elliot Medina, Emsley Lewis, Jessi Sprocket

Middle L-R: Elaine Parks, Beck Baumann, Grace Nichols, Haley Deiro, Tina Drakulich, Becca Lewis

Back L-R: April Gratrix, Ryan Korson, Emily Whittlesey, Baylee Spear, Madison (Maddy) Caperton, Brandon Lacow

 

Kyle Karrasch, Elaine Parks and Kris Vagner

Emsley Lewis signing her name

Elliot Medina's Creation

Poem by Emily Whittlesey

Desert Life by Tina Drakulich

This piece was made by Auriel King and Tina Drakulich.  In thinking of Nevada, it is our fabric; our lives are woven in as we are both native Nevadans.  Our desert life is awe-inspiring.  The sunsets, the mountains, the wetlands, the playa; these comfort and inspire.  We make paper because the environmental impact is minimal, and perhaps positive. The medium is simple, versatile, and expressive.  Tina folds cranes of handmade paper as an outward expression of prayer. In this case, prayer is for Nevada Earth. Materials: wood, handmade rag paper, sharpies and mod podge.

This piece, “Area 51” is made by Auriel King and Luana Ritch (deceased, July 2, 2024).  Luana, a Nevadan, was awe-inspiring as an artist, friend and community member.  She was a creative, expressive, and inventive paper maker with vast experience in public health and military service. Auriel King is an imaginative young artist who loves Nevada treks, hikes and waters. It is with awe that these two artists formed this piece in a collaboration.  Materials: Abaca, beads, wire, sharpie, ribbon.