Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 11:59:00 -0400
From: Maggie Frantz
Subject: You can own a Clyde Jones original painting!!
A Clyde Jones original painting will be raffled at the Pittsboro Street Fair Saturday, October 29, at the Chatham County Beekeepers Association tent. The tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10. Proceeds will go directly to bee research at NCSU.
Clyde Jones is a folk artist living in Bynum. He has works in The Smithsonian, on the Great Wall of China, and has had one-artist exhibits in Manhattan as well as the High Museum in Atlanta. He does not sell his work, only contributes it to charities. He has a special place in his heart for children and hosts many field trips from schools in the area. He also visits the Wilmington Art Museum each fall to draw his “critters” for kids to paint and take home.
The most famous Clyde story is that refused to sell a critter to Mikhail Baryshnikov when he visited Clyde’s house. After later learning that the ballet dancer had a young son, a critter was sent to him. A framed thank you letter from Baryshnikov hangs in the Bynum General Store.
Come to the Pittsboro Street Fair Saturday, October 29, from 11-4 to buy a chance to own a Clyde Jones original and support bee research. Bring $$$$$
mef