Thanks to the “husband-of-the-year” efforts made by Brandon, I was able to exhibit artwork at this year’s Lawrence Holiday Art Fair at the Lawrence Art Center on Saturday, December 2. The Holiday Art Fair is an annual show put on by the Lawrence Art Guild featuring original artwork created by local artist.

After being stuck at home sick for two weeks, I had admitted defeat and realized I wasn’t going to be able to muster the strength or stamina to do a show, let alone install & remove it. Two days before the event my husband volunteered to do the whole thing by himself. Thanks to that effort we sold a painting and I got invited to do a solo show at the Lawrence Public Library in August of 2007.

Alissa was invited to exhibit her artwork in a solo show at the Helen Hocker Center for the Performing Arts in Gage Park. She hand-selected 15 paintings that will hang in the lobby of the Theater for the remainder the 2006 season.

Remaining performances by the Topeka Youth Players include: “The Phantom Tollboth” from December 1-9 and Madeline’s Christmas from December 8 - 16.For more information about the Helen Hocker Center for the Performing Arts, click here. The theater is located at 700 SW Zoo Parkway, in Topeka, Kansas.

Alissa was unanimously selected by fair officials as the Arizin Artist for this year’s Kansas State Fair. As the Arizin artist, Alissa was a guest of honor at the Boots and Bling event featuring Kansas Wine, Cheese, and Art. Twenty other artists joined Alissa exhibiting their artwork for display and auction. The event was located in Dillon Hall at the Encampment Building in Hutchinson on September 7.

Alissa’s painting was auctioned off to the highest bidder, raising over $1,000 dollars for the House of Capper. Fellow Topekan artist, Robert Ault, and Lawrence artist, Stan Herd, also had paintings sell for over $1,000.

Eight pieces of Alissa’s artwork were on display in the Administration building for the duration of the fair, September 8-17.