The State Federation Porcelain Art Clubs of Texas

Texas State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs

4 days ago

Update from Candy.

Sitting up and going to regular room in little bit.
Maybe home tomorrow
xoxo
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Texas State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs

5 days ago

Update on Candy Bunnell Ferren from George and also a small message from her this morning but she needs to rest, stay strong and get better soon. She’s really sick. She doesn’t have COVID which I was not expecting that because she is very diligent with being safe from that😁

From George Kiss ... Candy was admitted to the icu at Cedar Park Regional...my daughter is a supervisor for the icu so she will get some extra attention...she is having some issues keeping her blood pressure up..her kidney function was low..no estimate for discharge..she is feeling a little better.. will try to keep all informed of what I know....

I’ll check Facebook later today but now I’m out to take care of some issues with my house. Hope everyone is safe, warm and continue to stay diligent with Covid still here!!

Carol DeWind if you and your husband can get an email to everyone in our porcelain club I would appreciate it. No everyone checks Facebook.

Debbi Kelly Silagi will you share this in Reagan Alumini.  ... See MoreSee Less

Texas State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs

1 month ago

I am asking for lots of prayers. I just found out my Aunt Rita Rasco has Covid. She is in the hospital but not on a ventilator. Please prayer warriors, we need you now.

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Texas State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs

2 months ago

To all members of the State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs,

Presidents please forward this to all your members. I know it is a late notice but I appreciate your help.

Tomorrow January 7th, 2021 at 4pm;

I will go live on Facebook to discuss convention and what we are discussing going forward with our organization. I ask everyone to please join me.

Your comments and feedback are very important to me.

I also want to Thank everyone for participating in my questionare. It has really helped us make some very serious decisions. I am so grateful for your opinions, your guidance, and most of all your support.

With all of my love to everyone 💕

Donna Rasco Castle

President 2019 - 2021 ... See MoreSee Less

Texas State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs

4 months ago

We are so blessed that we have such wonderful artists that share their studies.

Thank you!!!

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Texas State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs

4 months ago

This is a very long post however I feel it is a very important post. I hope everyone takes the opportunity to read it.
I would like to take a moment to address an issue I have seen and experienced.
This is a problem, almost a virus, within our community of artists.
I have tried very hard to unify and inform everyone throughout my tenure as your president. I visit, I encourage, and I truly love each and every one of our members. I agreed to a second term because I really love this federation, our art, and the excitement that has been generated within our membership. To serve in this position is a privilege above and beyond anything I could imagine.
There are times however, that some federation members and Facebook followers choose to try and discredit the efforts of others. They do this by making snotty remarks, discrediting comments, and just by being mean and discouraging.
This to me, is nothing short of a virus that needs to be extinguished.
There is no real purpose for the negative effort, it is just their way of being petty and I am guessing jealous of another person's talent or effort. I have deleted several comments that, to me, were made in an effort to propagate negativity and encourage discontent. This type of behavior, to me, is not beneficial and can really discourage new and upcoming artists as well as established artists alike.
I have to ask; Is this the legacy that we want to leave for those that follow in our footsteps?
Is a negative and discouraging environment really the impression any of us want to give?
Many of our artists, that participate in our wonderful art will trace or copy the outline of another piece of work or image. They will then use their God given talents and skills to produce their interpretation of the original image in their piece of art. This is a very common practice and one that should be embraced, not judged.
For teachers, I am certain that the subject matter they choose is shared and used again and again. Some “studies” as we call them are not necessarily original works done by a particular teacher but more so that teachers accumulation and interpretation of a graphic, image, or scene that they found worthy of becoming a study. Studies are a collection of information that a teacher can add their own personal flare to when painting and/or when teaching. A teacher may, at any time, give permission for others to teach that same study. Even without permission the study is only truly “owned” by the teacher if all the work and graphics in the study are original and created by that teacher.
My mother was a teacher, a painter, and quite an accomplished artist. Her efforts and studies from being a teacher, I am sure, have been shared and reproduced countless times. I can only hope that someday I can have the opportunity, the privilege, to take a class that was inspired by something my mother once taught. To me, and to many others, it is the greatest compliment possible when someone wants to share and yes, even copy, the knowledge they learned from another artist or teacher. It is how our art survives and grows.
I do agree that it is wrong for any artist, no matter how accomplished, to represent a piece as their original art when it is not. Original means from a blank slate, not a replica of someone else's work. But just because someone shares what they have painted does not mean they are saying this is my study, I own this design, nor are they even attempting to own that part of the art.
We have so many talented artists in our federation, almost 590 in Texas. Quite often these artists will share their paintings with us. The inspiration they have painted may have come out of a book or from a study they have purchased, or it might even be their attempt to replicate what another artist has created, If we choose to attack this artist or each other it makes others afraid to share what they have created or accomplished. As individuals, we need to encourage and support all artists. It does not matter if the artist has been painting for a single day or for 50 years. Everyone should be encouraged to share their works of art without the fear of ridicule, judgement, or any non-supportive feedback. Even a suggestion on how they might improve should be handled privately.
I have been a first hand witness to a teacher falsely claiming that a piece they produced was their original production when in actuality is a replica of another artist's original work. One of these pieces was presented directly to me as your president. Out of integrity and respect I will never reveal or discredit this artist however I cannot express enough how truly disappointed I was when I found the same image on a graphics website that was dated several years before my “original piece” was painted.
I am hoping that by openly discussing the negativity and the discouraging comments that we can address this once and for all. If I see anyone bullying or being negative on our state page I will discuss it with the offender directly. If they persist I will have no choice but to ban them from our page.
I want everyone in our federation and beyond to encourage others, to embrace the efforts of all, and participate without the fear of being judged or ridiculed. I know that in ways this may be like wishing for “world peace” however, please believe, I will do everything in my power to remove the negativity from our Facebook page and anywhere I see it. I might even pull someone off to the side and address it in person when I see it happen. Whether I am in a board position or not, I feel this kind of activity cannot be allowed or tolerated.
To those that are alway so supportive and positive, I say THANK YOU!
To those that feel the need to be anything other than supportive and encouraging to our artists, our friends, I wish you nothing but the best life can offer however I will not allow you to participate in our little piece of the world.
I have tried very hard to be positive in this post. I do believe we have a wonderful group of artists. Please, just think about your comments, if you cannot say something positive maybe saying nothing at all is a better choice.
Hugs and kisses and please know, I love each and every one of you!
Donna ... See MoreSee Less