The State Federation Porcelain Art Clubs of Texas

Texas State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs

3 weeks 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 weeks 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

Texas State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs

3 months ago

A Great Read:

This is a must read for all Texans, used-to-be Texans, adopted Texans or wanna-be Texans.


Just Texas
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Sweet Home , Texas 77987
Comfort , Texas 78013
Friendship, Texas 76530

Love the sun?
Sun City , Texas 78628
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Sunset, Texas 76270
Sundown, Texas 79372
Sunray , Texas 79086
Sunny Side , Texas 77423

Want something to eat?
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Pearland , Texas 77581
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And top it off with:
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Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all!
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Pittsburg , Texas 75686
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Nevada , Texas 75173
Memphis , Texas 79245
Miami , Texas 79059
Boston , Texas 75570
Santa Fe , Texas 77517
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Pasadena , Texas 77506
Columbus , Texas 78934
Feel like traveling outside the country?
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London , Texas 76854
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Paris , Texas 75460
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No need to travel to Washington DC
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We even have a city named after our planet!
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We have a city named after our state:
Texas City , Texas 77590

Exhausted?
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Cold?
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Winters, Texas 79567

Like to read about History?
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Need Office Supplies?
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Want to go into outer space?
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You guessed it. It's on the state line.
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For the kids...
Kermit , Texas 79745
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Winnie , Texas 77665
Sylvester , Texas 79560

Other city names in Texas ,
to make you smile......
Frognot , Texas 75424
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Best, Texas 76932
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Kickapoo , Texas 75763
Dime Box , Texas 77853
Old Dime Box , Texas 77853
Telephone , Texas 75488
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Twitty, Texas 79079

The Anti-Al Gore City
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And our favorites...
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Ding Dong, Texas
West, Texas (it's in Central Texas )
and, of course,
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Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas

If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas ;

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ;

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas ;

If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may live in Texas ;

If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ;

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Texas ;

If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas ;

If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas ;

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph --you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ;

If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ;

If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends, you definitely live in Texas .

Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas :
1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742miles

2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles

3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water. Destroyed by Hurricane Ike - 2008!
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America .
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America 's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in US history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was " Houston ," but the Space Center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.
12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island .
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US rainfall record of 43" in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the US by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the US Flag, and Texas may choose to divide into 5 states.
15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500 years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six capital cities:
Washington-on-the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia, and Austin .
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the US which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington , DC
(by 7 feet).
20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the world and it is taller than the Washington Monument .
21. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas .Tejas in Spanish means “tiles”
22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo. An interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.
23. The first domed stadium in the US was the Astrodome in Houston .

Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Farlie , Texas :

(1) Just one God.
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.
(7) No killin'.
(8) Watch yer mouth.
(9) Don't take what ain't yers.
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff.

Y'all git all that?
Lord, keep Your arm around my shoulder
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Texas State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs

3 months ago

Yeah we just hit 800 likes!!

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Texas State Federation of Porcelain Art Clubs

3 months ago

Wanted to let everyone know, yearbook is in the mail to you.

I greatly appreciate everyone's help to get it done.

I shipped everything to a president except a couple. Those would go to the next person either VP or Treasurer. They had to have a physical address.

I hope you love the yearbook: Judi Simon is our featured artist on the cover. My mother, Becky Rasco is my back cover artist.

Vicki Dean will be delivering the Dallas area, Ft Worth will go to Peggy Riggs, I will be delivering Lubbock, Brownfield, and Sweetwater.

Thank you
Donna ... See MoreSee Less