I just posted some work from my childhood and teen years on my Facebook Fan Page. I thought it would be fun to share on here as well. I have been digging up older work for future projects- videos, mainly- and came across some fun pieces. Of course I then remembered some pieces that I haven’t seen and don’t actually know what became of them. As a kid, I gave away drawings, plus I think teachers ended up with some. So I have some more digging to do apparently. Here are a few of my finds (click on the photo to see the entire image):
St. Tammany Parish Fair poster- 1987. My design was picked as the poster winner for the fair that year.
16 yrs old- pastel pencil drawing of Madonna
circa 17 yrs old- charcoal drawing of Chris Cornell
circa 13/14 yrs. old- charcoal and oil pastel of Donnie Walhberg
Early high school- maybe 13/14 yrs. old- watercolor and pencil still life
Repeat performance (posted this one once already)- I was 16 at the time- pencil drawing of Ralph Lauren’s Safari; SOLD
And if you’d like to see what I’ve been up to lately, visit my website at www.AmyGuidry.com.
In addition to Mother’s Day, this weekend is also the Second Saturday Artwalk in Downtown Lafayette, LA for the month of May. This Artwalk will feature work from students of the Lafayette Parish School System and the Talented Art Program in several galleries and restaurants around the downtown area. As a former Talented Art Program student from the New Orleans area, I can attest to the importance of such a program and it’s impact. So be sure to come out and see what future professional artists are doing in our community! As promised, here is this month’s schedule:
Acadiana Center for the Arts -101 W. Vermilion St. / 233-7060
Main Gallery: May 8 – July 24, 2010 Southern Open 2010
Side Gallery: May 8 – June 4, 2010 Jeremiah Ariaz: Tucumcari
Vault Series: May 8 – July 24, 2010 Pat Juneau
Architects + Artists Gallery– 200 Jefferson St. / 234-4166
Artwork by students of the Lafayette Parish School System’s Talent Art Program
Cajun Spice– 535 Jefferson St / 232-3061 Eclectic Chairs, Mosaics and More by Tanya Falgout through May 31
Cité des Arts– 109 Vine St. / 291-1122
Artwork from the local talent in our Lafayette Parish Schools.
Galerie Eclaireuse– 535 Jefferson St. / 234-5492 Sue Boagni and Paul Schexneider
Gallery 549– 549 Jefferson St. / 593-0796 Frederic O. Daspit – New Sculpture
Gallery R (at The Russo Group)– 116 E. Congress St. / 769-1530 Exuberance: The Art of Coyo
