Information on painting electrical outlets, making “green” jewelry and flower arranging will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. (All times are Mountain.) Jamie Alcorta, owner of Walls of Art in Lubbock, will show how to clean up the clutter of electric outlets under the backsplash by painting them […]
Column painting featured on show
December 31, 2011
Information on painting columns to resemble bronze, sculpting dolls, and cooking with fresh and dried figs will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday and noon on Thursday. (All times are Mountain.) Jamie Alcorta, owner of Walls of Art in Lubbock, Texas, will show how to paint columns or any accessory […]
Cannon Appreciation Day set for Saturday
September 29, 2011
Freedom New Mexico: Alisa Boswell Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce Director Karl Terry, left, and Promotions Director Sandy Van Der Veen go through boxes of door prizes Monday afternoon for the Cannon Appreciation Day, which is happening Saturday in the 801 military housing. Alisa Boswell The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce is holding a Cannon Appreciation […]
Sponge painting tips featured on show
March 5, 2011
Information on sponge painting on fabric, using a Klic-N-Kut die cutting machine and reducing allergens in the home will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Ava Green is a designer, and her company is Terri’s Yarns and Crafts in Sieverville, Tenn. She’s going to demonstrate sponge painting […]
Free speech not intended to mask hate
October 9, 2010
Freedom New Mexico Last week was a tangled mess of free-speech controversies. Anti-Christian smut hung on the wall of a government-funded art museum in Loveland, Colo., right up until a woman offended by the expensive painting destroyed it with a crowbar on Wednesday. The painting depicted Jesus receiving oral sex from a man, taking government-sponsored […]
Windows on the World opening with mural painting
June 8, 2010
By Liliana Castillo: CNJ staff writer A program aimed at preventing gangs in Clovis and Portales kicks off Thursday. Windows on the World sponsored by the non-profit Artists of America in New Mexico is targeting middle school and high school youth at risk for joining a gang. The program recruits students on probation for tagging […]
Painting is their passion
March 26, 2010
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Tasha Hicks, left, and friend Megen Graddy work on a mural Friday on the west side of Bike Dude, a bike store on Grand Street. The two childhood friends are artists and hope to start a business. By Liliana Castillo: CNJ staff writer Two artists are hoping to paint their […]
Kids College offers variety of classes
June 10, 2009
Five-year-old twins Milia, left, and Cadence Ratledge add a mane to their mirror image painting of a lion during class at Kids College. By Liliana Castillo: CNJ staff writer After painting an orange mane on half the lion’s head, Milia Ratledge’s hand hesitated before she brushed it on the other half of the animal’s head. […]
a view from under the pew: overcoming writer s block
January 29, 2009
By Gary Mitchell: CNJ religion columnist overcoming writer s block the other day i stumbledacross a ripped-out pagefrom the m encyclopediaboss and it intrigued me on the ripped-out pageit had a picture of apainting created by thefamous renaissance artist michelangeloit was called the creationof adam and it wasenthralling
First person: Prepping pumpkins
October 16, 2008
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Gene Terry has painted pumpkins for the fall festival at Kingswood Methodist Church for eight years. Gene Terry has spent the last two weeks painting 20 pumpkins for Saturday’s fall festival at Kingswood Methodist Church. Each of the pumpkins has a different face, and some even have hats. Pumpkin harvest: […]
Feb. 3, 2008 Honor
February 1, 2008
Artists of the month Pintores artists of the month for January are grandmother Lucille Bradburn and grandson Brian Bradburn. Anita Lucille (Fulton) Bradburn was born and raised in Grand Junction, Colo. She attended Mesa State College in Colorado and Eastern New Mexico University. She married George L. Bradburn in 1948. Clovis has been their home […]
It’s Their Business: Unique Creations Gift Shop and JJ’s Polish Pottery Place
September 3, 2007
By Jean Verlich: CNJ news editor Name: Unique Creations Gift Shop and JJ’s Polish Pottery Place Location: 1326 Highway 60-84 What they do: Sell gifts, crafts and Polish pottery, and teach decorative painting. Who’s in charge: Patsy Liston, Jean Patton and Jaqque Johnson are the partners. How long in business: about 30 years Hours of […]
Artists of the month
February 9, 2007
Sisters Loyce Troia and Leona Hughes of Clovis were chosen by the Pintores Art League as artists of the month for February. Their paintings will be at the Clovis-Carver Public Library during February. Troia and Hughes went to Vaughn Municipal Schools and attended Eastern New Mexico University in the 1950s. Recently, Troia took classes at […]
Enjoying the dog days of summer
June 9, 2006
Ryn Gargulinkski : Local Columnist The air is stagnant. Hot. Preheated to at least 350. A blazing light beats down upon slightly greased metal. Everything on it begins to bake. No, it’s not a batch of cookies in the oven. It’s just another day in the life of a roofer in New Mexico. Although the […]
Let your children find the artist inside
June 3, 2006
By Clyde Davis: CNJ Columnist d“Broaden your horizons — spend a summer morning with the Boys with Beards.” No, that doesn’t mean that ZZ Top is coming to Clovis, though that might not be a bad idea — I’d be first in the ticket line. What’s up is the Main Arteri’s summer arts program for […]
Artist runs away — without leaving home
September 28, 2005
Pat Weekley plans to enter three of her recent paintings in the Pintores Art League’s 30th annual Fine Arts Show that begins Saturday along with the Clovis/Curry County Ethnic Fair in downtown Clovis. (Staff photo: Eric Kluth) By Tonya Garner: CNJ staff writer Pat Weekley retired years ago from her career as a registered nurse. […]
Sizemore, Glen Jackson
February 1, 2005
Glen Jackson Sizemore Services:Have been held. Glen Jackson Sizemore, 89, of Clovis, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005, at his home. He was born on Sept. 7, 1916, in Dallas, to Oscar and Ollie Jackson Sizemore. He moved to Roswell in 1926. While in Roswell he attended school and at the age of 12 began painting […]
Police Blotter 1/14
January 14, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: About 9:40 a.m. on Jan. 7, Clovis police responded to a flower shop where an employee indicated that a window had been broken. Officers found three small holes and a crack the length of the window, but could not find any projectiles […]
Artist of the Month
October 31, 2003
Pintores Artist of the Month for November Pat Weekley has been selected Pintores Artist of the month for November. Her paintings will be on display at Clovis Carver Public Library during November. She started painting in oils early in the 1980s and began painting with Virginia Gregory. Later taking classes at Clovis Community College, she […]
