Anne Armentrout Reels in a Prize

Congratulation to Anne Armentrout, the artist referenced in an earlier blog post, for her 3rd place win in the Staunton Downtown Development Association's Filling the Half-Empty Glass: A Storefront Art Initiative with her piece, In Your Hands, Triptych to the Third Power, Plus. Armentrout worked in collaboration with Transition Staunton Augusta to create her triptych collage which she has since … [Read more...]

Everybody’s Fault But Mine

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In passing glances the occasional journalist points in the direction of us all, suggesting that it is not just rogue oil companies, in-bed government agencies, or an administration on auto-pilot who are responsible for the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. They suggest, perhaps a bit sheepishly, that two other culprits may be to blame here. Those two being you, and me. But they don't push it. … [Read more...]