bridges, huckleberries and robin stew - Mendocino Art Center

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Become a Member of the Mendocino Art Center and Give Yourself the Gift of Art… Do You Know? Revenue from workshops and gallery exhibits does not fully cover the expenses of the Mendocino Art Center. Like all non-profit organizations, support from students and individuals in the community is imperative for MAC to bring vital cultural programs to the community, including hands-on field trips to over 1,000 children each year, low-cost open studios and free arts fairs and musical concerts, and a wide array of world-class art workshops taught by some of the country’s finest instructors. BENEFITS AT ALL LEVELS: Complimentary subscription to Mendocino Arts magazine $25 discount on one workshop per year Exhibition opportunities in the Abramson Gallery and the Gallery Shop Special invitations to participate in Members’ Juried Exhibits Members only discounts at selected businesses (lodging, art supplies) Recognition in annual newsletter Receipt of workshop catalogs and other mailings (Mendocino County residents only: half price tuition through our local stand-by program) ARTIST: $50 - $99 All of the above. ART LOVER: $100 - $299 All of the above plus recognition in Mendocino Arts magazine. ARTS BACKER: $300 - $499 All of the immediately above and invitation to a special gallery preview event. ARTS SUPPORTER: $500 - $999 All of the immediately above and invitation to a special board-catered dinner at MAC. ARTS PATRON: $1,000 - $2,999 All of the immediately above and name on plaque in Main Gallery. ARTS PILLAR: $3,000 - $4,999 All of the immediately above and a special gift book. ARTS CHAMPION: $5,000 and up All of the immediately above and a commemorative tile with wording of your choice in the Zacha Tile Garden. Sign me up to be a Mendocino Art Center Member Today! o Artist $50-$99 o Art Lover $100-$299 o Arts Backer $300-$499 o Arts Supporter $500-$999 o I want to become a member. o Arts Patron $1,000-$2,999 o Arts Pillar $3,000-$4,999 o Arts Champion $5,000 & Up Name_________________________________________ Address_______________________________________ City__________________________________________ State_____Zip_______Phone_______________________ email________________________________________ ___Check (payable to Mendocino Art Center) ___Bill my o Visa o MasterCard Billing Name___________________________________ Billing Address__________________________________ Account # ________________________Exp. Date_____ Authorized Signature_____________________________ Mail to: Mendocino Art Center, P. O. Box 765, Mendocino, CA 95460 Mendocino Art Center 45200 Little Lake Street, Mendocino • 707 937-5818 • 800 653-3328 • www.MendocinoArtCenter.org 79
80 Poetry By Robin Rule SPRING Messy bits of nests and creek: long branches snarly in water; the long noisy all a-far down to the mouth of the river; I stand there, waiting for the paper ship I let loose at the top of the falls with all my wishes written on them, a child’s scrawl. Still waiting, but grown now, I reach out my hand to grab the sodden white bird as it whirls by in arcs and circles, stealing time. NO WITNESS February’s black ice on rough slanting road, I slip and fall on the back of my head, see stars for twenty minutes before I’m able to sit up and feel goose egg on hip, in small of back the popcorn crunch of pain, deep slivers of buck knife jab and I cry out, but no one hears on three hundred plus acres of oak trees and screaming creeks of snow melt, like no one heard Susannah in the wheat field and the two field hands. NO REAL NAME My real name was slapped from my mouth when I was two and wanted to ride the dime pony in front of the clothes store. My grandfather called me Princess and I played in the mud outside the trailer in Flint Michigan. My name was on the envelopes under the bed from Viet Nam when I was twelve. My name was the scar on my hand under my thumb. My first boyfriend called me Alabama. My name was the smacked face-answer-back big voice inside a little kid. My first step-father called me get out of the way, My name was who ate the effin’ cookies. My first teacher called me slow, but a good girl. My name was I’m afraid of the dark. My name was Appalachia. My name was the great great niece of Jenny Bailey who walked the Trail of Tears to Vinita Oklahoma. My name was the angry hunger of a seven year old girl. My real name is the pearl, the bird, the luminous moon. Robin Rule is a poet from Willits. She is the recipient of a California Arts Council Fellowship in Literature and, since 1981, she has been publisher/editor of Rainy Day Women Press with Mary Norbert Korte, dedicated to broadsides, chaps and poetry on CD’s. Daniel Essman is now associate editor. Robin has been making handmade books and assemblages since 1994.
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