BRIARCLIFF MANOR ROTARY MEETING
August 14, 2009
TODAY’S QUOTE
When I hear someone sigh, “Life is hard,” I am always tempted to ask,
“Compared to what?”
--Sydney Harris
AN HISTORICAL NOTE
On this date, August 14, 1993, Kevin Costner became the 2,233rd movie biggie to receive a star on the Hollywood “Walk of Fame.”
MEETING OPENING: Our weekly meeting opened officially at 12:16, more or less.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG, SINGING OF A PATRIOTIC SONG, AND A PRAYER:
Our salute to the flag was led, heroically, by Sy Yuter, the patriotic number was sung by the golden-voiced Marie Fuesy, and this section of the proceedings was wrapped up with a heart-felt plea for Divine Mercy, delivered by Father Lee.
THE PRESIDENT’S REMARKS: Newly-elected president, Mark Seiden, got the meeting off to a business-like start with several important announcements having to do with the health and future of our club and the setting up of committee chairs. We all heartily concurred with his sentiments.
TODAY’S SPEAKER: Our speaker today was Tom Wills (husband of the estimable Fran
Wills), who spoke on the subject of “Block Printing.” He was very interesting.
He began with a brief history of block printing and then segued into examples of the art form, illustrated by a number of examples. He spoke about the Rainbow Technique (using more than one color), about the versatility of Japanese print makers (They were very, very adept!), the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright, the architect, on block printing, (Immense!) and the stages that are required before the final object is realized. (Many!)
The color in block printing lasts seemingly forever (Some have endured for more than 500 years, if kept out of the sun!), and he spoke further about the connection between Fine Art and Block Printing (On occasion, the English artist, Turner, and the equally talented, Edward Much, among others, turned their hand to block printing.)
Mr. Wills concluded his talk with the showing of various examples of block printing. They were very, very impressive.
Thank you, Mr. Wills, for a delightful and fascinating talk!
THE DRAWING: This week’s drawing was won by Eleanor Yuter (A big “Yay!”).The second prize went to Mark Seiden. (A more sedate Presidential “Yay!”)
Bishop John immediately announced that he had seen enough and was immediately giving up on Christianity.
OUR WEEKLY MEETING ENDED with an inordinate amount of kissing and hugging.
Respectfully submitted by
Don Wilde
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8/14/09 Attendance - Robert Amsterdam, Lee Carozzi, Frances Chu, Zachary Cosentino, Dean Dykeman, Zenith Eidel, Rodney Ertischek, Marie Fuesy, John Herzog, Rachel Leihbacher, Geraldine Mahoney, Ernest Pacchiana, Fiala Portnoy, Vladimir Portnoy, Paul Rosen, Mark Seiden, Donald Wilde, Frances Wills, Elinor Yuter, Sy Yuter
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