IT’S ALL ABOUT SHARING & GETTING ALONG WITH PAST PATIENT MIKE SMITH
ARTWORK AT THE OFFICE I learned they attended the Market Animal College before purchasing their lambs to be introduced to things like properly weighing and determining exactly how much to feed their animals. What to look for regarding parasites and how to treat them, how to trim their hooves and clip them properly was also included. My favorite from all of them included learning how to get along with their siblings and sharing the workload Hey, folks. Dr. Bill Whiteford here. I wanted to share a really neat story that happened to a family of one of our past patients. I realize this happens many times over each year however thiswas the first time I had specifically been involved. I had treatedMike Smith in the past year for a shoulder problem who thankfully responded very well. Patients usually do respond well but I never cease to be amazed when it all works the way it should. At any rate, he gave me a call to see if I would take a few minutes and talk to his 3 kids regarding their partcipation in 4-H and possibly entertain the thought of bidding on one of their lambs they were showing at the fair. I was not going tobe at the fair asmywife and I already hadplans for theweek, however, I wanted to hear what these kids had to say so I agreed and set up a meeting. WOW!! That would describe my time spent with them in a nutshell. Saying I was impressed would be an understatement. Isaiah, themiddle son was the initial spokesperson and came intomy office and introduced himself stating he had an appointment to seeme. Upongreeting them, I got a firmshandshake anda look in the eye fromall threeof them. Zachary, the older son as well as his younger sister Laurel accompanied Isaiah and myself back tomy office for a good 20minutes or more of exchanging questions and answers regarding their experiencewith 4-Hand raising these lambs.These kidswere amazing in their socal behavior rarely seen in children this age. First of all, there were NO cell phones or any hint of a distraction. They all gave me a brochure with different pictures of them working with their animals and describing what they have learned from this experience.
on a daily basis. Comments like “I am not sure I could do it without the help and encouragement frommy brother and sister” really touched me. After pinchingmyselfseveral timesto make sure I was not dreaming, I can say without a doubt, this was one of the neatest experiences I had that week. It is so easy toget discouraged when we hear stories of folks not getting alongor items that plague our newspapers andnewscasters in today’s world. This experience I had gives me hope and should give you hope as well. As I said earlier, I was unable to bid on their lambs at the fair however did help themmonetarily with giving each one a check to help defer expenses they had incurred. I just want to say a big thank you to Mike for giving me a call and to give Zachary, Isaiah and Laurel a fist bump to encourage them in their endeavors becoming the men and women of the future. They are well on their way!!
medium”. I told her I’d always wanted to learn printmaking but never knew a resource to learn more. She invited me to her printmaking group – a weekly gathering – and I just loved the medium! The style of printmaking we did is called “reduction prints” – a style developed by Picasso. In this example, I carved away
Harrisonburg Artist: Kathy Waybright Kathy Waybright, artist for Harrisonburg. September 25th through November 27th. Meet and greet the artist October 2, 6-7:30. “I was raised in the Roanoke Valley until around the age of 7 or 8. My family moved to the Shenandoah Valley and I attended Bessie Weller Elementary and Robert E. Lee High Schools in Staunton Va. In 1966 I married and was blessed
with two beautiful daughters, Shannon and Angela. I became a single parent in 1972 and lived in Staunton, VA. In 1981, I married Everett Waybright and moved to Mt. Crawford, VA. Everett had two beautiful sons, Everett Jr and Richard. We then became a blended family. After the children were grown I began crafting and oil painting. I enjoy gardening in the summer and knitting and crocheting in the winter months. I now enjoy all painting mediums and trying new methods of art.”
what I wanted to remain white then rolled beige ink on the block to transfer each sheet of paper in the series; then carved away what I wanted to remain beige and printed yellow; then carved away what I wanted to preserve as yellow to print red; then carved away the section of red to print the final color of green. At the end, there is nothing left that is interesting enough to print again, so it is a finite small series of hand pulled numbered prints – usually 10 or fewer. I really admire people who can paint very realistically, but I especially enjoy when an artist can add something creative that I can’t see with my own eyes. So I try to bring that to my art work – squiggles and swirls you don’t see, and colors you know don’t belong, and yet somehow it looks better by having them there.”
Pinehurst Artist: Lynn Goldhammer Lynn Goldhammer, artist for Pinehurst. September 2nd through October 31st. “After retiring from the military (6 years Navy, 16 years Coast Guard) I started doing some ink and watercolor “doodle’s”, and built from there using ink and watercolor creating very flat and colorful images. While at a “plein air” paint out in NJ, a woman saw my work and said “have you ever thought of doing printmaking – I think your style would work well with that
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