HOW TO STAGE A MAGNIFICENT QUAIL HUNT
Leave it to Fitch Farms in Holly Springs, Mississippi to stage the finest quail hunting in the Southeast employing nationally renowned trainer, John Rex Gates, along with premier guides and champion bird dogs. Fitch Farms is graciously providing a quail hunt for FOUR. Guests may hunt on horseback or by mule drawn wagon and lodge in the original home of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forest. Act one opens as you arrive the night before the hunt to enjoy a plantation style feast. Act two commences the next morning with a 7:30 country breakfast before your guide launches you on your morning hunt. At noon you’ll head back to the lodge for a fitting lunch to refresh you for your afternoon hunt. As you visit and relax following the hunt, you will enjoy an array of delicious hors d’oeuvres. Then, before the curtain drops, your birds are cleaned and packed for your departure. There is a 12 bird privilege per person. Quite a performance for the novice or experienced hunter.
MIRIAM WEEMS COMMISSION
Mississippi Artist Miriam Weems needs no introduction. Miriam’s art is in the permanent collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art and in numerous other public and private collections including President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush, Senator Thad Cochran, Chancellor Robert Khayat, Gary and Mary Ann Mobley Collins and Archie and Olivia Manning. In 2007, a book of her impressionistic paintings entitled Mostly Mississippi was published. Sweet Potato Queen Jill Conner Browne describes Miriam in the foreword: “I stand in ecstatic awe of the artist who can grab a moment out of our lives and with a few deft brushstrokes, capture it for us forever. Miriam Weems is just such an artist. She brings us all the comforts and soulful ease of our beloved Mississippi. Her colors reverberate in our memories of the simplest things that bring us the greatest joy.” Tonight you have the opportunity to capture your own favorite moment with a painting commissioned especially for you.
The artist will paint a 24”X30” oil on canvas of your chosen subject that is sure to become a cherished heirloom.
Many thanks to the artist for donating all proceeds to funding a cure.
One of A Kind Heirloom Rug
Imagine this heirloom in the making in your home. It would be a lovely feature in any study, gallery entrance or living space. This vegetable dyed, handspun wool Turkish Karapinar measures 5’6” X 9”5” and is handmade from shearing the sheep through hand-tying the last knot. Be sure to make this rug your own tonight.
Sincere thanks to Coleen O’Brien and our friends at The Rug Place.
Squares in Color Painted with Love
Easely Amused owner and artist Bridget Tisdale has collaborated with our JDRF Mississippi Chapter to create this one-of-a-kind fantastically colorful; painting done by some very special artists. Our Type 1 children ages 3-18 created this versatile piece featuring a square motif and loads of color and enthusiasm. This terrific 24X48 painting is done in acrylics and would be perfect in either a home or office setting. Be committed to a cure and take home this one-of-a-kind painting this evening.
Our deep thanks to Easely Amused artist Bridget Tisdale for donating her time, talent and resources to show that she is committed to a cure.
Party on the RufNek
It’s as much fun as you want to make it! Head to the wonderful Mississippi Gulf Coast for a glorious day trip on the RufNek, a 65 foot wooden boat, to Ship Island. Or, if you prefer, plan a sunset cruise along the coast. Bring 20 of your friends or your corporate group to share this one of a kind experience. Captain Sherman Muths will ensure a great outing and no trip would be complete without refreshments, wine and beer. You will receive a keepsake from your trip that day, along with a photograph of your group on board the RufNek.
Please reserve your date with the owners on or before April 1st. Holidays excluded.
Sincere thanks go to Sherman and Wendy Muths for offering this exclusive trip to support necessary research to find a cure for diabetes and its complications in honor of their daughter, Meg, who has type 1 diabetes.
Oval Dangle Earrings
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, what could be more fitting than jewelry? These beautiful oval filigree dangle earrings created by Gabriel New York will make some lucky lady the perfect present. This lovely accessory is made of 14 karat yellow gold and comes from Stein Jewelry in Madison. With this fantastic piece of jewelry, luxury and timelessness come together to create a look for both day and evening.
Thank you to Jim and Leigh Russell and Stein Jewelry for providing these lovely earrings.
Peyton Hutchinson Painting
Peyton Hutchinson receives her painting inspiration from vibrant colors in nature. From poppies in Tuscany, to an autumn pasture in her home state of Mississippi, she uses canvas and a palette knife to capture the moment. Peyton has a Fine Arts degree in Painting from the University of Mississippi, and has studied at the Rhode Island school of Design and the Marchutz School of Design in Aix en Provence, France. Tonight is your opportunity to add an original Peyton Hutchinson painting to your collection.
Many thanks to the artist for choosing JDRF to feature her painting this year and for donating all proceeds to find a cure.
Hand Painted Oriental Sideboard
As interior decorators often insist, no room is complete until it includes a touch of the orient. This fantastic Raymond Waites table provided for us by Ross Furniture will transform any room to the extraordinary. With its exquisite hand painting and detailed wood carving, this Chenoise Oriental Sideboard is breathtaking. This is your opportunity to own an exceptional piece of furniture which is increasing in value because of its rarity.
Sincere thanks go to Brannon English and Ross Furniture for donating this wonderful Sideboard to support necessary research to find a cure for diabetes and its complications. Also thanks to our great friend Tracie McPherson for her assistance with this item.
Expressions from the American Southwest
Steve Griffith, a psychotherapist turned artist, is accomplished in many media and styles. For this fanciful set of paintings, he chose Acrylic on Acrylic Sheet (Reverse). These remarkable pieces, Mystic IV, 11X14, and Mystic V, 24X18, were inspired by Mr. Griffith’s travels and explorations of cave dwellings of the American Southwest. This is an exceptional chance to take home an incredible set of original pieces by this talented Conway, Arkansas artist.
Many thanks to Mr. Steve Griffith for graciously donating these pieces of original art to support research for a cure for diabetes.
Adorable Shih Tzu Puppy
This handsome little boy is a white and chocolate male Shih Tzu. He comes with a health guarantee, shots and worming. All of this plus a complimentary grooming from Diva Dog ensures he is just the right addition to your family. This adorable puppy marks the return of a long JDRF Live Auction tradition – so let’s be sure to make him welcome!
Many thanks to Dusty Hinton and Little Creek Kennel for this generous donation, and thanks to Diva Dog for ensuring that this puppy is the cutest on the block!
D.C. on the Ritz
This is your opportunity to spend a luxury weekend at the Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City and enjoy continental breakfast in fyve Restaurant Lounge each morning of your stay. Use your $600.00 Southwest Airlines Gift Card to book your travel to Baltimore, MD and plan to tour the Capitol and then dine in the company of statesmen with reservations in the Senate Member’s Dining Room. Don’t miss this chance for an exciting and informative get-away!
Valid any Friday and Saturday until February 2011. Please note that this offer is non-refundable, non-transferable and not replaced if lost. Capitol Tour and Senate Member’s Dining Room reservation should be booked 60 days in advance, and the cost of the meal is not included.
Many thanks to The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Larry Rowlett, and Senator Roger Wicker.
Jason Bouldin Painting, “Epiphany Nandina”
Artist Jason Bouldin has been described by American Artist as a “gifted artist who has already established himself as a portrait and landscape painter.” He was featured by The Artist’s Magazine in their 20th anniversary issue as one of 20 contemporary artists “on the rise” in America. Nationally regarded for his portrait work, Jason Bouldin received the Portrait Society of America’s top prize for one of his portraits in 2002.
His subjects include those close to home, such as former Governor William F. Winter, as well as subjects far away, such as Derek Bok, president of Harvard University. Although primarily a portraitist, he enjoys painting landscape and still life studies, and has garnered prizes for works in those genres as well, having been selected in 2003 for the national “Sea to Shining Sea” exhibit, in 2001 for the American Artists Professional League Annual Exhibition, and twice for the National Parks Academy “Arts for the Parks” Exhibition.
Perhaps some of the most personal works are his still life paintings which originate mainly as a response to flowers and plants gathered on walks, from his own garden, from that of friends or from his family home in Clarksdale. He believes that a still life, like a good portrait, does more than provide a physical description; it must communicate to the viewer something of the more intangible qualities of the object it is depicting.
The still life to be auctioned for the JDRF 2010 Hope Gala represents a plant common to the Southern garden in winter—Nandina (Nandina domestica). The 25X32 oil on canvas painting was created especially for JDRF’s 2010 Hope Gala.
The still life of Nandina fits in a theme of one of the artist’s favorite subjects—to recognize and then to name in paint the often unnoticed or under appreciated beauty of simple and commonplace objects that surround us. The Nandina is presented in the still life in a plain glass jar to emphasize its “work-horse” nature in Southern landscaping. This particular bouquet comes from the yard of the artist’s parents in Clarksdale.
The frame was custom created by the artist’s brother, Mahlon Bouldin.
Many thanks to the artist for donating all proceeds to funding a cure, in honor of his brother, Marshall Bouldin’s commitment to helping people living with diabetes.
