DuBuisson Gallery Showing August 2011

I'm pleased to announce that DuBuisson Gallery in Olde Town Slidell will display my mosaic works in the month of August 2011. There will be a reception on August 13th, from 6 to 8 pm. Please join us at 300 Robert Street, Slidell.

Mosaic Art by Rose Marie Sand

City of Slidell Purchase Award

The City of Slidell recently purchased my "Monument Table" for display at a city building. I'm extremely humbled and grateful for this award.

St. Bernard Posters

I've recently completed a trio of posters featuring a collage of St. Bernard parish photographs. Traveling around the parish to capture images of a place I love was a joy, and I hope St. Bernardians will enjoy having these posters for their homes. Each poster is printed on cardstock, and is 11 x 17 inches. Posters are currently available at Gallery 421, located at 421 Columbia Street in Covington, and at Meme's, 106 Gause Blvd in Slidell. I also offer free posters with your donation to the Milton Sand Scholarship fund, sponsored by the Voices Foundation - please call or email for information..

Stained Glass and Mosaic Classes

For pix of classes and students, visit http://glassbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/

June's Beginner Stained Glass and Beginner Mosaic Classes

A Buddhist Proverb states "When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Appears." In this case, when the Teacher was ready, the Students appeared. And this teacher realized that her students were, in fact, her teachers. I received a grant from the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation to teach stained glass and glass mosaic classes in the summer of 2009, and just completed the first round of the classes. Ten wonderful women took the classes, and I learned from every one of them.

I've worked in stained glass since 1980, and this art form became a sort of therapy for me then and over the years. The timeless appeal and the intrinsic beauty of stained glass has enriched my life as an artist and I hoped to encourage others to enjoy glass art through these classes.

When volunteers helped gut my warehouse in Chalmette after the storm, I was amazed to learn that they'd found and cleaned many sheets of glass that were stored there. They also found the first panel I'd designed and completed in 1980 – a rose entwined in the letter “G.” That piece now hangs in my post-K kitchen; it used to hang in my pre-K dining room.





The fact that something as seemingly fragile as glass had survived that wreckage, and that something so valuable to me was found by those volunteers, gave me hope. I'd like to 'pay it forward' with these introductory level classes, and am planning the next round of classes for early fall.

The Voices Foundation

The Voices Foundation was instituted in 2005 with a mission to gather stories and histories and present them through theatrical productions and educational programs that are cultural, historic, and artistic; keeping traditions alive by sharing them for the entertainment of all people.

I am a founding board member of the Voices Foundation, and a member of the Evacuation Theatre Troupe. Seven members of the troupe traveled throughout the states of the Louisiana Purchase territory in the fall of 2006, putting a face on the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina with our story of the history, hardships and humor of the state of Louisiana, called the Voices of Louisiana. Our homes were destroyed, but we survived and found a way to thrive.

For information about our production of The Voices of Louisiana, please go to www.voicesoflouisiana.org. We continue to perform, and update, the show throughout the state.

A documentary about the road tour has been created through a grant from the Arts Council of New Orleans, and copies are available. Recently, we have been funded by a grant for a project called "To The Headwaters," a new production about the return trip home of the Evacuation Theatre Troupe, and will be performed at Nunez Community College Auditorium in June 09.

Shine Productions

I am proud to have been a founding partner in a theatrical production company based in St. Bernard Parish called Shine Productions. Together with my partner, Barry Lemoine, Shine has produced seasons of shows that include original productions, Shakespearian plays, Variety Showcases, and comedy shows. Although I retired in 2010, Shine Productions, and the actors and staff I met through this association, remains a highlight of my career. For more information about Shine, go to www.shinepresents.com