March 2023 Page-Turning Writers Informal Presentations
Open Space Arts Gallery at Stonebridge Shopping Center - 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA
Several local authors will be doing “pop-up” presentations at Open Space Arts Gallery on March 11 and March 18, 2023, at 1:00. These intimate presentations will feature local women writers who are offering advice on starting to write, demonstrating the business of writing, creating content for publications, and generating fresh ways to approach creative ways of promoting their voice through writing.
March 11, 2023, at 1:00 Save the Date!
Jackie Thomas
Jackie Thomas started writing as a teenager. She is an author, playwright, poet, and lyricist. Jackie has written and produced numerous plays, including The Eagle Stirs Her Nest, which was one produced at the National Theater, in Washington, DC. She is also the author of many training manuals, guides, and the author of her latest book, Kneeology- Prayer That Reaches God's Heart, available on Amazon.
Publications by Ms Thomas:
Kneeology - Prayer That Reaches God's Heart
Leadership - Building a Winning Team
The Eagle Stirs Her Nest - Stage Play
Secrets of the Butterfly Club - Stage Play
The Downard Ward - Stage Play www.gemva.org www.gemtheaterproductions.org
Michelle Baker
Michelle Baker – Northern Virginia artist and writer Michelle Baker has worked in ink since age 14. She began writing and shooting high school sports and writing a weekly column for her hometown newspaper at age 14. The love of ink has followed her throughout her professional life. She majored in Art and Journalism at San Francisco State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a minor in Art. Her written work and photography have been published in periodicals, newspapers, and magazines nationwide. Most recently, Michelle's poems were included in the NoVA Bards 2021 and 2022 collections: An Anthology of Northern Virginia Poetry. As an artist, much of her time is spent working in ink on watercolor paper. She artwork shows in galleries in Prince William, Fauquier and Loudoun counties. michellebakerart.wixsite.com
Contact: mbakers55@yahoo.com
March 18, 2023, at 1:00 Save the Date!
Sharon Krasny
Sharon Krasny- Author of Iceman Awakens. Sharon Krasny has worked as an educator for over eighteen years in Virginia and abroad teaching in both Hungary and the Czech Republic. She discovered a love of oral history, from the people’s enthusiasm in retelling their knowledge of old. As an Advanced Placement Literature and Research English teacher, she has spent years encouraging students to take risks, look closely at the smallest details, and determine hidden meanings found within the text. Her own writing reflects these values. Her debut novel is the award-winning Silver Finalist of IBPA Benjamin Franklin's Best New Voice in Literature with Iceman Awakens.
Iceman Awakens www.sharonkrasny.com
skrasny9 on IG and FB Email. - skrasny9@gmail.com
Lileeta Harlem
Lileeta Harlem (Leeta Harlem) Liletta Harlem is a Mindset Coach, Author and Motivational Speaker. She is also the Founder of her Virginia based nonprofit, My Natural Me.
Liletta empowers girls and women to reframe the self-talk, shift their mindset and learn to love themselves as the standard for how others will love them.
Books by Ms Harlem:
I can fix my…
The Power Resides at the end of I Am
Celebrating A Legacy of Courage and Resolve
My Life Painted With Words www.mynaturalme.org
Email: info@mynaturalme.info
IG/FB @mynaturalmewoman Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Liletta%20Harlem/author/B087XZNZ5P
Leeta Harlem
Communication Strategist and Coach www.lilettaharlem.com
Helen Joyce Burroughs
Helen Joyce Burroughs grew up in 1960s Los Angeles with the warmth of the sun and gardens filled with vibrant colors. This sense of joy and color is reflected in her art and lead her to share her art journey in "Helen Joyce Burroughs: Exploring Color, Movement, and Texture".
Exploring Color, Movement, and Texture by Helen Joyce Burroughs
Contact: helenburroughs@comcast.net
See you at the gallery!
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.
Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.
Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.
Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership
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