Books for the Season

Beautiful pros, beautifully illustrated, beautiful story. 

If you do not have this book in your Christmas collections, it's a must have.

It is an extremely touching story about a tree, Small Pine, longing to be chosen by the royalty of the land to be the year's Christmas Tree, a great honor. Small Pine working very hard to grow just right, was likely to be the one chosen, which made the other trees quite jealous. However, as the cold of winter came through the forest, animals needed shelter. While other trees shunned the little creatures to protect their beautiful form, Small Pine opened its branches without a thought, to protect the animals in need. This left his branches tattered and ruffled, and with a loss of hope to ever be the chosen Christmas Tree...   

What are some of your favorite holiday books we could add to our collections?!

THANK-YOU VETERANS

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long

 as it is the home of the brave."

 -Elmer Davis

BYU

Writing Contest 

 9-12^th GRADE Students

Submission Date: January 31, 2013

PRIZES in EACH Category:

Fiction, Poetry, Personal Essay, and Critical Essay

*  FIRST PLACE:  $100.00

*  SECOND PLACE:  $70.00

*  THIRD PLACE:  $45.00

*  FOURTH PLACE:  $30.00 (Optional)

*  Honorable Mention:  $20.00 (Optional)

Contestants

 Each contestant may submit one entry in each category.

(For Submission Requirements & FORM:  GO here.  THEN click on, 

Highschool Students - RE:  Writing Contest)

*   Fiction entries should be between 1,000 and 4,000 words long. Indicate the approximate number of words on the first page of the entry, upper right corner.

*  Poetry entries may be in any verse form and may consist of one poem or a group of poems totaling 25 to 60 lines. Indicate the number of lines on the first page of each entry, upper right corner.

*  Personal essays may be from 700 to 2,500 words long. Indicate the approximate number on the first page of the entry, upper right corner.

*  Critical essays may be from 700 to 2,500 words long and include proper documentation if any is needed. Indicate the approximate number on the first page of the entry, upper right corner.

And so it begins....

Liberty’s Monthly Celebration

of ART. 

By peeking into the world of new, old and different mediums of art, we have the opportunity to be enlightened by new perspectives, ideas, and expand our creative minds.

Meet November's Artist of the Month:

Laura Amiss

Paris, 1920

Hello my name is Laura, I am an illustrator and designer working with textiles and print.

I am originally from the north of England but for the last seven years I have called Amsterdam in The Netherlands home. I live here with my husband and two slightly wild but lovely children.

I graduated in Textiles from Goldsmiths College at the University of London in 2003. After graduating I moved to Amsterdam and started working in the costume Atelier of the National Ballet and Opera house, which was both amazing and daunting (not speaking that much Dutch at the time). I now work freelance as a designer and textiles artist.

 My handmade canvases are unique and are created using a selection of new and reclaimed fabrics. My work is composed of subtle lines and color combinations produced through layering, piecing and sewing fabrics together. I draw inspiration from my everyday environment and hope that the way in which I recapture the landscape or moments of ordinary life allows people to appreciate them with a fresh perspective.

"Cityscape"

My two passions are textiles and illustration, 
I have endeavored to combine the two in my work.

"When will it stop"  

Feel free to ask me any questions I am very nice.

 

- Laura

My Website - On Etsy - On Flickr - On Facebook

Do you have a favorite artist? 
Who would you like to see featured on Life of Liberty?

Prague

Scattered Showers