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Gail
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 Posted: Feb 09, 2010 12:43 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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I was so pleased that art, mineral art in particular, was the theme of the evening. I have been a lover of art since a young girl. My history is one of owning, and operating, an art gallery and picture framing shop. I worked at six galleries before taking the plunge and opening mine many years ago. ( I am now retired, but still miss it. )
I raised my two daughters in the shop, and they both enjoy art and one is an incredible artist in her own right having won many ribbons at the age of 9...her work rivaled adults. Art is very much appreciated by many around the world and tonight gave us such a great chance to visit with, and see the works of such talented people.
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2010 12:49 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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...Hmmm. How to explain this...
Aisha and Ginny are two dear friends who are ...well...SHORT. I am 5 foot 9 inches tall and they are NOT. When I was standing behind them for a photo I realized that I was looking at the top of their heads so I thought it would be fun to REALLY accent the difference by standing on a chair and make it look like I am super tall. Well, we did and the three of us were laughing so hard after that we had tears in our eyes!!!
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| Me with my vertically challenged friends, Aisha and Ginny Toomey. |
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| Aisha and Arif with Jolyon at the reception after the talk. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2010 13:12 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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... Dedicated to Dave and Kathy Waisman, who put on the Westward Look event!!! Thank you thank you thank you for doing this!
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| Gamini's painting of Bill Larson's blue cap tourmaline. |
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| The evening ends with the delightful smiles of Herb and Moni Obodda! |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2010 13:44 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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...Dave and Kathy Waisman and a few local shots of outdoors...
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| Camel back mountain. The Westward Look sits near the base. |
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| Dave and Kathy Waisman. They are the Westward Look promoters, although it is Dave's baby, so to speak. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2010 13:50 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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...For those that love the desert plants...
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2010 13:55 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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| now there's some happy mineral dealers! Linda Dameron and Leonard Himes. |
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| Ian, from England, a Mindat friend. |
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| Dave Waisman on Monday, after the wild weekend! |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2010 14:00 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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I dedicate the next few postings to the Ladies on the Mindat women's forum. My good friends indeed.
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| Imelda Kein with Jim Spann |
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| MAD and HAM members, the Kleins. They moved to Tucson recently. we miss them. |
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| Jim and Imelda Klein and their friend, Rosa. |
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| Justin Zzyyxx from the VUG |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2010 14:02 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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| Victor Yount, one of the characters of the mineral world. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2010 14:06 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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| Justin and Lois chatting outside the mineral display rooms. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2010 14:09 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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...For Paul Siegel who also wrote me a great letter about enjoying the photos.
thank YOU.
Dave Bunk's room...
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2010 08:45 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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| We ended up buying this neat old book, when you open it there are many samples of minerals glued on a page. Very old, German...from Herb and Moni Obodda. We LOVE it! |
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| Kevin Dixon and Scott Wallace. |
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| Security is patroling all around during the event. |
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| Beautiful copper that looks like a seahorse. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2010 08:50 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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| View from the dealer room I was in. |
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| Nice to see youngsters at the show. |
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| Pierre shares a room with the Oboddas and sells meteorite slices, etc. This is quite large. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2010 08:55 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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...Kristalle..
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| nice...molten in appearance. |
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| Copper in Calcite..wow! This piece stands about ten inches tall.We now own it! |
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| Nice piece for someone's English suite??? |
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| Lois, in Kristalle's room. |
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| I am in love with these mountains...where we live in Texas there are none, only small hills. |
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Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2010 09:00 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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Marcus Budil's room.
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| a large herderite crystal atop feldspar. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2010 09:06 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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| Philip is someone I met online at Mindat and is from Australia. We finally met and he has brought his newly purchased amazonite and smokey quartz to show me. It was a stunner! |
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| Me with Barb Dutrow. We have entertained Barb in our home and she has been a guest speaker for the MAD group in Dallas. |
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| Jim and Barb Dutrow...an expert on tourmalines, amongst many others. |
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| Philip Perkins in the background, Jim Spann and Barb Dutrow..she is happy as her football team won the Superbowl. Go Saints!!! |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2010 09:14 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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| Yes, Honey...I love it too! Another fun addition to the Spann collection. Jim and I love minerals, and this one is a great fluorite on muscovite that will join a few others at home. Kevin Dixon piece. |
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| This amazing piece is from the Climax mine. Yes, that price tag is correct! |
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| Kevin Dixon shares a room with Kevin Ward. We bought some wonderful things from Kevin Dixon while there...and from Kevin Ward also... |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2010 09:20 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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| As Jim was looking at the fluorite we were buying, it is nice to see things in the natural light. |
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| Jim loves to see minerals up close and we always ask the dealer if we may see a mineral and hold it before assuming it is okay. Good etiquette practices.. |
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| This young man flits around shows every year and I love to get him to slow down long enough to say hello. I wish I had his energy! |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2010 09:25 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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| This beryl, displayed for sale, in Kevin Dixon's case is amazingly large and quite nice. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2010 09:28 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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| HAMS member (Houston Area Mineralogical Society ) member, Rob Thacker. He is also a dear and wonderful friend. |
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Ex Marty Zinn piece...we seem to share a love of the same things.
Pyrrhotite rose, rather unusual in that I don't recall seeing one before?
An iron sulfide, similar to a pyrite. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2010 09:39 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
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...Still trying to get Monday finished, and haven't put in some from earlier yet...but will keep posting and hope to make headway !!!
I dedicate this day to my husband, Jim Spann, who loves minerals like no one I have ever met!
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