An Evening Out with the Girls

Jacquelynn Buck is a photographer and member of our gallery Town & Country Fine Art Center in Kettering, Ohio. She is also a public health educator. Right now she is exhibiting her talent in a show at Dayton Visual Arts Center (DVAC) in downtown Dayton until September 5, 2008. Her program last night was an encounter with one's beauty that is particularly not visible in a physical way. Jackie took a picture of willing participants and printed the picture on the spot. Then we proceeded to gather the text and, with the use of markers and stamps, we enhanced the image with artful play. I volunteered to be a participant and was delightfully surprised at the many sayings that were so appropriate for me and what text spoke to me. I felt personally that I can use my collage as a vehicle to affirm my own inner beauty. These artful collages will be on display until next week at DVAC. Jackie's thoughtful project is helping women see that beauty is not just about how one looks, but the inner beauty that often is dictated by outside influences. I believe Jackie is on to marrying the two loves of her life....photography and health.