tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post8650519456005898110..comments2024-01-18T08:37:07.265-08:00Comments on Spirit-Wrestlers Blog: Q56: Help For Struggling Artist?Koozma J. Tarasoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339083539775964934noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-47518503148944780282013-06-17T13:17:03.626-07:002013-06-17T13:17:03.626-07:00Hello Koozma
I had been so honored to receive you...Hello Koozma<br /><br />I had been so honored to receive your wonderful book from my cousin Danny Pictin in Vancouver last July and also a beautiful letter from you.<br /><br />I wanted to let you know about the artist (struggling artist from the U.S.A. who wants to visit Canada. Mike Koftinow) you had written about. <br />He is one of my dear cousins here in California. Yesterday we got together to share a day of talking about art (I was an artist as well) and seeing his newest series. I thought you would enjoy a couple pictures of us and him.<br /><br />I was so happy to hear that he too is interested in learning of his Doukhobor past. <br /><br />I was an artist creating trompe l'oeil murals, faux finishes, sculpture commissions for casinos, restaurants, and homes. I also created sculptures that were in galleries. My website has a small sampling of my past work.<br />www.lynetterkoftinow.vpweb.com<br /><br />The last three years I have created an organization in the San Francisco Bay area regarding Cetacean (whales, dolphins, porpoises) education and conservation.<br />San Francisco Bay Area Chapter American Cetacean Society<br />http://www.acs-sfbay.org/<br />http://www.facebook.com/SFACS<br />Protecting whales and dolphins since 1967<br />American Cetacean Society (ACS) is the oldest whale conservation group in the world. Founded in 1967, it is a non-profit, volunteer membership organization with regional U.S. chapters and members in 22 countries.<br />ACS is dedicated to the protection of whales, dolphins, porpoises, and their habitats through education and outreach, conservation advocacy, and facilitating research. We believe the best way to protect cetaceans is by educating the public about these remarkable animals and the problems they face in their increasingly threatened habitats.<br /><br />Thank you for all your dedication and work with the Doukhobors. It is wonderful for me to be learning more about my father's past heritage. Blessings.<br /><br />Lynette R. Koftinow, San Francisco, California, USAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048398846215710793.post-61448516821944985682013-05-15T15:24:13.012-07:002013-05-15T15:24:13.012-07:00I, Fred Samorodin am a Board Member of the Lower M...I, Fred Samorodin am a Board Member of the Lower Mainland Doukhobor Benevolent Society that manages the independent living residence, the White Birch Manor in North Delta, B.C. We are presently involved in a project to redecorate the common room, called the Harmony Room in the Manor and want to replace 2 framed picture copies of some non-descript landscapes (2 feet and 3 feet)with framed artworks that have a Doukhobor theme that could be donated (unframed) for permanent display in the Harmony Room--a central meeting place for Lower Mainland Doukhobor activities for many years. Please send your pdf files to me :fsamorod@shaw.caPhysiofredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167485281592272824noreply@blogger.com