HCC Newsletter, September 2023

Pictures sent in by our members

Tea time in Zagora by Verne Henshallg



The road by Kathy O'Flynn



Fall colors by Kathy O'Flynn



Old barn by Kathy O'Flynn



Chairs at MoMA by Mary Jean Winkler



Beach Stone Totem Pole by G.A.Mudge



Girl with the Camera by Steve Goldberg



Gazing by the caves by Steve Goldberg



In the haze by Steve Goldberg



ST.Martins by Steve Goldberg

President's Message by Dawn Dingee

This month will be the start of the 2023-2024 season. At our September meeting, members will present their ‘member showcase’. Members are encouraged to share their work in any format they’d like – slideshow, video, prints and yes, even actual slides if someone is so inclined. Presentations should be no more than 5 minutes per member. In person meetings will once again take place at Noble Horizons in the Cobble building.
Over the summer, HCC had a booth at the Sharon Fair. Thank you for all those that helped make the day a success. We had 14 persons indicate they were interested in becoming a member of HCC. I’ve sent a welcome email to them so hopefully we will get some new members from this event.
For the upcoming season, we have scheduled some very good speakers – some from within the club as well as external speakers for our Zoom sessions. The plan is to have a mix of in-person and Zoom meetings again this season. The Committee members have worked throughout the summer months to ensure we have an exciting program schedule for the new season. It takes all of us to pull together to keep this club going so I’m excited by the enthusiasm we have from members of this great club! So, thank you!!
Dawn

Pictures from the Torrington Street fair by Lazlo Gyorsok

The NWCT Arts Council hosted the Litchfield Hills Creative Festival on Saturday, August 19 in Downtown Torrington. The UP! Umbrella Project, presented by Pilobolus dance company and the Cinderfella fire spinning were headlines this year’s festival, through a collaborative effort with the Warner Theatre. First conceptualized with MIT, the Umbrella Project is an interactive spectacle that transforms participants into collaborative performers. Visitors were given a light-up umbrella and instructed by Pilobolus dancers to become part of a choreographed movement piece.

Getting ready for the show

The girl with the umbrella



Pay attention now !



All lit up !



Watching it all on the big screen.





The shadows of the night

Playing with Fire

The sparks fly




The Duel




...and the make-up kiss.

My third “Narwhal “ expedition in the Canadian High Arctic by Pamela Peeters

This summer, a small group of scientists, experts and specialists gathered in Ottawa for an expedition into the Arctic. Under the leadership of Dr. Martin Nweeia, the team was composed of Jim McEachen - top cameraman who did camerawork for video’s with Michael Jackson, Latoya Jackson, the Police, Honda, Armani, just to name a few; Joe Rhode, executive veteran of Disney Imagineering and fantastic artist equipped with a gigantic art canvas and an art book that slowly started filling up with the most beautiful paintings. and myself : environmental economist brought in for the video interviews with Inuit / young and old / for a new educational course, Linked with Sustainability and Intergenerational Wisdom transfer … and also drone pilot.
We went from organizing a first workshop at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa, to unrolling the canvas in Iqaluit parallel to another workshop and more video interviews , and last, on several occasions in Arctic in Bay, including once on the pier, looking out over the bay by the water. This resulted in the communal art project to expand with additional Inuit storytelling elements.
The absolute blessing of the trip came at the end of our educational adventure when we were able to witness hundreds of Narwhals passing by the bay we had just taken a break in.
Our team had gone out on the boat of an Inuit fisherman, and together with a younger Inuit fisherman he took us to a place where he knew Narwhals would be gathering.
What a unique moment in all of our lives that was!
Pamela Peeters

A view of Arctic Bay, Canada



Mother April and her baby daughter, Arctic Bay, Canada



Local kids posing for me in Arctic Bay, Canada



Pamela Peeters with the drone





Collecting Ice




Family outing by the Arctic Ocean

Living by the Shore by Karen McMahon

I feel so lucky to live 10 minutes from the sea. I grew up here and took it for granted because it was just what I was used to. After having moved several times throughout my life, to several different states, I ended up right back where I started. It is only now that I realize how lucky I was to grow up so close to such a beautiful place filled with wind, waves, natures beautiful creatures and a lot of history. I hope you enjoy looking at a few of the sights that are just a hop, skip and a jump from my home.

Sandy Hook Light House - Built in 1774- Oldest Original Still Operating Lighthouse in USA