Click
the link below for the current newsletter:
June_2009.pdf
Thanks
to everyone who volunteered, donated and came to shop at the
5th Annual Ree-Play Sale!
We raised
just over $3,000!
....not
to mention that we kept a bunch of great stuff out of a landfill
and provided needed children's items to our community - good
work everyone! |
"Crane" by
Insun Kim - Donated by Tallix, Inc. & Insun Kim
Beacon artist Insun Kim
generously donated her Crane
sculpture to the Wee Play Children's Park in late 2005. The Crane
is the
traditional symbol of a long and happy life, and Japanese folklore
tells us that if we fold 1,000 paper cranes, our wish will come
true.
The Crane will serve as a focal point of the Children's Garden,
and will finally be installed in Spring/Summer 2009.
Insun has been a Beacon
resident since 1987; she is a Korean born
naturalized U.S. citizen who came to New York in 1979 to study
art. She was employed at the Tallix Art Foundry
and has been a part of some of the most notable works of metal
sculpture in recent years, all the while developing her own style
and a body of work in metal sculpture. Her work combines cast
and fabricated techniques and is her poetry. It is based on her
life
experiences, relationships between man and woman, person to
person, nature, earth, sun, moon, tree to apple to little habenero
pepper. Insun likes to create sculptures that people can relate
to
their lives. Form, space, color, texture and how she uses each
of
these elements in each sculpture depends on each story and how
she would like to show it. She uses objects that on the surface
have no relationship with each other and composes them in
harmony. Her most recent project is a 12 foot tall "Tree
of Life,"
composed of over two thousand nails of varying sizes representing
the multicultural, eclectic nature of our society.
Special
Thanks to Department of Highways Superintendent Anthony "Zep"
Thomaselli and all of the staff at the Beacon DPW - you are appreciated
more than you know! |
Where
do you play?
The mission of the Wee Play Community Project is to make
the City of Beacon child-friendly, parent-friendly, and wonderful
place to help our children grow. By focusing on the needs
of children in the community under the age of six and their families,
we are targeting a group that would not otherwise have a forum
to meet, network, or organize to develop projects and resources
suited to their needs. Our objective is to build our organization
from a social network of people who desire to do great things
for the children in our community and have fun while doing it.
Our initial endeavor has been to build an age-appropriate children's
playground and children's garden. Phase I of the
playground build was completed in April of 2006. Phase
II which includes the children's garden is underway now.
Ongoing community support in the form of Park Stewardship
is a key factor in creating a play environment that continues
to meet quality standards. The group has established
a relationship with the City of Beacon Recreation Department
that gives an organized coalition of community parents input
into the park's design, maintenance and use. We also continue
to as develop an ongoing organization committed to donating
funds for future improvements and overseeing the park's success
in meeting the needs of the community.
Be sure to get in touch to offer comments and let us
know of your interest in this project. We'll be glad
to add you to our email list for important action items.
Inspiration for this project, both in play environment
concept and park stewardship, is based upon the wonderfully successful
Cold Spring Tiny Tots Play Park. The Cold Spring Tiny Tots
Play Park has enriched the lives of countless children
over the years, both from their community and ours. Our many
thanks for the inspiration and sunny days they have shared with
us.
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