Natural
Nutrition
By Mari An WillisThe following was
forwarded:
WATER
a. 75% of
Americans are chronically dehydrated.
b. In 37% of
Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that
it is often mistaken for hunger.
c. Even MILD
dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism
as much as 3%.
d. One glass of
water shuts down midnight hunger pains for almost
100% of the dieters investigated in a University
of Washington study.
e. Lack of water
is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
f. Preliminary
research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a
day could significantly ease back and joint pain
for up to 80% of sufferers.
g. Drinking 5 (8
oz.) glasses of water daily may decrease the risk
of colon cancer by 45% plus it can slash the risk
of breast cancer and one is 50% less likely to
develop bladder cancer.
Thirsty yet? Of
course, filtered or purified water is your best
choice.
artCentral
Art Notes from Hyde House
By Sally Armstrong, Director of artCentral
Just another week remains for
the Membership Show currently on display at Hyde
House, and as we gear up for the next show and
the artCamp in mid- July I continue to describe
to you the remaining categories in that show. I
have touched on the potters and painters. Two
additional categories are sculpture and weaving,
or fiber.
Our sculptors are Robin Putnam
and Jack Sours, and both have carved limestone
pieces for this show. Interestingly, Robin chose
an unpolished natural surface in creating her
untitled work that took second award overall. Her
contemporary piece incorporates chrome in the
swivel-socket that the upper portion rests in, so
as to be moveable side-to-side. This creates
interesting shadows as her piece assumes
different positions. The upper circular shape
stands comfortably above the semi-circular base
and the whole is a pleasing composition. Jack
Sours chose a very recognizable theme of swimming
whales in his entry, "Whales", and the
highly polished surface of the stone resembles
the actual color and sheen of the mammals.
Additionally, his sculpture rests on a
beautifully carved and polished wood base that
also assumes the shape of motion. Our lone
weaver, Lee Ann Sours, took third award with her
beautiful heathered blue shawl titled "Blue
Cloak". This naturally spun and fringed
piece features a shawl-neckline and interesting
tiny fringe outlining the shoulders. Crossing the
line between sculpture and fiber is the entry
"Caspar" by Monty and Joe Sours. This
twelve inch figure of a lama is beautifully hand
built and the fur authentic, as the Sours family
have the creatures at home as well. There you
have the dimensional category of sculpture and
fiber. Next week I will round out the show with
photography and graphite categories, and the last
of our artists.
I enjoyed showing a collection
of Katherine Hyde’s floral paintings in a
small show titled "Paintings from the
Garden" during the Water Garden Tour
yesterday at the Historic Phelps House. Thanks to
Judy Hill for asking me to share these paintings
as an extra "inside" garden location
for this tour. If you missed seeing these 10
pieces, they will be on display in the
Member’s Gallery during the next show in
mid-July. We have a nice group of kids signed up
for the artCamp, and most classes still have
availability except for the Monday clay class and
the two Japan classes, which are now full. Get
those forms in if you are intending to do so.
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