Please share with your creative networks: Call For Art: Fine Art Postcard Exhibit (open to all ages): Please share with your creative networks. "What matters most are the simple pleasures so abundant that we can all enjoy them." -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ... In honor of Conflict Resolution Month, Thurston County Dispute Resolution Center seeks submissions for its “Simple Pleasures Fine Art Postcard Exhibit”. Artists of all ages may submit up to five postcard-sized original artworks relating to the theme “Simple Pleasures”. The exhibit will open during Olympia’s Arts Walk, Friday, October 4 and will run through the month of October, 2013. One path towards peace is to focus on our common ground. Our goal is to capture that idea in all of it's forms and hang-able mediums in post card size. A list of simple pleasures gathered through Twitter emphasizes how simple pleasures are endless and available to all of us at all ages. They cross all boundaries: Bare feet in the grass, swimming under a cloudless sky, my daughter’s laughter, starting a load of laundry with a smile on your face because you know that nobody's around to mess with it, books, music, cracking the burnt sugar top on fresh crème brulee', frogs and crickets at night, air that moves, watching my chickens play and scratch, popcorn made on the stovetop with butter, Legos, sitting in the near darkness watching the bats swoop and swirl, candles, the feeling of a warm glass in my hands, going through new trading cards to see what is in them, cold water on a hot day, the smell of rain, an outdoor wood fire, sunlight on lake’s surface, comfortable shoes, dessert, lunch with 89 year old grandmum who makes the best dal in the world, slowly reading the weekend papers, burning each section as I go, riding a bike downhill, a log cabin with no electricity, running in the cool evening air, green lights, smelling good homemade food when I get home, birds on the feeder, watching an ant pick up its hurt buddy to carry it to help, watching the playoffs with my two boys, coming home, June, balcony, sun, coffee, laughing so hard you can’t breathe, the sound of my cello, a tree swing, reaching the top of the peak, sitting on the dock swishing my feet in the water, toast in the morning, exchanging waves with the same stranger for 15 years, having more money in the bank than I thought, watching my neighbor’s cats on the deck after work, hearing from someone I love, my son singing when he is happy, a clean kitchen that I didn’t clean, heavy blankets, windows open on a cool night, being able to call my Mom, thinking my wallet was lost and finding it at home, my mind entertaining itself, snoring dogs, green lights...the list oes on and on, of course. What are your simple pleasures? It can be expressed in any two dimensional medium, using words, images, in any style: representational, abstract, etc. We just want to hear from you! Here are the details: • Artwork must measure 4 x 6 inches, and be on a stiff material such as matt board, cardstock, foam core, thin wood panel, or canvas board. If you choose to use textiles, please have it ready to hang. • Please confine artwork to the front of the postcard and place the artist’s name, age, media and email address and/or website on the back of the card. We will use email to contact the artists to invite them to the opening reception. If you wish to submit anonymously, please include your age. We wish to have a range of ages represented. Please keep submissions appropriate for all ages. • All submitted work must be original artwork created by the artist. (No reproductions). Please do not frame or mat the artwork. Images of artwork may be used to promote the current or future postcard exhibits. If you wish your artwork to be returned, a SASE must be included with submission. Deadline: September 20, 2013 To participate in the Simple Pleasures Fine Art Postcard Exhibit Hand deliver or send in an envelope up to five postcard entries by September 20, 2013 to:. Hand delivery: Mail delivery: Thurston County DRC <http://mediatethurston.org/participate-in-peace/>Attn: Art Exhibit Thurston County DRC Attn: Art Exhibit 312 4th Ave E. POB 6184 Olympia, WA Olympia, WA 98507 If you have questions or need more information please contact: Kristine Sogn<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sogn-Art-Graphic-Recording-Services-Art-EducationServices/150633291646321>: sognart@gmail.com or 360-888-6095 or Lucy Swenson: lucyswenson@gmail.com "I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex." Oscar Wilde