the picture together by shading or add- space and taking lessons at the Cultural of Historic Dublin. For three years, she ing slight background color in various Arts Center in downtown Columbus. She helped find sponsors for a community became involved in the Dublin Women’s calendar, using winning art selected in places. As the work evolved, the advisers Club and in the Dublin Area Art League. an annual contest. For the 2010 bicentennial, Goldie crewere consulted regarding various as- She is a past president of both groups pects. For example, rocks from the river and is still active in both. She and the ated a 6-by-4-foot mural depicting Dubcould have been used to border the league will bring the annual arts show lin places and events since 1810. This path, which history indicates was an back to Historic Dublin next year after a work is in the Dublin Municipal Building and was reproduced as a poster, one of avenue for Native Americans. In inter- one-year hiatus. which she displays in the foyer of preting the painting’s subtleties, the her home. artist notes, some tree branches “If I have the honor conferred on The newest historic painting point to the open field to direct the “will be a gift to the City” and viewer’s focus. A lower corner was me to name your village, with the displayed “in a public venue,” filled in with more than just dirt so it brightness of the morning land, Puskarcik says, adding “Dublin’s wouldn’t be a void. Sunlight is apthe beaming of the sun on the hills landscape and streetscape will parent, but not overwhelming, on the open pasture above the river. and dales surrounding this beautiful soon be experiencing significant The painting is not Goldie’s first enhancement in the Bridge Street valley, it would give me great to help promote Dublin or a comDistrict. I am hopeful that this semunity activity. She majored in art ries might continue with a painting pleasure to name your new town of Dublin today and yet another at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, but had not pursued after my birthplace, Dublin, Ireland.” several decades from now. I believe that the pioneer spirit of John it while she worked in interior de- John Shields Sells lives on in our community.” sign. The family – the couple has two adult sons – lived in Dublin and then In conjunction with the Historic Dublin Duane St. Clair is a contributing ediMilwaukee for several years before mov- Business Association, she created a line ing back. drawing of local businesses’ doors for T- tor. Feedback welcome at gbishop@ Upon returning, she began concentrat- shirts for the “Dub Crawl” and converted cityscenemediagroup.com. ing on art and eventually began using those to a painted poster – Doorways
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