Celebrate Life with Flying Colors Art Show & Sale benefiting the Memphis Cancer Foundation’s Flying Colors Center
from a painting titled “Mermaid Garden” by Lainey Turner to wire sculptures by Pat McRee, who also signed copies of her book Support to Go, The Unbook for the Journey Through Breast Cancer.
Life should be about enjoying the good times, which can be difficult for those battling cancer, but events like the Celebrate Life with Flying Colors Art Show & Sale help make the experience a little more upbeat. A portion of proceeds from the event will go to The Memphis
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Cindy McBrayer and Diana New
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Chris Archer, Rena Chiozza and Pat McRee
Cancer Foundation’s Flying Colors Cancer Resource and Support Center, which will supply
At just 4-years-old, Lainey asked her mother, photographer Amber Turner, if she could be in the show, and ended up producing three paintings for the event. Asked when she began painting, Lainey replied, “A long time ago!” McRee was amazed at the young artist’s talent: “Lainey sold her very first painting ever for $100, and to someone who doesn’t share her DNA!”
wigs for women undergoing chemotherapy regardless of where they receive treatment. The Mid-South Cancer Center and Hicks Convention Services sponsored the afternoon show at Twigs and Ivy, which provided the perfect backdrop for 26
Stacia Weir and Sherry Hawkins
Amber and Lainey Turner
artists to display some 150 pieces. Pharmaceutical companies donated appetizers for guests to nibble on while perusing everything
Other artists who displayed their works included Karen Almond, Chris Archer, Janet Beaver, Priscilla Cunningham, Yvonne D’Angelo, Christine Dozier, Gail Fogelman, Tricia Franklin, Carolyn Furlotte, Julie Groveman, Sharon Hubbard, Karen Massey, Cindy McBrayer, Barbara Moore, Mary Pera, Jean Potempa, Missy Rickets, Teresa Robinson, Billy Ross, Sandy