{"id":1148,"date":"2012-11-09T12:05:37","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T20:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2016-10-14T16:54:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T23:54:00","slug":"escape-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/uk\/2012\/writing\/escape-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Escape Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The book launch for Escape, an \"\"anthology, published by a new group, Peregrin Publishing. took place at the Maritime Heritage Centre<\/a> in Campbell River, on Nov. 10. We had a great crowd. There was music, a slide presentation of the printing process and readings.<\/p>\n

I’m one of 28 writers who’ve contributed to this anthology.\u00a0My story, No Time For Tears,<\/em>\u00a0is actually a chapter from my work in progress, my grandmother’s story<\/a>. My novel or memoir ( I haven’t decided yet) starts with my mother’s birth in Czarist Russia in 1915, and ends in 1929, when she came to Canada with what was left of her family.The excerpt in Escape is about the time my grandmother and her children had to flee the invading Germans.<\/p>\n

Along with the book launch, writers, who also happen to be artists, have hung their works\u00a0 in the Tidemark Theatre lobby in Campbell River. The following art pieces are the ones I painted for the exhibit.<\/p>\n

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The Deep, Acrylic 36 x36<\/p><\/div>\n

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A New Dawn, Acrylic, 18 x 18<\/p><\/div>\n

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Following Monet, Acrylic, 20 x 24<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sunburst, Acrylic, 24 x 36<\/p><\/div>\n

Now, back to writing more of Baba’s story and revisions on my other novel. Please leave any comments below.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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