We're excited to have a repeat artist from 2024, Jenni Sheffield!

 

Jenni has always been an artist. She has her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Her emphasis was Illustration. 

 

The last semester of college, Jenni took her first plein air painting class, and she was hooked! Jenni also enjoys painting still life and animals. She has taken several painting workshops through the Scottsdale Artist’s School in AZ. 

 

After taking 13 years off from painting to raise her five kids, Jenni began taking classes again from a local artist-Coni Grant. Jenni’s medium of choice is oil painting. She loves bright colors, thick paint and texture, and painting outdoors.

 

Jenni will have a reception on January 10th from 4pm - 6pm. We hope you'll join us, and take the chance to talk with Jenni about her art!

Each month, we feature a local nonprofit that serves the San Luis Valley. This month, you can support the Food Bank Network of the San Luis Valley. 

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From their website: “The Food Bank Network addresses the immediacy of hunger and malnutrition in the San Luis Valley by providing nutritious food to individuals and families in need. Through a network of 15 food banks spread across 8,000 square miles, the Food Bank Network provides nutritious emergency food to help ensure no one must go to bed hungry in the SLV. More than just a box of food, the Food Bank Network seeks to offer fresh produce and healthy options so individuals and families can make their own choices while getting the most abundant and nutritious options for their budgets.”

 

When you shop at the NGBC this month, you'll be asked if you want to round up and donate your change. It's a simple and easy way to support local organizations that help make the Valley what it is!

If you would like to learn more about the Food Bank Network, you can visit their website. 

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If you would like to learn more about food insecurity, check out these titles:

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• Feeding Each Other: Shaping Change in Food Systems Through Relationship by Nicole Civita and Michelle Auerbach 

• Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries: New Tools to End Hunger by Katie S. Martin

• Translating Food Sovereignty: Cultivating Justice in an Age of Transnational Governance by Matthew C. Canfield