Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Sacred Altars now Open

Today is the official opening of the group show Sacred Altars at the Encinitas Library. You will not want to miss this. Thank you so much to Rodney McCoubrey for coordinating the show and getting all the artists involved and motivated. He has done such a great job. This show came from his heart and it is felt. 

SHOW INFO

Sacred Alters
April 26 - June 6

Encinitas Library
540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas, CA
(760) 753-7376 ‎

The Opening Reception will be THIS Saturday, April 30, 6:00-8:00pm.

As you may or may not know we have created a blog for the show. If you are not local you can look at the different pieces and read about the artists. We have about 10 up now but will start getting more up in the coming weeks so please check it out.  


Below is a piece I choose to share as it is very special. Please take a look and read about David's Lecours' Altar.  








Artist Statement:
I was born on August 13, 1968. Just eleven days after my birth, on August 24, 1968, my father was killed when his Navy F-4 Phantom jet crashed into the sea as a result of a blown tire/catapult accident off the USS Constellation aircraft carrier. Prior to impact, he was able to pull the ejection lever which ejected the rear pilot to safety. After an exhaustive search, both the plane and my father's body were never recovered.

I never got to meet my father, Bill Heep, so creating this altar was a way for me to connect with him. Fortunately, Bill's mom, my grandmother, saved nearly all of Bill's memorabilia. In preparing this altar, I discovered a reel-to-reel audio tape Bill created in June of 1968. He made the recording in his room aboard the USS Constellation off the coast of Vietnam. I am grateful that the content from the tape was easily transferred to CD at a local lab. This recording gave me the opportunity to hear my father's voice for the first time. Reusing the old door allows a series of windows into different eras of Bill's life. Since his body was never recovered from the accident, the altar serves as a physical reminder of his life.

My name was originally David William Heep. After my father's death, my mother married Tom Lecours. When I was 3 1/2, Tom Lecours adopted me and I became David William Lecours.

Bio:
David Lecours is Creative Director at LecoursDesign, a marketing and brand agency helping professional service firms to attract great clients and talent. David uses LecoursDesign as a laboratory to monitor creative process and the art of presenting ideas. He then generously shares this knowledge through coaching  , speaking   and training seminars  . David is married and also loves surfing, gardening and practicing yoga in his hometown of Encinitas, California.



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