by Daisy Avalos on 2013-12-23
Three talented writers were invited to host a book signing Dec. 22 at the Vanguard Art Gallery, located inside the Moreno Valley Mall. Authors Jeni Bate ("The Skies of Peace and Passion"), Linda Hayes ("Voice Hidden Within Me" and "Simply Tasty") and Debby Johnson ("Suburbia") presented their pieces during the event..
Bate has always enjoyed painting the sky, as she discovered as a young child — her first painting was of the sky. She knew early on that her dream was to one day become a skyscapist. Bate grew up in Wales, United Kingdom, where poetry has been a revered and central art form for centuries. Because of this, she explained, she embraced poetry early in her life and especially fell in love with Shakespeare’s sonnets at the age of 12. She began to not only paint the skies but also write about them, which lead to the creation of her book, "The Skies of Peace and Passion," filled with original poetry and artwork.
Bate has been writing for over 40 years and has been painting professionally for about 12. She explained that she “[paints] the skies with peace and passion because that’s the way they paint me." The book's opening poem, titled “Difference,” is her favorite, she said.
"It explains why we could never know what it is like to be someone else, because then we wouldn’t be ourselves," Bate said.
Linda Hayes is an author and a motivational/inspirational speaker. Her literary series, "Heart Chatter," was created to provide inspiration, motivation and transformation to her audience, she said. Through her first book, "The Voice Hidden Within Me," she shares her story about her life and the hardships she encountered. The story is shared, she explained, to inspire her audience to find the motivation they seek and embrace transformation that leads to a more joyful life.
"The Voice Hidden Within Me" is Hayes' own personal memoir, which began as painful journal from the experiences she had lived. When she sat down to rewrite her journal and add details to transform it from journal entries to a story, she said, "I hope that through this book I can help those people that have gone or are going through (hardships like) a divorce, or those that have achieved success but feel unworthy of it," she said. Hayes said she plans to write a second part to the book in the form of a workbook to achieve a happier life.
Hayes's second book, "Simply Tasty," is a family cookbook she compiled at her daughter's request. She wrote it, she said, with the intention that the cookbook would be passed down in the family from generation to generation.
"I thought that this would be a wonderful gift to not just my family, but my audience as well," she said.
The cookbook is peppered with inspirational quotes throughout, something Hayes said she did to continue her mission to spread joy and peace to others.
Debby Johnson is "an all around artist," she explained, identifying herself as a writer, designer, photographer, and painter. Johnson has been writing for as long as she can remember, since writing has always been a form of expression for her. Her recent book, "Suburbia," is a poetry book filled with poems about life, inspired from the observations she has made and experiences she has lived.
In addition to her poetry book, Johnson has also written a children’s book, which will be coming in January. She explained that she spends lots of her time with children, therefore writing a children’s book seemed like a natural extension. Johnson is also currently working on a novel that she hopes will make her audience think about their lives in regards to where the are and where they are going.
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Book Signing at Vanguard Art Gallery
Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Vanguard Art Gallery, located inside Moreno Valley Mall,
22500 Town Circle Suite 2094, Moreno Valley
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MORENO VALLEY, CA | December 16, 2013 The Vanguard Art Gallery in conjunction with the Moreno Valley Cultural Arts Foundation will be hosting a book signing event on Sunday, December 22, from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m.
Featured authors will include Jeni Bate who will be signing her book of poetry, "The Slices of Peace and Passion". This book also includes some of Jeni's artwork. She is renowned for her skyscape paintings, which have been featured at galleries and art events throughout Southern California.
Joining Jeni will be Linda Hayes author of "The Voice Hidden Within Me -A Journey of Discovery and Healing Your Heart". Despite a background of violence and poverty, Ms. Hayes climbed her way to success. This story chronicles her voyage to discover the roots of her beliefs and details how she ultimately transformed her life. She will also be signing her recently published cookbook, "Simply Tasty - Easy Meals on a Budget". In this book Linda has paired her inspirational messages along with delicious recipes.
Rounding out the trio will be Debby Johnson who will be signing copies of her poetry book, "Suburbia and other signposts pointing west". While this is her first book of poetry, Debby has been published in various regional publications and is slated to publish two children's books and a two non-fiction books in 2014.
Each author will have copies of their books available for purchase. The Vanguard Gallery is located at the Moreno Valley Mall, 22500 Town Circle Suite 2094, Moreno Valley, California. This is a free event and the public is invited to attend.
ABOUT THE VANGUARD ART GALLERY: In conjunction with the Moreno Valley Cultural Arts Foundation, the Vanguard Art Gallery strives to promote the arts in the City of Moreno Valley by showcasing local emerging artists as well as established artists, particularly those within the Inland Empire. An important component of the work done by The Vanguard Art Gallery also includes our community outreach programs designed to help those in need. Leaving the world a more beautiful place than we found it...that is one key goal of each of the artists represented by the Gallery. The Vanguard Community Art Gallery is a 501c,
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
Three very talented writers were invited to host a book signing at the Vanguard Art Gallery, located inside the Moreno Valley Mall. The authors present at the event where Jeni Bate, author of The Skies of Peace and Passion, Linda Hayes, author of The Voice Hidden Within Me and Simply Tasty, and last but not least, Debby Johnson, author of Suburbia.
Jeni Bate has always enjoyed painting the sky, as she discovered as a young child when her first painting was that of the sky. She knew early on that her dream was to one day become a skyscapist. Bate grew up in Wales where poetry has always been the main art form, therefore she embraced poetry early on, especially when she fell in love with Shakespeare’s sonnets at the age of twelve. She began to not only paint the skies, but also write about them, which lead to the creation of her book The Skies of Peace and Passion, a book filled with poems and paintings of her own.
Bate has been writing for over forty years and has been painting professionally for about twelve. She explains that she “[paints] the skies with peace and passion because that’s the way they paint me,” a quote of her own which she sums up the source for her inspiration. From all the poems in her book, the first poem, titled “Difference” is her favorite because it explains why we could never know what it is like to be someone else because then we wouldn’t be ourselves.
Linda Hayes is an author and a motivational/inspirational speaker. She has created a series titled Heart Chatter to provide inspiration, motivation, and transformation to her audience. Through her first book, The Voice Hidden Within Me, she shares her story about her life and the hardships she encountered to inspire her audience to find the motivation they search and seek transformation that will lead to a more joyous life.
The Voice Hidden Within Me is Hayes own personal memoir that began as painful journal from the experiences she had lived. When she sat down to rewrite her journal she was able to add the details that were needed and delete those extra sentences that were not to turn her journal into a story. She hopes that through her book she can help those people that have gone or are going through a divorce and those that have achieved success but feel unworthy of it. Hayes plans to write a second part to her first book in the form of a workbook to achieve a happier life.
Hayes second book, Simply Tasty, is a family cookbook she compiled after her daughter requested that one be made. Her daughter wanted a family cookbook that could be passed down to her children and the future generations that will come. Hayes thought that this would be a wonderful gift to not just her family, but her audience as well. The cookbook is very unique and not like a traditional cookbook since it has many inspirational quotes throughout the book. Hayes did this to keep inspiring people to live happy and joyous lives even when cooking.
Debby Johnson is an all around artist, as she identifies herself as a writer, designer, photographer, and painter. Johnson has been writing for as long as she can remember, since writing has always been a form of expression for her. Her recent book, Suburbia, is a poetry book filled with poems about life, inspired from the observations she has made and experiences she has lived.
In addition to her poetry book, Johnson has also written a children’s book, which will be coming in January. She explains that she spends lots of her time with children, therefore writing a children’s book seemed like a natural extension. Johnson is also currently working on a novel that she hopes will make her audience think about their lives in regards to where the are and where they are going.