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Dallas Morning News: ‘It’s a special thing’ – Dallas Cowboys players make holiday visits to four local children’s hospitals

Dallas Morning News: ‘It’s a special thing’ – Dallas Cowboys players make holiday visits to four local children’s hospitals

by | Dec 12, 2019 | Events, Press Coverage

For decades, the Dallas Cowboys football team has made annual holiday visits to local children’s hospitals. This week, players and team cheerleaders posed for photographs and signed autographs at four Dallas area hospitals, including Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. 

“The impact that we can make on the platform we have, I think, is amazing,” Vander Esch said. “We can go out and form relationships with people in the community and see the instant impact and smile that it puts on their face, especially the kids and the things that they’re dealing with, the struggles in their lives. It’s a special thing to get out and do stuff like that, and I know every single one of the guys on the team would say the exact same thing.”

Read the article.

Hometown Heroes: The Wish List

Hometown Heroes: The Wish List

by | Nov 12, 2019 | Events, Press Coverage

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children puts on two shopping bazaars each year: the four-day Hearts and Holiday Bazaar in early November and the three-day Summer Bazaar in June. Both events bring in about $40,000 and support The Wish List at the hospital.

Clarice Tinsley of FOX 4 recently featured the volunteers that make this happen in her “Hometown Heroes” segment.

Watch the full story here.

WFAA Good Morning Texas: The Josh Burger

WFAA Good Morning Texas: The Josh Burger

by | Sep 20, 2019 | Events, Press Coverage

Village Burger Bar loves to give back to the hospital. Until the end of the year, $1 from each Josh Burger that is purchased will be donated to the hospital. Check out our patient, Josh, on Good Morning Texas talking about his creation, the Josh Burger.

The Josh Burger is a signature patty blend topped with provolone cheese, pickles, BBQ sauce, & bacon strips on a locally-sourced brioche bun. This limited-time burger created by our patient, Josh, helps benefit our hospital and patients just like him. 

Watch Good Morning Texas’s feature or find a Village Burger Bar near you. 

FOX 4: KidSwing Golf Tournament

FOX 4: KidSwing Golf Tournament

by | Jul 18, 2019 | Events, Press Coverage

FOX 4 Good Day interviewed Korban Best, KidSwing Golf Tournament Junior Committee member and Stephanie Brigger, Vice President of Development for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, to talk about the upcoming golf tournament.
 
Founded in 2003 by former patient Ben Sater, KidSwing is all about kids helping kids.  To date, the annual event has raised more than $2 million for the patients at Scottish Rite Hospital and this year’s player fundraising will benefit the new inclusive playground at the Frisco facility. 
 
The golf tournament will take place on Monday, July 22 at Stonebriar Country Club, Frisco, Texas. 
 
Watch Fox 4’s feature or learn more about KidSwing

Summer Colors Artist Spotlight: Current and Former Patient Artist

Summer Colors Artist Spotlight: Current and Former Patient Artist

by | Jul 15, 2019 | Events

Summer Colors, now in its 11th year, was an idea born out of passion for both art and the patients of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Founded in 2009 by Jenny and Loren Koziol, this silent art auction raises awareness about the hospital, while also exposing the Dallas community to up and coming local artists. Each year, local artists donate original pieces of art to be featured in the auction, with all the proceeds benefiting our hospital. Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing you to all of the artists. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, July 25, at Scottish Rite Hospital. 

We’d like to introduce you to our Scottish Rite Former and Current patients who will be participating and donating their artwork in this years Summer Colors Silent Auction: 

Christina Mitchella

 
How long were you a patient of Scottish Rite Hospital?
As an infant
 
What were you treated for?
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)

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Biography/ Artistic Background:
 
As a former patient of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, I am pleased to be able to give back in a way that I can – through my art.  It is mutually beneficial that I am able to show my art as well as participate in supporting the children of Scottish Rite. 

In 1985, not long after I was born, I was diagnosed with a Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) that resulted in a bone clicking sound every time my leg moved. The issue could have caused other bone problems as I grew, and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children treated me with a Pavlik harness that held my hips in a sling that would correct the problem and promote normal growth. The Pavlik harness allowed for me to strengthen the muscles and ligaments of my hip while it was developing.

The treatment helped all the bones grow properly without a malformation from the bone on bone disturbance. Today, all is well and every bone in place just as it should be, and I am very grateful to the doctors at Scottish Rite Hospital!

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How long have you been a Summer Colors Artist?
 
Since 2015
 
What inspires your artwork?
 
My art is remarkably inspired and contemplative, spanning many different artistic mediums. I often use the synergistic relationship between music, color and light as a muse to gain insight into my work. Whether I am creating a portrait, painting in still life, or transforming a canvas with abstract expressionism, my impeccable attention to detail and vibrant use of color breathes life into every stroke and sketch.

Is there an element of art you enjoy working with most? Why?

Oil is my medium of choice as it spreads like butter across a canvas. The colors blend seamlessly together like a beautiful sunset sky. Any mess is worth it, as I admire the textures and array of endless colors.

Describe yourself in three words:

It is my hope that her works will emit joy, stir inspiration and spread enthusiasm for the arts in all who view them.

Charlsie Doan

How long have you been a patient of Scottish Rite Hospital?
Since I was 6 months old.

What were you treated for? 
I was born with symbrachydactyly—I was born without fingers on my right hand. I’ve mostly been involved with the prosthetics department for the creation and maintenance of different things they make to help me.

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Biography/ Artistic Background:
I’ve been involved with the arts since as long as I can remember, and they’ve always been a huge part of my life. I’m a ballet dancer and a violinist—I’m minoring in music at the University of North Carolina. My grandmother introduced me to painting when I was young and gave me the set of watercolors that I use today. I’ve never taken any formal classes in visual arts because I prefer to follow my own instincts and style. It’s the one thing I do where there is absolutely no pressure, and I’m free to do and create whatever I’d like. 

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How long have you been a Summer Colors Artist?
This will be my fourth year. 
 
What inspires your artwork?
I think lines and curves are what make nature beautiful—the jagged outline of a mountain against the sky, the curve of a duck’s belly, sloping cursive writing, the line that a dancer makes when she reaches out her arm, and (in the painting I did for this year’s summer colors) the curved wood of a violin.

is there an element of art you enjoy working with most? Why?
My favorite medium is watercolor, but in a more abstract sense, I love the connections I can make between all the types of art I study. It’s a constant cycle of inspiration: music, dance, and visual art all influence and shape each other in my world, as they do in the world at large. Degas painted Paris Opera dancers, Saint-Saens composed “Danse Macabre” based on a painting called The Macabre Dance, Tchaikovsky wrote Swan Lake for a Russian ballet company. It’s all pretty amazing how everything connects.
 
Describe yourself in three words:
Stubborn, witty, intense.

Abby Law

 
How long were you a patient of Scottish Rite Hospital? What were you treated for?  
My first appointment here at Scottish Rite was in 2010 with Dr. Sucato. I was treated for my scoliosis from 2013-2015, and I spent about a year and a half wearing a back brace. In 2015, I ended up having surgery for my scoliosis. I am extremely thankful for the wonderful doctors and staff that have made my journey possible.

Biography/ Artistic Background:
My name is Abby Law, and I am an artist. I first picked up a camera and started entering photography competitions when I was eleven years old. I am a self-taught photographer, and I am very proud of how far my work has come. Over the years, I have earned many awards for my photos, including many ribbons in the State Fair and the Trinity River Photo Contest’s Grand Prize. I have also hosted numerous photo shows for charity, giving a portion of the proceeds to none other than the Scottish Rite Hospital. I see it as my way of giving back to the hospital, because they have helped improve so many lives- including my own.
 
In addition to photography, I also work with other less traditional mediums in my spare time. Some of my favorites are special effects makeup, music composition, and video game design. I am currently in the process of writing a video game, and I have composed many songs for the soundtrack. This Fall, I will be heading off to the Savannah College of Art and Design to pursue my many artistic endeavors.
 
How long have you been a Summer Colors Artist?
 
I have been a Summer Colors Artist since 2017.

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What inspires your artwork?
 
My work tends to be inspired by the beauty of nature, and all of the tiny things in life that often go overlooked.

Is there an element of art you enjoy working with most? Why?
 
I enjoy working with many artistic mediums. Although photography is my primary medium, I also enjoy drawing, sequential art, special effects makeup, creative writing, music composition, and video game design– just to name a few.

Describe yourself in three words:

Creative, Humorous, and Quirky. It’s hard to fit my entire personality into just three words!

Desmond Blair

 
What is your role at Scottish Rite Hospital?
IT Infrastructure Project Manager. I manage all the hospital projects that involve network infrastructure, telecommunications, hardware, and I also work with the Cybersecurity team. 

Biography/ Artistic Background:
I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. I became a patient at the hospital about a month after I was born. I’ve loved art, specifically animation, since I was a kid. My background with art started as a by-product of learning how to write so I could begin grade school. After learning how to write, I began drawing and creating cartoons. As I got older, I ventured into using different types of media. Once I completed grade school, I went on to continue my undergrad and graduate education at the University of Texas at Dallas where I studied computer graphics for gaming and 3D animation. After spending about 3 or 4 years only doing digital work, I had a desire to get back into traditional painting with oils. Painting gave me a way to put emotions and feelings into my work that I felt could only be conveyed through the tactile feedback you get from working with traditional media.  After bouncing around with my subject matter, I settled on painting people because I like learning from others and telling a story about them in one painting.     

A painting of a woman blowing a pink bubble gum

How long have you been a Summer Colors Artist?
 
9 years! Time flies! Summer colors was one of my first shows!
 
What inspires your artwork?
 
I draw my inspiration from people, music, and the stories they tell. I love painting portraits in a way that invokes an emotional response from the viewer.

Is there an element of art you enjoy working with most?
 
Why? I really like painting large scale portraits when I can. I paint smaller ones too, but the large ones I think really allow me to capture emotion and the large scale amplifies that.  
 
 Humble, Determined, and Inquisitive

Sonam Tashi

How long have you been a patient of Scottish Rite Hospital? 6 months
 
What were you treated for? Clubfoot
 
Artistic Background: Sometimes I like art!
 
What inspires your artwork? Sometimes I get bored and just do it, but there are times that art can be interesting.

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Is there an element of art you enjoy working with most? Why? Listening to music while I create art. I like listening to Sunflower by. Post Malone because it is FUN.
 
 Nice, Playful, Giver (I enjoy giving stuff to friends/ everybody).

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Hazel Rivera

How long have you been a patient of Scottish Rite Hospital? I’ve been a patient for 7 years. I’ve been coming here since I was 4 years old.
 
What were you treated for? I had a curve on my back, and I am here to get my back straight.

Biography/ Artistic Background: I love to do arts and crafts every chance I get.

What inspires your artwork? Because it is FUN. I feel excited when I do art, and I forget why I’m at the hospital. I LOVE doing art!!!

Is there an element of art you enjoy working with most? Why? I love painting. I love how paint gets in my hands and seeing all the different colors on my hand.

 Smile, helpful, sweet

Tacovian Bell

How long have you been a patient of Scottish Rite Hospital? 7 months and counting
 
What were you treated for? Blount’s Disease

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Biography/ Artistic Background: I’ve been doing art my whole life. Anything could be art, anything that you use to express yourself is a form of art. Music is art. Games are art.  You (yourself) are art because everyone is unique in their own way.

What inspires your artwork? Art calms me down because I know how to do it. For those people who say they can’t do art just TRY. For a long time, I did not know how to do art, but from trying anything you believe you can achieve. I hope art helps other kids.
 
Is there an element of art you enjoy working with most? Why? Listening to music while I create art. I love music. I listen to music and I get inspired. I get a pen and paper and the music guides my hands, and I start creating art. It is COOL!
 
 Smart, Funny, and Playful

A painting of colorful flowers on a purple background

Rhudi Perez

 
How long have you been a patient of Scottish Rite Hospital? 6 months
 
What were you treated for? Scoliosis
 
Biography/ Artistic Background: I took two years of advance art, which taught me so much about art, it showed me how to make beautiful flowers. I also enjoy doing arts and crafts at home, my go to craft is Slime! 

What inspires your artwork? Strength. I love doing art work that shows other people not be scared. There is a canvas painting that I did and it’s outside the hallway of Child Life. It says “You are Amazing, You are Strong, You are Brave”
 
Is there an element of art you enjoy working with most? Why? I enjoy painting because it calms me down, it’s fun, and it’s a great distraction.
 
Describe yourself in three words: Funny, Bright, Kind

Summer Colors Artist Spotlight: Current and Former Patient Artist

Summer Colors Artist Spotlights: Part IV

by | Jul 8, 2019 | Events

Summer Colors, now in its 11th year, was an idea born out of passion for both art and the patients of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Founded in 2009 by Jenny and Loren Koziol, this silent art auction raises awareness about the hospital, while also exposing the Dallas community to up and coming local artists. Each year, local artists donate original pieces of art to be featured in the auction, with all the proceeds benefiting our hospital. Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing you to all of the artists. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, July 25, at Scottish Rite for Children.

JENNY GRUMBLES KOZIOL

Jenny Grumbles grew up in southern California and spent her summers and college years living in Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia. After studying journalism and studio art at Southern Methodist University in 2002, she devoted her time to painting and founding the J.Grumbles Studio in San Diego. Jenny has been represented in galleries and shops in California, Georgia, and Texas.

A colorful painting with the name samuels on it

A painting of pink and white flowers in a vase with the name bouble on the bottom

Since realizing her passion in painting in 1994, she has created an impressionist style with loose brush strokes and an emphasis on light and color. There is never black on her palette (unless necessary for a specific commission or modern piece). She uses color to make her own version of black paint. Her subject matter includes everything from children on the beach to home interiors, florals, cities, abstracts and commissioned work. Jenny attributes much of her success to her mentor, the renowned Claudia Hartley, and to gallery owner, Anne Irwin, of Atlanta.

Jenny also uses her creative skills to devote time to another passion: her own home decorating/furnishings business, Uptown Country Home, where she was the proprietor of her own retail store for ten years. During this time, she was a buyer on A&E’s hit series Storage Wars Texas for 36 episodes. After giving birth to her son in 2014, she closed her retail store to focus primarily on her painting. She currently resides in Dallas, Texas with her husband, Loren, and her son, Thompson Cook.

CAROLINE QUISENBERRY

Since childhood, my creativity & passion for design has fueled my drive to become an artist. My creativity thrives when I push myself to explore new experiences, learn new skill sets, & discover opportunities to push my art beyond my own expectations. Finding the beauty & value in everything around me has further developed my medium & has led me to utilize many forms of mixed media, origami, & recycled material to transform my canvas into a 3D experience.

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As I navigate life with all my energy from the very beginning & understand that life’s hardships & lessons will play a major part in my artistic journey. I liken my art to a river – you need to lay back & let the river take you where you need to go. Don’t fight the current. Design your own life & style.

CHRISTI MERIL

Christi Meril is a Dallas-based contemporary artist who has been creating abstract mixed media works on canvas, wood, paper and acrylic for over a decade. Her goal is for her art to bring light, optimism, challenge and beauty to each and every space it calls home. Every one of Christi’s original works reflects these elements of inspiration as they become movement, color, texture and at times even text in her work. As a self-taught artist her desire to create has been a life-long journey that has been influenced by the both the tangible and intangible things of life. Places of inspiration ranging from anywhere in the Rocky Mountains, NYC, far West Texas, museums, coffee shops, hiking trails, the stained glass of a chapel and urban murals, as well as relationships with people new and old, near and far have always found themselves woven into her original non-traditional creations.

Christi’s artistic ethos is “art with purpose” and revolves around acts of compassion and pursuing equality for all people as evidenced by her long-standing relationships with numerous charitable arts organizations. Christi strongly believes in giving back to her community by donating her art to a myriad of causes. She proudly served as Art Chair for the 2017 Dwell With Dignity Thrift Studio event, and has donated her art to their highly acclaimed and highly-anticipated Pop Up Store since 2013. 

A colorful painting of trees with a black tree in the middle

She has also donated her work and served on the Host Committee in 2017 and 2018 for the Summer Colors Art Auction benefiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, and will be a group of talented artists heading the 212 Studio Art Auction Committee and will also be supporting the West Dallas Community School’s emerging art program by participating in the auction in the spring of 2019.

Current and recent shows/exhibits include the “China-US Art Exhibition” at the Artist Showplace Gallery in Dallas, October 2018, “Evening in the Stars” Art Exhibition Downtown Dallas, November 2018, “Art & Color Party” in the Dallas Design District, February 2019, “VIP Show” for Studio 212, Uptown Dallas and the Studio 212 Auction, Gilley’s Dallas, March 2019. Tate Studio, Dallas February-March 2019. Christi is also excited to announce that she will be joined by her husband Scott along with his photography for their show titled “eye2eye: our journey with art” at the beautiful Center for the the Arts in Crested Butte, Colorado running from September 17-30, 2019.

Christi’s studio/gallery is located in the ALG Collective at 1302 Dragon Street in the Dallas Design District. She is at her studio almost daily where she works alongside two incredible Dallas artists, Melissa Ellis and Anna Curnes. Her work is also available in the Dallas area at Unmistakably Molly in University Park, Tate Studio, Dallas, Kerr Collection, Dallas and in ROAM Fine Goods in Crested Butte, Colorado.

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LORI CUSICK

In 2002, Lori decided to follow her life’s passion and recommitted herself to painting. At this time, she first engaged in plein air painting. “The challenges presented by painting nature while being part of that nature have taught me a tremendous amount about studying light and manipulating paint.” The one constant through her paintings: her energetic spontaneous brushstroke, applying paint with a confident contemporary approach.

Lori resides in Dallas, a long way from the mountains of New York where she was born and raised. She attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, earning a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art. Over the following years, Lori successfully pursued a career as a commercial artist designing for advertising agencies and running her own design studio. She is currently Design Director for the award-winning Private Clubs magazine. You see the influence of her commercial career in her exciting compositions.. silhouettes of the world.

Inspiration: Nature and the ever-changing light.

CHARLSIE DOAN

Charlsie Doan has been painting as long as she can remember. She loves art in all its forms — she’s also a violinist and a dancer — and is inspired by both classical works and the movement of nature. Her preferred medium is watercolor. Charlsie will be a first-year Carolina Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in August.

A painting of a night sky with trees in the foreground

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Autumn Gilly

Autumn Gilly is a self-taught artist who combines an abstract fluid painting technique with the use of acrylic paints and other chemicals agents to achieve a one-of-a-kind expression. Autumn has been drawing and sketching with the dream of being an artist since the age of 8. With parents as musicians for much of her childhood, an entrepreneurial spirit, and an eye for the avant-garde, Autumn was bound for the Arts. Autumn earned a bachelor’s degree after studying Marketing from Dallas Baptist University.

I derive a lot of inspiration from traveling and exploring the human mind and soul.  When I travel, I absorb the culture around me, and my aesthetic experience provides me with a constant source of inspiration. Each adventure abroad is like the journey of a human soul woven and spun in a never-ending journey around the globe.

Jill Scovell

Studied studio art at Wheaton College with a BA in Fine Arts. I have been painting over the years for commission, art shows and murals. My inspiration is Texas plains, Alex Katz, poster advertisement of the 1930’s era, American folk art and Edward Hopper.

A painting of a texas sign with a heart on it

A painting of a cowboy riding a horse in the water

Kathleen Zierhut

Texas.