The meeting was held at the Courtyard by Marriott on Saturday, where PCA TX hosted an attendance of 62 collectors for this outstanding program. Debbie spoke about her career and inspiration and showed slides of her work.
An open house was hosted on Saturday evening at the home of Bob White & Carl Carter for members & guests to view their collection. A light buffet dinner was served. Another open house was held on Sunday morning at the home of Sunny Peer & Ron Gauny, where a light brunch was served. The open houses are very popular with PCA TX members. They provide the opportunity to see and discuss other collections and how they are displayed, as well as to make lasting friendships.
The next meeting of the PCA TX will be on February 26, 2000, with Ed Poore as speaker. The meeting will be held in Houston, TX at the Hampton Inn (Galleria). Ed will speak about his specialty of restoring damaged paperweights. Our meetings are open to the public at no charge, and visitors are welcome.
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Guest speaker Debbie Tarsitano admires the paperweight images on Joyce Elder's vest. They point to one of Debbie's signature red dahlia paperweights that was used in the pattern of the silk fabric. | |
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Debbie Tarsitano & her husband Martin Stankard
relax after meeting with PCA TX in Austin. | |
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Bob White & Carl Carter enjoyed hosting an open house for Debbie and PCA TX members. They took time off from their hosting duties to give Debbie a personal tour of their collection. | |
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Jennifer Novak and Kathi Insinger admire a paperweight display at the open house hosted by Sunny Peer & Ron Gauny. | |
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Sunny Peer and Sue Soy pose for a moment at the open house hosted by Sunny and her husband Ron Gauny. |
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