Hello all,
I now Tweet.
I've updated my website. On the following page you'll see my last 5 posts on Twitter about what I'm creating. I'm sure most of you won't want to stop what you're doing and come watch, but I find that tourists love watching me "work" and now, when they want to stop in they get a preview of what's up and whether I'm even here. They can even have it sent to their cell phone!
http://www.kaleidoscopefactory.com/tours/ is my page with the Twitter postings embedded.
http://twitter.com/kaleidoscopeguy is my Twitter site.
In the process, I discovered another Iowa Tourism place. Here's the article they wrote about me, but check out the rest of their site. They do a nice job.
http://www.iowabeautiful.com/north-central-iowa-tourism/the-kaleidoscope-factory-pomeroy-iowa.html#more-664
It's been a fun week in Pomeroy. With the warmer weather come the visitors. I'm expecting 300-350 people on several bus tours which have already scheduled for this summer plus several smaller groups. A small group from Omaha and another from Tucson graced my door last week. Also a couple from less than an hour away came for a delightful visit and bought a dibber and a magic pixie dust dispenser to take home with them. I love explaining about those two products :-)
Stop in & visit if you can!
Until next time,
Leonard
http://www.collegeofleonard.com/
http://www.kaleidoscopefactory.com
http://www.downtownpomeroy.com/
http://www.tornadomuseum.com/
Monday, April 13, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
2nd Saturday in February 2009 a success
Hello All,
Just a short note to thank all of you for such a nice crowd here on the 2nd Saturday in February. Typically the traffic is pretty light around here after Christmas and until Easter weekend so this was a pleasant surprise. I even had a couple drive all the way from Minneapolis just to visit!
Another fun thing: If you are interested in Pomeroy history or maybe need some genealogy information, the Pomeroy Public Library now has a collection of cds with old "Pomeroy Herald"s from 1895-1969. Thanks to your patronage of the Pomeroy Historical Society's breakfast & lunch offerings on the 2nd Saturday they have raised over $3000 to accomplish the copying of those old "Herald"s onto CDs. I went over and looked up an ad from M. F. Mullan, the builder of my north building. It is attached and is from page 4 of the March 26, 1896 issue. FUN!
Until next time,
Leonard
http://www.collegeofleonard.com/
http://www.kaleidoscopefactory.com/
http://www.downtownpomeroy.com/
http://www.tornadomuseum.com/
The 2nd Saturday in February is just days away. On this coming Saturday the 14th, Pomeroy comes alive again with lots to see and do. From 8-11 the Pomeroy Historical Society will be serving pancakes & sausages at the Community Building. $5.50 for adults and $2.50 for kids under 12. At 10:00 Tami Kinney of the Calhoun County Department of Health will be speaking on heart health.
The Public Library will be open from 8- noon. New library director Liz Meyer will be honored with a coffee. There will be old books and movies for sale, a display of old valentines cards. Make a contribution to the library and your name will be entered in your choice of drawings for 3 adult items or one children's item.
Over in the arts district, The Pomeroy Artisans' Gallery will open at 10:00. The local bluegrass jam group is slated to play. Free sawdust art for the kids will be offered by Pat Mefferd. Roger Feldhans will be opening his exhibit of spray can art. There will be Open Studio Fused Glass Jewelry Crafting as usual. I'm making the 2009 supply of magic pixie dust dispensers this week so you may be able to see me turn a few of those. At 3:00 Typical Males will be playing. Later that evening they open for Joe & Vicki Price at Byron's http://www.joepriceblues.com/
Until next time,
Leonard
http://www.collegeofleonard.com/
http://www.kaleidoscopefactory.com
http://www.downtownpomeroy.com/
http://www.tornadomuseum.com/
The Public Library will be open from 8- noon. New library director Liz Meyer will be honored with a coffee. There will be old books and movies for sale, a display of old valentines cards. Make a contribution to the library and your name will be entered in your choice of drawings for 3 adult items or one children's item.
Over in the arts district, The Pomeroy Artisans' Gallery will open at 10:00. The local bluegrass jam group is slated to play. Free sawdust art for the kids will be offered by Pat Mefferd. Roger Feldhans will be opening his exhibit of spray can art. There will be Open Studio Fused Glass Jewelry Crafting as usual. I'm making the 2009 supply of magic pixie dust dispensers this week so you may be able to see me turn a few of those. At 3:00 Typical Males will be playing. Later that evening they open for Joe & Vicki Price at Byron's http://www.joepriceblues.com/
Until next time,
Leonard
http://www.collegeofleonard.com/
http://www.kaleidoscopefactory.com
http://www.downtownpomeroy.com/
http://www.tornadomuseum.com/
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Happy 2009
Hello all
Are you a treasure hunter? Perhaps you have heard of geocaching. If so, we have some new caches around Pomeroy. If you're not familiar with the concept, here's a link:
http://www.geocaching.com/
For new local caches:
1. "The Park" (Traditional Cache) (GC1KC0B) Location: Iowa, United States (0.6mi SE (1km SE))Date: 1/1/2009 by seedawg1http://coord.info/GC1KC0B
2. Long Live the Cyclones (Traditional Cache) (GC1KBZV) Location: Iowa, United States (0.7mi SE (1.1km SE))Date: 1/1/2009 by seedawg1http://coord.info/GC1KBZV
3. Hippie Park (Traditional Cache) (GC1KBZ1) Location: Iowa, United States (0.9mi SE (1.4km SE))Date: 1/1/2009 by seedawg1http://coord.info/GC1KBZ1
4. In Memory of Allison (Traditional Cache) (GC1KC0T) Location: Iowa, United States (1mi E (1.6km E))Date: 1/1/2009 by seedawg1http://coord.info/GC1KC0T
Welcome 2009! Thanks to all of you for a banner year in 2008. With the good response I've had, I've made the decision to continue to stay open on Saturdays. So from 10-5 on Saturdays I promise not to wander off (at least not too far unless I need to find some food) and I'll still be here from 1-9 on Tuesdays & Thursdays too
I've moved most of the woodworking tools into the south building so if you come to visit, you'll most likely find me at 106 S Main instead of 104 S Main. It's warmer, drier and lighter here and I love turning wood in the showroom window.
The College of Leonard will be expanding the offerings this year. The open studio for fused glass did well in 2007 and in 2008 was almost twice as successful. Many parents and teaches have shared with me their frustrations with "No Child Left behind" and how it has robbed children of a chance to be creative. So, I'm developing more curricula. In my days, the powers that be kept us from the arts because they said we needed all the brainpower we could muster to nuke the commies. So, I don't think the educational environment for the arts has ever been optimum. Maybe. with a little more creativity, the many peoples of the world could solve their differences WITHOUT shooting at each other! I'm going to try to help that idea along.
One of the programs I'm working on is to emulate Dale Chihuly. http://www.chihuly.com/
Instead of blown glass, we'll use polyester film. Another medium I'd like to explore is monotype printing. Years ago I watched it done in Taos and have wanted to try it ever since.
Finally, look forward to at least one new kaleidoscope design and some more wooden toys for children.
Stay tuned!
Leonard
http://www.collegeofleonard.com/
http://www.kaleidoscopefactory.com
http://www.downtownpomeroy.com/
http://www.tornadomuseum.com/
Are you a treasure hunter? Perhaps you have heard of geocaching. If so, we have some new caches around Pomeroy. If you're not familiar with the concept, here's a link:
http://www.geocaching.com/
For new local caches:
1. "The Park" (Traditional Cache) (GC1KC0B) Location: Iowa, United States (0.6mi SE (1km SE))Date: 1/1/2009 by seedawg1http://coord.info/GC1KC0B
2. Long Live the Cyclones (Traditional Cache) (GC1KBZV) Location: Iowa, United States (0.7mi SE (1.1km SE))Date: 1/1/2009 by seedawg1http://coord.info/GC1KBZV
3. Hippie Park (Traditional Cache) (GC1KBZ1) Location: Iowa, United States (0.9mi SE (1.4km SE))Date: 1/1/2009 by seedawg1http://coord.info/GC1KBZ1
4. In Memory of Allison (Traditional Cache) (GC1KC0T) Location: Iowa, United States (1mi E (1.6km E))Date: 1/1/2009 by seedawg1http://coord.info/GC1KC0T
Welcome 2009! Thanks to all of you for a banner year in 2008. With the good response I've had, I've made the decision to continue to stay open on Saturdays. So from 10-5 on Saturdays I promise not to wander off (at least not too far unless I need to find some food) and I'll still be here from 1-9 on Tuesdays & Thursdays too
I've moved most of the woodworking tools into the south building so if you come to visit, you'll most likely find me at 106 S Main instead of 104 S Main. It's warmer, drier and lighter here and I love turning wood in the showroom window.
The College of Leonard will be expanding the offerings this year. The open studio for fused glass did well in 2007 and in 2008 was almost twice as successful. Many parents and teaches have shared with me their frustrations with "No Child Left behind" and how it has robbed children of a chance to be creative. So, I'm developing more curricula. In my days, the powers that be kept us from the arts because they said we needed all the brainpower we could muster to nuke the commies. So, I don't think the educational environment for the arts has ever been optimum. Maybe. with a little more creativity, the many peoples of the world could solve their differences WITHOUT shooting at each other! I'm going to try to help that idea along.
One of the programs I'm working on is to emulate Dale Chihuly. http://www.chihuly.com/
Instead of blown glass, we'll use polyester film. Another medium I'd like to explore is monotype printing. Years ago I watched it done in Taos and have wanted to try it ever since.
Finally, look forward to at least one new kaleidoscope design and some more wooden toys for children.
Stay tuned!
Leonard
http://www.collegeofleonard.com/
http://www.kaleidoscopefactory.com
http://www.downtownpomeroy.com/
http://www.tornadomuseum.com/
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