Thanksgiving Book Signing at Big Cypress Gallery

Every year we have a book signing

at Big Cypress Gallery during

the Thanksgiving Weekend so Clyde can

personalize gifts for the Holidays.

Clyde signing books

Clyde with Allison Nist who wrote

the poem in our new book:

Big Cypress Swamp - The Western Everglades

Clyde signing book

One of our collectors who owns

Ghost Orchid and loves it so much

that she put a tattoo of the image

on her back, much to Clyde's amazement!

Clyde and his amazement at Kayla's tattoo

Heading home after a great three

days filled with wonderful folks!

New Book - Big Cypress Swamp: The Western Everglades

Putting a book together and then

watching it come off the press is

always an exciting adventure.

This book is very different from all of

our other books.

The book has an introduction by Joe Browder,

one of the people who worked so hard to

save Big Cypress Swamp from development;

a poem titled: In The Fakahatchee by Allison

Nist; stories about each of the photographs; a

short history on each of the agencies that take

care of Big Cypress Swamp; another short story

on how we happen to have a gallery in the

middle of more than a million acres of National

Park lands; and, finally, a short story of the

creation of the film by Elam Stoltzfus on the

Big Cypress Swamp, in which Clyde is the host.

Clyde going over the first

set of "blue lines" for

correction

Going over the second set of "blue lines"

before the book goes onto the press

Going over the pages as they

are being printed at Serbin Printing

in Sarasota

Clyde and the the magnificent

printing press...quite a machine...

Clyde on the printing press

Clyde signing books and feeling like

one of Santa's elves....

Lake Wales Art Council Exhibit

Historic Florida Architecture

and

American Landscape

Lake Wales Art Council

November 5 - January 8 2010

(863) 676-8426

Clyde's photographs from around

the country

Niki's work

Looking at Niki's handpainted photographs

of the historic architecture of Florida

Clyde signing books

It didn't take long for the folks to find

the wonderful food that was provided

for the evening.

The music provided was a wonderful soothing

addition to the evening event.