Sarasota Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast

Albert Juerger, Executive Director of the

Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast

introducing Clyde

The Foundations office

Enjoying conversations on the front porch

surrounded by great people and

beautiful weather

Clyde signing books

and more books

Take Your Child to Work Day

Robbie was lucky for the "Take Your Child to Work Day"...

his parents and grandparents all work in the same

place, so he got to work with all of us!

Clyde, Robbie and Neal

Getting the chemicals ready

Neal & Robbie

What's a darkroom without a

yellow rubber ducky?

Clyde going over test prints

with Robbie

Developing a print

Jackie working with Robbie to design

the cover of our next book

Florida House - 2011 Distinguished Artist Award

Clyde was honored with the Florida House

2011 Distinguished Artist Award. We traveled

up to DC to receive the award where we met

the Trustees of the Florida House, members

of both the Florida House of Representatives

and our Florida Senators.

Every trip to DC is an educational experience

and this was no exception. We met a lot of

very influential folks and it was fun hearing

the variety of opinions from everyone.

Flor those of you who don't know what the Florida

House is: Florida is the only state that has an

embassy in DC...the Florida House. So, if you are

a resident of Florida and are traveling in DC

and would like a place to rest in peace and

quiet while you're seeing the sites, stop by

and enjoy the Florida House.

On our way into DC

Bart Hudson, Executive Director of the Florida

House presenting the Florida House

2011 Distinguished Artist Award to Clyde

Clyde & Niki with the

2011 Distinguished Artist Award

Clyde with our favorite Senator...Senator Nelson

The Florida House

The Florida Representatives from the House

and our two state Senators came and talked

to us. We were amazed that they found the

time because the final vote on the budget

cuts were going to happen the next day! It

was great to hear them express their opinions,

even if sometimes we didn't agree. It's fun to

see democracy in action.

Washington DC is always an amazing place

to visit. Every time we see our nations

capitol I am filled with pride. We had a

wonderful time.

On the way home we stopped by the

Boone Hall Plantation to see some

of the history of the old south.

Boone Hall Plantation is famous for

it's avenue of oak trees leading up

to the house

Clyde using my iPhone to take a photo

Looking down the oak avenue with

the plantation home behind us

Niki in the garden with plantation

home in the background

Beautiful flowers in the garden

Learning about the history of the

black community during the

slavery period

Clyde and Niki with an incredible oak tree

We took a tram tour of the property

A field of lavender in bloom

Azalea's in bloom everywhere

Darkroom Lecture

Since we have such a great time talking with

photographers, we decided to try something

new...a darkroom lecture that aims at

discussing the different aspects of photography.

We had a great turnout and Clyde enjoyed

the photographic conversations and questions.

Kissimmee Basin ~ The Northern Everglades

The documentary, Kissimmee Basin - The

Northern Everglades, is coming to a

conclusion. I can't wait to see the whole thing!

Elam has had some wonderful educational

experiences and wishes he could share all

of them with everyone, but he's going to do

the best he can within the hour format.

Clyde met Elam, Joe and Carlton Ward at

the Kissimmeee to film the introduction and

conclusion statements of the film. Clyde is

NOT an actor, so following a script was a

VERY BIG challenge. It took quite a while,

but Elam thinks that maybe...just maybe with

some editing, I might have succeeded,

otherwise I am up for a retake some time later.

Nevertheless, it was a great time to be outdoors

with great company. We had a good time together.

Elam Stoltzfus, award winning film

maker with Clyde

Enjoying some conversation time with

Carlton Ward

Putting the microphone on Clyde

Elam directing Clyde

Venice Gallery & Studio Open House & Lecture

The annual Venice Gallery & Studio Open House

and Lecture was a wonderful success. We had a

great time visiting with the many folks who

had never seen Clyde's work. It's always fun

sharing Florida with people who love Florida!

Venice Gallery & Studio

Clyde signing books

Neal giving a talk about the darkroom

One of our neighbors loaned us the use

of their building for the lecture.

Paul Tipton, one of our very talented

employees, exhibited some of his

black and white work

Neal discussing the darkroom

Marco Island Historical Museum exhibit & lecture

Marco Island has a long and ancient history

and is well known for their Calusa Indian

mounds. The completion of their new Historical

Museum is a tribute to the people of Marco Island

and their dedication to the importance of history

for their community. We were very proud to

have an exhibit and lecture at the new Historical

Museum. We had a wonderful time meeting

so many new people.

Allan Sandin - President Marco Island

Historical Museum, J. Robers - musician,

Clyde and Greg Glover

Allan giving introduction

J. Roberts giving us a wonderful

musical introduction

lecture

Book signing

Clyde signing books

Clyde & Niki ~ a talk in the swamp

Very often folks come up to us and say

that there are always to many people

around us at events, so they never get

to talk with us. So, we decided to try

something we've never done before...

an informal "howdy" with everyone.

We made ourselves available to answer

any questions that were on folks minds.

We had two groups, morning and

afternoon. They had a fountain of questions.

We covered photography, the environment

& philosophy. We had a great time and

it was great fun.

Donna signing everyone in

Our shaded get together in the swamp

behind the gallery

After the talk was over Clyde

joined everyone in the gallery

for a book signing