Needlework

Artwork:

875 Hours of Art

Featuring two Union City Artisans:

 

 

Anita Amspaugh

Sally Poling

 

 

 

At the historic Arts Depot

115 North Howard Street

Union City IN 47390

765-964-7227

 

 

 

 

12—31 January 2007
Text Box: Anita Amspaugh — Union City, Indiana It all started back in 1980. While on vacation with her husband gone fishing and the children content in play, Anita decided to try her hand at cross-stitching. Through the years, that little experiment has evolved into a hobby that relieves stress. Where is the stress from? Daily living, being a part of both boys’ lives now that they are adults, her job as City Clerk for her hometown, helping her husband Larry as he volunteers in their community, that’s where! She cross-stitches while watching television with her husband; totally relaxing her. Says Anita, “Besides, it’s my way of being artistic.” Anita has made close to 100 pieces throughout the 26 years she has used her needle. She has given a lot away to friends and family on various occasions through the years. Anita has 6 pieces of artwork in the exhibit totaling 270 hours of needlework Text Box: Sally Poling — Union City, Indiana While she was in high school, Sally wanted to become an art teacher—she loves art! It was during her senior year when the school asked her to teach art to a group of special educations students that she discovered her calling in life. Sally is now in her 28th year as a Special Education teacher at Tri-Village Schools in New Madison, Ohio. She has tried almost every craft there is from childhood on; and in 1990 she picked up a cross-stitch kit. “It ‘spoke’ to me,” says Sally, and the hobby has turned into an artistic outlet. In 1993, she started creating multi-hour pieces. Her husband Monte and her two grown boys know that many pieces have become gifts to family and friends. Sally has hand-stitched 17 big pieces and many smaller ones including at least 20 huck towels - decorative hand towels with a 4”x6” picture on them all of which have been given away. Sally has 11 pieces of needlework artwork in the exhibit totaling 605 hours of loving labor