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>> CONTINUING ON WEEKENDS BY
LAGUNA WOODS, LOTS OF THINGS
GOING ON WINTER FANTASY.
LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE A THREE DAY
RUN THIS WEEKEND.
THEY'LL BE THERE THE NEXT TWO
WEEKENDS FOLLOWING THAT.
WE HAVE INVITED THE ARTISTS TO
JOIN US.
JOINING US NOW IS ROBERT REED.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
>> YOU ARE AT THE WINTER SHOW
AND DOING OTHER THINGS, AND
YOU'RE BUSY KEEPING THINGS
LOOKING GOOD TOO.
>> BEING AVAILABLE TO TAKE MY
KIDS TO THE BEACH AND SOCCER AND
THINGS THAT GO ON, I WOULDN'T BE
ABLE TO DO OTHERWISE.
>> YOU BROUGHT SOME THINGS TO
SHOW US TODAY.
PART OF A SERIES THAT YOU HAVE
DONE.
FASHION IS ART AND INSPIRATIONAL
AND YOU HAVE DONE A SERIES OF
DESIGNER FOOTWEAR, I GUESS.
>> THIS IS WOMAN'S COUTURE FOOT
FOOTWEAR OR HIGH FASHION
FOOTWEAR.
THESE DESIGNS ARE MINE AND
OTHERS.
THIS ONE IS A REPRODUCTION OF A
DRAWING BY A NOTED SHOE
DESIGNER.
USUALLY WHEN THESE GENTLEMEN
DESIGN THE SHOES, THEY MAKE A
SKETCH AND THEN IT'S FORGOTTEN.
I HAVE REINVENTED THEM AS FULL
SCALE PAINTINGS AND MOVING IT
INTO THE LIGHT HELPS IT POP.
>> ROB MERRITT: YOU CAN SEE
IT THERE AS WELL.
ARE THESE SHOES MADE AND USED IN
A FASHION SHOW AT SOME POINT?
>> SOME OF THEM ARE.
MOST OF THEM ARE ICONIC DESIGNS.
>> ROB MERRITT: SO SEX IN THE
CITY, SHE WAS A BIG SHOE --
CARRIE BRADSHAW WAS A BIG SHOE
PERSON.
HERE IS A DIFFERENT ONE.
THIS IS AGAIN WITH THE JEWELRY
TO SPARKLE IT UP A BIT.
WHO DID THE ORIGINAL ON THIS
ONE?
>> THIS IS ANOTHER MEL BLANNIC.
LIKE MOST ART, IT'S A SHOE, BUT
HE DOES SOMETHING MORE FUN WITH
IT AND ALL OF THE SAME THINGS
THAT MAKE A GREAT LANDSCAPE OR
OTHER GREAT PAINTING ARE IN THE
SKETCHES THAT HE DOES.
THEY STAND ALONE AS ART WHICH IS
WHY I HAVE REPRODUCED THEM TO BE
USED BY ANYONE.
>> YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD
LIKE TO KEEP THOSE AND MAKE THEM
PART OF THEIR ADVERTISING OR
DISPLAYS.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHOW A
PICTURE OF THE REAL SHOE, I
GUESS.
>> WHAT YOU SAY IS EXACTLY
RIGHT.
THOSE SKETCHES ARE ART.
THEY ARE REALLY JUST FORGOTTEN.
THEY ARE MORE INTERESTED IN THE
SHOE AND MARKETING THE SHOE.
IT'S A MEANS TO AN END FOR THEM.
>> I GUESS THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT
COLLECT CARS AND ART ABOUT THE
CARS.
>> WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHERE
PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO
UNDERSTAND THE ART THAT MAKES
THE THINGS WE USE FOR EVERYDAY
LIFE LIKE CARDS AND SHOES.
>> THIS IS A DESIGNER SHOE?
>> YES.
I LIKED THIS ONE A LOT BECAUSE
IT HAS REAL PRESENCE ON THE
CANVASS.
IT'S A BIT MORE DARING A DESIGN,
APPEALING TO SOMEONE YOUNGER WHO
LIKES A BIT OF TESTIFY ADDITIONL
HARDWARE ON THE SHOE, SO TO
SPEAK.
>> HAVE YOU SHOWN THESE TO THE
ORIGINAL DESIGNERS?
>> NO, THOSE GENTLEMEN ARE IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, AND I
HAVE NOT MET THEM.
>> ROB MERRITT: CAN YOU TELL
US THE MEDIUM YOU USE?
>> IT'S A LOT OF THINGS,
ACTUALLY.
IT GOES DOWN IN PENCIL.
MOST OF THE PAINT ITSELF IS
ACRYLIC OR WATER COLOR AND YOU
GO BACK OVER IT WITH MARKER, AND
LASTLY, THE CRYSTALS HELP TO
MAKE IT POP.
>> YOU CAN SEE THESE GUYS HERE.
INTERESTING LOOK.
THERE IS A SPARKLE OUT OF THOSE.
THAT'S GOOD.
>> I DEMONSTRATE MY TECHNIQUE,
SO IF ANYONE IS CURIOUS, THEY
CAN WATCH ME DO IT.
>> YOU ARE DOING FRESH WORK DOWN
THERE IN LAGUNA WOODS IN
DECEMBER.
YOU BROUGHT ONE MORE TO SHOW US
TODAY, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF
THING.
>> I'M A MEMBER OF THE PAINTER'S
ASSOCIATION.
WE PAINT LANDSCAPES, CALIFORNIA
IMPRESSIONISM.
THESE ARE THE GUYS YOU SEE ON
THE LAGUNA, PAINTING
LANDSCAPES.
>> ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT THEY
PAINT IN THE CANYON.
NOW THAT IT'S OPEN, THERE'S NO
BIG THRILL, PERHAPS.
A LOOK AT THE NATIVE ENVIRONMENT
THERE.
>> THE ORIGINAL VISTAS IN LOO
LAGUNAARE ICONIC.
>> WHERE DO WE FIND YOU THIS
YEAR?
>> I'M IN BOOTH 232.
IF YOU SEE SANTA'S CHALET, YOU
CAN MAKE A RIGHT TURN, AND I'M
DOWN THERE.
>> ARE YOU THERE EVERY WEEKEND?
>> AS LONG AS THE SHOW IS BEING
HELD.
>> ROB MERRITT: HAVE YOU EVER
HAD A PERSON HAND YOU A SHOE AND
SAY, MAKE ME A PICTURE OF MY
SHOE?
>> NOT THIS WEEK BUT LAST WEEK.
IT WAS A GUCCI SHOE.
IF YOU CAME BY THIS WEEK, YOU
WOULD SEE ME FINISHING THAT ONE.
>> ROB MERRITT: INTERESTING.
THAT'S GOING ON THE FIRST TWO
WEEKENDS IN DECEMBER ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY.
>> FRIDAY, IT'S OPEN THIS WEEK
BECAUSE THANKSGIVING IS THE DAY
BEFORE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE DAY OFF
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
GREAT ART.
>> SANTA IS THERE WITH THE
GRANDKIDS.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO CHECK OUT
THE ART AS WELL AS THE AMBIANCE
OF LAGUNA.
>> IT GIVES IT A HOLIDAY LOOK
WITH SANTA AND OTHER THINGS.
>> IT'S SPECTACULAR.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE SUMMER,
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO DURING
THE WINTER.
THERE IS A TOWN SQUARE IN THE
MIDDLE WHERE SANTA IS WITH
THINGS FOR THE KIDS TO DO.
>> THERE IS A WHOLE NEW REBUILD
EVERY YEAR.
THERE IS A GROUP OF LOCAL
CARPETTERS.
IT'S THEIR BOOTH.
SOME ARTISTS DO THEIR OWN
BOOTHS.
IT'S A NEAT EXPERIENCE DOWN
THERE.
WE URGE YOU TO GET DOWN THERE TO
CHECK IT OUT THE NEXT THREE
WEEKENDS.
STOP BY AND SAY HI TO DONNA, MY
SISTER-IN-LAW.
NICE TO HAVE YOU ON THE PROGRAM
TODAY.
>> MY PLEASURE.
>> ROB MERRITT: WE'LL BE BACK
WITH MORE THINGS TO TELL YOU
ABOUT AS WE CONTINUE WITH
CHANNEL6 NEWS FOR THIS
WEDNESDAY.
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FREE PLACE FOR ASSISTED LIVING
AND NEEDS.
SPS PROVIDES REFERRALS FOR
ASSISTED LIVING, AND IN HOME
CARE.
WE TAKE PRIDE IN TREATING
EVERYONE THAT COMES TO SPH FOR
ASSISTANCE AS IF THEY ARE PART
OF THE FAMILY.
REMEMBER, LAGUNA WOODS, THIS IS
A FREE SERVICE.
>> WE HAVE SEEN IN CALIFORNIA
INITIATIVES ON THE BALLOT
DEALING WITH EDUCATION TO SOME
EXTENT.
JOINING US, LONG TIME MEMBER OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MARCIA
MILL CHECKER.
LOTS GOING ON.
YOU FACE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WERE UP FOR
REELECTION THIS LAST TIME?
>> IT'S A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD.
ONE YEAR FOUR MEMBERS GO BACK UP
FOR ELECTION AND THE NEXT YEAR
THREE MORE MEMBERS GO UP FOR E
EX-ELECTION.
I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE
ELECTION.
JIM WRIGHT WAS A LONG TIME
ADMINISTRATOR AND COLONEL IN THE
DIDN'T HAVE AN
OPPONENT, SO HE WAS REELECTED.
WE HAVE A NEW BOARD MEMBER IN AN
OPEN SEAT WHO IS A BUSINESSMAN,
VERY INTERESTED IN PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIPS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
HIM.
>> IT'S A FLEXIBLE PROGRAM.
SOME LOCAL COMPANY COMES IN TO
SAY WE NEED YOU TO TRAIN NEW
STUDENTS.
IT'S A GOOD PARTNERSHIP.
>> IT'S A REALLY GOOD
PARTNERSHIP.
WE ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE
LOCAL BUSINESSMAN AND USE THEIR
EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT AND TRAIN
PEOPLE TO WORK IN THE BUSINESS
SITE AND GET JOBS WHEN THEY
GRADUATE.
I WENT ON TOURS OF THIS IN THE
CAR DEPARTMENT RECENTLY.
THE FACULTY TOOK ME TO SEE IT.
YOU RUN CARS NOW WITH COMPUTERS.
THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE AUTO
DEPARTMENT ARE NO LONGER GREASE
MONKEYS.
THEY MAKE VERY GOOD SALARIES.
A COUPLE OF DEALERSHIPS HAVE
CALLED THEM TECHNICIANS.
YOU ALSO HEAR AT YOUR MEETINGS
FROM FACULTY MEMBERS AT THE
BOARD MEETINGS, INNOVATION THE
KEY ON YOUR FACILITIES.
>> RIGHT NOW WE ARE HAVING
PRESENTATIONS OF OUR IMPORTANT
PROGRAMS.
WE OFFER TUTORING IN MANY OF THE
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES IN
COMPUTERS AND MATH AND ENGLISH,
SO WE HAD A NUMBER OF FACULTY
MEMBERS PRESENT US INFORMATION
ABOUT THE TUTORING CENTERS.
THEY SAID IF STUDENTS GET
TUTORS, 98% OF THEM DO BETTER.
I'M TAKING ACCOUNTING NOW AT
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE.
I'M THERE WITH ALL OF THE
18-YEAR-OLDS.
I'M LEARNING IT.
IN THE CLASSES, YOU DON'T HAVE
MIDTERMS OR FINALS OR PRESSURE.
I HAVE MIDTERMS AND FINALS.
IT'S A WONDERFUL EXERCISE FOR MY
BRAIN AND IT'S HELPING ME IN MY
POSITION AS A BOARD MEMBER TO BE
AFFECTIVE.
>> YOU ARE GOING THROUGH AN
AUDIT RIGHT NOW?
>> OUR ANNUAL AUDIT.
I VOLUNTEERED TO BE.
OF THE AUDIT SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
BOARD.
IT WAS PRESENTED MONDAY NIGHT.
THERE WERE MINOR THINGS THAT HAD
TO BE FIXED.
SOME OF THE STUDENTS TAKING
CLASSES, HAVE TO BE REPORTED
ACCURATELY.
THEY HAVE TO TELL US AND HAVE IT
DONE.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE FINDINGS
THAT NEEDS TO BE ACCURATE.
EVERYTHING IN THE FINANCIAL AREA
WAS ALL GOOD, AND MANY YEAR TS
AGO, I WENT TO A MEETING WHERE
THE REALLY GOOD WAY THAT PEOPLE