Roseland, a fourth-generation rancher, garnered top honors with his first book The Last Buffalo, published by the Institute in 2006. In 2007 he accepted the Western Heritage Wrangler Award presented by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK.

A Prairie Prayer expands the descriptions of modern farm/ranch life with an appreciation for the past and a wry wit honed by the lonely winds of the prairie. Roseland’s poems describe a life connected to the land. When he asked Tesch to consider creating drawings to enhance the work, he had no idea that she, too, grew up on a South Dakota farm. They have discovered an odd synchronicity in this collaboration.

In the opening pages of this second volume of poetry, Roseland acknowledges “the men and women who earn their living from the soil. There is a bond among us all that stretches into eternity”. That bond is something that Tesch agrees with wholeheartedly.

“Bruce captures the feeling one gets from growing up under the wide-open skies of the prairie. You feel a connection to the land, the sky, and the generations before, “ said Tesch. “I was thrilled when he asked me to be part of the project.”

Writer and illustrator are scheduling now for public appearances in the coming year. If you have an event or publication that involves farming/ranching and growing up in the halcyon years of agriculture, please contact them. Keep in mind that Roseland needs to work around calving and crops. Tesch follows the calendar demands of teaching piano. They would be delighted to work with you, if it doesn’t keep them from earning a regular living.

Bruce Roseland Marie Louise Tesch
bbroseland@venturewb.net marietesch@rap.midco.net
605-436-6770 www.marielouisetesch.com 605-342-3328

Spearfish Art Gallery Main Street Spearfish

Saturday May 3, 2008
9:00 – 4:30 pm

Plan to apply your past painting experience to this new medium. Each person will:
1. learn the basics of silk painting: making a frame, stretching the silk, steam setting, and rinsing
2. learn six techniques: salt, sugar, gutta, no flow, wet, & dry
3. paint two original silk scarves which will be steam set and theirs to keep or give as a gift.
Cost: $85, includes all materials needed: 3 silk scarves, silk dyes, palette, gutta, frames, professional steaming, and other miscellaneous items. Bring your favorite watercolor brushes and a hairdryer.
Class is limited to 7

Please pre-register by calling Shirley at 605-673-4755 or emailing to shirleyjane@landscapesinsilk.com

A $50 deposit is required to reserve your space: refundable with 48 hours cancellation notice.
If more than 7 register, the first 7 to register will have first option, and others will be put on waiting list (no deposit required for waiting list

Drive By Shooting

Photo by Roger Slott

The exhibit name, “Drive-by Shooting” comes from Slott’s ongoing challenge as a commercial photographer sent on location: there’s never enough time to capture everything he wants, in addition to what the client needs. This exhibit is made up largely of images from those “stolen moments” between items on the shot list when on trips to Cambodia, Japan and various locations around the United States.

Slott, an air force kid born in Scotland, raised in Rapid City and graduated in photojournalism from Black Hills State University, went on to train in Dallas, TX, for eight years under the tutelage of some of the biggest names in commercial photography. While there, he created images for clients such as 7-Up/Dr. Pepper, Aetna and Anheuser-Busch. He returned to the Black Hills in 1992 at the behest of local advertising agencies happy to find an experienced commercial shooter with his expertise in lighting.

Today, Slott shoots, as Flashbox Photography, working with regional advertising agencies, architectural firms and corporations. He is headquartered out of his home studio-office in Rapid City.

“Drive-by Shooting” is sponsored in part by Prairie Berry Winery, Black Hills Corporation, Security First Bank and the Black Hills Eye Institute. It will be showing at Prairie Berry Winery, 23837 Hwy 385, Hill City, as their first fine art exhibit from Feb. 23 through May 11, 2008, and is open free to the public 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Saturday and noon – 4 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information on Rodger Slott, Flashbox Photography: www.flashbox.us
For more information on Prairie Berry Winery: www.prairieberry.com

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