Local Studio Owner Participates in 9/11 Memorial

PRESS RELEASE:
LOCAL STUDIO OWNER PARTICIPATES IN NEW YORK MEMORIAL TO SEPTEMBER 11th.

Bob and Vicki Hartley, owners of "the Artist Within", a Paint Your Own Pottery studio in Downtown Muncie, are proud to be participants in TILES FOR AMERICA, one of only two spontaneous memorials left to the events of 9/11 and located in New York City. The Hartleys were moved to participate after receiving a call to action from the Contemporary Ceramics Studio Association-an organization that bonds studio owners across the country. The CCSA informed Bob and Vicki and other owners of recent vandalism to the memorial and the loss of several hundred of the thousands of tiles that comprise the memorial.

"Although the five year anniversary is fast approaching," says Bob, "the feelings connected with the events of that day remain quite compelling and fresh. It's always been "the Artist Within"'s philosophy that painting pottery is better than therapy; it was a relief to express some of my emotions about the tragedy and to honor its victims." The Hartley's created several tiles that will serve to accomplish the organizer's mission: to make sure that each victim is represented on the memorial as they were at its inception. An additional tile showcases our city and state's participation in this Nationwide effort.

These tiles will be sent to NYC to become part of the memorial. For more info, please contact Bob Hartley at: tawmuncie313@sbcglobal.net