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Inspired by true events, WEST WITH GIRAFFES explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, respect for all life, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time and a story told before it’s too late. Our whimsical, happy art will make you smile General Info: The Artful Giraffe is an eclectic shop showcasing the creative talents of predominantly Florida. Join Facebook to connect with Artsy Tessy and others you may know. We offer a variety of art classes and artists workshops in many new and different mediums. This was a lovely, emotion-filled story combining history, fiction and love for animals. They struggled over the mountains, across Dust Bowl territory, overcoming daunting obstacles like hairpin turns, single lane unpaved pothole-ridden roads, underpasses, tunnels, dust storms, floods and encounters with scoundrels. Red, a dreamy-eyed girl and would-be photographer/ reporter, became part of the group as she followed, uninvited, to get the story for LIFE Magazine …her ambitious goal. (It’s hard to imagine a time when most people had never seen a giraffe other than in pictures.) Woody, a 17 year old orphaned teenager who’d had a tough life thus far, convinced Old Man (Riley Jones) to let him drive the rig transporting the two tall guests across the multiple thousand miles. to deliver two of nature’s most beautiful, fragile, and at that time…rare creatures 3200 miles in a flimsy rig, to their ultimate destination…the San Diego Zoo. At locations such as Creative Liberties studios, Artful Giraffe Sunday. The animal lover in me delighted in this story about Old Man, Woody Nickel, and Red, as they struggled across the U.S.A. Group Show / Cult of Meow VI / Gristle Art Gallery, NY / September 17th Oct. The Artful Giraffe is located within a quaint group of boutiques and is a hidden gem.
Instead, such times hold less pain because of two animals I once knew.” “Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…” And so began his story… Woodrow Wilson Nickel (Woody,) age 105, feels his life ebbing away when he hears a television report about the possible extinction of giraffes. He has a story that he feels MUST be told! He offers…”I could’ve lived my entire life in the shadow of Dust Bowl miseries and Hitler horrors. Woodrow Wilson Nickel (Woody,) age 105, feels his life ebbing away when he hears a television report about the possible extinction of giraffes. This is one of those books that’s different and a bit quirky…but one that touches your heart with it’s wit and charm.
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