Area Artist Designs Triple-use Cards for US Troops Stationed Away from Family on Thanksgiving

Carolyn T. Ensley, Sedona, AZ artist, has donated cards for Thanksgiving letters to troops for Boxing Day 3. Her internationally collected oils, encaustic and mixed media artworks draw inspiration from living in Chama, New Mexico; Sedona, Arizona; Newtown, Pennsylvania; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Thousand Oaks, California; Athens, Georgia; and Austin, Texas.

Oaks, CA (PRWEB) October 17, 2004 -- Artist Carolyn T. Ensley, formerly of the Conejo Valley, has donated cards featuring her original artwork and envelopes for Thanksgiving letters to troops for Boxing Day 3 in Simi Valley, California on Saturday, October 16.

When my friend Karine Adalian mentioned that the organizers of the event, the Military Parents in Action and Moms for Soldiers, were looking for cards so that every troop member could have a note for Thanksgiving, I said of course I would give cards," Ensley said. My husband, Burt, served with the Green Berets in Viet Nam, so we know how tough it can be for the troops." The cards can be used by the volunteers for Boxing Day 3 to send out the Thanksgiving notes and then re-used by making two postcards with the printed images on them to send to whomever the military recipient wants.

I feel for the loved ones. I have a daughter in New York and sometimes think thats too far away!" Carolyn chuckled. I have been creating and selling my work since I lived in Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks in the early 1980s and on the East Coast in the 1990s. Art is a way of expression and can provide comfort in trying times. I chose an abstract image because each person will see something different, based on their experience."

Carolyn Ensley has made original cards for the last 4 years. They have been watercolor or mixed media originals. These cards were reproduced from an original, specifically for the troops.

About Carolyn T. Ensley
Carolyn Torrez Ensley was born and raised in the beautiful mountain area of Chama, New Mexico. Carolyn's paintings and sculptures are owned by collectors internationally and across the United States. Her natural creativity has found numerous outlets over the years, beginning as a goldsmith and jeweler for over 25 years and culminating in jewel-toned oil, watercolor and encaustic and mixed media works. She has taught encaustic painting techniques in Sedona, Arizona where she now lives, having moved back to the Southwest from the Newtown, Pennsylvania area. This areas close proximity to New York and Philadelphia is widely known as a nourishing climate for creative people including artists, writers, musicians and other artisans. Prior to living there in Pennsylvania, Carolyn and her family have lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Thousand Oaks, California; Athens, Georgia; and Austin, Texas. Her website is http://www.carolyntensley.com and you can email her through the website or reach her by the studio phone number listed on the site.

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