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Charity Art Lecture and Sale

art-sale-and-lectureAnn and I were first introduced to Fr. Tham’s art at the Art with a Heart charity auction which benefits the San Jose’ Clinic here in Houston.  In that art auction, there was a beautiful watercolor of a tiger and we just fell in love with it.  So, we both kept going back and bidding, making sure we were the high bidder — a lot of work but it was worth it.  It now hangs in our bedroom.
Over the years we have had the opportunity to see some of his other work (and yes purchase it).  Fr. Tham will be speaking at the University of St Thomas at a bio-ethics conference in November so we are very fortunate to have him speak about his artwork and the making of the watercolors.  He studied traditional Chinese watercolor techniques and has produced some truly stunning pieces of art.
http://www.upra.org/docente/joseph-tham/
Fr. Joseph Tham, LC, MD, PhD
Joseph Tham LC, MD, PhD was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Canada at the age of 15. At the University of Toronto, he majored in mathematical sciences and then graduated from medical school. After working as a family physician for several years, he entered the seminary of the Legionaries of Christ and was ordained a priest in 2004. He presently teaches bioethics at Regina Apostolorum in Rome. He is the author of The Missing Cornerstone (Hamden 2004) and The Secularization of Bioethics (Rome 2007).

Art Sale and Auction

There will be an auction of some of Mark Austin’s glass art and some other artwork as well as the ability to purchase some of Fr Tham’s Artwork.  You can preview some of the watercolors here.
The proceeds of the sale will benefit his order and the Oceanic Ventures Foundation’s work in Fiji.

WHEN:  Sunday, November 13 3:00 – 6:00

WHERE: Black Labrador, 4100 Montrose Blvd

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Weekend Winners!

This past weekend was a very busy one for the staff at Oceanic Ventures.  We had a lot going on with Santa’s visit and the first of our holiday auctions.
The holiday auction supports our school and community projects around the world.  We appreciate everyone who helped support the auction and our projects.  The high bidders were:

  • Gentleman’s Pleasure – Cigars & Vodka – Alex
  • Wine Lovers Special – Dutchman Family Winery – Eddie
  • Silly Fun – Vodka and Chocolate – Mark
  • Art for a Start – Watercolour Still Life – Mike
  • Girls Party – MaryKay Timewise Microderm kit and party – Lynn
  • Bubbles are for Wimps – Rebreather Experience – Joe
  • Beach Remembrances – Beach Bag and more – Dorothy

We are still working on the raffle, we need to sell 25 more tickets before we draw.
Other prizes for the weekend:

  • $50  Oceanic Ventures Adventure Gift Card – For anyone who came in during the sale and made a purchase – Mike H.
  • $500 Oceanic Ventures Adventure Gift Card – For anyone who makes a purchase from 1 November the 23 December you go into a drawing for the card – Ongoing
  • Door Prizes drawn please come in and pick up your t-shirts, hats, luggage tags, dive pins, etc. – Candy R, Marlena E, Eddie T., Mike C

You still have time to turn in your 2011 Holiday Wish Lists to be eligible for a special drawing.  even Rachel, Steve Jurbala’s daughter turned in her list!
Thank you to everyone who came by this weekend!