Pig Painters Turn Sty into Work of Art to Promote Pig Sanctuary.Lifestyle Editors/Assignment Desks NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2003 Potbellied pig painters will become hams of a different nature as they exhibit their artistic ability at an art show and demonstration being held Sunday, June 15 from noon to 4 p.m. at the PetSmart in Madison, TN near the Rivergate Mall. The Pigasso Art Show will feature paintings created by the potbellied pigs from Shepherd's Green Pig Sanctuary, located near Center Hill Lake Center Hill Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in Middle Tennessee near Smithville. Created by means of a dam constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1948, the lake had a dual purpose: electricity production and flood control. . One of the talented pigs, Winkie, will be painting on site. Pigasso "Hoof hoof, horny epidermal casing at the end of the digits of an ungulate (hoofed) mammal. In the even-toed ungulates, such as swine, deer, and cattle, the hoof is cloven; in the odd-toed ungulates, such as the horse and the rhinoceros, it is solid. and Snout snout the upper lip and the apex of the nose, especially of the pig. Called also rostrum. Has a specialized skin to survive the rigors of rooting, is supported by a separate bone (the os rostri), and also has a few sensory hairs. " paintings, tee shirts and socks will be on display and available for purchase from Shepherd's Green volunteers. The items range in price from $7.50 for a 5" x 7" painting to $20 for a 16" x 20" work of art. All purchases provide direct support for the abandoned, abused and unwanted pet pigs at the sanctuary. Dragonwood Farm, home to the Shepherd's Green Pig Sanctuary, is what remains of an original Revolutionary War grant that encompassed an entire valley along the Caney Fork River The Caney Fork River is one of the major streams draining the Cumberland Plateau region of Tennessee and a major tributary of the Cumberland River system. The Caney Fork rises in Cumberland County about six miles (10 km) west north-west of Crossville. It is crossed by U.S. , just under the Cumberland Plateau. The main house was originally built in 1856 and is believed to be haunted by "Lucy", a descendant of the original owners. The farm was restored by Peggy and Ralph Couey in 1985. Always a sanctuary to needy and abandoned animals, Dragonwood took in its first pig in 1987, a listless (programming) listless - In functional programming, a property of a function which allows it to be combined with other functions in a way that eliminates intermediate data structures, especially lists. week-old runt The frame that remains after a collision on a CSMA/CD medium such as Ethernet. Runts are undersize packets, smaller than what the network protocol calls for, such as 64 bytes in Ethernet. Electrical interference or faulty wiring can also produce a runt. name Lefty. Although Lefty died from birth defects birth defects, abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. , the couple instantly became smitten with a love for pigs. In 1992, they began to take in other unwanted pigs. A short time later, Peggy's husband died and she left Dragonwood only to return a year later from Georgia with 39 pigs in tow and a renewed devotion to providing sanctuary to pigs and other animals in need. Adoption information for pet pigs will be available, as well as information about this Middle Tennessee sanctuary, which has been named Sanctuary of the Year for the last three years in a row by The Pig Congress, an annual pet pig conference held in Pennsylvania, and by the Pigs as Pets Association for veterinarians and sanctuary management. For more information, visit the website http://www.9sites.com, where art by the pigs may be purchased, or call (931) 858-2228. For more information, call Peggy Couey at 931-858-2228, or Brenda Batey at 615-321-4939. |
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