Rustic Love Vienna

Our Hometown Art Auction ends tomorrow, June 7, but today, please give a warm welcome to our final featured artist: Shari MacFarlane! 🎨💛

Shari holds a truly special place in this year’s auction. Not only did she create two beautiful pieces for the event, but she is also the teacher and mentor of three other artists featured in the auction — a wonderful reflection of the creativity and inspiration she shares with others. 🌻 We also got to see a sneak peek of Shari's painting process -- did you know that underneath her "Hop To It" sign's green frog there is an orange one? It's all part of the paint layering process! So cool!

Shari's artistic journey began at just 16 years old as an arts and crafts teacher at a summer camp in Upstate New York. She later studied Fine Art at RIT, where she discovered a lifelong passion for both painting and teaching. Over the past 40 years, Shari has dedicated herself to nurturing creativity through her own artwork and by teaching hundreds of art students of all ages. 🐸

Shari shared that her purpose in life is to help others discover their creativity and connect with their authentic selves. Today, she continues that mission by teaching and painting daily from her home studio in Vienna. 🌻

We are so grateful to Shari not only for the beautiful artwork she contributed to this auction, but also for the countless ways she enriches our community through encouragement, mentorship, and creativity. Thank you, Shari, for sharing your incredible talents and your generous heart in support of Rustic Love’s mission to help fight food insecurity in our community. 🐸🌻
Auction link: https://www.32auctions.com/hometownartauction

Today’s Rustic Love Hometown Art Auction artist spotlight features Jordann Franks! 🎨🍉

Jordann is a lifelong Vienna resident who developed her love of art while taking art classes all four years at Madison High School. ❤️🖤 She later graduated from BYU with a teaching degree and now teaches PE and Health at the “rival” Oakton High School. 💛❤️

These days, Jordann uses art as a creative outlet and a way to unwind from her busy schedule. Her playful personality shines through in her cheerful Rustic Love watermelon sign — and considering watermelon is her favorite food, we’d say the theme is absolutely perfect! 🍉

We love the whimsy, color, and joy of Jordann’s piece and are so grateful she shared her talents with our auction to help support our mission to fight food insecurity in our community. Thank you, Jordann! 💚🩷