PHOTO EXHIBIT OPENS MARCH 3 at DOLLY HAND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
‘POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE: a journey through my mom’s garden’ is a loving tribute by Wellington Photographer Allison Parssi
The exhibition, which runs through April 9, is free and open to the public
Wellington, FL — In 2010, Allison Parssi’s “Palm Beach: One County, Two Worlds” photo exhibit was so well received by the patrons at the Dolly Hand Cultural Center in Belle Glade that Leigh Woodham, the Center’s director, asked Parssi if she would consider a follow-up exhibition for the 2011 season. Parssi was honored and more than happy to accept Woodham’s invitation, and quickly arrived at a theme – photos from her mom’s extensive garden in Wellington. “My mom and step-dad are such avid gardeners,” said Parssi, “and they get a lot of enjoyment from the variety of flowers and plants they grow, so I wanted to find a way to share that joy with others.”
Parssi said she had learned a great deal herself about flowers and plants, mostly from conversations around the dinner table, but also from walks in the garden with her mom. “We have butterfly gardens in front of the house and in the backyard, which are really cool,” she said. “It’s like having our own Discovery Channel – we get to watch the Monarch butterflies lay eggs; then we see the caterpillars being born, the forming of the chrysalis, and the birth of the butterfly. It’s really quite amazing, and we have it all on video.”
Parssi’s exhibit will feature a total of 30 colorful, framed photographs of, among other things, her mom’s roses, golden thryallis, orchids, bromeliads, assorted lantana, and of course, the scarlet milkweed, home to the Monarch butterflies that call her front porch home. The exhibit opens March 3 and runs through April 9. The Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center is located on the campus of Palm Beach State College, and will be available for viewing whenever the Center is open. The exhibition is free and open to the public.