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"Most of my life I have painted the natural environment. All those things - the colors and everything - stay stuck in my mind and I wanted to express it and show it to people."

- Angela Maria Isaza, Artist
 

[Exhibit]  Batik Artist Comes To Selby Gardens
Philip Lederer, Phil.Lederer@srqme.com

Batik artist Angela Maria Isaza returns to Selby Gardens with her latest collection, a series of batik paintings inspired by the varied and beautiful plant life found across the state of Florida, from the Everglades to Selby itself. Entitled Florida’s Fascinating Flora, the exhibit, showcasing 37 pieces of Isaza’s work, opens tonight with a free-to-the-public artist’s reception at 5:30pm at Selby Gardens.

For the uninitiated, batik is an ancient art form from the East, where it was a common method for dying cloth. Beginning with the blank cloth, batik artists paint with hot wax, covering areas where they wish to preserve the current color. Then the entire cloth is dyed, wax and all, and the process repeats, wax and dye, until the picture is brought forth and the layers of wax are removed.

Isaza, who grew up in Colombia, discovered batik in the pages of a magazine around age 17 and it resonated. She tried her hand on a small pillow and, after graduation, began to devote more of her time to the craft.

“It’s so different and almost nobody knows how to do this,” said Isaza. “So it’s a good thing to keep doing it because it’s a unique form of art.”

In a way, it’s almost like painting backwards. It requires a comprehensive plan and foresight and control to translate the image from mind to cloth. But for Isaza, also a trained architect, creating intricate scenes alive with activity and detail seems to come naturally.

It was also in Colombia that Isaza discovered a love for the natural world, a love that remains to this day. She recalls trips through the Colombian mountains, travelling from Medellin to Bogota and back visiting family and watching the world change around her, transitioning from the cool climes of the peaks to the tropical forest in the valley.

“Most of my life I have painted the natural environment, it calls my attention every time I take a trip,” said Isaza. “All those things—the colors and everything—stay stuck in my mind and I wanted to express it and show it to people.”

With this latest exhibition at Selby, Isaza celebrates the diverse and colorful flora of the Florida landscape. Featuring Florida dogwoods, sunflowers, fuschias, the requisite orange tree and a stunning portrait of Selby Gardens’ own Wedding Oak, among others, all for sale, it is an impressive collection, made all the more so by the fabulous use of color, all mixed and measured by Isaza herself from powdered turquoise blue, fuschia red and lemon yellow. It gives her more control and, she says, it’s cheaper.

This will be Isaza’s 11th or so show at Selby Gardens since her 1983 debut, where she has made a name for herself, bringing in regular enthusiasts and even out-of-town collectors who recognize the quality.

“We get people wanting to know ‘When are we going to see Angela again?’” said Marilynn Shelley, manager of community classes and exhibits at Selby Gardens. “She’s grown quite a following and this year’s exhibit ties in with our overall theme of Fabulous Florida.”

Florida’s Fascinating Flora will be on display at the Selby Gardens from Sept. 5 to Nov. 16. The opening reception, complete with wine and cheese pairings is tonight at 5:30pm. 

[Government]  Sarasota Still Working on IT Improvements
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

Two years after an information technology scandal created upheaval at Sarasota City Hall, officials say there is still work to be done to get the department completely on track. "We've made some progress, but this is not an overnight thing," said Sarasota City Auditor and Clerk Pam Nadalini. 

She said the city remains in the process of updating frameworks, something being done with professional guidance from outside experts. Most importantly, Nadalini said, she is working to make sure all members of the IT staff have a comprehensive understanding of the network diagram adopted by the department.

The IT department was central in a shakeup of City Hall that happened after the City Commission in 2011 was moved out of the auspices of the City Manager's Office and under the control of the City Auditor and Clerk's Office. Subsequent investigation of complaints showed security issues with the city servers and a failure to properly update software. Amid the investigation, a number of city officials, most prominently City Manager Robert Bartolotta, were forced out of their jobs, though no criminal wrongdoing was ever found.

Earlier this year, an audit of the IT department showed there remained significant concerns with security. Right now the department is without a director, though Nadalini said more than 300 people have applied for that job. No internal applicants applied.

Nadalini told City Commissioners in a meeting Tuesday that the department has seen significant improvement. "This is something that frankly will be a continuous effort as it relates to staff to improve as we move forward," she said. She did stress that critical patches to software are now being applied on a regular basis. 

[Exec Moves]  Trinchetto Named Chief Medical Officer

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota appointed Dr. Thomas Trinchetto as chief medical officer. In his position as CMO, Trinchetto will provide leadership, medical oversight and expertise to ensure the delivery of high-quality healthcare. Trinchetto has served in numerous leadership roles including chief of staff and chief of medicine at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, amd medical director of emergency services and chief of medicine at Fisherman’s Hospital in Marathon.  

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota

[Exec Moves ]  Shillus Joins Kenneth Jarvis

Kenneth Jarvis, a certified public accounting firm, announced Karin Shillus has joined the firm as a staff accountant. Shillus brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Kenneth Jarvis. Recent experience includes 10 years of public accounting where she assisted businesses and individuals with their accounting, taxes, and planning. Prior to this, she was a vice president in the banking industry specializing in commercial loans. In her new role as staff accountant with the firm, she will be responsible for tax planning and preparation, financial statement preparation and client consulting. 

Kenneth Jarvis, PLLC

[Synergy]  Longboat Key Club, USF Partner for Training

The Resort at Longboat Key Club and USF Sarasota-Manatee announced the launch of a key regional partnership and new training program for University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee students. As the official “Teaching Hotel” for the College of Hospitality and Technology Leadership, the Resort will be the site of The Teaching Lab program that will accommodate hospitality students each semester in a rotation that includes operational and administrative divisions of the Resort and Club. The inaugural program will allow students to shadow key leaders at the resort through Leadership, Front Desk, Housekeeping and Food and Beverage operations, giving them “real-time” access to the processes and protocols of successfully managing these critical areas in a hospitality setting.   

The Resort at Longboat Key Club

[Dog's Best Friend]  What's In a Name?
Gregg Flowers

When we're trying to communicate with our dog, using his name at the right time (and in the right way), is simply huge, in terms of effective, productive communication. You want him to love his name. And if his name is sometimes used by itself, AS a correction as in: "Max! Max! MAX!!", consequently, he gets the idea his name sometimes means: "I'm in trouble". We literally give him an aversion to his own name! So the best and most effective time to use his name would be as the precursor to a cue or command, as in: "Max, sit!", "Max, come!", "Max, stay!", etc. (always with a happy, encouraging voice). Because what you want from him before you give a cue, is eye contact. Without eye contact, there's no point in even giving the cue, and the best way to get eye contact, is with his name. To break yourself of this very common habit of using Max's name by itself as a correction, when he gets into something he shouldn't, or does something he shouldn't be doing, instead of imploring "Max!", use the term "Dog!" instead. In this way, he will will always respond positively to his own name, but he'll understand when he hears "Dog!", that he really IS in trouble. Additionally, when you reward Max for compliance or for doing what you want when you want it, use his name as part of his reward. I.e.: "That's a good Max".


What will happen over a period of time is that your dog will learn to actually look at you when he hears his name, and his thought will be "here comes a cue". Conversely if he doesn't associate with his name in a positive way, it makes training much harder.

A native of Louisiana, SRQ Daily Columnist Gregg Flowers owns Dog's Best Friend Dog Training Services here in Sarasota, where he "teaches dogs and trains people." Gregg became fascinated by our relationship with dogs as a boy in the '60s, and by 1985 had developed his own unique style of working with dogs and their humans 

Dog's Best Friend



[SIGNATURE EVENT]  MASQUERADE BALL
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Our inaugural signature soiree, Bal Masqué, is SRQ The Magazine’s biggest event of the year. Your all-inclusive ticket includes your donation to one of our event beneficiaries, cocktails, dinner and amazing performances. Introduce your palette to Venetian fare from Fête and cocktails from Siesta Key Rum and Tito’s Handmade Vodka before the performances from the Circus Arts Conservatory, Fuzión Dance Artists, and Sarasota Cuban Ballet School, begin at 10pm. Don formal attire with a masquerade twist and get excited for a magical evening at the Sarasota Opera House. Get your ticket and select your beneficiary from: the Circus Arts Conservatory, Child Protection Center Inc., Suncoast Charities for Children and Suncoast Science Center. This years Bal Masqué is dedicated to children. #srqbalmasque 

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