Byline: Russell Lissau Daily Herald Staff Writer
As summer draws to a close, it's far too early for most of us to be thinking about Christmas and the other winter holidays.
That's not the case at the Lake County Discovery Museum, though, where employees already are getting into the holiday spirit in preparation for a unique wintertime fund-raiser.
The Wauconda-area museum is searching for local artists to create and donate holiday decorations for its first Artist Ornament Sale, set to run from Nov. 15 through Jan. 5.
Only original, artist-designed ornaments will be accepted and available for purchase.
The ornaments do not need to follow any particular theme, said Katherine Hamilton-Smith, the museum's historical resources manager. They don't even necessarily have to be Christmas decorations.
"Artists can create whatever they want," Hamilton-Smith said. "They need to follow their own muse and come up with something based on their aesthetic."
Proceeds from the event will be used to digitally reproduce more of the postcards in the museum's Curt Teich Postcard Archives, the world's largest collection of postcards and related materials. The images will be made available on the museum's Web site, www. lakecountydiscoverymuseum.org.
Right now, about 10,000 cards can be viewed on the site.
"Accessibility is the name of the game these days, especially with the advent of the Internet," Hamilton-Smith said. "Museums and archives all around the world are trying to find better ways to allow the public better access to their collections."
Artists who want to contribute their work should contact the museum - in the Lakewood Forest Preserve off Route 176 near Wauconda - by Sept. 15. Finished ornaments need to be delivered to the museum by Nov. 7.
Interested artists must sign up with the museum to participate in the program. A registration form is available on the museum's Web site.
Artists also can call project coordinator Debra Gust at (847) 968-3381 for more details.
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