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A is for Appalachia! The
Alphabet Book of Appalachian Heritage I am very honored that Pat Banks agreed to illustrate A is for Appalachia. Everywhere I go, every school I visit… everyone comments on how absolutely beautiful the illustrations are in A is for Appalachia. I agree. Pat is a wonderful talent and she visits schools to share that talent with children. I wrote two grants for Pat to visit the school where I taught and the students adored her, enjoyed their experience with her, and they learned a great deal about working in watercolor. A very nice combination, I think. Pat Banks Pat Banks is the talented illustrator of A is for Appalachia and the author and illustrator of Where Grandma Lives… Love is Forever. Pat works primarily in watercolors and she is a master watercolorist who exhibits her work in juried fairs, shows, and galleries throughout the eastern United States. Pat loves the challenge, versatility and spontaneity of the medium and her subjects range from portraits and landscapes to waterscapes, florals and animals. Pat has been interested in art since childhood and she has continued to pursue her vision and dream. Pat has been an exchange artist in Quito Equator and Yamanashi, Japan. She is a member of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, a Roster Artist for the Kentucky Arts Council and a participant in the Kentucky Craft Marketing. Pat lives and works in northern Madison County, Kentucky. She and her husband, Alan, built their home on a ridge overlooking the Kentucky River valley. She feels a special connection with this place; it inspires her work and nourishes her creative spirit
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