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| Arvada with some of her flowers |
by Joyce Wycoff
The 2018 Feria bloomed with multitudes of colorful flowers and streamers … the work of Arvada Parrish and 34 volunteers. 240 flowers, 104 streamers, and a welcoming arch with 60 flowers.
Arvada, who made training videos for Intel when she lived in Portland, Oregon, has lived in Ajijic for two years, and says she just wants to create color and flowers that make people smile.
Arvada started making flowers in Blue Birds when she was six and honed her craft when she was First Lady of the Portland Yacht Club.
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| Welcome to the Feria arch |
Now Arvada is helping four young girls make flowers, learn English, and explore local sights like the zoo.
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| Arvada and friends |
Of course, before they go to the zoo, they learn to make animals out of scraps of paper and toilet paper rolls.
Ideas for next year’s Feria are already swirling around in Arvada's head ... we may have a migration of Monarchs coming our way.
If you're interested in being part of this creative frenzy, Arvada invites you to email her at: arvadaparrish@gmail.com.
Enjoyed the flowers and interest in teaching. I was happy to meet you at the Feria luncheon and hope to see you again this year. Miguel
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