Memorial Day

   As Memorial Day approaches, let us not forget the sacrifices our veterans made to preserve our freedoms.

Go to for the rest-

 http://mvarametalandpaint.com/site/2013/05/23/memorial-day/

Client bosts B.R.A.S. service up!

Client says- "My experience with them was amazing they welcomed me with open arms and showed me around and gave me a tour of the place. I brought my Aluminum welding project and i met with Chad. I must of talked with him for 2 hours before we even started talking about my project. The welds look amazing and it does not leak at all. I would highly recommend them to any one they are just friendly people and are very down to earth. They will be seeing me in the future"- Mike Harm

http://mvarametalandpaint.com/site/2012/01/17/client-comments-about-ballard-road-art-studio/

Troy Top Soil wants to develop FOUNDING battle site into rock quarry-

Troy Top Soil wants to develop battle site into rock quarry-

Post Star published today that officials are going to look again at the application for quarry on Battle Hill in Fort Ann NY. To read the story please follow link- http://poststar.com/blogs/the_wash/lost-battle-site/article_cd5a3880-1c39-11e1-8472-001cc4c03286.html
Sorry they have moved the story this is just some summery. I'll post the news papers (November 28th in Local/ Region) vershion when I get a chance to write it.

So Thank you all for responding to this important issue. But Do not Stop as its not over yet! Keep your ears to the ground and keep after officials call me with any new news and I'll pass it along to every one who is interested!

Thanks again! KEEP UP THE GOOD Community Work!!!

Detail of sculpture depicting General Knox bringing supplies towards Saratoga Battle Field. Vara used the great painting “Noble Train of Artillery” by Tom Lovell 1909 as reference.  The sculpture its self is much larger and can be seen in person on rt4 in Schuylerville NY.

Americans our Country’s Founding History

 is in Danger of being deleted-

Battle Hill in Fort Ann NY, is the site of choice

 To be Mined by Troy Top Soil. 

The site is where French and Indian Revolutionary War occurred on July 1777.

Currently:          Troy Top Soil clear cut every tree and

Plans mining the entire hill.

DEC has not yet issued the mining permits but intends to in the next short days. This historic site offers archeology on the events, July 8, 1777 and grave site to soldiers.  American history is waiting to be unveiled.

We need people to call-

 Richard Spidel at the DEC office 518-623-1286

(Leave a message with name and contact Number. Anonymous calls don’t count.)

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U.S. Congressman Chris Gibson 20th District of New York ....

gibson.house.gov/

Office 136 Glen St. Glens Fall, NY 12801 T (518) 743-0964 F (518) 743-1391 ...

And the sign petition, it has not yet been released but will follow in the next few days.

Voice Your Support to Preserve American History!

There will be more information to come, please feel free to contact-

miChelle Vara-518-587-8706   www.michellevara.com

Historian: Dale Grinnell, Fort Ann NY -518-639-8633 -Book: Fort Ann 300 Years of History

Thank You!

5th Annual- D.V. Awareness moth

Please Join us in-

 1- PurpleNight Lights™- residents are encouraged to purchase a purple light bulb and display it on their porch or in their window throughout Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Organizer Sandra Becker from the H.E.R. Shelter says the porch and window light bulbs are available in two sizes and for just a few dollars. The goal is to bring awareness and support to victims and survivors of domestic violence and to send a strong message that “Domestic Violence Has No Place in Our Community.”

2- the Shirts of Awareness

Hang a shirt at the 6 Ballard Road Art Studio Wilton, NY
In remembrance of someone or just to support awareness.
Anyone is welcome to bring a tee shirt to hang and write on.

3-B.J.S. ARTWORKS Show,
10-8 to 10-31-2011, - Opening reception is Saturday October 8, 4 – 6 pm
    Meet the artists and enjoy the acoustic inspirational music by Pam Barker.
miChelle Vara .com is showing metal sculpture-
This body of work is called- “The Soul Perceptible”
“My life nothing more than an investigation left in metal and paint”
The artist mission is to make the soul capable of being realized by the mind or through the senses. Visionary art encourages the development of our inner sight. To find the visionary realm we use our inner intuitive eyes. All inspiration originates here. The visionary embraces the spectrum of imagined space.
I believe best known for this is artist Alex Gray.
Poet William Blake called it “The Divine Imagination.”

In Loving Memory of my friend Dawn Bove Roberts, who lost her life in 2007.

Awareness is the only opportunity to stop this silent epidemic in all communities.
This epidemic is not gender specific so all are welcome to participate.

Sincerely , miChelle M. Vara

911 metal sculpture in Saratoga NY

“As an artist it is invigorating to have been given such an eminent opportunity”…….

The sculpture piece I call “Respectful Remembrances” is meant to reflect the unity of Americans’ in all walks of life, offering an uplifting sense of healing and forward progression, on the home front horizon, without forgetting the past.

 The remembrance of life lost, given and shared, the innocents of a nation changed and our troops on the front, even now, are also meant to be implied in the over all of this piece.

 In overwhelming gratitude, to Rick Bailey for his trust.

 miChelle M. Vara