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PAINTING BY THE
GIRLS' NIGHT
sip
OUT IS PICTURE OF FUN
BY MICHELLE BOUDIN PHOTOS BY JESSICA MILLIGAN
Back Row (from left): Jenny Donaldson, Aimee Dodson, Beverly Warkulwiz, Candler Tindall, Kimberly Springs, Nancy Boru, Deanna Valeo, Jackie Barrera, Alyson Douglas.
Front Row: Cyndi James, Laura Dickerman, Nicole Kinzler, Chantelle Beauvas, Jessica Moss, Christin Douglas.
Mirc. "If you're a left-brain person and you're afraid to paint, it makes it easier." Mirc is tonight's instructor and it's clear, she's a fan of the "mommy juice." "The wine makes it like a party with these girls. We make sure we hit the hard part in the beginning so if
SPRING 2012 Wine is as much a part of the class as the paint.
they've had too much in the end … it's okay!"
Aimee Dodson is back for the fourth time. This time she has brought her mother, her sister and a handful of co-workers. They work for a mortgage company based in Ballantyne and often get together for a
Christin Douglas shows her finished piece.
girls' night out. They have all come to relax and unwind. "I think that the ability to have a creative outlet with a group of friends, well, there's just no other space in our worlds where you can express your creativity with your friends," Dodson says. "There
are people here that are creative by nature, and there are people here that are good with numbers by nature. This is a place where we can all come together and express creativity without any judgment. And we get to drink a little wine!"
The rules of the class are BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE 41