Apple of Discord

by Kelly Hawes

Your Help Is Requested!!!

Kelly is hoping the worldwide dance community can help her with a request related to this painting. It has been lost/stolen and Kelly hopes you can help her recover it.

A few years ago, someone "borrowed" the painting with a promise to take photos of it to promote her work, then return it to her. Sadly, the painting was not returned and the person disappeared. This occurred in Wilmington, North Carolina, but by now the person who took it could be anywhere. As the creator, Kelly feels like a piece of herself is missing and wants her painting back.

Have you seen this painting hanging in anyone's home, business, art gallery, or dance studio? If so, please notify either Kelly (phone number below), her friend Sandra Jackson (e-mail address below), or Shira of where you saw it and how to contact the person who has it in their possession.

About The Artist

Photo of Samra
Kelly Hawes dances professionally as “Samra” in Wilmington, North Carolina. Her dance career started in 2001, due to the encouragement of her instructor and mentor, Andrea Deagon.

Kelly is also a professional artist. She graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1992 with a BA in Illustration, after completing a specialized study in children’s book illustration. In 1994, Kelly settled in Wilmington, North Carolina, to pursue a career in art. Her work appears in many private homes and businesses in Wilmington and surrounding areas.

Kelly’s work includes murals, canvases, business logos, product labels, product design, T-shirt design, and painted furniture. Kelly typically works in acrylic, guache, watercolor, pen and pencil. Her work can be bold and imaginative or delicate and organic. Her most vivid canvases simulate the appearance of Russian lacquer.

Kelly often shows an appreciation of the feminine form in her artwork. Inspired by her love of Middle Eastern dance, she is creating a series of canvases featuring joyful belly dancers of all shapes and sizes.

Photo of Samra

To contact the artist, please call (+1) (910) 794-5487. Kelly is a romantic . . . which is a kind way of saying she does not use computers and does not have direct access to e-mail. If you prefer to make inquiries by e-mail, please contact her friend and biggest fan, Sandra Jackson, at sandyfrances@juno.com.