NEWS RELEASE Escondido Artist Featured on Discovery Channel — Lynette Jennings Design ESCONDIDO, Calif., (July 5, 2001) -- Southern California graphic designer and basketry/gourd artist, Keely Berry-LeBlanc will be featured on an upcoming segment of Lynette Jennings Design on the Discovery Channel. LeBlanc was one of 16 San Diego-area artists chosen from among 70 applicants. The ongoing series will be filming 16 new segments featuring San Diego area homes and artists. Lynette Jennings' production company will film the segment in mid-July at the Escondido home of Berry-LeBlanc. In the segment, Berry-LeBlanc will teach Jennings the processes used to create gourd vessels--everything from choosing and cleaning the gourd, to cutting, dyeing and decorating. The segment will initially air during the Fall 2001 Season beginning in October (exact air date not yet available). Berry-LeBlanc, owner of Berry LeBlanc Design, has been creating basketry and gourds since 1994. In addition to participating in local basketry shows, she has gained recognition for her unique designs at the Del Mar Fair, where her work received awards for Best of Division, First and Second place in 1996 and Third place in 1995. Her work can be found in private collections around the country and at La Jolla Fiber Arts, La Jolla and the Escondido Municipal Gallery, Escondido.

 

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