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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Artist Elizabeth Bonura has earned great |
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distinction by winning first place in the 2023-2024 Annual |
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Georgetown Sculpture Tour; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the City of Georgetown, the Annual |
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Georgetown Sculpture Tour is a juried, year-long outdoor exhibition |
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in the city's historic Downtown Cultural District; the sculptures |
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included in this year's tour will remain on display through October |
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2024; and |
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WHEREAS, Elizabeth Bonura won first place with her sculpture, |
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Babywearing Family, which is located at the corner of 7th and Rock |
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Streets and depicts a family of five with three young children; |
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inspired by life, love, and family, the piece focuses on the theme |
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of connectedness; the original design was sculpted out of clay and |
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then enlarged, molded, and cast in concrete; the sculpture was then |
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painted with a bronze metal coating and finished with metal rubs and |
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waxes; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Bonura has been sculpting professionally for |
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more than two decades, and over the course of her career, she has |
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garnered widespread acclaim; she became well-known in the early |
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2000s for her polymer clay portrait sculptures and wedding cake |
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toppers, and her five-foot life-size "bride's cake" brought her |
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international recognition; moreover, her work has appeared on CNN, |
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Inside Edition, HGTV's That's Clever!, and numerous news stories, |
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as well as in several magazines, and her sculptures have been part |
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of the Annual Texas Society of Sculptors Show at the Georgetown |
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Public Library; she is the owner and lead artist at Bonura Studios |
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in Hutto and serves on the board of the Hutto Arts and Entertainment |
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Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented artist, Elizabeth Bonura has made |
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important contributions to the cultural vitality of the Georgetown |
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community and beyond, and she is indeed deserving of this |
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prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Elizabeth |
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Bonura on winning first place in the 2023-2024 Annual Georgetown |
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Sculpture Tour and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Bonura as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |