Many CSP members were among the relatives and friends who attended a memorial celebration for Peter McCormick at the home of Jenette Raymond in Napa on September 18, 2011. Peter was a long time member of the CSP and served on the board for many years as the treasurer and as the institutional memory of the organization. She was always ready to help with CSP shows (her extensive contacts were often responsible for finding venues and jurors), she worked on the CSP Journal, and she helped anywhere else she was needed. She was a fine artist and a good friend and inspiration to so many of us. Her generosity of spirit and enthusiasm for life and art were remarkable. At the memorial one of her oldest friends, Dianne Timberlake, read a poem by Mary Oliver, “White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field,” that Peter would surely have loved. Photos of her life, as a child and a young woman were on view, along with a selection of her prints. As a final remembrance, everyone who attended was given a gift of one of Peter’s prints.
Peter McCormick Memorial handout -PDF
Filed under: from a Member, Remembrance
