{"id":2961,"date":"2015-05-14T16:20:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T22:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klohecat.com\/wvanart\/next-stop-olds-21\/"},"modified":"2016-01-30T17:18:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-31T00:18:56","slug":"next-stop-olds-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klohecat.com\/wvanart\/next-stop-olds-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Stop: OLDS 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.fasocdn.com\/imgbysize.asp__tn=4081_1759603&amp;x=250\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"faso-user-p\">Next Stop:\u00a0 OLDS! was created for the Olds Library annual fundraiser, &#8220;Pillage the Village&#8221;, that features a Medieval theme.\u00a0 Twelve of the shields were cut and sanded, to be painted by volunteer artists from the community, then auctioned off by silent bid the evening of the Feast, the 23 rd of May, 2015.\u00a0 It seemed innocuous enough, so I signed up to paint a shield.\u00a0 HA !! 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