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Penjacc Down Home News

The Downtown Kingsport Association 2008 Railgrass Photography Contest is Here!!

Don't miss your opportunity to enter for a chance to win cash prizes and ribbons! Mark your calendars: Entry dates are August 18th- 30th, 2008.  We have Amateur and Proficient levels, and a very exciting Youth level for our 14 and under photographers, so grab your cameras and enter to win too. This contest is a chance for photographers of all ages to show off their talents, and is open to everyone across the country. 

Please join us on Saturday September 6th, 2008 starting at 11:00am for the photograph judging.  The judging is open to the public.

The judging will take place at The Downtown Kingsport Association located at 140 W. Main Street, Kingsport, TN. This same location will be the exhibition of all the entries, so please tell your friends and families to come take a look through the eyes of another. 

The Awards Ceremony and Reception will take place Monday, September10th, 2008 from 6:00pm-8:00pm. You won't want to miss this! Penjacc will be providing appetizer foods for your enjoyment while you browse through to see whom the judges chose this year. 

And don't miss the People's Choice Award to be announced on the Main Stage on Saturday, September 28nd, 2008 at 3:00pm.

You can view all this information on the second page of your application. If you need to reprint, they are still shown below until after the ceremony and reception.

Best of luck to all of you!!


 

The Downtown Kingsport Association 2008 Railgrass Photography Contest has two pages for you to read.  One of the
pages has the entry application on it for you to copy and print out to use for entering the contest.

Here are the rules and application for the 2008 contest:

Page 1

 

 

Page 2

 

 

Tip of The Month
DO NOT
put anything in a frame without a mat or a liner.  Matting and liners were designed to keep art
projects away from the covering glass.

Over a period of time, photos and art projects can stick to the covering glass and doesn't come off.

Stitchery projects that touch the covering glass can draw moisture and mold or mildew.

Let us advise you on your questions.

General News
 

Jerry A. Penley, founder and creator of Penjacc Productions and this website, passed away April 14, 2006.  Many

of you didn't know him personally, but knew his site and photography.  He may be gone but not forgotten for he lives

on in the photographs and this website that he took such great pride in.  He is still guiding us every time we are out taking

photographs.   The Ole Ridgerunner has gone home.

 


Radio Dates
Listen to our informative interviews between 9 and 10 AM on WKIN at 1320AM with one of the area's most popular
radio personalities.....
Tom Taylor.  Just listening to the humor of this man is worth tuning into the program!

News Release
Citadel Broadcasting is pleased to announce that Tom Taylor has again earned the Tennessee Associated Press's
"Sportscaster of the Year" award, which he has now won three of the last four years.  Taylor, who is entering his
19th year as the "Voice" of the Dobyns-Bennett Indians, also hosts "The Tom Taylor Show" weekday mornings
on both AM 910 WJCW and AM 1320 WKIN.  He also has his own audio-production company, Tom Taylor
Productions.  Taylor is both grateful and humbled by the honor.

"It is a thrill beyond words to win this again.  The obvious thank-you would be to my Lord who gave me the
talent to do what I do and to my wife and daughters who don't see Dad much from August through May.  All
the folks who help me each and every season from Athletic Director Wes Moricle, to the coaches, to my
broadcast team, they're all very important.  A special thank-you goes to my broadcast partner of over a
dozen years Rick Spivey, and of course the folks who tune in every broadcast so I can 'paint the picture' of
Dobyns-Bennett sports to them."

Taylor who is a native of Charleston, West Virginia and graduated from Marshall University has been employed
at Citadel for ten years.
 

Customer Comments
"I waited over 20 years to have my diploma professionally
 preserved and I'm so glad I had Ann and Carrie to do it.
 They are without question the best I've ever seen.
 I love to promote them and their outstanding work on my radio show!"

 Tom Taylor - WJCW/WKIN Morning Show Personality


 

 Very pleased with the custom frames.
 Highly recommended to me and by me!

 David M. Millsap


 

 We have had several items items of work done here
 and each have been done very satisfactorily!

 Harry & Susie Fife
 P.O. Box 3135
 Lebanon, Va. 24266
 E-mail Harrysuz@Naxs.net


 

 ALWAYS pleased with the framing results!
 I would never go anywhere else to have my framing done.

 Carol Duhaime
 Bristol, Va. 24201
 E-mail abcage@BVUnet.net


 

 I've had a number of items framed with Penjacc and have
 been very pleased with the results and will continue
 to have them handle all my future framing.

 Martin Farrell
 Bristol, Tn. 37620


 

 Penjacc Photography has done a wonderful job on the
 items I've had framed.  I took several special photos
 to create a gift for my daughter and both of us were
 so pleased with the finished work.
 Ann has been fantastic to work with!

 Gayle Lawson
 Abingdon, Va. 24210


 

 

 Penjacc Productions
 Ms. Ann Penley
 1540 Euclid Avenue
 Bristol, VA 24201

 Dear Ann,
 I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the excellent frame
 and matting work you recently did for us.  As usual, the quality was
 excellent, the price competitive.  Your artistic and professionalism is note
 worthy.

 Our building, and my home, each have several pictures and displays you
 produced.  In every case the final product exceeded expectations.  Thank
 you for a job well done.  It is a pleasure doing business with you and Carrie.

 I wish you the best of luck and look forward to working with you on future
 projects.

 Best regards,

 Claude W. Blankenship
 Key Accounts Manager
 Bristol Virginia Utilities

 


 Over the years I have entrusted Penjacc Productions with the framing of
 heirloom stitchery pieces, all obtained around the world; college
 diplomas and family portraits.  It has been a pleasure to work with them
 on each and every piece and I have been more than delighted with the
 professional and artistic outcomes. 
 I have referred several friends to Penjacc Productions and they have also
 been equally pleased with their work.
 I look forward to business with them in the future!
                  Thanks Again Penjacc!!
                  Ann Villar


 Great Job!
                 Terry Haverty


 My diplomas look beautiful!!
                 Leslie McCall


 Great Job!
                 Michele Williams
                 King College



 
 Penjacc Productions
 Ms. Ann Penley
 1540 Euclid Avenue
 Bristol, Virginia 24201

 Thanks Ann and Carrie, my personal treasures have been turned into
 master pieces.

 You take the time to make each picture a unique piece of art and I
 appreciate the personal attention I receive, in each case the product
 is excellent.

 Sincerely,
 Judith W. Blankenship

 


 The framed jerseys we had done were very nice.  The project was done
 in a very timely fashion and was very reasonably priced.
                 Brad Horstmann
                 King College


 I treasure this painting because the artist was a great human being
 who worked tirelessly for the love of his family, his state and the world.
 Annie provided excellent advice on choosing a frame that fit the rough
 nature of this study..... and my pocket book; while honoring my friend,
 the artist, Bill Petrie of Kentucky.
                 Thanks Penjacc
                 Janese Trivette


 My framing turned out
GREAT!!
 It was exactly what I had hoped for!
                Heidi Burton


 I took an old antiqued and very fragile, odd sized frame and asked
 the impossible.
 I wanted a standard 8 x 10 picture in it with a mat.
 What a challenge.
 They did an outstanding job.
 I am very pleased!
                Shawn Goodpasture,



 I have had Carrie and Ann frame probably 17 pictures for me.
 My latest was a 20 x 24 canvas of my family at the beach. 
 They did an exceptional job.
 I am so thrilled, as usual, with their work.
 They are so helpful with their knowledge of sizing, matting and
 frame selections to best fit my pictures.
 I
Highly recommend Penjacc!
                Laura Beckner
                Bristol, TN

 

 

 

 

This is a before and after shot of the stitchery we did
for Tom Taylor.  The first photo was what was
brought to us.  It had no glass on the frame.

It needed cleaning and needed to be restretched
and blocked.

 




 

 

The second frame is after we cleaned it.  We chose mat
colors that pulled out the church, which resulted in a
triple mat choice.

We finished this work with a 1-1/2" Mahogany frame and
glass.
 

 



This is a family (Mom, Daughter and Mom's Brother) who
were all Drum Majors.  We matted with blue and white
matting which complimented all three photos.  We placed
labels under each photo with school and dates of when each
were drum majors.

We finished this work with a simple one inch Mahogany Frame.
 

 

 

 


This work is of a diploma from Marshall University
belonging to Tom Taylor.  We included the picture
of the University on top with the diploma below for
balance in the frame.

The school colors are green and white.

We matted with the green mat for the bottom mat and
an off white matting for an elegant and classy look.

We finished this work with a black metal frame.

See the comment section above for comments by the
owner of this work.


 

 

 
 
 

The painting of the horse doesn't require matting.  Glass
isn't needed on paintings.  They should have air reaching
them.

We only needed to choose a frame that worked with the
painting and subject.

We chose a wide brown frame to proportionally fit the
size of the painting.

The roping on the inside of the frame went along with
roping of the reins on the horse.

 

 

This work was a gift from the couple's children for their
50th wedding anniversary.

We used a white Moire matting on top with a pale gold
matting on the bottom.

It consists of multiple holes cut in the matting with a label
telling the names and dates.

We finished this work with a one inch gold frame.


 

 

 
 
 

 

This oval was of our customer's Grandfather.

Our customer wanted it to be an oval with a vintage oval
frame.

We chose a Maroon bottom mat and a Nero Gold top
mat to accent the old look of the photo.

Then we finished the work with the vintage Mahogany
oval with flowers at the four points on the frame.


 

 
You can see this and other works of "Tennessee Ernie Ford"
at his homeplace museum in Bristol, Tn.  This is of his
"16 Tons" song.  It consists of the sheet music, record and record cover.

We matted it in a simple black mat with multiple holes.

Because the record and cover is on top of the mat we put a
liner between the mat and glass so they couldn't touch the
glass.

We finished this work with a 1-1/2" smooth black frame.