Lea Lackey-Zachmann, a founding Artworks Gallery member, shares what she’s thankful for this season, in this Winston-Salem Journal article, “Artists and creatives in Winston-Salem share the things they are thankful for”. Here’s a quote from Lea:
“…it’s still the season for giving thanks, and local artists and creatives are sharing what they are thankful for.
Lea Lackey-Zachmann, a visual artist and founding member of Artworks Gallery in Winston-Salem, will have fewer people over for Thanksgiving this year than in the past — just six people made up of immediate family and a neighbor.
“I am thankful for the acceptance of diversity as I see it in my life,” Lackey-Zachmann said. “For the past 40 years, my husband and I have invited at least eight to 10 people over for Thanksgiving dinner. Most of them are friends who aren’t enjoying Thanksgiving with family. They feel like family, and I appreciate the honor of having them join us. We actually talk about the two no-nos, religion and politics! We all come from different backgrounds and have divergent perspectives. The discussion is often heated but funny and easy.
“When one enjoys a full tummy and participates in a stimulating/inspired gathering with acceptance and respect, life can’t get much richer or better than that! This is so especially if you add a plate of music that includes at least some classical, jazz, old rock and some new sounds for a challenge.
“I’m very appreciative of the diversity of all that is. We live in such a wonderfully complex world and our diversity in thought, word and deed is staggering. We are living in a time when division and intolerance of differing opinions are rampant. I know that we can accept opposing opinions and live peacefully with one another because I’ve seen it at my Thanksgiving table for years. It gives me reason to hope and I’m thankful for it.”