Windsor Gardens Life

May 2021 Page 23 WG Artist Club Profile Carol Rose “Whispering Spring,” created by Carol Rose, is an artist journey in an imaginary scene to play with technique to retain the form of rocks while water ows over them. Carol enjoys variety in all things, especially in art mediums. She has been both self- taught and immersed in art classes. While studying everything from pastels, folk art and acrylic (which provides more control), she has found that the challenges of watercolor please her sense of curiosity the most. She loves to see the outcomes. Carol nds that nothing helps with watercolor more than practice. In this painting, she is combining watercolor with watercolor pencil. Carol is a rm believer in learning the artistic rules, having fun breaking them and knowing the answer to why she chose to. Lorraine Hobbs, Social Worker Supervisor and So Much More From Bobbie Mays When you run into this beautiful lady and her dog, Maggie, you can see the happiness they bring to each other as they walk along Alton several times each day. Lorraine Hobbs was born in Morgan City, Mississippi, a small town where her parents were visiting relatives; however, she claims her birthplace as Denver, Colorado. Her great grandfather was of a Native American Indian and French descent and her great grandmother was African. She has one brother currently living in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and a daughter by her first husband, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren currently residing in Denver. She remembers fun times during her youth while living in East Denver and growing up with Richard, her first husband, and Beatty, her second husband. In those days there were not many opportunities to venture out to places that are available to youth today. Most teenagers frequented City Park to play tennis, took walks through the Denver Zoo, and enjoyed gatherings near the gardens of the park. Lorraine attended Mitchell Elementary School, Cole Middle School and then graduated from Manual High School in 1942. She was crowned Manual’s Black Prom Queen her senior year. At that time there were very few black students in the Denver school system. Although classes were integrated, social activities were not. At 4 foot 10 inches, she was teased a lot because she always attracted the attention of the few tall young men in her classes. Lorraine attended the University of Colorado in Boulder; however, housing was not available on campus at that time and she with other young black and Japanese women lived off campus at a large home provided by the university. She transferred to Howard University her second year and this was her first experience in meeting a large array of black educators and students from many countries who spoke many languages. In 1946 she earned an undergraduate degree in business from Howard and in 1973 received her masters’ degree in social work from Denver University. In addition to her many studies, she enjoyed playing softball and volleyball and was also ping pong champion her senior year at Howard. After working for the City and County of Denver for many years and then obtaining her master’s degree, she finally accomplished her dream of becoming a social worker supervisor. She continues to be friends with previous co-workers whom she met during her 43-year employment with the City and County of Denver. She experienced face-to-face, hairy situations during her career as a social worker supervisor. However, she would not have changed the opportunities she shared in the communities that she served. She remembers visiting with a client who was of size, and the client invited her to sit on a cot in her home. After Lorraine sat down, the RESIDENT PROFILE continued on page 29 Lorraine Hobbs and Maggie "Whispering Spring" Home Shopping Studios, Live! Video Presentation Now Showing on the Windsor Gardens Facebook Page Performed by WG Drama Class Directed by LuAnn Buckstein Join the WG Drama Class for some fun and laughs with their presentation of the comedy, “Home Shopping Studios, Live!” written by Claire Epstein. A home shopping studio producer wants his revenge on one of the hosts for getting him fired. So, before he leaves, he schedules a group of vendors with some strange, unexpected, and even bizarre products to sell, leaving the two hosts struggling, and the audience laughing.