About The Artist - Jerry Clements
About the Artist
Jerry Clements, our featured artist, came to Chambrel from Dandridge, Tennessee in June 1992 following his retirement from Flenniken Financial Services, a property, casualty and life insurance agency in Knoxville. His wife, Elsie, died in February 1998 after 57 years of devoted leadership of the family. Elsie gave Jerry a daughter, Judy Dyer, who lives in Norcross and twin sons; Stephen who lives in Daytona Beach, Florida and Stewart who lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Living near the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Jerry and Elsie developed a love for wildflowers and became devoted hikers in that park as well as several others in East Tennessee. The move to Roswell introduced them to the many trails of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area system, the Autry Mill Preserve, Big Tree Preserve and the Roswell Park and Recreation Department trails.
For the past five years Jerry’s hiking partner has been Chambrel resident, Mildred Holsten and her Llasa-Maltese dog, Mei Ling. She shares his interest in wildflowers and assists him in selecting and preparation of photographs to place on display.
On the Vickery Creek trail they were surprised to find that some of the many Kudzu vines along the creek bloom each year. This discovery led to an annual study of the vine’s blooming habit and development of photographic excursions to the trail during the spring and summer seasons.
The Hearts a’ Bustin' shrub was first noticed on the Gold Branch trail of the Chattahoochee Recreation Area system and resulted in searches for it on the other trails in the vicinity. The plant is shy and little noticed most of the year but is quite attractive after the bursting takes place in September. It has been identified on all but one of the trails in the area.
Jerry Clements, our featured artist, came to Chambrel from Dandridge, Tennessee in June 1992 following his retirement from Flenniken Financial Services, a property, casualty and life insurance agency in Knoxville. His wife, Elsie, died in February 1998 after 57 years of devoted leadership of the family. Elsie gave Jerry a daughter, Judy Dyer, who lives in Norcross and twin sons; Stephen who lives in Daytona Beach, Florida and Stewart who lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Living near the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Jerry and Elsie developed a love for wildflowers and became devoted hikers in that park as well as several others in East Tennessee. The move to Roswell introduced them to the many trails of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area system, the Autry Mill Preserve, Big Tree Preserve and the Roswell Park and Recreation Department trails.
For the past five years Jerry’s hiking partner has been Chambrel resident, Mildred Holsten and her Llasa-Maltese dog, Mei Ling. She shares his interest in wildflowers and assists him in selecting and preparation of photographs to place on display.
On the Vickery Creek trail they were surprised to find that some of the many Kudzu vines along the creek bloom each year. This discovery led to an annual study of the vine’s blooming habit and development of photographic excursions to the trail during the spring and summer seasons.
The Hearts a’ Bustin' shrub was first noticed on the Gold Branch trail of the Chattahoochee Recreation Area system and resulted in searches for it on the other trails in the vicinity. The plant is shy and little noticed most of the year but is quite attractive after the bursting takes place in September. It has been identified on all but one of the trails in the area.
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