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Dona Gassaway Mitchell (Courtesy photo)<\/p>\nIn celebration of Art Month in Dallas, local artist Dona Gassaway Mitchell is giving back to the community in a deeply personal and meaningful way.<\/p>\n
In honor of her 60th birthday, Mitchell will donate 60 pieces of artwork to several South Dallas nursing homes through her special \u201cgift give-back\u201d project.<\/p>\n
The collection, titled \u201cTea Anyone,\u201d was thoughtfully selected to inspire seniors and spark cherished memories. Each piece reflects moments of comfort, tradition, and connection\u2014inviting residents to reminisce about simpler times spent enjoying tea, reading the Bible, or unwinding with a good book before bedtime.<\/p>\n
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Dona Gassaway Mitchell (Courtesy photo)<\/p>\n
\u201cFor many, these images may rekindle the joy of sharing conversations over tea and tea cakes,\u201d Mitchell shares. \u201cFor others, it may bring back memories of the fresh aroma that filled the house at the start of the day. Either way, I hope this collection allows them to relive those meaningful moments.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mitchell\u2019s inspiration is rooted in her own childhood memories.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can remember the fresh, homemade tea brewing in my mama\u2019s kitchen\u2014it\u2019s part of my culture,\u201d she says. \u201cI reflect on the glass tea cups with the tea bag string hanging over the side, and the aroma rising from the steam. There was nothing like the smell of my mama\u2019s tea. Those moments shaped me, and I want to share that feeling with others.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through this initiative, Mitchell aims not only to celebrate her milestone birthday but also to bring warmth, comfort, and joy to seniors in the Dallas community.<\/p>\n
Her artwork serves as both a visual experience and an emotional bridge\u2014connecting past and present through shared traditions and memories.<\/p>\n
Mitchell is a Dallas-based artist whose work is inspired by culture, family traditions, and everyday moments that evoke emotion and nostalgia. Her art often reflects themes of heritage, memory, and connection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In celebration of Art Month in Dallas, local artist Dona Gassaway Mitchell is giving back to the community…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":438568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-438567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}