New Online Gallery of Jim’s Work

New Gallery – Sep 2009

Tony Wu came to Nashville, set up professional lighting, and took beautiful photos of a big chunk of Jim’s work.  Brent is posting those photos in an online gallery.  Here is the link:

http://picasaweb.google.com/bthsieh/JimHsiehGallery?authkey=Gv1sRgCMDH3pPg1-iHxwE&feat=email#

Tennessean Article

Last month, Rudy and Tony pointed out that the article about Jim’s memorial service had been removed from the Tennessean’s website and sent along a copy.  Click on the small version below to see it fullsize.

Also last month was the annual Tomato Art Fest – the first without a submission from Jim.  Jim’s witty and beautifully executed tomato works were high points of previous shows.  The BLT Attacks painting in the Friends of Jim Hsieh flickr account is one example.

This month Brent completed the 2008 Pacific Grove Triathlon and dedicated his performance to Jim:

This year my main motivation for joining Team in Training again was the death of my father, Jim (http://jh44.wordpress.com/). In going back to Nashville and going through the rituals of organizing his things I came across numerous reminders of his commitment to volunteerism and helping others. I always knew this about him but was still shocked at the range of causes he contributed to and the devotion he exhibited in working for them. He is my inspiration and guide in this effort.

Memorial Art

Heidi Weigel is another volunteer at the Literacy Council and knew Jim and consulted him about pricing art work for sale. IN the piece she did a mosaic of Jim in tile and she does portraits that way. She has an MBA in finance and like Jim was, she is very multi-talented. I will attach the list of symbols that Heidi had me type up, that explains her thoughts about the piece.

Maureen

Click here to see the photos of the piece and the list of symbols.

New contributions

Photos from Brent Hsieh: Pictures of Dad

Click on their names to see new additions to the sets from Michael Fan and Susan Breining.

Contributions from Tony Wu and Michael Fan

Thanks to both of you.

Here are photos by Tony Wu from the weekend of Jim’s Memorial:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofjimhsieh/collections/72157603983370901/

Here is a video of Jim from Michael Fan:

Seeking Information about Jim Hsieh’s Artwork

Jim’s family would like to gather information about his body of work in preparation for a future retrospective exhibit. If you own some of Jim’s artwork, please send your contact information and any information about your piece(s) to jimhsieh@tekzen.net, and we will write you back.

Thank you.

The Tennessean remembers Jim

Click the link below to read the article.

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802020338

Update – Johnny mentioned that it was the presidential inaugural letterhead that Jim drew, not a re-election campaign letterhead as stated in the article.

A memorial gathering to celebrate Jim Hsieh’s life

A memorial gathering to celebrate Jim Hsieh’s life will be held, Saturday, February 2, 2008, 2PM, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 4800 Belmont Park Terrace, Nashville, TN. Families with children, pictures, stories and live music welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Literary Council of Williamson County, Franklin, TN. Contact Rita Dozier at 472-5010.

UPDATE – There has been some confusion about the time of the memorial. The time is definitely 2pm. And children are definitely welcomed and encouraged.

Also – checks can be sent directly to the Literacy Council at:

The Literacy Council
129 W Fowlkes, suite 143
Franklin TN 37064

2nd UPDATE – Inadvertently omitted from the initial post – In lieu of flowers, donations can also be made to Radnor Lake. By including Jim’s name the family will be notified of the gift. Make checks payable to:

The Friends of Radnor Lake
P.O. Box 40324
Nashville, TN 37204

Sad news

It is with deep sadness that I report that my friend Jim Hsieh passed on this week. Jim died suddenly, at home in Williamson County, and apparently without suffering.

Jim’s family and friends are developing a memorial service. The tentative date is Saturday February 2, 2008.

I have taken over this blog of Jim’s to use it as a information source for the memorial service and as a tribute to Jim. We are gathering images, music, and memories to post here and to include in the memorial gathering. Please send anything you would like to share to millergh@gmail.com or post comments to this blog.

Update – I have begun adding photos and images to a FriendsOfJimHsieh flickr account. You can click on the flickr images Drawings, Paintings, and Photos link on the right of this page to view all the sets. Please add comments to the images if you like. Images are kept in sets according to the source.

Bud Miller

New Gallery

Please view my work by clicking on the gallery link at the right of the page.