Bill Text: TX HR109 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Elizabeth Bonura on winning first place in the 2023-2024 Annual Georgetown Sculpture Tour.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR109 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR109-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 109 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Artist Elizabeth Bonura has earned great | ||
| distinction by winning first place in the 2023-2024 Annual | ||
| Georgetown Sculpture Tour; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sponsored by the City of Georgetown, the Annual | ||
| Georgetown Sculpture Tour is a juried, year-long outdoor exhibition | ||
| in the city's historic Downtown Cultural District; the sculptures | ||
| included in this year's tour will remain on display through October | ||
| 2024; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Elizabeth Bonura won first place with her sculpture, | ||
| Babywearing Family, which is located at the corner of 7th and Rock | ||
| Streets and depicts a family of five with three young children; | ||
| inspired by life, love, and family, the piece focuses on the theme | ||
| of connectedness; the original design was sculpted out of clay and | ||
| then enlarged, molded, and cast in concrete; the sculpture was then | ||
| painted with a bronze metal coating and finished with metal rubs and | ||
| waxes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Bonura has been sculpting professionally for | ||
| more than two decades, and over the course of her career, she has | ||
| garnered widespread acclaim; she became well-known in the early | ||
| 2000s for her polymer clay portrait sculptures and wedding cake | ||
| toppers, and her five-foot life-size "bride's cake" brought her | ||
| international recognition; moreover, her work has appeared on CNN, | ||
| Inside Edition, HGTV's That's Clever!, and numerous news stories, | ||
| as well as in several magazines, and her sculptures have been part | ||
| of the Annual Texas Society of Sculptors Show at the Georgetown | ||
| Public Library; she is the owner and lead artist at Bonura Studios | ||
| in Hutto and serves on the board of the Hutto Arts and Entertainment | ||
| Commission; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A talented artist, Elizabeth Bonura has made | ||
| important contributions to the cultural vitality of the Georgetown | ||
| community and beyond, and she is indeed deserving of this | ||
| prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Elizabeth | ||
| Bonura on winning first place in the 2023-2024 Annual Georgetown | ||
| Sculpture Tour and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Bonura as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Harris of Williamson | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 109 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
