Texas 2023 88th 3rd C.S.

Texas House Bill HR109 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 11/02/2023

                    H.R. No. 109


 R E S O L U T I O N
 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