Merry Christmas to all the artists and models who have kept The Black Hand Group going all these years

 The Nicholas Gallery let started us up in 1998 or 1999 and we met on the top floor of their wonderful gallery.  However, Nicholas closed before 2001, I believe.  We then floundered for a few months but eventually The Yellowstone Art Museum (YAM) welcomed us in and that's when we coined the group's name.  We met there for a long time but eventually, with the changing of the leaders of the museum, we had to find another place.  Enter MSU-B.  We had met there with another group for many years on Tuesday evenings.  When that group folded all that was left was The Black Hand Group on Thursdays and the school had no extracurricular life drawing.  They welcomed us back, as it were, and we have called the school home for quite some time.  It's been a long journey but I hope it continues for many more years to come.  Merry Christmas and a wish for a Happy New Year in 2022.