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Making Yarn Pretty!
Local fiber artisan creates intricate designs from yarn and imagination.
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Meet the Artist: Kelly Lightfoot
Creating unique jewelry is her avenue to share with others.
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Linda Paints
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The Pantless Potter
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Making Yarn Pretty!
Local fiber artisan creates intricate designs from yarn and imagination. Article by Judy Goppert | Photography by Janie Jones When you see Vonda Miller’s yarn art on canvas, you have to take a second look to realize these lovely pieces are actually woven from yarn. Her signature technique intertwines colorful strands into all sorts of scenes. She has been doing this art on canvas for two years. Vonda has been a business administrator for ten years, and now works at KC Care as a Provider...
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Meet the Artist: Kelly Lightfoot
Creating unique jewelry is her avenue to share with others. Article by Judy Goppert | Photography by Janie Jones Kelly Lightfoot cherishes acting upon her creative, giving spirit! She and her husband Andrew started Matchstick Websites eight years ago. Together they build websites. Kelly launched her own company, Ampersand in 2009, to offer clients branding and graphic design, not long after graduating from UCM and working for a boutique design firm in Kansas City. “Andrew decided to leave his...
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Linda Paints
Article by Alicia Holecek | Photography by Janie Jones At the age of 73, Linda Lutz started painting, just five years ago. What began as a late start has blossomed into a colorful journey. Linda’s dynamic creations stand as a testament that it is never too late to pursue new adventures and redefine the narrative of aging. Linda’s introduction to art actually came many years ago. As an elementary school student, Linda says a teacher dismissed her artistic potential, asserting that she was...
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The Pantless Potter
Article by D. Leon What started as a way to pass the time during the height of the pandemic has now turned into a full-blown successful business for Shelby Vanbuskirk, owner of the Pantless Potter based in Lee Summit. It all started after the former elementary art teacher enrolled in a college level ceramics class in Kansas City back in 2019. Vanbuskirk was teaching elementary art in Raytown at the time, and her college class was a way for her to expand on her degree. “I absolutely fell...
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