Emmie Seaman - April 8 The genesis of my work as a fabric artist was with my grandmother who spun wool to knit the family's socks and sweaters. It continued through my mother who found joy in dressing me in pretty clothes as a child. Their textile applications, both utilitarian and aesthetic, piqued my early interest in creating my own artistic expression. One of my greatest pleasure is to cut textiles into little pieces and sew them back together making new and unusual fabri

Annette Hammer - January 14th, 1:00 PM at National Avenue Christian Church I have had a love for the landscape since I was a young child, accompanying my father, an agriculture teacher, driving the back roads on his visits to his students’ projects in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Our family also explored the National Parks in Southern Utah and California. It is no surprise that many of my favorite places to paint are in these locales, as well as scenic areas of Ariz

Farley Lewis. As explained on his website, “Farley’s work reflects the passion of one who maintains his childlike wonder at this big, beautiful world. As a plein air painter, he has grown from obscurity to national recognition over the past seven years. Since entering his first plein air competition in 2018, he has won several awards, including ten Best of Shows and eight Artists' Choice awards, and has been written up by Plein Air Magazine and other publications.” On his web

I'm Jennifer Leeper  Local art teacher and artist. Wife, mother, and new title of Grammy in the last 2 years to two beautiful grandchildren. I'll be talking about my humble beginning with art, the challenge my husband gave me, to authoring an article in the National Art Education Journal, with a detour through Fresh Gallery along the way.  The Leeper Family

“Lynne Hall loves to create! An Ozarks native, she is inspired by the wonder of God’s creation; the details of faces, flowers and all of...