Welcome to Art is Ageless, a program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America.
Lee Schmelzle has been happily married to her husband Dick for 66 years, but she’s had a love affair that’s lasted even longer: art. Her drawing, titled “Johnny,” recently won Amateur Best in Show in Presbyterian Manors of Mid America’s masterpiece level ...
Gary Stahl presents his panting, "Our New Home" to Amy Watson, life enrichment director. Gary Stahl was stumped about what to paint next after last year's Art is Ageless reception. Life enrichment director Amy Watson had a suggestion: why not paint th ...
Wilda Buffo When Wilda Buffo was a child, she used to sit and watch her grandmother quilt by hand. Every grandchild received a quilt for his or her high school graduation. Buffo was well into adulthood before she decided to take after her grandmoth ...
Cross-stitch is painstaking work. Even a simple pattern can call for dozens of colors of threads, carefully sewn into a coherent and often beautiful image. It took Helen Kripplaben of Bismarck, Mo., 11 months to complete a pattern that caught her eye i ...
There's a good chance Fredric and Carol Cowart have seen more of the Sunflower State than most native Kansans. The couple moved to Wichita from Texas in 2006 and began touring their new state right away. Fred Cowart, a lifelong illustrator and draftsma ...
"Creating something new is just really a great feeling. I like getting rid of boring." Ray Pitman Olathe, Kan. A fascination with pens led Ray Pitman into a hobby that has become more than just a way to occupy his time. "Pens" is a collection of miniat ...
"People who come to the quilt shop are happier when they find something they can create." Dawn Habiger Cimarron, Kan. Living with a grandmother who quilted made it likely that Dawn Habiger would grow up to like quilting -- and she did. Today's quilting ...
It's all in the details Virgil Penner Newton, Kansas For Virgil Penner, it really is all about the details. The accomplished painter and pen-and-ink artist said people often don't see the reality because they don't see the detail. In "Newton High ...
I find it very fulfilling to do this type of art. David Butts Topeka Presbyterian Manor Creating something beautiful from a piece of hardwood helped David Butts get through a difficult family situation 30 years ago. “It was a kind of therapy,” he said. ...
It’s something I look forward to doing. Sometimes I can’t wait to get back to it. Ernestine Medley, 79 Farmington Presbyterian Manor Ernestine Medley, 79, has drawn or painted for as long as she can remember. “You get this feeling and you’ve got to do ...
