Joyce Pierson Every year since becoming eligible, Joyce Pierson has entered PMMA’s Art is Ageless® juried art competition at Farmington Presbyterian Manor and every year she has been a winner. This past year, a scarf she created titled “Scattered L ...
Emporia-area Steve Barnard artist featured on …
Emporia-area Steve Barnard artist featured on Art is Ageless® greeting card
Flying with Grandpa, Steve Barnard, Emporia Presbyterian Manor Emporia-based artist Steve Barnard, who was a named a masterpiece-level winner in last year’s Art is Ageless® juried art competition, recently had his painting, “Flying with Grandpa,” feat ...
Daughter of Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor …
Daughter of Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor resident wins top award in local Art is Ageless® competition
“Memories” by Virginia Ball Virginia Ball had been quilting for more than 20 years and had never entered her work into any contests when her mother—and Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor resident—Elsie Tipton, convinced her to submit one of her pieces i ...
Joan Vogel takes home local award …
Joan Vogel takes home local award in Art is Ageless® competition
"Crazy Daisies" “Crazy Daisies” by Joan Vogel of Cimarron was awarded “Judge’s Choice” in the local Manor of the Plains Art is Ageless® juried art competition and was selected at the PMMA® masterpiece level to be featured on the May spread of the 2022 ...
At 89, local stained-glass artist Dorothy …
At 89, local stained-glass artist Dorothy Jeffries is still creating full time
Dorothy Jeffries More than four years ago, Dorothy Jeffries moved from Oswego, Kan., to Topeka. But she left a stained-glass legacy behind. For 30 years, Dorothy worked as a stained-glass artist and teacher there. Her late husband, Jack, was her pa ...
Rolla-area senior artist finds community, inspiration …
Rolla-area senior artist finds community, inspiration in unusual medium
A photograph of “Ave Maria” is featured as part of the month of June in the 2022 Art Is Ageless calendar. It won first place in the sculpture/3D (professional) category in the 2021 local competition. “One of the premises that has governed all my striv ...
Joan Hampton takes home top prize …
Joan Hampton takes home top prize in Art is Ageless® competition at Farmington Presbyterian Manor
Joan Hampton with her mixed-media piece, “Cards to Share,” that’s featured in the 2022 Art is Ageless calendar. Farmington Presbyterian Manor resident Joan Hampton recently had one of her works of art selected as a local winner in the 2021 Art is Agel ...
Parsons Artist Attracted To Bold Colors, …
Parsons Artist Attracted To Bold Colors, Patterns
Juicy Fruit With the publication of the 2022 Art is Ageless® calendar, work by Parsons artist Jane Parish will be featured for the second year in a row. “Juicy Fruit,” a collection of nine individual paintings in a gridded frame, will be included i ...
‘Rona Rooster’ is a pandemic …
‘Rona Rooster’ is a pandemic masterpiece
Helen Nuzum with her husband Over the years, Helen Nuzum reckons she’s crafted hundreds of quilts. “I sew all the time,” she said. “It’s very rare that I don’t sew every day since I was about seven or eight years old. I’m 83 now.” Helen said she ...
Work of Arkansas City artist to …
Work of Arkansas City artist to appear in 2022 Art is Ageless® calendar
Janice Hale For the second straight year, the work of Arkansas City artist Janice Hale has been selected as a masterpiece-level winner in PMMA’s Art is Ageless® juried art competition. The piece appears in the 2022 calendar. “Indian Woman” by Jani ...