"Evening Star," quilt by Clay Center resident Verna Lee Musselman. It’s well known that making quilts takes a lot of patience and practice, but it may not be as well known that for many, it’s far more than just an artistic pastime. For Clay Center res ...
A lifelong love of …
A lifelong love of art
Artist Janice Miller has won many awards for her artwork. Her drawing "3 Pink Ladies," which Janice holds here, is featured in the 2017 Art is Ageless calendar. Not everyone who enters Parsons Presbyterian Manor’s Art is Ageless competition has been i ...
Artist Jeanie Gegg picks up her …
Artist Jeanie Gegg picks up her brush again
Norma "Jeanie" Gegg and her son, Tim. If you have been past Norma "Jeanie" Gegg's room recently at Farmington Presbyterian Manor, you may have been treated to an impromptu art exhibit right there in the hall. Jeanie's son, Tim Gegg, told us his mot ...
Meet Lawrence artist Jewell …
Meet Lawrence artist Jewell Willhite
Artists don’t retire – they get better Onions, by Jewell Willhite Lawrence artist Jewell Willhite didn't have the opportunity to take art classes growing up. They weren't offered in her high school or at Iowa State College. Instead, she got her degre ...
Nancy Wiechman – Recycled …
Nancy Wiechman – Recycled Art
Nancy Wiechman and her husband, Bob, were driving to their son's house just before construction began on the new Wichita Presbyterian Manor nearby. The route also takes them past the former home of Bob's sister and her husband. On this trip, the Wiechma ...
A Passion for the Prairie Leads …
A Passion for the Prairie Leads to Passion for Painting
After spending nearly his entire career working for the Soil Conservation Service, it’s no wonder resident Harland Dietz developed a love for the outdoors. What’s surprising, even to him sometimes, is his relatively newfound desire to paint the scenes he ...
Rolla resident, Barbara Ford honored at …
Rolla resident, Barbara Ford honored at the masterpiece level
Barbara Ford was a serviceman's wife, living in Germany, when she first tried her hand at the lacemaking art of tatting. The older German woman teaching her didn't know English, and Barbara didn't know German. But somehow they communicated enough for Barb ...
Farmington Teacher-Student …
Farmington Teacher-Student winners
One teacher plus one student equals two Art is Ageless® winners When Wanda Webb entered her painting, "Teacher's Apple," in the Art is Ageless® competition at Farmington Presbyterian Manor, she had a specific teacher in mind. Wanda has been taking classe ...
Inspired by Nature – Ark City …
Inspired by Nature – Ark City painter to be featured in Art is Ageless® calendar
When Jean Stockton needs inspiration for her art, she just steps outside. Jean lives on a few wooded acres near Arkansas City. She's always on the lookout for unique patterns of light on the trees and rocks, and she walks the woods taking photographs tha ...
Retired art teacher named Best in …
Retired art teacher named Best in Show in Art is Ageless competition
A bowl of fruit just won't do for longtime painter Juanita Rapp Wyman. Her artwork represents her life experiences exclusively. "Everything I do is personal, from my own photos. The subject matter seems to come to life more when you have a connection wit ...