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The Nature of Nurture: Linda Ganstrom
One doesn’t have to be familiar with Linda Ganstrom’s source inspirations to find her ceramic sculptures affecting and accessible … while still retaining an aura of mystery that makes them even more compelling.
Stitched Smiles: Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson did get his start in commercial stitchwork, true. His creations now, though, are anything but generic. Johnson, “The Stitch Maestro,” blends fun and high technology to produce small, bright works which he shows both locally and at art fairs around the country.
Where Fun meets Funk-tion: Susan Speck
Speck delivers skewed fun not in spades, but in kitchenware and “Bone Guy” figurines, her take on Mexican Day of the Dead figures. Sometimes she combines the two, as in the Tim Burton-esque salt and pepper set pictured above. And yes, they’re fully functional; each of Speck’s creations is glazed for home use.
Odes to Joy: Laura Nugent at Brookside Art Annual
Laura Nugent 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Brookside Art Annual 63rd St. and Brookside Blvd. Kansas City, MO Fair closes today at 5 p.m. Artist’s site: http://www.lauranugent.com Fair site: http://www.brooksidekc.org/art-fair.html C.S. Lewis, in his early-life memoir Surprised by Joy, makes a fairly compelling case that the second we begin to analyze why we like something, we cease [...]
Streetwise Visions: Rusty Leffel at Corridor Art Space
“War Toys”, Archival Photographic Print. Rusty Leffel Street Photography 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Corridor Art Space 4041 Mill Street Kansas City, MO 816.931.6655 Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily Runs through: June 6 Artist’s site: http://www.rustyleffel.com Gallery site: http://www.gouldevans.com You know those Wow, that building/face/image is amazing moments, when you kick yourself for not carrying a camera? Those are [...]
Prepare for Departure: Chris Dahlquist at Dahlquist Studios
Chris Dahlquist 5:30-8 p.m. Dahlquist Studios 1029 E. 5th Kansas City, MO 816.822.1145 Hours: 5:30-8 p.m. Runs through: Tonight. Artist’s site: http://www.chrisdahlquist.com If you don’t visit Chris Dahlquist’s studio to see her new mixed-media photographs tonight, you might well miss some of them forever. She’s taking them on a road trip, and I’m betting a lot [...]
Sci-Fi Cornucopia: Andy Rogers at Beggars Table Church & Gallery
Andy Rogers 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Beggars Table Church & Gallery 2009 Baltimore Kansas City, MO 913.558.9039 Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m Sunday (service at 10 a.m.) and by appointment. Runs through: TBA Artist’s site: http://andyrogersceramics.com Gallery site: http://www.beggarstablechurch.org It’s the Sunday of the Big Game, whose name is trademarked and may not be mentioned without Express [...]
All That Jasmine: Heinrich Toh at Kansas City Artists Coalition
Heinrich Toh Revolving Remembrance 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Kansas City Artists Coalition (Mallin Gallery) 201 Wyandotte Kansas City, MO 816.421.5222 Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday Runs through: Jan. 16. Artist’s site: http://www.heinrichtoh.com Gallery site: http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org You might have seen Heinrich Toh’s work at the Brookside Art Annual or the Plaza Art Fair (which is where I [...]
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