Monday, May 21st, 2018
Powell’s exact words may not have rung loudly in Carol Ann Lawrence’s ears, but she knew them in her heart. And, it was Walt Disney who quipped: If you can dream it, you can do it. Disney has Mickey Mouse and his pals to prove his point, and Lawrence has her newly printed bachelor’s degree
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
Text by Nancy S. Moseley Chances are you’ve probably seen one, because … they’re everywhere: a random neighborhood street corner, a shelf at your local coffee shop, a box at your favorite park, a basket at...
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Monday, March 5th, 2018
The first year of the Great Depression, 1930, was a tough year in America for many people, though there were a few whimsical kinds of events and inventions. A.A. Milne signed the first literary character licensing agreement...
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Friday, January 19th, 2018
John Crawford started playing music as soon as he was old enough to plunk on piano keys. Of course, a lot of toddlers plunk frenetically on piano keys, but few grow up past toy keyboards or even...
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Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
So imagine as a college student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art, you drop into a bar for a beer one afternoon after painting away part of the day with friends at Brandywine Battlefield. It’s not a...
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Friday, November 11th, 2016
Text by Emily Kathleen Alberts | Photos by Kristie Lea Photography Just shy of a couple years ago, a Christiansburg couple who did not consider themselves artists started crafting one-of-a-kind glass artwork that defies the limits...
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Thursday, September 15th, 2016
Text by Joanne M. Anderson | Photos by Kristie Lea Photography The average dorm room at Virginia Tech is 168 square feet, which is about the same size as George Wills’ art studio downtown, which doubles...
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Monday, May 16th, 2016
Text by Emily Kathleen Alberts | Photos Courtesy of Beth Sanborn Newman She didn’t want to find out the sex of her baby in advance, so during her final months of pregnancy, Beth was busily painting...
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Monday, September 28th, 2015
Text by Jennifer Poff Cooper Photos by Always and Forever Photography “I’ve never known why or how ideas pop into my head. They just show up,” says stained glass artist Nikki Pynn. She started with stained...
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Thursday, July 16th, 2015
Text by Jennifer Poff Cooper Photos by Always and Forever Photography Local artist Aili Wang has not stopped drawing and painting since private art lessons at age 15. A native of China, Wang received a Bachelor of...
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