A golden barrette made from wheat adorns Debbie Warren’s silver hair. Her earrings are wheat, too, as is the delicate necklace resting below them. Across the room, the same humble material has taken considerably different forms – flowers and baskets, angels and animals, a graceful seahorse and even a miniature penny-farthing bicycle. For Warren, a retired nurse living with her husband at Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg, the possibilities contained within a stalk of wheat seem nearly endless. And she …
Arts
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As the YMCA at Virginia Tech celebrated 150 years of service, the Y Center on N. Main St. turned to local artists to help transform an ordinary hallway into a vibrant community …
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Painting from preschool to high school and onward Her mom first took notice when her daughter painted a beloved cartoon character and her best underwater bud: Flounder and Ariel — a.k.a. The …
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If it’s morning, most likely fine artist Lisa Acciai (pronounced A-Cee) is in her studio creating 2-minute animal sketches. “I took a class from a fellow pet portrait artist who swore by …
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We live in this world in order always to learn industriously and to enlighten each other by means of discussion and to strive vigorously to promote the progress of science and the …
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On an old blog post from 2017, she reflects on the “art of noticing” as essential to the process of becoming an artist. And to take in any of Leana Fischer’s paintings, …
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Larry and Linda Harry of Giles County have an abundance of creative juices flowing in their lives. Larry has always enjoyed woodworking. Linda learned the basics of sewing in high school, but …
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In the world of small business, remarkable stories frequently emerge. One such tale revolves around Alli Trent, the talented creator behind “Lola Lou,” a business that specializes in handmade clay jewelry, clothing …
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Bob Ross, the fluffy-haired, bearded, soft-spoken television painter said that “anyone can put a masterpiece on canvas with a little practice”. His PBS TV show, The Joy of Painting, ran for 11 …
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The desire to look nice and accessorize outfits with jewelry is perfectly natural. According to theprivatetherapyclinic.co.uk: “ An interesting feature of humans, as opposed to other mammals, is our love of adornments …
