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Art Teacher Keeps Brushes in Paint

Crystal Ward, Lee’s Summit, Mo., teaches elementary art in the Olathe, Kan. School District. Ward says her pupils offer new ideas to her own art perceptions.

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Artist Knows About Mixing Media

Chari Peak, Kansas City, Mo., knows how to take ahodgepodge ofdiscovered items, create a vision and form art called assemblage. Peak stays true to herself and the human form, for the most part. However, it is not uncommon to see old coffee pots and old funnels as part of that form.

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Intricate Work Appeals to Artist

Barbara McCreery, Kansas City, Kan., is a professional landscaper, but for seven years, she has found more enthusiasm in creating dioramas and sequined-laden Styrofoam/paper cakes. The dioramas started when a friend gave her a box of shells and McCreery created a mermaid diorama.

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Artist Knows About Mixing Media

Chari Peak, Kansas City, Mo., knows how to take a hodgepodge of discovered items, create a vision and form art called assemblage. Peak stays true to herself and the human form, for the most part. However, it is not uncommon to see old coffee pots and old funnels as part of that form.

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