CALL FOR ARTISTS: THE BEST OF MISSOURI LIFE MARKET FAIR
Call for Missouri Artists, Makers, & Food & Drink Producers for Missouri Life Market Fair, September 3–4, 2021! Deadline for applications is July 14, 2021, (first come-first served for indoor spaces.) Missouri Life magazine invites you to participate in our Missouri Life Market Fair September 3–4 in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, which is experiencing a booming revival. Just fill out […]
Don Crozier 2021 Board Nominee
Don Crozier currently serves as BOMH Treasurer, and is running for reelection to the Board. Don is a retired engineer and has served several terms as a board member and officer of Missouri Artisans Association. He has been involved in the arts for about 20 years as a volunteer. […]
Angel Brame 2021 Board Nominee
My initial love in art was paint. I love the ability of paint to be manipulated to create color and texture on a flat surface that draws your attention and makes you want to reach out and touch it. I left an incredible art department in high school and headed to a university setting where […]
Melanie Henry 2021 Board Nominee
Melanie Henry is a fiber artist who designs and creates handbags and accessories. She prefers to use colorful upholstery fabrics to ensure durability of her bags. She considers her pieces functional and wearable art for individuals who enjoy showcasing their style every day. Occasionally, she will repurpose a jacket, skirt or even a wedding dress. Melanie has […]
Annie Webster 2021 Board Nominee
Annie Webster is a fiber artist in Kansas City, Missouri. She learned to sew and embroider from her mom and grandma, studied graphic design at Penn Valley Community College, and learned to crochet on her own (with a little help from the internet). After more than a decade of designing marketing materials for a mailing […]
Nina Miller 2021 Board Nominee
Nina Schatzkamer Miller I make brightly colored kiln fired glass art. Fusible glass is cut, shaped, fired and made into platters, bowls, plates, jewelry, accessories, or Judaica. Following an early interest in music and art, I worked in the computerized ticketing industry. I returned to art as a hobby and volunteer. I took photographs, sewed […]
News from Carla Duncan
When I read the Art St. Louis call for art for Human Touch, I knew I had the perfect photograph of my dad and I playing tic-tac-toe through the window of his care facility in Illinois. Your Turn was awarded an Honorable Mention. I also entered Remnants at Art St. Louis, a show where I could use left-over fabric and […]
Artist Spotlight: Mary Drastal
BOMH Artist Spotlight Mary Drastal I live in Wildwood, MO. My business name is Mary Drastal Fine Art. I work in oil and watercolor. My Facebook link is www.facebook.com/marydrastal My Instagram link is drastal4yahoocom My website link is marydrastalfineart.com * I am a juried member of Best of Missouri Hands. I have enjoyed a membership […]
Cape Girardeau Announces Ninth Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition on Broadway
Cape Girardeau, Mo. – The Public Art Committee of the City of Cape Girardeau will launch the city’s Ninth public art outdoor sculpture exhibition on Thursday, April 8. The show consists of seven substantial pieces to be placed along the Broadway Corridor in Cape Girardeau for one year, culminating in early April 2022. By hosting […]
New Work by Caroline Thompson
AS THINGS GREEN, BUD AND BLOSSOM ON OUR LANDSCAPES, AND AS AN ARTIST AND GARDENER, MY ENTHUSIASM FOR BOLD COLOR INTENSIVES. AND, MY ENTHUSIASM CONTINUES FOR MY “PIANO SERIES.” PICTURED IS THE JAZZ BAR, #6 IN THIS SERIES. HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS NEW PIECE. http://www.carolinethompsonstudio.com […]
Artist Spotlight: Laurie Van Mondfrans
BOMH ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Name: Laurie Van Mondfrans City: Dardenne Prairie Business Name: LVMdesigns Medium: Jewelry Facebook Link: LVMdesigns Instagram Link: @lvmdesigns_artjewelry Website Link: LVMdesigns.etsy.com Any other online shops? (Fine Art America, Etsy?) LVMdesignsjewelry.com Juried/Not Juried? Juried How Long a BOMH Member? 10 months Why did you join BOMH? To learn from others about selling my […]
Montgomery County Arts Council announces Kid’s Kamp
We are excited to announce that we will be having Kid’s Kamp this summer in June several days from 6-8pm. This is a great time for the kids in your life to get out and create while giving Mom and Dad a couple hours of time alone! The schedule is available on our website and […]
Gourd artist Pat Berkbigler featured online by Missouri Life Magazine
Pat Berkbigler | BestOfMissouriHands.org/pab2175/ I am a retired elementary school teacher, after thirty-one rewarding years in public education. When I tell people I was a teacher, they immediately respond with, “So you taught art?” The answer to that is “No”. Through all my years in education, none of them involved taking or teaching art classes. Read more […]
Wanda Tyner selected as a February featured artist with the Missouri Arts Council
My kiln-formed and casted glass artwork is inspired by the beauty of nature seen while hiking, biking, kayaking and traveling. I manipulate and form glass into shapes with heat, flow, dimension, patterns and texture bringing vibrant colors to life. My artwork has a story that flows from realistic representations of nature to abstract interpretations with […]
January Missouri Arts Council featured artist Brenda Beck Fisher
A full-time artist since 2001, Brenda Beck Fisher has lived in Missouri most her life. The recipient of many local and national awards, she is a signature member of the Missouri Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor Society, Watercolor Society of Alabama, Red River Watercolor Society and a juried member of Best of Missouri Hands. She has […]
Grant Kniffen selected as a featured artists in April with the Missouri Arts Council
Meet our Missouri featured artists for April. Artists are the backbone of our creative state. Get to know some of the best right here! Each month, we’re designating four individual artists from all around Missouri as Featured Artists. They create and perform in every sort of genre, from sculpture to storytelling. Meet our April Featured […]
Barb Byrne participates in the UCM Summer Exhibit
I will be an exhibiting artist in the annual Summer Exhibition at the UCM Gallery in Warrensburg, MO. This exhibition is open to members of the Mid-Missouri Artists Association and will run for the entire month of June. The gallery at UCM is a beautiful, professional gallery and it is exciting to have work exhibited […]
BOMH artist Michele Spry featured in Missouri Life Magazine online edition
Michele Spry | Midway Mercantile Co | 7301 W Henderson Road Columbia “Well, hi sugar!” People who know her know her trademark greeting, and turn around and say, “Hi, Michele.” To say Michele Spry is full of life is an understatement. Her energy, optimism, and philanthropic drive is contagious, and each conversation with her leaves one motivated and impassioned. […]
Missouri Life Magazine features BOMH artist Janine Helton
Janine Helton | JanHeltonArtworks.com I’ve been drawn to painting birds ever since I began watercolor lessons in the fall of 2009. I already enjoyed watching and photographing my backyard birds, so painting them was a natural transition. Birds are not often still for long, so I aim to preserve those brief moments when birdsong causes my […]
Save the Date: ArtSmart 2022
Work has begun to make ArtSmart 2022 the best, Best of Missouri Hands Professional Development Workshop EVER!! Save the date now as we plan to return to a three day workshop format, Friday April 29th – Sunday May 1st, 2022. We will once again return to Columbia Missouri at the Stoney Creek Inn with Friday […]
Missouri Life Magazine features BOMH artist Catherine A. Mohoney
Catherine A. Mahoney, WHS, MoWS | Hermann | ColorfulBrushes.Homestead.com Hard work and a lifetime spent rising to the challenge clearly describes my life as an American Impressionist, entirely spent living and creating in Missouri. A seed was planted on my mind’s eye as a four-year-old child when my mother handed me a student pan set of […]
ART-A-PALOOZA
Art-a-palooza Important Info! When: Saturday July 31, 10am-3pm Where: Kirkwood Rec Center Gym, 111 N. Geyer Rd. (inside! AC & WiFi! tons of parking!) Why: To sell art and art related goods at affordable prices Cost: $65/booth. This includes one table, two chairs, 10×10 space to set up however you’d like, including the use of […]
“Little Red Headed Boy” accepted into the Northwest Watercolor Society exhibit
Missouri Artist, Janine Helton, Is Proud to Be One of 70 Artists Accepted in the NWWS Virtual Online Waterworks Unlimited Exhibition. The annual membership show runs April 22 – June 30, 2021 Janine Helton is among 70 selected artists to be in Northwest Watercolor Society’s (NWWS) Annual Membership Exhibition, Waterworks Unlimited. No ticket is required […]
Jan Helton wins the Mary Mosblech Tribute Award
I’m thrilled to report that my paintings, “Chosen” and “Days Like This”, were accepted into the St. Louis Watercolor Society’s 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition 2021! The icing on the cake is that “Days Like This” received the “Mary Mosblech Tribute Award” (Fourth Place)! Thank you to juror Sandra Strohschein for the honors. The virtual exhibition […]
Rural Missouri Magazine spotlight on Rose Monzyk
Be sure to check out the April 2021 issue of Rural Missouri Magazine for a very nice article on juried Best of Missouri Hands fiber artist, Rose Monzyk. https://ruralmissouri.org/hats-with-attitude/ […]
Rose Monzyk known for her fabulous hats, takes a win in oils
I received a third place ribbon for “Dockside” oil on canvas at Mid Missouri Fine Arts Gallery show entitled Water. […]
13th Fork & Cork Festival August 21, 2021 Macon, MO
The Macon Area Chamber of Commerce would like to invite the Best of Missouri Hands, as artists and master craftsmen, to show at our 13th Fork & Cork Festival here in Macon, MO. Due to Covid-19 we felt it necessary to cancel the 2020 festival, but plans are to come back bigger, better and stronger in 2021. […]
THE 34th ANNUAL ART FAIR IS MOVING ONLINE
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that the Art Fair typically attracts thousands of people to the Park, we have decided to once again host the event online to help protect the health and safety of all. Stay tuned for events later this year that will allow us to gather at the […]
BOMH Jury Session Summer 2021
Just a quick reminder that our Summer Jury Session will open July 1, 2021 and will likely close on the 9th, with notification at the end of the month. Now would be a good time to start working on all of your jury shots. We have several artists who are available to hire for this […]
The Missouri Bicentennial Mural is nearing completion
The Missouri Bicentennial Mural, the brainchild of juried BOMH artists Aaron Horrell and Barb Bailey, is nearing completion. As of April 29, we are 8 painters away from 15,000. We will go past that number as we are scheduled to visit one more school, the Governor’s Mansion, and a Rotary Club in the next three […]
News from Darla Zook
Pictured is Suppertime, a gift for my sister and brother in law for their 25th Anniversary. My sister Reonna Slagell Gossen is blessed to have married Bryan Gossen, who loves kitties, maybe as much as she does. I have a piece called, Last Chance Store, 11″x14″ watercolor, accepted in this year’s Symphony in the Flint Hills […]
UPDATED INFO FOR BOMH ANNUAL MEETING: Time Change 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
UPDATED INFO FOR THIS WEEKENDS ANNUAL MEETINGEDIT: I apologize to everyone. I goofed with the timing on our upcoming Annual Meeting and Workshop. I originally posted that the meeting would end at 1:00, the correction is 2:00. We will have the Annual Meeting with an announcement of our newest juried members and our Professional Grant […]
BOMH ZOOM WORKSHOP: All About Videos with James Bruenger
Best of Missouri Hands Member James Bruenger will be walking us through how to create great videos using Imovie on both your phone and laptop. His tips will be applicable for those creating videos on any platform. Do you have questions about creating videos for your social media post? What’s the best or easiest app […]
Best of Missouri Hands Annual Meeting with Guest Speaker Chris Dahlquist
The Best of Missouri Hands will host its Annual Meeting on Saturday April 17th, live on ZOOM, starting at 10:00 am. This meeting is open to ALL our members and is free to attend. The meeting should wrap up by 1:00We will start with a quick recap of how the organization is doing financially, things […]
BOMH ANNUAL MEETING – SAVE THE DATE APRIL 17, 2021
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday April 17th The Best of Missouri Hands will be hosting our Annual Meeting starting at 10:00 AM. The only thing different this year, it will be VIRTUAL! So make plans to join us on the 17th as we bring you up to speed with who is on the board, how we […]
P Z Originals goes Live on Facebook every Tuesday and Saturday at 8:00 PM
Juried Best of Missouri Hands artist Patti Zieche-Davisson of P Z Originals goes live every Tuesday and Saturday evening at 8:00 pm on her business Facebook page. Be sure to tune in to see her latest creations because they don’t last long. Creating unique, one of a kind necklaces, earrings, and pendants from precious metals […]
Fresh Ideas, Fresh Outlook by Allison Norfleet Bruenger Going Live on Facebook Wednesday February 3rd at 8:00 PM
Time to start this year with Fresh Ideas and a Fresh outlook on a New Year. I’m so happy that 2021has arrived. I’m in the planning stage of embarking on embracing New designs, New online events, and New opportunities! 2020 was definitely a difficult year. There were many things I had to learn to continue […]
Missouri 2021 Bicentennial Art
Next Tuesday Aaron Horrell and Barb Bailey of the Painted Wren Gallery will be participating in an virtual interview. You can sign up to listen at Missouri 2021. Missouri 2021 Presents: All About Art for the Missouri Bicentennial Feb. 2, 11, a.m. Professional and amateur artists of all ages are expressing their work in creative […]
Condolences to Glenn Garrison and Family
Heartfelt condolences to juried BOMH drawing artist Glenn Garrison who’s wife Melissa passed in October 2020. Born on August 30, 1942 in Fulton, Missouri to David and Wanda McDonald, Melissa loved traveling and working an art business with her husband, Glenn Garrison of Kansas City, Missouri. She adored nature and plants, spending time with her […]
Piano Series by Caroline Thompson
Hope your New Year is off to a fine start! I have new work to share with you, as the “piano series” continues to grow. This collection began with the commission of a dear friend of many years, now living in Nashville, who wanted an oil painting for her music room. Thus the birth of THE […]
7th ANNUAL BILLBOARD ART COMPETITION
ART IN THE OPEN 7th Annual Billboard Art Competition Adult and Youth Divisions CALL FOR ENTRIES DEADLINE: January 31, 2021 – $0 Entry Fee! All of us have had a tough year! We certainly miss our programs, exhibit openings, concerts, festivals and ALL our community arts events. Our board gets it and have agreed to […]
HEALTHCARE.GOV OPEN ENROLLMENT
If you don’t have health insurance, you’ll have an opportunity to enroll on HealthCare.gov, but only for a limited time. This new COVID-19 open enrollment period begins February 15 and ends on May 15, 2021. You won’t need to provide any documentation of a qualifying event, which is typically required for special enrollment period eligibility. If […]
Next Jury Session Opens February 1st
Good morning BOMH members! This is a reminder that if you are interested in becoming a juried artist, you need to get your pictures in order. Pictures are a huge part of this process. If your medium is not photography, this is the way your art is seen. You want to make sure it is […]
BOMH President’s Letter
Well, here we are friends. We finally got through 2020!!! Who Hoo!! We made it this far even if we aren’t all the way home. I don’t think that there is any good reason to reiterate what most of us have lived through. It has been one heck of a year. It is 2021 and […]
BOMH 2021 Professional Development Grant
Application Deadline: February 15, 2021 I’ve heard numerous ways to describe the effects of 2020 on artists. The ones that come to my mind are exhaustion, frustration, lack of motivation, creativity block. What better way to break through those barriers than to explore a new facet of your art? Sometimes that requires funds that, just […]
Cindy Larimore and Soulard Art Gallery
I have artwork that was juried into the Abstraction VI exhibit at Soulard Art Gallery in St. Louis. This exhibit ends on February 5th. I also have been selected to be a Resident Artist at Soulard Art Gallery and will move in to a space in February. I am very excited! Thank you! Have a […]
Benton County Art Walk April 24, 2021
My artwork (colored pencil, watercolor and mixed media) is on display at the Sedalia City Hall, 200 S. Osage Avenue, through the end of March 2021. My site is dinakowal.com. Plans are underway for the first annual Benton County Art Walk, held in conjunction with the Benton County Art Stroll April 24th. There will be an […]
So how does IR photography work? by Matthew Stuart Piper
The How! Every standard digital camera comes with an internal IR blocker (i.e., IR cut-off filter) to guarantee accurate color capture of the visible light spectrum (figure 1). So there are two basic options for shooting infrared: (1) remove the internal IR blocker or (2) put an external infrared filter on a normal, unmodified camera. […]
Artist Spotlight: Kathryn Bowman
Name: Kathryn Bowman City: St. Charles, MO Business Name: Kathryn Bowman Studio LLC Medium: Art Jewelry Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/KathrynBowmanStudio/?view_public_for=215783052420 Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/kathrynbowmanartjewelry/ Website Link: https://www.kathrynbowmanstudio.com/ Any other online shops? (Fine Art America, Etsy?) I sell tutorials at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/1beadweaver?ref=shop_sugg Juried/Not Juried? Juried How Long a BOMH Member? 7 or 8 years Why did you join BOMH? […]
Artist Spotlight: Barb Byrne
Name: Barb Byrne City: Pleasant Hill, MO Business Name: Barb Byrne Glass Medium: Glass Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/BarbByrneGlass and https://www.facebook.com/InfusedGlassArtMemorials Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/barbbyrneglass Twitter Link: https:/www.twitter.com/BarbByrneGlass Website Link: https://barbbyrneglass.com/ Any other online shops? (Fine Art America, Etsy?) no Juried/Not Juried? Juried How long have you been a BOMH Member? I have been a juried member for […]
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