Painting Through Covid by Breanna Trent
The blue one with the moon is called “ A Chance Meeting” while the one with the many colors that are exploding from the girl’s head is called “A Million Thoughts”. A Chance Meeting was painting for a contest but was canceled due to Covid. I was inspired by the whimsical art work that being […]
BOMH Newsletter Banner Summer 2020
Featured Artists: Top Left: Juried BOMH Studio Artists Sally Borzillo & Molly Monahan of Saleigh Mountain Center: BOMH Logo Top Right: Juried BOMH Glass Artist Wanda Tyner Bottom Left: Juried BOMH Studio Kathleen & Michael Weltzin Bottom Right: Juried BOMH Artist Tim Judge […]
New Website for Allison Norfleet Bruenger Collections
PROGRESS!!! I have now started to add to the Neckwear category at www.alnbcollections.com . My “Everyday Neckwear” series is made up of my smaller and more affordable necklaces that you can just “Gab and Go”. You can dress them up or dress them down. Wear them with your favorite t-shirt or with a cute dress. It’s up […]
The Why & How of Digital Infrared Photography
Hello! I’m Matthew Stuart Piper, a Board Member of Best of Missouri Hands, and I thought I’d introduce myself by sharing a bit about my art form. I’ll show you some examples and then give a brief explanation of how it works. The Why! The magic! Let me admit the obvious at the outset: I’m […]
Caroline Thompson Virtual Gallery
Dear Friends and Patrons, across the United States! Today, I officially launch the Caroline Thompson Virtual Gallery and hope you will enjoy seeing my latest work. The gallery is available online for you anytime, however, I will send an announcement every month or so, as new work is added. […]
Holy Cow
The Hannibal Arts Council is looking for art submissions featuring our bovine friends. Use your imagination to create a new piece of art or submit a piece you already have which predominantly features anything cow-related – cows (obviously), milk, the milkman, cheese, etc. We are looking for paintings, photographs, sculptures, mixed media…any media. Just make […]
Art Will Find A Way
Mid March, 2020 I was shut down like most people I teach oil painting mostly then teach clay at our local Montessori School to the children The school took a loan out to keep employees working. So I was able to get my two days a month in at the school We painted these large […]
Quarantine Art by Colleen Thayer
These are certainly not great ‘works of art;’ more like fun Or silly scribbles with commentary related to the current covid crisis. I’ve sent these cocodoodle designs digitally to many of my friends and also hard copy cards to those who are technologically challenged! Truly, my husband and I qualify as ‘elderly’ (according to […]
Using Art to Heal and Inspire
Being sequestered has made it very difficult for me to be inspired. Recently, however, I was moved to recreate a beautiful moment in the life of one of my sons. He went from being a very healthy person to being engage in the fight of his life against a terrible, aggressive form of cancer. All […]
Shepherd’s Craft Fair
Just a reminder we are still taking artisans for our first annual crafts fair at the Shepherd of the Hills in Branson. Email info@theshepherdofthehills.com for the registration form and details. You have until August 31st. If you are already planning on renting a space, please stop by and introduce yourself as one of the best […]
BOMH Professional Development Grant Winner 2020 Report by Sherry Phillips
I feel honored and very appreciative to be the recipient of the 2020 Professional Development Grant. I love creating artwork with wood, but have always used electric power tools such as the lathe, band saw, drill press, scroll saw, various power sanding machinery, and planers, etc. The power tools are fast, noisy, messy, and not […]
News from General Member Breanna Trent
The blue one with the moon is called “ A Chance Meeting” while the one with the many colors that are exploding from the girl’s head is called “A Million Thoughts”. A Chance Meeting was painting for a contest but was canceled due to Covid. I was inspired by the whimsical art work that being […]
Help Support Mollie Chounard’s Kickstarter Program
I’m Mollie Chounard, a Surreal and Fantasy painter from St. Louis, Missouri. Normally I’d be traveling around the country selling my artwork at art fairs, but the Coronavirus had other plans. During quarantine I became aware that the United States Postal Service was in jeopardy, and that really shook me because it is such a […]
ASL Pewter nominated for Best Kept Secret
WOW! – ASL Pewter has been nominated in the Missouri Life Magazine “Best of Missouri” Awards. We have been nominated in the “shopping” category for “Best Kept Secret”. You can vote for us (and all your other favorites) at Discover the Best of Missouri Life Awards • Missouri Life Magazine Voting opens July 29, online […]
BOMH ZOOM WORKSHOP: NEW DATE & TIME FOR GALLERY & EXHIBIT ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
We have changed the date and time for the upcoming Zoom Workshop: Gallery & Exhibit Roundtable Discussion with Three Missouri Gallery Experts NEW DATE: Monday June 8, 2020 NEW TIME: 3:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) 1 HOUR Join us for this roundtable discussion as we host three gallery experts who will share their […]
Glass Artists turns to the Sewing Machine
Masks are ready and some headbands PM me if you need some. Anybody or nurses, doctors’ offices or nursing homes in the Owensville, Washington, New Haven, Hermann area that needs masks or headbands just private message Shiela Cahill on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/shiela.cahill When not making mask to help with the current need, Shiela is a glass […]
Painter, Author, Soap Maker…Now, Mask Maker
My mom, Barb Bailey is so awesome! She’s made almost 300 masks to donate to the school meal program workers, local hospitals and nursing homes, among others. She even made the front page of the local paper! Go go Mommy! Total is at 346. Should make it over 350 tomorrow. Follow Barb at https://www.facebook.com/PaintedWrenArtGallery […]
BOMH Newsletter Banner April 2020
Featured Artists Clockwise: Sonya Nicholson, Ken Downs, BOMH Banner, Ortmann Woodcrafts, and Rose Schulte Monzyk. To see more creations by our artists, please visit www.bestofmissourihands.org […]
Missouri Artists On Main / St. Charles, MO
Missouri Artists On Main Gallery is located in the beautiful California House (a former stage coach stop) in historic St. Charles, Missouri. We have over forty Missouri artists’ work located on both floors of the gallery. Artists are there to greet you and tell you about the artwork. You’ll find a variety of mediums and […]
Artisans in the Loop / University City
It’s All About the Art! Artisans in THE LOOP is a boutique gallery that promotes unique art pieces from many local and national artists. The intentionally minimalistic floorplan is scattered skillfully with custom, locally made acrylic display stands to make each piece standout in a beautifully unique way. Our Story A veteran artist in her […]
ArtSmart 2020 Cancelled
ArtSmart 2020 has been cancelled. Originally we moved the date from April to July, however we feel it is in the best interest of everyone involved to cancel ArtSmart 2020. No need to fret though, we have already rescheduled for April 9-11, 2021. Same great place…Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia, Missouri. Same great speaker….Carolyn Edlund of […]
BOMH to host ZOOM Workshops
During these times of Shelter-In-Place, the board members of the Best of Missouri Hands are working hard to bring our members together. We are working on setting up a series of online workshops and talks. Our goal is to stay connected with you, our art family….to educate, share information, inspire, and keep those creative juices […]
Calvary Lutheran teacher wants to ‘light kids on fire for the arts’
By Jeff Haldiman at the New Tribune If there’s one word to describe Phil Jones, it’s passionate. He’s passionate about supporting his family and friends, his hometown of Jefferson City and growth of the arts. As an art teacher at Calvary Lutheran High School, he works to pass along his love of art to students. […]
2020 Virtual Webster Arts Fair
Since the canceling of many art shows this spring and summer, several shows are taking art to the people at home with virtual art shows. The Webster Arts Fair is one such show to highlight each of their juried artist in an online showcase. The Webster Arts Fair is one of the premier art fairs […]
Canoe Art | Transforming Old Boats into Sculpture Art
A canoe is intrinsically beautiful, even more so when it’s gliding. But in the end it’s a vessel, the way to a place unreachable by SUV or plane or even a noisy, heavy motorboat, a place where the water is white, coffee-colored, turquoise, or as clear as Fiji’s. It’s the way down tiny, twisty Ozark […]
HEADS UP, BEST OF MISSOURI HANDS!! Jury Time is Approaching!
Hello all, Marcia Menendez here. For those of you that I don’t know and have yet to have the pleasure of meeting, I am the Jury Chair for the Best of Missouri Hands. I hope all of you are staying safe, healthy, and keeping your spirits up! I wanted to let you all know that […]
Local Artist Packs Away Brushes in Favor of Sewing Masks
St. Peters Cultural Art Centre shared… With the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre closed during this pandemic, artist Shirley Nachtrieb has put away her brushes and picked up needle and thread. She’s not able to teach watercolor classes right now, but she’s found a way to put her talents as a seamstress to great use—Shirley […]
Missouri Artists on Main – Artist Spotlight Joyce Rothermich
Joyce is a resident of St. Charles. She is retired from the City of St. Charles School District where she worked a reading specialist and in the area of special education. Joyce took up watercolor painting as a hobby but has recently been entering shows and competitions where she has won several awards for paintings. […]
30 Faces / 30 Days Challenge
I am stretching myself to learn and progress in different ways during this time of “separation.” One of these is drawing faces. 30 faces/30 days. It really been fun and maybe I’ll get over “face phobia”. LOL!! https://school.sktchy.com/share/AzZ-CxT33Geebg3V… What are you learning during this time? Anything fun? Follow Jane Cook at Jane Cook Create on […]
The Gift of Handmade
Can’t visit your best friend, favorite aunt, grandma for her birthday?Send her a gift…. nicely wrapped and everything!New items listed each week.https://www.etsy.com/…/7933976…/pod-earring-brass-and-silver You can follow Christiane Dana on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ChristianesHandcraftedJewelry […]
Wunderlust Guest Teacher MaryBeth Shaw
**UPDATE** Great news! Wanderlust has reopened again and MaryBeth Shaw is excited to be one of the teachers! Registration and details at https://www.everything-art.com/courses/wanderlust-2020?affcode=113232_vydpv7pe […]
Fresh from the Kiln
Large pasta plate $20 and pitcher is $18 Follow Christen Tracy of Clover Tea Cups Pottery on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Cloverteacups.pottery/ […]
The Frostop by Tim Judge
Frostop Jennings MO Follow Tim Judge on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/timjudgefineart/ […]
Virtual Exhibit at the Foundry
My companion piece to “Emma Never Knew” entitled “Larue Never Knew” has been accepted into The Foundry Art Center’s ConTEXT III show!!! While Emma was based on her inability to vote until she was 35 and her life, Larue is based on her family’s life and our family’s life as she is my mother. You […]
Barb Byrne Glass
Barb Byrne has updated her Facebook page name from Ecletic Treasures to Barb Byrne Glass. You can follow her on Instagram or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/EclecticTreasures/ […]
Last of the Lilacs by Lorraine McFarland
“Last of the Lilacs”. Pastel. 7×5 by juried BOMH painter Lorraine McFarland. Follow Lorraine on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lorrainemcfarlandfineart […]
BOMH Professional Development Report by Tresa Killion
I am so grateful to be the 2019 Professional Development Grant recipient. With the grant I was able to add a second smaller pottery wheel to the studio. Because of its small size and weight, I’m able to take it into shops that carry my work and demonstrate on site for them. This has helped […]
Live Painting Demos by Janis Burgin
I’ve been catching up on future class samples, painting from photos and memories of one of my vacation pictures I took in the Teton Mountains a couple of years ago. Watch for live painting demo’s by following Janis on Facebook at J B Art Studio https://www.facebook.com/artwithjanis […]
Fayette Main Street, Inc. 2020 Crafts & Drafts Festival
Greetings from Fayette Missouri! Fayette Main Street, Inc. is excited to announce that the 2020 Crafts & Drafts Festival is planned for Saturday, September 12, 2020. The event will again be held on the historic Howard County Courthouse Square from 3-7pm. The festival will be held on the same day as a home football game […]
The Long Dirt Road by Michele Spry of the Midway Mercantile
April 10, 2020 ~ COVID-19 is something we all think about at some (or several) points throughout the day. It is all around us yet many of us still worry, stress, and even panic at this pandemic. I find myself worrying about things I cannot control and now have anxiety because of it. (Don’t worry, […]
Early American Life
So, honored to get my email for the Early American Life 2020 Directory for my paper filigre/quilling! I am a newbie in the group as this is year number three for me. To earn this honor, the jury process is judged by a panel of 15 museum and historic site curators and has been found […]
Big News from BOMH Artist Alicia Farris
Alicia Farris was nominated one of two Missouri Watercolor Society artists to exhibit in the 2020 National Watercolor Society Signature member 50 Stars Exhibition. Two works from each state watercolor society will be represented in the California exhibit that takes place online this year, July 9 – September 6, 2020. Alicia’s work is titled, Meeting […]
My Life During a Pandemic by Patty Muenks
It is crazy to be witnessing this worldwide situation with Covid-19. I began following this virus in December when news about it was coming from China. At the beginning of the new year, my husband and I began preparations as we watched the number of cases growing in other countries. Throughout the month of February, […]
Strange Times
Dear Friends and Fellow Artists, I hope this newsletter finds you well and spending some time doing things you love. This is a strange time for sure and feels alien to me and you probably feel the same. We struggle to make sense of this chaotic and fluid situation. We are human beings first and […]
BOMH PRESIDENTS LETTER April 2020
Here we are, April 2020. What a time. 2020 so far makes 2019 look like an awesome year. Lots of us were looking forward hopefully to a new year. Well, that has gotten shaken to the core. We are living in extraordinary times. Never in history has the whole world been affected in such a […]
Winter 2020 BOMH Jury NOW OPEN
Applications for the Winter 2020 Jury Session are now being accepted until February 14, 2020. If you have been a general member for at least 90 days, you are eligible to apply for juried status. We open up our jury twice a year. Next session will be mid-Summer. Apply online at… […]
BOMH Professional Development Grant Deadline Approaching
Are you planning on applying for the 2020 BOMH Professional Development Grant? The deadline is fast approaching. Get those applications in by February 15!!!! This grant is for any Best of Missouri Hands member juried or general. The grant is for $500 and is to promote continuing education by providing additional resources to advance the […]
ArtSmart 2020
Best of Missouri Hands presents “Get Smart with YOUR ART”. Guest speaker Carolyn Edlund, founder of Artsy Shark. This years ArtSmart Conference will be held April 17-19, 2020 in Columbia, Missouri at Stoney Creek Inn. Registration will open up February 15, 2020 at http://www.bestofmissourihands.org This professional development workshop is open to the public. Registration fee […]
Carolyn Edlund Guest Speaker – ArtSmart 2020
Get Smart With Your Art….This is the theme and topic of our upcoming conference. We are so excited to have Carolyn Edlund of Artsy Shark fame as our guest speaker. Carolyn will be there to help each of us take our art career to the next level. She will be covering a variety of topics. […]
BOMH Website Upgrade Update
BOMH Website Upgrade Peggy King Website Administrator The BOMH website is now back online after undergoing an upgrade. It was time to improve the member database to provide for better reporting and better tracking of our members’ membership details. The new database will provide for more thorough, easier monitoring of our membership. Importantly, members can […]
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