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Teri Kay Willett, Watercolor and Mixed Media

Trained in the University setting in a classical sense, Teri Kay WIllett holds a Master's degree in Studio Art.

Her work has taken a turn in recent years to a more deeply psychological and emotional meaning.  Ms. Willett's work borders on the whimsical.

Suzy Parker, Oil Painting

Suzy Perkins' medium is oils. Suzy paints in the chiaroscuro method, the use of light and shade to enhance the picture. This process involves several layers of paint.

Suzy works from her own photographs and seeks to depict interesting windows and doors. Her specialty is the Georgian doors of Dublin.

After many happy years stationed on the west coast as a flight attendant for American Airlines she returned to the Kansas City area where she took up her love of painting as a full time occupation.

Bryan Brown, Jewelry/Metalsmith/Mokume Gane

Bryan's credentials are almost as impressive as his work, however his growth as an artist cannot be measured by traditional standards.

His passion for jewelry started 35 years ago at the age of 15. At 20 he attended the Gemological Institute of America and earned a certificate as a Graduate Gemologist and a certificate in jewelry design, then went on to work as a jewelry arts instructor at G.I.A.

Following his formal training, he traveled and created pieces for countless boutiques and big name stores including Tiffany's, Black Star & Frost, Nieman Marcus, Nordstroms and locally, Tivol.

Fifteen years ago he became interested in Japanese metal techniques and is now one of a handful of artists practicing the art of Mokume Gane.

Mokume Gane (translating to wood grain metal) is a 400 year old process that involves the layering of different colored metals in a alternating pattern and bonding these metals using only heat and pressure. After the bonding, the solid stack is cold forged to a desired thickness, and then is ground into to reveal the layers of color and further cold forged until the metals are flush again.

Once reduced into sheet, it is ready to be formed into the desired forms.

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