the barn was filled with beautiful things to purchase....
and inspiration...
Come and visit these artists, along with others, this Friday and Saturday at Farmstead...
gifts, 
recycled art,
clothes and jewelry
Kathy Truders (potter) began her journey with pottery in
Carl Wilson (multi-media artist), when not creating or
learning a new media, fills in the gaps by teaching beginning
horseback riding and working around the Wild Rose Equine Center
in northern Platte County with his wife Robbin. Carl is a self
taught artist and enjoys working in leather, woodcarving, and most
recently color-pencil drawings. He believes enjoying what you are
doing and continually adding to the pot of knowledge keeps things
interesting. After a 30-plus year career of riding horses, travelling
the country, before settling in rural Platte County, Carl is beginning
to concentrate more on his art than his horsemanship these days.
His studio at Wild Rose offers up carvings in relief and sculpture, both natural and color-enhanced, plus drawings
of whatever interests him that day. Tree branches found on his 60 acres will become an occasional walking
stick through the artistry of Carl’s tools. Horsemanship learned over the years has been an asset, Carl has
found, in the discipline and creativity needed in the artist’s world.
Bill Hankins (photographer) retired from teaching photography
and journalism after 30 years in education. He now freelances
photos and feature stories for The Platte County Landmark. In 2008,
he was inducted into the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame.
Bill’s Walking in the Light Images are what he calls his “assignments
from within.” He enjoys shooting the landscapes and peoples
of the American West, but has concentrated in more recent years on
documenting the lives and places of home, Platte County, Missouri.
Philosophically, writer Henry David Thoreau inspires his shooting
style. When Thoreau wrote about “a moment’s monument” in his
journals, he was not referring to photography, but rather a way of living in the here and now, “to improve the
nick of time, to stand on the meeting of two eternities, the past and future, which is precisely the present moment.”
“What better definition of a photograph is there?” Hankins has written. “First with film and now digitally,
I have tried to prepare myself so that at whatever shutter speed I can capture a monument to a moment that
will in some way enhance the human experience--to remind us, to enlighten us, to reveal to us, to entertain us.”
We have already shown some of Bill's wonderful photography... but we will be showing more shortly along with the other artists work. Come back soon!
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After having a professional career in Education; I am now enjoying my true passion!!!! My garage is overflowing, and I'm bringing a good deal of it to Farmstead! I also have a boutique space at Rusty Chandelier in St. Joe! One of my favorite memories as a child was to be able to holler; "Do Over!" Thus; the name of my business: "Debbie's Do-Overs!" Everything and everyone deserves a "Do Over" in my opinion! I hope you agree! Come on out and check things out!Farmstead is working on new workshops. Each month, we will be bringing new inspiration, new creativity and opportunities to learn and connect with others.
Discover your 'inner artist' as Cathy Kline brings classes on painting. Kathy Truder, pottery artist, will be teaching pottery techniques. Sheila Rumney of Blessed and Distressed will be bringing your more mixed media art classes, from soldering, to jewelry making to ephemera and paper arts. Ann of a Vintage Mood, will also be bringing some artistic classes with her refined vintage style. We will be adding more instructors to this line up!!
So mark you calendars and stay tuned for exciting workshops coming your way.
Saturday, May 8th
Saturday, June 12th
Saturday, July 24th
Saturday, August 21st
Saturday, Sept 11th
Let's meet one of our newest artists, Cathy Kline --
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