Summer 2018: ‘Summit Hill Gardens’ Sneak Peek!
Fall in Love at Summit Hill Gardens There’s just something about Summit Hill. It captivated Patsy Smeed from the very beginning. She moved there – one acre of land south of Chanute, the site of an old one-room schoolhouse – more than 40 years ago with her late husband...
Winter 2017: “Art is Ageless” Sneak Peek!
Art is Ageless Art competition for seniors emphasizes creativity and encouragement Aggie Keesling, 89, has taken up painting just in the last several years. She’s teaching herself, experimenting with colors, learning from trial and error. She even paints over old canvases multiple times so she doesn’t have to drive...
Winter 2016: “Dine & Dream” Sneak Peek!
Dine & Dream Traditional B&B meets reservation-only fine dining at the Smittle House Ena Smittle likes to say that she has the most fun job she could possibly have in Columbus, Kansas. You can’t argue with that. At Smittle House Bed & Breakfast, Ena and her husband, John, have...
Fall 2016: “Elk Falls Pottery” Sneak Peek!
Made by Hand Elk Falls Pottery celebrates 40 years of craftsmanship It was in college that Steve and Jane Fry fell in love with pottery – and with each other. They haven’t looked back since. This year, the Frys celebrate 40 years of running their family business, Elk Falls...
Spring 2016: “Glorious Glass” Sneak Peek!
Glorious Glass ChaGlaz Designs in Glass wows with one-of-a-kind glasswork Keith Wilson examines three handmade marbles in his Parsons garage-turned-art studio, twirling them in his hand as their colors and sparkly dichroic glass catch the light. “These are absolutely one of a kind,” he says. “I’ll never be able...
Winter 2015: “Barn Quilts” Sneak Peek!
Barn Quilts They’re popping up all across SEK these days, thanks to a fundraiser in Woodson County Woodson County might be one of the newest members of the Flint Hills Barn Quilt Trail, but you wouldn’t guess it. Just a year after it launched, the Woodson County Barn Quilt...
Fall 2013 issue: ‘Art Gone Postal’ sneak peek!
Art Gone Postal Fall 2013 Issue Just call them the seven wonders of Southeast Kansas. Found in Burlington, Columbus, Eureka, Fort Scott, Fredonia, Neodesha and Oswego, seven New Deal murals and sculptures have called Southeast Kansas home for more than 70 years. Produced under the Treasury Department’s Section of...