Archives of Art

Artist Spotlight: Renee (Zyra) Neal

Originally from Memphis, Tenn., artist Renee (Zyra) Neal first encountered art at 4 years old when her grandmother taught her how to hand quilt. After sewing a quilt for her doll, she remembers being proud she had created something. This, she says, was the start of her love for creativity. After serving in the Army […]
2 days ago

Artist Spotlight: Amy Clippard

Amy Clippard is a sous chef at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO), where she balances her time between catering for large events, cooking lessons for students, and creating new recipes and displays. Last year, she traveled to Dallas as one of 23 chefs from across the country to participate in the Women in Culinary Showcase, […]
3 months ago

New in Nature: Marsha Haskell

By Marsha Haskell During the spring of 2008, our beloved boxers Max and Mollie, affectionately referred to as “the twins,” succumbed to cancer within three weeks of each other. Through a series of events that felt like they were meant just for us over the next few months, we adopted two more boxers, Zeke and […]
6 months ago

New in Nature: Megan McClanahan

By Megan McClanahan I didn’t realize how much my grandma meant to me until I lost her. I visited her almost every single day for a few months leading up to her death. These visits made us closer, which ultimately made it harder losing her. I had never experienced grief like this before. I felt […]
6 months ago

New in Nature: Becki Yetman

By Becki Yetman My professional role as a journey guide for cancer patients has helped me realize we shouldn’t leave things unsaid. I spend time with family members who have lost their person, and the thing they struggle with most is that they didn’t say certain things. I don’t want to have those regrets. I […]
6 months ago

New in Nature: Shu-Chuan Wang-McGrath

 By Shu-Chuan Wang-McGrath Throughout the past 27 years, I have moved back and forth between Taiwan and the United States, pursuing education in the U.S. and a teaching career in Taiwan. Taiwan has always been deeply meaningful to me — it is where my family lives, where my faith community is rooted and where much […]
6 months ago

New in Nature: Aaron Eisenhauer

By Aaron Eisenhauer When my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, her oncologist didn’t know how much time she had, but he was clear that it was limited. She spent a year in treatment, and in January 2022, she died. I spent that intervening year clinging to a manufactured hope that she would […]
6 months ago

Artist Spotlight: Bunny Boughamer

Bunny Boughamer began drawing as soon as she was old enough to hold a crayon. Growing up in small-town Ste. Genevieve, Mo., Boughamer says being right on the river, running around the woods and being close to nature are some of her favorite memories from childhood. Today, Boughamer is in her senior year at Southeast […]
6 months ago

Artist Spotlight: Mitzi Quintas-Cruz

Mitzi Quintas-Cruz is a young artist and entrepreneur on a mission to expand her Mexican-American culture in Cape Girardeau while making connections with people along the way. A senior at Cape Central High School, Quintas-Cruz says her art — homemade candles she pours in imported pottery from Mexico — helps her stay grounded, a reminder […]
9 months ago