Hemphill Smith News Today

Jody Hemphill Smith, whose paintings of flowers, plants and landscapes grace the walls of homes from New York to California, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78.

Carissa Price Weber never thought she would end up in a painting. But thats what happened when a small moment was captured by an artist while she was ...

FORT WAYNE — Life has a way of traveling in certain circles, and in the case of famed potter Michael Minick, perhaps it is only fitting that what will probably be his final exhibit has traveled in circles like a potter’s wheel. Minick, who lived on an acreage north of Hamilton with his lifelong best friend and wife, Jane, left behind much unfinished work upon his death on Sept. 15, 2018. (We typically refer to the deceased as Mr. or Mrs., but Minick was always Minick.) Minick’s w...