-Submitted photo Lucy Besch, a Manson native, poses with a book she illustrated. Besch owns Lucy Besch Designs. Her business is operated out of her home in Kansas City. -Submitted photo Lucy Besch poses with her pet pug, Jorja, at her home in Kansas City. Besch makes dog portraits as part of her design business, Lucy Besch Designs. -Submitted photo Lucy Besch, a Manson native, poses with a book she illustrated. Besch owns Lucy Besch Designs. Her business is operated out of her home in Kansas City. KANSAS CITY — While in high school, Lucy Besch would design shoes for her friends or draw portraits of her classmates for fun.