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Bounsay Pipathsouk crafts images while sitting on a porcelain, water-filled object. It’s not typical, but his toilet just happens to be one of the fixtures in his creative space. He said his bathroom is the perfect studio because its window lets in amazing light.
“And it s so bright in there. It s not big,” he added. “I m not so proud of that to work in the bathtub [and] sit on my toilet seat, but you have to do whatever you have [to do].”
Bounsay Pipathsouk drawing Grace Kelly.
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This Laotian charcoal artist discovered his love for drawing at eight years old. He said the only art supplies his family could afford back then were paper and pencil. His teacher told him that a pencil was just as good as any other drawing utensil, so Pipathsouk stuck with it.
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Spectators traveled from one venue to another during this year’s Spring ArtScene. The event allowed participants to view and purchase artists’ works.
Gerrie Gustafson was hanging out at J.R. Kortman Center for Design on Saturday but she said this wasn’t her first stop. She started out by visiting the home of Nancie King Mertz.
“And she does pastels, and they are just magnificent scenery, but scenery like you ve never I mean it s just very different,” she explained, “from what you think of is landscape. And the house is extraordinary.”
She said she also stopped by Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum to see the quilts.