Teresa Wasinger is a Garden City-based mixed media artist and maker who loves blending texture, storytelling, and experimentation into her work. Inspired by books, nature, vintage details, and everyday creativity, her art combines layered materials, hand-crafted elements, and expressive design. During Art in the Park, Teresa will be demonstrating parts of her mixed media process and sharing her passion for accessible playful and perssonal art-making.

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Cephas Lee, also known as Cephas Lobmeyer, is an up-and-coming artist from Southwest Kansas. At a young age, he excelled at drawing and creative approaches. Growing up in a split household, Cephas relied on art to escape his chaotic family life. His love for comics, superheroes, and the stories they tell was a significant part of his life. After dropping out of high school and getting his GED, he moved to Missouri, but lost touch with art. At this time, he was dealing with mental health issues that led him to seek help and to take a look at his future. He was given a chance to move back to his hometown to attend college, where he received a scholarship to study visual arts. This reignited his passion for art and led him to explore more ways of creating using oil paint, watercolor, sculpture, and printmaking mediums. Cephas’ current work primarily focuses on figures and portraits, maintaining a strong connection to his love for comics. Cephas is completing his art associate degree at GCCC and is in the process of creating his own comic.

Hello, my name is Kaitlin Hahn. I moved to Garden City about 8 years ago to become an art teacher. I started at the elementary level and ended up moving to the high school where I have been for the last 6 years. Teaching has been a big influence on my path as an artist. I started working with air dry paper clay about 2 years ago and fell in love with it. Air dry paper clay is forgiving, fun, and simple to work with. You don’t need a lot of tools or materials to start making art with it. You can even make it at home! One of my goals for this year is to learn how to start making my own paper clay at home! Afterall, you are never too old to learn something new!

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Harley Torres is a studio potter from Ulysses, Kansas. Their academic background includes studying communication and art at Garden City Community College, where they earned an Associate of Arts degree. They then transferred to Fort Hays State University, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Studio Art. During their academic career, they studied historic ceramics firsthand through enrichment travels; such as German ceramic history, Appalachian craft and folk-pottery, and indigenous American pottery traditions of the American southwest.

My pottery explores the intersection of functional design and natural aesthetics. I start by immersing myself in the countryside, gathering materials that connect me to both my work and myself. These materials are processed in my studio and integrated into my glazes.

Initially, my functional forms subtly referenced nature, incorporating elements like rocks or natural glazes. Now, I infuse every piece with this approach. I believe humans inherently connect with clay because of our relationship to the Earth. This connection fascinates me – the clay mirrors the maker, and the creator is entwined with the clay. The form moves with life, and the nuances between artist and art are captivating. I need this give-and-take to feel satisfied with a piece. These "self-portraits" allow me to explore my internal dialogue, subconscious, and natural materials.

My forms reflect transience and connection to their source. They begin in a similar headspace to Abstract Expressionism, flowing yet feeling substantial. While inspired by potters like Voulkos, I focus on developing my unique voice through dedicated practice. Atmospheric firing refines my work, and collaborating with gas or wood kilns adds a vital finishing touch. The labor of processing materials and researching glazes pays off when these elements interact with the kiln's effects.

Born and raised in garden city, I grew up loving anything art, painting, sculpting, and even paper crafts. Through out highschool, I was pushed to test my limits and keep working on my portfolio. I am so very proud to have gotten the chance to add the banner to the list! Although I've worked with big projects and with acrylic before, this has made me think things through a bit more. I have worked hard with color over the years to find my own personal touch of "subtle yet bursting with color", trying to push the limits of realistic but colorful. I have enjoyed painting this year's banner alot and I can't wait to see all the others, as well as hopefully continue on in the years to come!

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