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A Prize Inside
If you grew up with Cracker Jack boxes, you’ll remember that, amidst the popcorn and peanuts, there was always a prize at the bottom of...
Karen Zupanic
Jul 22, 20203 min read


Crystals on her Glaze
The Sumerians used crystals in magic formulas. The Chinese used them in medicine. The Egyptians used crystals in jewelry. New Mexico...
Karen Zupanic
Jul 18, 20202 min read


Legendary Jazz
I am a big fan of Alberta Hunter, a 1920’s Jazz and Blues singer/pianist who sang well into her 90’s. In 1971 she taped an interview for...
Karen Zupanic
Jul 9, 20203 min read


Nature and the Renaissance Man
Google defines the term “Renaissance Man” as an intelligent, knowledgeable, artistic person……....a person with many, many talents. Enter...
Karen Zupanic
Jul 2, 20202 min read


Electric Erasers & Fabric - - See the World; Savor the Differences
An artist is inspired by so many different things - - by people, landscapes, environment, culture....the choices are infinite. But when...
Karen Zupanic
Jun 22, 20202 min read


Sent from my Smith-Corona, circa 1978.
1978 was a great year in my life, so I get a big smile on my face when our museum receives a note from Artist Lynne Weinberger because...
Karen Zupanic
Jun 15, 20202 min read


Equissage to Fine Art
The Fairgrounds in Dayton, Ohio provided a 365-day drawing smorgasbord for Artist Helen Bailey (www.helenbaileyart.com). “I lived across...
Karen Zupanic
Jun 8, 20202 min read


Chlorides, Saggar, Obvara, and Crackle
The Palos Verdes Art Center in California believes “in the power of art to ignite the imagination and be an agent for change.” So it’s no...
Karen Zupanic
Jun 2, 20202 min read


The Thrill of being Pulled Off the Plate
Printmaking. We all remember it from elementary school.....being given half of a potato, shown how to draw a design on it, carving it...
Karen Zupanic
May 27, 20202 min read


Signature Member of the Southwestern Watercolor Society
Being able to study under nationally-renowned artists like Gerald Brommer, Steven Quiller, Jane Jones, Bob Burredge, Mark Mehaffey, and...
Karen Zupanic
May 21, 20201 min read


A Square Round?
The Six Dowell, The Blueprint, and The Square Round, are three of Artist Don Chesser's favorite custom ornament styles. A wood turner...
Karen Zupanic
May 18, 20201 min read


Keith Richards Rocked the Heard-Craig Center
A year ago, when the weather was great and we were all outdoors instead of harboring indoors on quarantine, the Heard-Craig Center hosted...
Karen Zupanic
May 13, 20201 min read


The Only Way for Women to Financially Make It
"As a kid, I remember my dad saying that the only way for women to financially make it was to become a secretary," says 30-year-...
Karen Zupanic
May 11, 20201 min read


McKinney Artist Nancy Alexander
McKinney Artists have gathered and learned at the historic Heard-Craig house for close to 100 years, thanks to the vision of Kathryn...
Karen Zupanic
Apr 29, 20201 min read


The Changing Nature of the Quarantine Room
For 50 years, the Heard-Craig Historic Home Museum Tours have featured "The Quarantine Room" - a room in the back of the house used to...
Karen Zupanic
Mar 31, 20201 min read


McKinney Art Review - What the Art Club Kick Off tells us about this year's collections
Yesterday was the 2019-2020 kick off session for the Art Club of McKinney, an organization originally formed over a hundred years ago in...
Karen Zupanic
Aug 9, 20191 min read


Architects of Old and New
The Heard-Craig in McKinney, Texas was designed by J.E. Flanders, a famous architect who designed multiple buildings in Dallas and...
K. Derheim/K. Zupanic
Jan 25, 20191 min read


Things To Do with a Family Heirloom Piece
Heirloom pieces are passed down from generation to generation and sometimes they might not appear to be the prettiest thing in the world....
K. Derheim & K. Zupanic
Dec 17, 20182 min read


Still Gracing Texas, Denver, and Kansas City
Throughout the Heard-Craig Center for the Arts in downtown McKinney, stained glass is scattered everywhere. The stained glass has...
K. Derheim & K. Zupanic
Dec 7, 20181 min read


I Did Not Expect This To Happen
I did not expect this to happen...... Walking up to the Heard-Craig Center for the Arts, an extravagant, yellow, and picturesque mansion...
Kaitlyn Derheim
Nov 28, 20181 min read
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