Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts Sells Gifts with a Personalized Touch
An annual exhibit and sale at the Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts offers a wide variety of beautiful and affordable handmade creations
When Marion Robison first arrived at the Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, she hoped to sign up her daughter, Bianca, for a drawing class. Five years later she's helping out with events and making and selling art herself. Robison, a dental lab technician, uses felt cutouts to piece together imaginative pictures and knick-knacks. She portrays cute and comical peacocks, penguins, bears and moose in action, along with various holiday scenes, such as one wherein upside down Santa's legs are kicking from out of a too-small chimney. "They bring a smile to people's faces," Robison said. "It's a good outlet for me." Some of her playful pieces are featured in the center's 2010 holiday-themed show and sale, "A Gift for All Seasons.". The …
