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The Art of Seeds

The Art of Seeds

Garden seeds might seem out of place in an art gallery — but not to me. Seeds are a nice fit in Small World Gallery.

Drop into the gallery and you’ll see a beautiful display, full of heirloom garden seeds just waiting for the right hands to scoop them up and cherish their diverse histories. These particular seeds are linked with my career at National Geographic in research, writing and photographs going back 25 years. 

In 1994 I began work on our story on...

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Limited Time: Gemmini Pottery

Limited Time: Gemmini Pottery

My work is created on the wheel using porcelain clay. I trim the foot after it's been thrown, then pull and attach the handle. After I have my blank canvas, I then mix 2 underglazes to create...
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Summer Reading

Summer Reading

 Summer lulls us into thinking that longer days means we’ll have time to finish all those books we would like to read, mean to read, really should read if only Summer were not so short. You can see the conundrum. I almost always feel guilty as Summer wanes, books standing in neat piles, politely waiting their turn, disappointed in me (I’m sure) and me forever believing that tomorrow I’ll race through seven chapters by lunchtime. 
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Winter Refreshments

Lindsborg winter refreshments are being made for you.  
Winter serves up the chance to regroup, restore and explore.  It’s time to try something new.
To that end, Small World Gallery, the Lindsborg Community Library and other Lindsborg businesses and organizations are in the process if building a new series of classes and gatherings focused on January through March. These low-key moments are intended to bring relaxation as well as open doors.
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Sharing More

Sharing More

One of the first things you see when walking into Small World Gallery is the colorful rack of greeting cards featuring my photographs from around the world. It’s been a fixture in Small World since the beginning in 2002. And it is something else in the world of National Geographic photographers:  rare!

Time and again I watch as people browse the collection, some drawn to the Flint Hills and Kansas cards, some to exotic locations like the Arctic or the Pyramids, some burrowing into my Scotland collection, and some just finding a personal connection — cats, windmills, sunsets, long roads.

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Kurbit Enthusiast

Kurbit Enthusiast

Carla Griffith’s Wilson of Lindsborg is an accomplished painter of kurbits, an historic Swedish symbol of heavenly protection.  Next time you’re in, take a look at Carla’s new offerings, including 3- by 3-inch acrylic on canvas kurbit paintings with wooden easels.  Little pieces of heaven — and marvelous gifts to tuck into suitcases.
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Turkish Shoes

Turkish Shoes

When we opened Small World Gallery in April 2002, it would never have occurred to us that we would offer Jim’s prints in 40 inches by 12 feet.  Or create our own jewelry designs using ancient Roman Empire glass or rare stone cabochons. Nor did we envision stocking unusual vintage kimono jackets from Japan via a designer in Colorado. Or wool-cashmere jackets sewn by an Eastern European designer.

It’s 2018 and now the gallery is offering... shoes.

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Our Fav Jotters

Our Fav Jotters

Jottings are a way of life here at Small World Gallery. From memos to memories to midnight realizations, we write it down.
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Scotland Summary

Scotland Summary

Jim and I are happy to be back in the gallery and in Lindsborg after two weeks away on a business trip to Scotland.   

After having accompanied Jim over 25 years on some of his storied Scottish journeys, I have become a bit of an aficionado myself.  I find that many Kansas qualities also dwell in some parts of Scotland.  That is especially true when comparing the far northern Scottish isles of Orkney and our own Lindsborg.

Now, you may ask: What could landlocked Lindsborg possibly have in common with town in sea-locked Orkney in Great Britain? The comparison is positively elegant. 

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Online Presence

For me, an exciting part of Instagram is being able to share the thought process behind our designs. We can share sketches, inspirations, musings and insights connected to our small world.

Jim volunteered to start photographing our jewelry for the website and Instagram.  I always love getting a chance to watch him work.  I don’t think he fully understands what he signed up for; he just does such a great job. I think he will have a permanent position as jewelry photographer, haha.  

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Travel Season

Travel Season

It’s travel season and we wish you well if you’re heading out to explore.  It so happens that Jim is preparing for a couple of weeks in...
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Organizing 2018

Organizing 2018

“You can’t possibly do everything.”  …….  “Watch me try!”

My newest jump of inspiration has been trying to make a...

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