Corsages

Art work made by Japanese evacuees on display
They gathered shells from dry lake beds and pieced them together into tiny floral corsages. They gathered abandoned animal traps, softened the metal in coal-burning stoves, and made carving tools.
Living Creations
Keeping memories alive with art that's what some local businesses are doing. There are a variety of methods, but the motivation is simple. "It goes right to the odd, insane genetic piece of us, that we need to leave our mark," Dutchess County Art Council President Benjamin Krevolin said.
Fantasy and Whimsy
The worlds of Carmen Johnson and Susanne Pitak-Davis, as seen at Ellarslie Museum, combine jazz, whimsy, angels, the South and crowds letting out of church. Above: "With a Little Help," by Carmen Johnson.