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If You Can Imagine It, Yucandu Art

The Webster Groves hands-on art studio offers a haven for creative crafters and for those just looking to have fun.

Kim Harris, co-owner of Yucandu Art Studio, points to a classroom space where kids are busy pouring glitter on glue soaked pinecones. Ceiling-high steel shelves hold boxes stuffed with an treasure trove of craft supplies, and the work table is splattered with drips of paint in a rainbow of color. “My basement used to look like this,” she grinned. Twelve years ago Harris was a stay-at-home mom with an art degree and a passion to share art with the kids in her neighborhood. She volunteered at her son’s school assisting with art projects and later started holding art camps in her backyard and basement studio. “Webster is a very creative community, but there was no local place to go for art,” she said. Her art camps became so popular that she …

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Great Escape: Mom, Find Your Inner Artist

Unleash your creative side by getting involved in community art.

I notice it's often difficult for moms I know to try activities without their kids. When I ask my friend Monica what her plans are for the weekend, she stares back like the answer should be obvious.  "Well, Saturdays are Jackson's soccer practices, and Sundays Emma and I work on her reading ," she replies. Duh, she thinks. She does this without blinking, which frankly worries me. It's not that she doesn't want to - it's that her children come first, which by all standards is an acceptable way to parent. Still, on more than one occasion I've heard her voice a need for new exploration. If you too have an itch to expand your horizons and are feeling creative, here's your first chance. On Sat. Feb. 25 from 1 - 5 PM, Artmart on S. Hanley Dr. is…

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