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Show us the best creative artist or crafter that you know personally.

My favorite painter of all time is a close family friend named Jessie Lawson.  She was friends with my mother in Graduate School at Mizzou and lived in Columbia until the early 80's.  Then she moved to San Fransisco but returned to Columbia a few years back, much to our delight. 

Her paintings have such vivid color and texture.  I have a wooden serving tray that hangs in my bedroom that she painted called "Three Little Maids".  She brilliantly uses literary/historical references in all of her work.  But the most special aspect of her paintings for me is her use of anthropomorphic cats.  Yes, cats.  And I know how you all feel about them so I know you will love her work, too.  Not only are they imaginative and beautiful, they are Teh QTE. 

For more on Jessie, here is a slide show of some of her paintings.  If you wish to contact her, please let me know. 

I was thrilled to find these.  Enjoy!