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From Calabria to the Flint Hills, one artisan’s journey reshapes the legacy of the American cowboy boot

Sam Vasta is a master shoemaker from Italy, and he looks the part. In the workshop at his home

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Colorful cultural festivals all across Kansas celebrate the values and traditions of Hispanic heritage

Editor's Note: This story was originally published in the summer of 2000

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Lawrence Quilts

An award-winning Kansas quilt artist answers her grandfather’s challenging question with every stitch

As a child, narrative quilt artist Marla A. Jackson delighted in fabric and color and artistic

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