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Ellen Dutton examines one of her decorative eggs in her home recently in Kaysville. Dutton spent two weeks carving and decorating the ostrich egg.

Kaysville woman spent decades mastering her eggshell artistry

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 30, 2013 - 6:45am

KAYSVILLE — Eggshell artistry is a talent that Ellen Dutton has learned to perfect through decades of practice.

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Woman's artistic flair blooms despite no arms and one leg

Bob Fowler The Knoxville News Sentinel

Last updated Friday, March 8, 2013 - 3:51pm

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Cynthia Bloom balances on her motorized wheelchair, clutches a paintbrush between the first two toes of her left foot, and dabs it into one of several globs of bright acrylic paint placed on cardboard on the living room floor.

Then she begins her latest project, paintbrush moving confidently on canvas.

Bloom has no arms -- only small stubs well above where elbows should be. She’s missing all her right leg.

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This undated image provided by brickartist.com shows artist, Nathan Sawaya working on his LEGO sculptures. Beginning February 9, 2013, the Kimball Art Center, in Park City, will host The Art of the Brick® , an exhibition featuring more than 30 large-scale sculptures created out of iconic LEGO® bricks by New York-based artist Sawaya.(AP Photo/brickartist.com)

Famous Lego artist coming to Utah

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, February 3, 2013 - 12:12am

PARK CITY -- A world-renowned Lego brick artist is bringing his fun and thought-provoking work to Park City.

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Anne Marie Oborn has been painting portraits for families of fallen soldiers for free and has done more than 200 of them in recent years.

Bountiful woman paints portraits of fallen military members for families

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 9:16am

BOUNTIFUL — When the first soldiers were killed in action during the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Anne Marie Oborn wondered how she could help those families suffering from the loss of their loved ones.

Oborn, of Bountiful, thought she could help by using her painting skills to create oil-portraits of the veterans for the families.

At first, she wasn’t sure how to get started. But she soon learned about a non-profit organization called Project Compassion, based out of Manti, which already did exactly what Oborn was looking for.

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Just a card for this dad on Father's Day -- a baseball card, that is

Becky Wright Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, June 18, 2012 - 5:44am

Aaron Loveland's mom told him the idea of calling him Aaron came from the Bible. His dad told him his name came from baseball.

"He always tells people he named me after Hank Aaron," said the young Loveland. "It's probably true, knowing him -- I know that Hank Aaron was one of his favorite players."

True story or not, both parents tried to make sure their son's education matched his name.

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Lawyers portray Thomas Kinkade's girlfriend as a gold-digger

Julia Prodis Sulek San Jose Mercury News

Last updated Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 6:25am

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The girlfriend of the late artist Thomas Kinkade -- recently described by Kinkade's brother as a "good person, a sweet person" -- is now being portrayed by lawyers for the artist's estate as a ruthless gold-digger out to "tear down" Kinkade's reputation and do irreparable harm to his widow and children.

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