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Yvette Gray graduated from the Universityof Wisconsinat Madison with a BS in Interior Design. She spent seven years in the field of Commercial Interior Design, Architecture and specialty Lighting Design.  In 2004 Yvette started her new carrer as a stay at home Mom.  She quickly realized that she still needed Art and Design in her life in order to keep herself balanced as a wife and mother.  Yvette now spends her free time painting, drawing, knitting, sewing, woodworking and cooking…….any creative project for her home or kids that she can get her hands on!  While she has been commissioned for a few custom murals and Interior Design jobs, most of Yvette’s work has been created for charity works.  This includes custom painted backdrops for the Sugarplum Fairy Luncheon at the Kansas City Ballet, a design for the Youth Room at VineyardChurch, Vacation Bible school sets, Stage Design for special events at Vineyard Church, and many custom designed childrens’ rooms for friends and family.  In the future, Yvette plans to launch her own full scale Interior Design business specializing in highly themed environments and custom painting.  You can see some of her work at Grayscale Spaces on Facebook or her emerging blog at www.grayscalespaces.blogspot.com

We will be featuring some of our participating artists leading up to the event.  First up…

Sandra Van Tuyl 

A professional artist for the past 17 years, and a Kansas City native, she uses structures and deserted urban spaces to create emotional language.  These dream like paintings have been accepted to regional exhibitions throughout the mid-west; from the Williams Wood University in Fulton, Missouri to the Salina Art Center and the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, Colorado.  Her paintings and drawings have also been in individual and group shows, including the Late Show, Leedy-Voulkos, and the Kansas City Artist Coalition, as well as many corporate headquarters.  Her work has been purchased corporations like Sprint as well as individuals from Palm Springs, CA to Chicago, IL.  Sandra has also had public art installed in Blue Springs and Jefferson City, Missouri in 2008.  She received an ArtKC Fund Inspiration Grant for this installation.

Here are some images of her work…

Please visit www.sandravantuyl.com for more!

MDR call for artists 2012

Click on the link above for more information on how to get involved with Monster Drawing Rally as a artist participant!

Commitments are needed by January 20th to be included on all event collateral.

(New for 2012…we are collecting pre-made pieces for the silent auction.  click above for more information.)

Save the date for the 2012 Monster Drawing Rally…March 2, 2012.

More details to come!