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Meet Four Very Special Artisans and Crafters

Artisan and Crafter Austin Bruder [1]

Austin Bruder

As told to us by his mom, Lynn

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Austin Bruder, 14, is very much into woodworking. He learned his craft from his dad and YouTube. Austin says, “making things out of wood is more appealing to me than playing sports.”

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Kodie Smith [3]

Kodie Smith

As told to us by her mom, Kristy

Kodie Smith, 22, is a multi-media artist. She currently specializes in paint pouring. “It’s fun to see what paint will do, and I enjoy using lots of bright colors and different tools” says Kodie.

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Lila Morrow [5]

Lila Morrow

As told to us by her mom, Lainey

Lila Morrow Lila, our youngest crafter at seven years old, makes jewelry by stringing beads for ID-lanyards. She is a “girlygirl” and loves glitter and bling. To date, she has sold nearly 150 of her lanyards.

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More About Lila [6]

Adam Painting [7]

Adam Flasterstein

As told to us by his mom, Elaine

Adam Flasterstein, 26, is a multi-media artist. He uses collected beach shells and paint to re-create his favorite Disney characters on canvas.

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This post originally appeared on our November/December 2020 Magazine [22]

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