By SALINA POST
A Kansan whose sun art has been seen on CBS Sunday Morning multiple times will be featured at The Flower Nook this month.
Toni Brou grew up in southwest Kansas watching her dad create "junk art" from found objects. After achieving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design and illustration, she started incorporating found objects into her sun art as a tribute to her father. Her use of re-purposed items is also a tongue in cheek reference to hope, redemption and transformation.
CBS Sunday Morning has used two dozen of Brou's original suns as the show fades to commercial. Her Sun Over Sunflowers image was selected for inclusion in CBS Sunday Morning's 2022 Suns calendar and is the featured image for May. Visitors to The Flower Nook can register to win a copy of the calendar, according to information from The Flower Nook.
Additionally, Brou is scheduled to be in The Flower Nook, 208 E. Iron Avenue, from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday as part of The Nook's First Friday event.
The Flower Nook also has a variety of Halloween related items, including Laughing Forest artisan Halloween lollypops and a Halloween fortune cookie. According to co-owner Peggy DeBey, a "fun zombie trio" also will be walking the streets handing out special coupons.
As it that weren't enough, The Flower Nook will introduce four new artists/artisans into their artisan gift gallery, raising the total number of current, unique, regional artists/artisans exhibiting in The Flower Nook to more than 25.
Several other downtown Salina entities also are participating in First Friday activities, according to information on the Salina Downtown, Inc., website. They are as follows.
True Betty Boutique
108 N. Santa Fe Avenue
4-7 p.m. Friday
Featuring fabric artist Shawn Delker, who is scheduled to demonstrate a botanical printing method.
Peacefu Body Wellness Retreat
148 S. Santa Fe Avenue
5-7 p.m.
Featuring paintings by Paul Alexander
Salina Art Center
242 S. Santa Fe Avenue
5-7 p.m.
Contemporary Textile exhibition
Salina Art Center Warehouse Education Studio
149 S. Fourth Street
5-7 p.m.
Live art demonstration
Art Center Cinema
150 S. Santa Fe Avenue
6 p.m.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The plaza area at North Santa Fe Avenue/Ash Street
Revolution School of Dance, 5-5:45 p.m.
Singer/songwriter Taylor Kline, 6-7:30 p.m.