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Shopping for Kansas Products
Art seems to come naturally in the Sunflower State, where golden wheat fields and colorful Flint Hills sunsets provide the creative inspiration. Browse an array of arts and crafts as you travel through Kansas. Here are few of the unique places to shop:
Elk Falls Pottery Works, Elk Falls - Stop by Steve Fry's studio to watch him working on his 19th-century treadle wheel mixing Kansas clays or making a signature mug.
Ingwerson Farms, Topeka – Mary and Jim Ingwerson's lavender farm produces "Dream Pillows," sachets filled with lavender, flax and lavender honey.
Kansas Originals Market, Wilson – Dozens of crafters' works, from hand-carved toys to jewelry and paintings, fill this big store along I-70.
Rock Candy Boutique, Merriam – Dan Leap crafts lamps and decorative items from guitars and other musical instruments. Turn them on and off by strumming the strings.
Sagebrush Gallery of Western Art, Medicine Lodge - From his studio Earl Kuhn paints detailed watercolor paintings of the contemporary cowboy.
Vonada Stone, Sylvan Grove - Take a tour to learn how early settlers quarried the stone, then take home a keepsake sign.
For more Kansas products check out Simply Kansas. From specialty shopping for unique products of all shapes and sizes to a spree at a mall and shopping district, or antiquing your way across the state find a location to fit your style.
Photo Credit:
Glass Ornaments - John Noltner
Guitar Lamps - Earl Richardson
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