The only limit is your imagination at Makerspaces in Lexington and Burlington; a new lease on life after spinal cord injury at the University of Louisville; the life and art of one of Northern Kentucky’s great artists Frank Duveneck; and Bowling Green’s Duncan Hines is America’s first foodie.
Kentucky Makerspaces
“It’s kind of like a gym membership, except for your brain and your creative talents.”
That’s how David Helmers, a partner at Kre8now Makerspace in Lexington, describes his business. Kre8now members have access to space and equipment to design, build, and program just about anything they can dream up, and gain inspiration for new projects as well.
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Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
There’s new hope for people who have had spinal cord injuries thanks in part to research into epidural stimulation at the University of Louisville.
“Spinal cord injury isn’t just about motor paralysis—not being able to walk,” says Dr. Susan Harkema, Rehabilitation Research Director at the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center. She explains that secondary effects of spinal cord injuries are classified into three areas.
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Frank Duveneck
Born in Covington in 1948, artist Frank Duveneck received training as a painter in Europe and brought his influence back to the Cincinnati area. He’s known for his style as a portrait artist.
“You can’t help but be impressed with the extraordinary finesse with which he handles paint,” says Julie Aronson, Curator of American Paintings at the Cincinnati Art Museum. “Everybody talked at the time of how they just watched him put a squiggle on a canvas and all of a sudden it turns into this brilliantly composed head. It was just so impressive. This also a wonderful sense of color. You look at these paintings and you think oh, that’s a dark painting, but then when you start looking carefully, you realize how subtle the relationships are between the colors.”
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Duncan Hines Exhibit at WKU
Before Duncan Hines was best known as a brand of cake mixes, Duncan Hines the person was America’s go-to source for dining and travel advice. The Bowling Green native is now being honored at his alma mater, Western Kentucky University, which was known as Bowling Green Business College when he was a student there.
“During the depression he was a traveling salesman in Chicago working for a printing company,” says Brent Björkman, director of the Kentucky Museum at WKU. “He wasn’t much of a cook himself; he was a businessman looking for a really good meal.”
