Love Begets Love: Valentine’s Collection features exquisite porcelain artworks by Kim Brook, a ceramic artist and arts educator based in Lawrence, KS. A reception will be held on First Friday, February 7, from 6 to 8 pm, where artist Kim Brook will give remarks at 6:30 pm.

To provide an early Valentine’s Day shopping window, Brook’s work is now available for purchase online. Her work can also be purchased in person while Love Begets Love is on view at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery, February 7 through 28, 2025.

Brook’s passion for building and strengthening community is evident through her teaching, organizing community events, and serving on the Friends of the Art Museum board for the University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art. She states, “Being a teaching artist feeds my soul in many ways. I mix my time in between a studio practice, teaching Art at a Juvenile Detention Center, facilitating Artist Inc. for Mid America Arts Alliance, teaching Korean cooking classes, leading community projects, and being a visiting artist to Satanta, Kansas.”

Her works are softly textured, quiet, and delicate in appearance, but strong in their utility.