Cultural Building Demonstrations

CHARITY NEBBE: I'm here at the Cultural Center. One of my favorite places to visit at the fair. There's such a huge variety of arts and crafts to see, and you can often see truly gifted artists in action.

ARTIST: I can make any word or name.

WALTER CREECH: Let me tell you. This is the best fair in the country. I have no doubt.

CHARITY: What makes it the best fair?

WALTER: That's interesting that you should ask, because it's the educational theme of the fair.

JIM MILLER: Think of the egg yolk, let off very easily.

CHARITY: And you were an art teacher for many years, right? 

I taught for 37 years at 6 different schools in Iowa, because I was an art teacher and a coach.

I'm going to go down till I'm about a quarter of an inch off the bottom.

This is so great, because I get to see so many of my former students here.

CHARITY: And you still get to teach.

So you and your wife, Judy, are a real team in this.

JIM: Every piece we both do.

CHARITY: And you get to make some really special things for people. What does that feel like?

LANEY PEARSON: Yeah, it's great. So some people do like anniversaries or just other stuff. It's really fun to be able to do that.

CHARITY: For people who don't know, what is Henna?

ELABETH DAVIDSON: Henna is a plant that is grown in India. They mix it with essential oils and you put it on almost like frosting. It stains your skin and it lasts about one to two weeks.

CHARITY: So you can use it to make all kinds of designs.

ELABETH: Yeah. A lot of the designs we do here, it was traditionally used in India, the brides would get it on their hands and feet before their wedding day.

CHARITY: It's so fun to watch the kids look at themselves after they get their faces painted. What is it like?

AMERICA FLORES: All the reaction is just heartwarming.

FACE ARTIST: This is the picture moment that you are going to see. 

AMERICA: Seeing those smiles and seeing them get into character, we're doing like a Spiderman or maybe even like a butterfly, a tiger, just bringing that out of the kids. That's my favorite part.

CHARITY: Is that Prince Charles? 

[ Laughter ]

ROGER BEANE: People who - especially retired, but anybody, I always tell kids, you can really be sometimes earn you some money. Otherwise, it's a relaxing thing that you can lose yourself into. And that's what I like about it. 

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CHARITY: So you're trying to get us all addicted to clay. That's what I'm hearing.

JIM MILLER: Of course.