Image of Elma Eidse Neufeld in front of her works at Cafe Verve.--News Photo Anna Smith
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Elma Eidse Neufeld’s art exhibition, Dawn and Dusk, explores the versatility of what simple paper can be in the right hands.
Neufeld grew up in Manitoba and has only recently moved to Medicine Hat to be closer to family, but her art career started decades ago.
“Art has always been a huge part of my life, even as a child. I was raised on a farm, and I saw all of life in a creative way – whether the frost on the windows or the etchings in the old family Bible,” said Neufeld. “I was 14 when I first realized a person could become an artist.”
It would be 10 years later that she would take her first art classes. Since then, Neufeld has taken various art classes and workshops, t