Come to the Henry County Arts Center, located at 125 W. Washington, Napoleon, to see examples of our current artist's works.

Current Artist of the Month
December - Daniel Seedorf

The Henry County Arts Council is delighted to highlight Daniel Seedorf of Liberty Center as our Artist of the Month for December. Dan enjoys a variety of craftwork, but especially puts time into counted cross-stitch projects. He has entered his artwork at both the Henry County fair and the Fulton County fair and has received best of show twice. Dan has a positive attitude for life and displays his strong faith in Jesus Christ through much of his artwork.

Daniel is the son of Edwin and Loretta Seedorf. He graduated from Liberty Center High School in 1975 he studied Music and Accounting at Bowling Green State University for two years. In 1979 he went into the Ministry of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod and continued his education at Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion. Later he earned his Master of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Daniel served in several congregations in Illinois, and today he works for Communication Art, Inc., a company, which produces programs for the elderly suffering with dementia and Alzheimer’s. He is also very active in his church, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Liberty Center. He has been instrumental in the yearlong 75th anniversary celebration this year. He is the senior choir director and the music coordinator, as well as the secretary of the church council. He also coordinates the fundraising working at the University of Toledo in the concessions department.

Be sure to come by the center at 125 W. Washington St in downtown Napoleon and view Daniel's artwork in our monthly Artist of the Month window display.

Upcoming Artists of the Month
January - Shirley Heaton
February - Jill Grant

Recent Artists of the Month

Janice Knepley was our November Artist of the Month. Janice, a retired school nurse, began her interest in quilting a quarter century ago. The beautiful quilts her great-grandmother produced inspired her. Janice enjoys the traditional patterns, such as the log cabin, the ocean wave, and the flower garden. She has been able to offer instructions to other newcomers to the trade, by teacher at the HCAC and at Four County in the Adult Ed Department. She feels there is no such thing as “too many quilts.” It is a lifetime quest to design, sew, finish, and gather as many quilts as she can. Come to the Arts Center to enjoy this heritage art.

October featured Patrick Oberhaus. He is from Liberty Center, where he graduated in 1997. He moved to Napoleon in 2005 and currently works for the Lear Corporation. He has been painting since 1995 and is influenced by artists William S. Barroughs, William Blake, and Andy Warhol.

September's artist of the month was Steve Porter.