Polly Alice McCann is a Kansas City artist and author with her B.A in studio art. Her art of oil on pieced upholstery speaks to the daily work of mending, accepting improvisation and the beauty of imperfection. Her artwork has been published in US newspapers and magazines like Rattle Magazine. She has shown her work internationally from Santa Monica to the Netherlands; collected by buyers on four continents. A long time Kansas City poet, she writes and illustrates picture books. With her M.F.A. in writing, she is a professor, book designer, curator, and creative catalyst, she says her favorite thing is to tell stories.