accomplishments

2016
Arty Award Finalist
"Glenda Taylor Visual Artist Award"

2016
Meet Your Maker
Indianapolis, IN

2016
Featured Artist at Leaping Llamas
Topeka, KS

2016
Artist Inc
Lawrence, KS

2015
Big Poppi Bike Jewelry

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2015
Advocacy Through the Arts Award

The speech that was given about me...

This Advocacy through the Arts Award goes to someone who continues to impress. She is dedicated to her craft and making a small business work for both her and her family. She contributes to the Topeka community in many ways; she is a remarkable individual, inventive metal smith, owner of a small business called Tobias Designs, employee at TARC, mother, wife and friend. She is an incredibly supportive person towards other artists by way of mentoring, promoting and trading advice, as well as artwork. She is an inspirational, kind person who takes on opportunities and risks, and all very confidently, when well caffeinated! Her bright personality translates to the work she has done at the YWCA Center for Safety and Empowerment as a volunteer guest artist at Survivor Art Support Group and long time donating artist to the Concealed/Revealed Art Auction. She gives so much of herself to others and has found a way to continue to make a difference by way of her art. We can only encourage her to keep up the good work. Please stand with me to recognize Britta McKee for this year’s advocacy through the arts award.

2014
"Fall "
AOZ Magazine Featured Artist

2014
BET Awards Celebrity Connected

June 29, 2014
Los Angeles, California

2014
Topeka Chamber Small Business Award Nominee

Emerging Entrepreneur
of
Distinction

34th Annual Small Business Awards Ceremony
May 13, 2014, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Washburn University - Memorial Union

2013
Topeka Capitol Copper Jewelry

I received an amazing e-mail from a lady who works at that Kansas History Museum. She said she saw my work at a local art show and asked if I was interested in creating jewelry using the old copper ("The Green Stuff") from our state Capitol! I soon wrote her back and said I would be honored! I met with her on October 10, 2013 and picked up a nice 3ft x 2ft pice of beautiful patina copper!! This is a great honor to be asked to use my talent and design to create one of a kind pieces using this historical copper!! This jewelry can ONLY be bought at the Topeka Capitol Gift shop located inside the capitol!