Artist Willie Cole has been captivated by the sounds of bebop saxophonist and Kansas City icon Charlie “Bird” Parker since he was a child. “My grandmother was a jazz fan, so before rock ‘n’ roll took over my life, I was a little kid listening to jazz,” Cole says. Cole is the artist behind “Ornithology,”… Continue reading The artist behind KCI’s “Ornithology” installation, now sells sculpture miniatures