photo by: Photo contributed by David Platter

"Charting the Self," a 700-pound cast bust was created by KU master's graduate David Platter. He made the sculpture over the course of several months in his loft in Kansas City, Mo.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Blood donor Louise Howard, Lawrence, left, and donor care technician Brittany Miller, right, with the Kansas City-based Community Blood Center, visit during a blood drive Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, inside the Crown Toyota dealership, 3430 South Iowa.