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Travels With Charley

With Apologies to Steinbeck and Stagg ISSUE Magazine: October 2012 | Story by D.J. Kava JOHN STEINBECK WROTE ABOUT his 1961 tour of the US with his dog named Charley, and Charles Stagg was also called Charlie. After a couple of years, I once asked him, “Everyone calls you Charlie, is that your preferred form

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Mental illness can create beauty

ISSUE Magazine: October 2012 When Byron Hughes became the new Program Coordinator for the Nick Nides Self-Help Haven, “Art Instructor” was probably not something that he thought would be one of his job duties. It turned out to be a large part of what he does each week. The Nick Nides Self Help Haven (a.k.a.

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Not Your Typical Exhibition

STARK MUSEUM OFFERS OPPORTUNITY TO ‘EXPLORE ART ISSUE Magazine: September 2012 | Story by Elena Ivanova For the mystic what is how. For the craftsman how is what. For the artist what and how are one. — William McElcheran, designer and sculptor. Art is mysterious. Like a magic act, a process that brought to life

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