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ISSUE NO . 39 May | June 2022

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COVER ARTIST Patti Warashina

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Gossipmongers ( 2010 )

25 ” x 84 ” x 84 ” Earthenware , underglaze , glaze , mixed media , steel

56 EXPLORING THE NORTHWEST ’ S ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE SITES

By Charity Bagatsing-Doyl

64 FANTASY & FICTION IN ACTION Northwest Ren Faires and Comic Cons

By Tara Mickschl

ON THE COVER

Patti Warashina

70 COVER ARTIST

NOT EVEN A NOTE OF A SWAN SONG The vast surreal world of Patti Warashina ceramics

By Robin Bishop

82 VIVID MEMORIES

By Ryker Murdock

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