Art Chowder November | December 2021 Issue 36 | Page 5

CRAFTED 43 from painting to paws artist , allison wier , has overcome many obstacles to achieve success
STAGE 48 smash hit carnival
PAGE 54 rena priest : washington state poet laureate
PAGE 58 putting the fun in fiction , an interview with author diana pharaoh francis
LIFE 62 northwest winterfest - a creative exploration of culture
HISTORY 68 americans abroad

CONTENTS :

Art Chowder is a delicious compilation of arts and culture in the Northwest , catalogued here by genre .
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CRAFTED 43 from painting to paws artist , allison wier , has overcome many obstacles to achieve success

By M . J Hudon

STAGE 48 smash hit carnival

By Jani Bers

PAGE 54 rena priest : washington state poet laureate

By Karen Mobley
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PAGE 58 putting the fun in fiction , an interview with author diana pharaoh francis

By Sue Eller

LIFE 62 northwest winterfest - a creative exploration of culture

By M . J . Hudon
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HISTORY 68 americans abroad

By Tom Quinn
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Alexandre Barrouk Chandler Baird Eric Cook Jani Bers Karen Mobley Melody Fyre M . J . Hudon Robin Bishop Sue Eller Tom Quinn
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