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I know you’ll enjoy Maggie Claire’s description of her writing process for “As If It Didn’t Happen.” What I love best about her process is the interaction between writing and music. –JGR ____________________ Have you ever peered into the water and seen yourself looking back? Often, the person looking back at me looks familiar but…
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Constance Terrell’s “Textiles At Its Finest” show at Portfolio Gallery through March 31st exhibits powerful soft sculptural imagination and pure, elegant forms.
“ALL TIED UP (100% COTTON/ACRYLIC) is how I felt, when I was creating a new face for textile art, coming from the fashion world,” says Constance. “ALL TIED UP keeps me connected to where I have or have not been. It’s currently exhibited at LAMATH BUILDING, OAKLAND, CA. Portfolio Gallery would like to see ALL…