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Helmut Buchner’s New Sculptures

There is something in everything, depending on how you look at it Photos by Joe Jaworski & Edda Buchner What’s behind a rock, a root, a shell, or a time-proven fence post? Maybe nothing. But you can always make it … Continue reading

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Pantsters, Plottsters, and Hippies—Conventional vs. Self-Publishing

Guest Column by Dan Baldwin, Ghost-Writer & Author I remember the 1950s when conformity in life, belief and culture was not only expected, it was demanded. Most people went along, but there were a few on the fringe who refused … Continue reading

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Priyanka’s Spin on a Classical Vase

S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R ! I can’t stop watching this. It’s mesmerizing. Reflections and light play a bag of tricks on my mind. And not only did my daughter Priyanka build this piece, motor and all, she also made the GIF of 85 … Continue reading

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Look Who’s Makin’ Art: Works by Priyanka

Makin’ Art, Priyanka’s label, is catching on. My multi-talented daughter has produced artworks since early childhood. She has always had a creative knack and amazing patience for precision. That suited her well for her Computer and Electrical Engineering degree at UC … Continue reading

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Helmut Buchner, Sculptor of Friendship

I pulled into Buchners’ home-grown patch of Texas ranch turf. Through the ranch gates, I rumbled along the bumpy grooves of a pioneer wagon road into an island of wilderness. Prickly pears, mesquite, live oak, cholla cactus, cedar trees, and … Continue reading

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