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Susan Alexander is a freelance writer and editor, voracious reader, avid gardener, frequent traveler and pretty fair cook. She and her husband dote on their three grown kids and their perfect granddaughter.

Arts

Fired Up

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Inspired by a teacher, a Knoxville potter creates wood-fired work It was Love that brought Jordan Butzine to pottery. Wendie Love, that is. In fact, Butzine credits the Farragut High School art teacher with keeping him in school. “I…
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Art Smart

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Community School of the Arts celebrates creativity with kids When Jamison Stalsworth was about 10 years old, he began hanging around the Community School of the Arts. His older sister participated in an art class there, and Stalsworth…
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Plants with a Purpose

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Native species help restore habitats and support the life that relies on them The pawpaws growing in Avi Askey’s yard help to feed the family in the house. And the Zebra Swallowtail butterfly, Tennessee’s state butterfly, relies on it…
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Arts

Joy of Discovery

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Lil Clinard delights in exploring through art If Lil Clinard faces a new challenge, get out of the way. She’ll jump in with both feet. Though she spent her career in technology, her retirement has been absorbed in art. “The advice…
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