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Amazing Clay — More Wonderful Stuff from the Berkeley Art Center Show

October 3, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Massive ceramic figure by Wanxin Zhang, "God Bless You." Photo by BF Newhall

Some more wonderful stuff made of clay by three artists featured in the show, "Local Treasures: Bay Area Ceramics," at the Berkeley Art Center through Nov. 18 — Wanxin Zhang, Ted Fullwood and Clayton Bailey. Read more.

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Widowed: Did My Husband Know I Loved Him?

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We were not gushy, Jon and I, and that was fine with me. Widowed now, I’ve been wondering, was I too stingy with my affections? Did my husband know I loved him?  Read more.

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