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Mary Alexander Growing up in a peripatetic family and then being an Air Force wife forged a desire for Mary Alexander to see the world. She has traveled on five continents, lived seven years abroad, yet claims southern Arizona as her home. She retired after twenty-five years as a career clinical social worker. She writes from her experiences with many cultures and locales.

Vienna Baker Vienna Baker is a local aspiring artist. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona in 2011 and specializes in painting and printmaking. She occasionally teaches art workshops for the Center for Lifelong Learning.

Pamela Blunt Pamela Blunt divides her time between Bisbee and the magical Sonoran Desert near Tucson. She loves the arts and has written poetry since she was a child. As far as she is concerned, it doesn ’t get much better than a hike with her husband and her dogs. She is a psychotherapist and is currently the national Executive Director of the Sensory Awareness Foundation, a mindfulness approach she ’ s practiced since 1980.

Steve Bovee “Steve Bovee lives and works [sic] in Cochise County. ”

Lynda Coole Lynda Coole strives to capture moments with consideration and respect for negative space.

Lavendra Copen Lavendra Copen is a native Arizonan, educated in New Mexico, tempered in New York City, and gratefully living and growing organic vegetables in the Huachuca Mountain foothills. The granddaughters she has raised are becoming young women, and she hopes her poetry is maturing, too.

David Day David Day has lived in and photographed Bisbee for twenty years. He is continuously amused and often astounded by the ever-changing and quirky nature of the town. Lately, David has been photographing in Cochise County with the iPhone camera using the "Hipstamatic " application. He intends to create of book from the images. Dave loves to share his photographs on Facebook and Flickr, and has shown his work in several Bisbee galleries.

Michael Erickson Michael Erickson ’ s grandfather passed on to him his love for writing and storytelling. His parents encouraged him in his passion for music and history. He and his family are long-time residents of Hereford, Arizona. You can most likely find him in his studio writing and recording his stories and songs. He claims, “Most of my stories are true. ”

Russell Gillespie Russell (Catdaddy) Gillespie graduated with a BFA from Arizona State University in 1981. Over the years, he has had several group, two-man, and solo exhibits throughout Arizona and New Mexico. He has taught air brush at Eastern Arizona College, and is currently showing his work at Hoppin ’ Grapes in Sierra Vista as well as at Magnetic Threads and Heather Green Studio and Gallery in Bisbee, Arizona.

Loren Gladwill Loren Gladwill is a journalism student at Cochise College. He grew up in Douglas, where he has always had a fascination for the beauty of the desert in Cochise County. Loren has aspired to be a writer from the time he was young, writing stories and mock novels to delight his family. He now spends his time writing about the world around him and taking photographs with his wife and son.

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77 Beth Ann Krueger Some of Beth Ann Krueger ’ s favorite birds are Gila woodpeckers, cactus wrens, dark-eyed juncos, ospreys, house finches, gnatcatchers, and hummingbirds of all types. She grew up in Maine, has lived in various places, and enjoys hiking, reading, photography, and sketching.

Gary Lawrence Gary Lawrence is a published short-story author with an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He currently teaches composition and creative writing for Glendale (AZ) Community College (online) and composition for Cochise College (face-to-face, Sierra Vista). Gary ’ s collection of short stories, Baffled, was published in 2013. He was interviewed by NPR in 2014 and most recently received an Honorable Mention in the 2015 Short Story America Prize competition for “Eagle River. ”

Pamela Lee Pamela Lee has lived in Turkey, Italy, Iran, and Argentina, as well as in eight different states, including Hawaii. She has traveled extensively, climbed mountains, led ski tours, flown airplanes, run marathons, and taught high school English.

Sharon Lee Sharon is a professional English tutor at Cochise College, Douglas campus. Her visual arts include painting, photography, animation, graphic design, and fabric arts. She attended Pratt Institute in New York City and lives in Bisbee, Arizona.

R.J. Luce R.J. (Bob) Luce was a wildlife biologist in Wyoming before retiring to Arizona. He lives near the San Pedro River and photographs the river in all seasons. He has provided photos for books, outdoor magazines, and wildlife field guides. He has also written two outdoor mystery books and a photo-essay book: River of Life, Four Seasons along Arizona ’ s Rio San Pedro.

Phillip C. Micheau Art has always come natural to Phil and has been one of his favorite endeavors. Phil’ s medium of choice is colored pencils, but he also likes to work with graphite pencil and ink. Descriptors of Phil’ s style include “ patient and detailed. ” His philosophy of art is that he can interpret, on paper, anything that moves him visually. Phil’ s goals are to continue growing technically and creatively, and to establish himself in the greater art community.

Larry Milam Larry Milam lives and works from his home in the hills of Old Bisbee. He is a professional freelance illustrator, creating images by hand with scratchboard and ink, and his work has a natural woodcut look. He has done many logos and sign designs in Bisbee and Cochise County. His personal interests also include block printing, stencil art, photography, and hiking.

Francisco J. Moreno Francisco J. Moreno uses his camera to capture aesthetic experiences that he wishes to share with everyone.

Cathy Murphy Cathy Murphy is a photographer who teaches digital media art classes at Cochise College part-time. She lives on the mountainside in Bisbee with her doggies: Rosie, and Peaches Marie. Her work may be found on-line in the Historical Division of Getty Images.

Robert Myers Robert Myers is twenty-nine years old and originally from Flagstaff, Arizona. He is currently attending Cochise College trying to complete his goal of becoming a mechanical engineer.

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79 Ruby Odell Ruby Odell has lived in Bisbee for several years now and is thriving in the creative energy. She comes from Los Angeles and has written poems for about twenty-five years—some good, some not. She is also a painter, a collage artist, and a dancer crazy for drums! Ruby is grateful to be among you in this time of such concern and grief, reflection, and joy!

Pat O’Hare After living in Tucson for fifteen years, Pat O’Hare decided that her bliss lay in Cochise County. She has been writing since she was eight years old, when she actually wrote a murder mystery. Mystery is her forte, and poetry comes a close second, and to have her short stories put into a book has been her fondest hope. At seventy-one, she still works in Sierra Vista and lives with her four cats in Whetstone.

Lindsay Janet Roberts Lindsay Janet Roberts teaches art at the high-school level. She has a BFA from CCAD and a M.Ed. from the U of A. Having a huge passion for recycled art, she likes to work in many different mediums, experimenting alongside her students. She has a passion for the Sea of Cortez and its wildlife. She is a desert rat, as well as a sailor, and has been working on a portfolio of underwater photography.

Dan Rollins Dan Rollins aspires to grab the attention of his viewing audience with his original (and sometimes rather unusual) works of digital fine art and digital abstract art. With no formal education in computers or art, he just “ wings it” on his home computer, netting him numerous local awards. Each of his digital pieces had its birth as a photograph taken by Dan himself, and the finished product is nothing but Modern Maturity!

Andrea Savage Andrea (Ande) Savage didn ’t set out to be a photographer, but her passion to express herself evolved into a pursuit to document her world through photographs. She doesn ’t photograph subjects; rather, she photographs the way they make her feel. Her camera is a canvas, and the light she uses to capture each image is her paintbrush. It gives her great pleasure to create and make bodies of work that push her creative boundaries.

James Schrimpf James Schrimpf is a Nogales photographer who has been published in Arizona Highways Magazine and was the cover photographer for Discover Southern Arizona Magazine and Mirage Magazine. His photographs were featured during the annual Chicago Artist' s Month. His “Icons and Totems ” series was displayed in a one-man show in Santa Cruz County. His photos were published by Nikon Camera Corporation. James was a high-school photography teacher for twenty years.

William C. Smith William lives with his dog, Allie, and tries to be creative.

Bonnelyn Thwaits Bonnelyn Thwaits is a rural veterinarian for all creatures, large and small. She has lived with her family at their ranch in Benson, Arizona, since 1998. Bonnelyn is grateful for the tremendous support of her mentors, teachers, and long-suffering husband. She is blessed to have been gifted to live such a charmed and joyful life in such a caring and sometimes crazy community.

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