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	<description>An artist who likes to dabble and wander</description>
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		<title>Putting the pieces back together.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Odell Usher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[How to Reuse it Creatively]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sewing a quilt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was strange going through a dead person&#8217;s clothes.  Especially since I knew him.  I hadn&#8217;t seen him for quite a while, so all the memories I have of him are from elementary school.  He died young. I gathered his old clothes and comforter from his mother and told her I would make a memory quilt. My favorite part of the whole piece is that his comforter is used as the stuffing for the quilt. So, most of the quilt is &#8220;made of him.&#8221; I know it&#8217;s only a quilt and it doesn&#8217;t change the fact that he&#8217;s gone and he left too soon.  I hope as time passes it will become a reminder of good memories instead of a painful loss.]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of Art. (in my humble opinion)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 19:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Odell Usher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As my organization, Art is Moving, is in the front end of a 45 day fundraising campaign, I was inspired to write a letter to everyone about why I am a believer in art. Here it is. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Dear Everyone, I believe in art. I believe in its power to bring out the best in people. It can also help them deal with the worst in life. I know this from my own experience and from watching people of various ages, ethnicity, gender, etc. make art, talk about art, look at art, and buy art. I am not the best at explaining what it is about art that makes it special, it&#8217;s just something I know to be true. I know there are skeptics out there who think that art is fluffy and just a bunch of phooey. I was asked by a friend once, referring to art, &#8220;What&#8217;s its function, what purpose does it serve for society?&#8221; He seemed to be interested in an A + B = C kind of answer. You put bread in a toaster, turn it on, then you have toast, and then you eat the toast. The bread and toaster each have a clear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PB &amp; J Cookies are so delicious</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Odell Usher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Kitchen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Over the Weekend]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My dear husband loves, I mean LOVES peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  I&#8217;m not exaggerating when I say he would (and pretty much does) eat a PB&#38;J every single day.  I&#8217;m not as crazy a fan as he is, but I do love cookies.  So, I decided to smoosh the two together and make some peanut butter and jelly cookies over the weekend.  I think they need a bit more peanut butter flavor and some more fluff, but other than that I&#8217;d say they were a huge success.  Worth slaving over (not really) for sure.]]></description>
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		<title>Photographing Tragedy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Odell Usher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[So, I've been thinking...]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I&#8217;m not alone when I say that photography has a lot to do with memory for me. There are images that I look at from my childhood that transport me back in time. I love the feeling of nostalgia and treasure it. I think about that when I photograph my almost brand new baby boy. What will he think when he looks at photos of himself? What memories will come up for him? I remember a trip my family and I took to Wyoming a few years ago. My Dad was sitting at the table with his mother and all of a sudden called me over. My grandmother, who is the reason I have the middle name Odell, proceeded to take off the necklace she was wearing as I walked over. She handed it to me and said, &#8220;You&#8217;re the only Odell left, so you should have this.&#8221; I looked over and saw my Dad crying. My instinct was to take a photograph of him. He looked at me like I was crazy. So, I didn&#8217;t do it. There&#8217;s a great deal of bittersweetness (not a word, I know) attached to photographs of events that bring up darker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spongebob and Casablanca</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Odell Usher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[This is too funny]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great reminder not to take oneself or art too seriously.]]></description>
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