Oxford Arts Alliance - National Juried Exhibition

     Fifty eight pieces were selected by juror, Dr. J. Susan Isaacs, from 400 submissions for this show.

     Three of the 58 selected pieces have my name on them. Two, America's Pastime and Seven Cities   

     of the Apocalypse, are collaborations with fiber and multimedia artist Maria Theresa Fernandes.                       

     The third is my solo photograph, Dry Stream Bed in the Burren, Ireland.  In the two collaborative           

     pieces Maria Theresa incorporated my poetry into her visual art. The Oxford Arts Alliance has a

     beautiful gallery space in Oxford, PA. So, if you are close to the southeast area of Pennsylvania it 

     would be worth a visit.

      

     Oxford Arts Alliance 

    38 S. Third Street, Oxford, PA 19363 // 610.467.0301

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Laurel, Maryland: Depot to Paddock to Dam

Laurel is an old mill town on the Patuxent river in central Maryland. A 19th century mill town needed two things: a river to dam and a railroad to ship its product. If the railroad depot happened to be next to a thoroughbred race track, all the better. The rail depot sits at the east end of Main Street. The river runs parallel to Main Street and between the depot and the race track. The mill is long gone, but the depot and race track remain. My father grew up in this town and my brother now lives in our grandfather's house in the town's old section. We took a five mile hike around town and along the river this Labor Day morning.

                     The railroad depot at Laurel, built by the B & O, now owned by CSX.

                                       The paddock at Laurel Park, inside and out.

                                      The grandstand and home stretch at Laurel Park.

The Patuxent river near the site of the old cotton mill.

                                          All that remains of the old mill dam.