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| Donna Otter and Kathi Olsen |
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How does a story become art? First, you live it. Then you remember it. Then you
tell it. Someone listens. If you're lucky, someone asks you to tell it. Maybe
they even ask questions to make you say more about it. Then, to make sure it
doesn't get lost, they make something out of it, give it a title, colors and
textures. They make it bigger. They glue ribbons on it. Enclose it in an
antique suitcase, fruit crate, or old wooden toolbox.
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In our role as artists Kathi and I were guides and inspirers to the youth. We
watched the Youth shape the stories and move them into a form that honors,
enhances and preserves them. We heard the impact of the interviews - gifts
gleaned from inter-generational intimacy.
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Ruthy Lewis, marveling at the wealth of detail in her elder's story, said, "If
she wrote an autobiography I don't think it would ever end."
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Exactly!
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Kathi Olsen and Donna Otter
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