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Harbor Lights

By James Lee Burke

Hardcover $27.00 autographed copies available, on sale date Jan.23, 2024

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Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival and revenge. With his nuanced characters, lyrical prose, and ability to write shocking violence in the most evocative settings, James Lee Burke’s singular skills are on display in this superb anthology. Harbor Lights unfolds in stories that crackle and reverberate as unexpected heroes emerge.

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Bruce Odell Pottery

Artist: Bruce Odell

Medium: Pottery

The pottery of Bruce Odell is whimsical. It features unconventional shapes and bold colors. Odell came to prominence as a three-time U.S. Pottery Olympics Champion In 1992, he entered the World Championship in Faenza, Italy. His pottery is expanded from within using inspiration and textures connected to nature. Odell specializes in raku pottery, a type of low-fire pottery that often uses out-of-kiln reduction techniques. He is a member of the Louisiana Crafts Guild.

Zydeco.

Artist: Dusty Reed

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, 24″x48″

Zydeco. is in artist Dusty Reed’s signature style. Reed aka The Cajun Picaso creates a broad spectrum of visual art from paintings and sculptures to multi-media compositions. His work reflects the vibrant culture of this region. The moniker “The Cajun Picasso ” is drawn from his combining of two distinct art styles, folk art and cubism. He produces many of his pieces from found objects and repurposing items long forgotten.

Whimsies from Within

Artist: Delana Rouse

Medium: Mixed Media and Found Objects

Delana Rouse is a self-taught mixed media artist. She finds inspiration in found, repurposed objects through thrifting and foraging in nature. Rouse explains that the items she collects tell her where they would like to go in the space of her art, often surprising even herself. “Whimsies from Within” is a collection Rouse says came from within her soul, and she hopes that it speaks to others in the same way.