/tags/small-town-issues/ Recent content in small town issues on Rootstalk Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us /past-issues/volume-vii-issue-2/clotfelter/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /past-issues/volume-vii-issue-2/clotfelter/ During the eight years that I lived in Coats, Kansas—from 1934 to 1942—the town existed to support the farms in the area, and the well-being of the farms was of crucial importance to everyone in town. The farmers, in turn, depended entirely upon wheat, for it was the only cash crop. Wheat was planted in the fall and sprouted and grew to a height of a few inches before winter, then died down during the winter months and began to grow again in spring. /past-issues/volume-vii-issue-2/bower/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /past-issues/volume-vii-issue-2/bower/ Art is the one thing that mystifies me the most; it takes me to a place inside of myself where anything is possible. I am bringing the unseen and the intangible into form—all artists are. The imagination is a portal that is endless and we all have access to this inner realm where the unconscious can be tapped. I chose blacksmithing and steel sculpture as my primary medium because it’s tangible.