Artist Bonnie Pfingst looks over one of her works in progress. It's made from an old printing tray.
Credit Rebecca Thiele, WMUK
"Northern Sky" by Bonnie Pfingst
Credit Rebecca Thiele, WMUK
The house in this work is made of a playing card. The text at the bottom reads: "But she hazily wanted some one to whom she could say what she thought."
“As an adult, that feeling that I had as a child has escaped me. That comfort and the security and safety of home," says Kalamazoo artist Bonnie Pfingst. "That I’ve just now recently purchased my own home here in Kalamazoo and I’m loving it. Every day I can’t wait to get home and build a fire. And sit on the couch with my son and just enjoy life, just be.”
A sushi roll from Kru, a contemporary Japanese restaurant in Sacramento, California. Please note, this is not a picture of the sushi recipe described in this story.
Krasl Art Center in Saint Joseph presents a workshop on making sushi on Saturday, May 25. Foodie Mark Toncray of Coloma will teach the class. He wants to demystify the process of making sushi.
Author and Western Michigan University alum Kelly Daniels will read from his memoir Cloudbreak California on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at Michigan News Agency in Kalamazoo. Cloudbreak California begins with Daniels’ father who confesses to murdering a man and then disappears. Then the story follows Daniels as he travels to places like Mexico and Guatemala, living simply, meeting colorful characters, and searching for a story to write.
