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May/June 2019 Volume 46 Number 8

the realm of imagination

COVER AND BORDER
by Polly M. Law
“Maybe I Could Do That”
Acrylic on Illustration Board

Polly M. Law is an artist, bricoleur (creator of
mixed-media bricolage), and mythologenist
(teller of mythic tales) living and working in
the Mid Hudson Valley of New York. Her work
has been printed in numerous publications. Her
gallery work can be seen in fine art galleries in
Provincetown and Nantucket, Massachusetts,
and in Rhinebeck, New York.
About the cover: I was inspired by ballet
dancer Misty Copeland, who, as an artist of
color, broke barriers. She leapt over them with
a flourish, strength, and a gracefully extended
leg. May she inspire everyone to follow their
dreams.

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