Russell Chatham has constructed a surprisingly elegant life in south central Montana. On the welcome sign, Livingston is heralded as the “original” gateway to Yellowstone. Apparently Gardiner, a tourist town now thriving just outside the …

It was a simple chore, really. Being something of a neglectful gardener, San Francisco photographer Francis Baker was cleaning out some pots whose inhabitants had long ago left the land of the living. As he …

What do people do in Oxford, Iowa? Euchre is popular. Some of the men go “coon huntin’.” Women clean houses and cook – anything from koloches to sliced deer in cream of mushroom soup.
Oxford is …

Krawczyk’s first foray into art was a painting class in college. He says he wasn’t all that good at it, but he loved it and kept at it, turning his college room into a mini-studio. …

He was a sixteen year old junkie. Nothing mattered except the drug and a powerful unrelenting need for more. Barry Masteller was a child of divorce. His mother worked hard to take care of him …

Joss Stone has found unconditional love, and she’s sharing it with the world. Her lover has no lips to kiss, no eyes that shine, no smile that says, “Welcome home.” Instead, her beau hits her …

They were poor, but they had each other. No TV, no fancy toys and none of the modern things most kids take for granted. Fidencio Duran lived with his eight brothers and a sister on …

The breakthrough came in the form of a crack. The shell holding Artis Lane’s female head intact during the foundry process was split down the middle. Coiled wire and chalky casing stuck to the pristine …

A boy stands peacefully, eyes closed as a falcon soars behind him with wings spread wide.

A young monk sits on his feet reading to an elephant lying before him. There’s an incredible innocence as it …

While nothing was ever handed to Gretchen Wilson, she was born with a gift. She began singing around the house when she was three. At four, she was giving impromptu concerts in the middle of a K-Mart “Blue Light Special” aisle. “My mom would have me sing everywhere: parking lots, a tavern, if there was a band setting up, she’d ask if I could sing a Hank or Patsy song with them.”

What the hell happened to Scott Moore’s studio? It appears that 1950 came out of retirement and decided to have a party at his place. Vintage toys, knick knacks and collectables are everywhere. A milkman’s …

Adelie Landis Bischoff is going a little crazy. Incessant hammering echoes through her Oakland Hills home, as work crews tear down three tiers of decking riddled with dry rot – most of it blamed on …