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pondhopOn the one hand, AARP trying to recruit me before I turn 50? Goddamn...
On the other hand, the issue of O Magazine they sent with the latest pitch includes a page on quilter Bisa Butler, who "may spend 20 hours layering hundreds of silk pieces to create one hyperrealistic face." The lead image is of her Four Little Girls, September 15, 1963. And the feature ends with this:
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On the other hand, the issue of O Magazine they sent with the latest pitch includes a page on quilter Bisa Butler, who "may spend 20 hours layering hundreds of silk pieces to create one hyperrealistic face." The lead image is of her Four Little Girls, September 15, 1963. And the feature ends with this:
Butler's fabric collection swallows her dining room, fills 22 bins in her basement, and contains material both donated (like her mother's hijabs) and purchased. "If I see something I like, I buy it," she says. "I found a print called 'Michelle Obama's shoes' that commemorated a trip to Africa by President Obama and the first lady, and I went HAM. I was like, Michelle Obama? I'll take it in all five colors."
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