<p>An engaging biography about ceramic artist Dean Schwarz. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1938, Dean Schwarz is best known for his Bauhaus-inspired forms and narrative style of decoration. It is the decorations, actually "paintings," on his pots, that tell the stories of his life and chronicle his many artistic influences. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is currently hosting an exhibition (through October, 2014) that features 90 recent works by Dean Schwarz. Storied Pots is a richly illustrated biography that features many of Schwarz's best works in pottery and painting that highlight his long and storied career as one of Iowa's most beloved artists.</p>

Storied Pots : The Life and Art of Dean Schwarz

Brent Johnson

Arts & Photography

South Bear Press

Mammals of the South-West (Bush books)

Department of Conservation and Land Management

<p>The first full-length novel released by Slow Collision Press. Set in a crumbling midwestern county during the 90s, The Best Part is a disquieting cycle of stories that warps together the violent yet mundane death of Eric Metzger and the folks who watch him die.Brent Johnson was born and raised in rural Kansas. He has worked off and on as a freelance journalist, and most recently he was the English editor for Heritage Magazine in Hanoi, Vietnam. He now lives in Iowa City, Iowa. This is his second novel.</p>

The Best Part

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Slow Collision Press

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