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- Tad Richards
- I'm a poet, novelist, all-purpose writer, teacher, husband, father and grandfather. My stepfather, Harvey Fite, created the sculptural masterpiece Opus 40, and I live on the grounds and take care of it.
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2 comments:
Wow very artistic painting of polka, who did this? I love the artistic side its so deep and creative!
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The collage is mine, from public domain images pulled off the internet.
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