All posts of Mia Pohlman

Onward, Together

19 Years: Natalie and Chris Dittmer Natalie and Chris Dittmer, who have been married for 19 years, share their wisdom on marriage, persevering through difficult times and what it means to live their vows through the dailiness of life. “Everybody that’s trying to do life so that they’re an inspiration to others has to be […]
6 years ago

The Shipyard Music Festival

September 22, 11 a.m., Ivers Square in Downtown Cape Girardeau A shipyard is a place where incomplete parts are brought together to be built into something new before they are sent back out into the world. That’s the concept behind the Shipyard Music Festival put on by The Scout, happening in downtown Cape Girardeau September […]
6 years ago

Where Does Our Trash Go?

Here’s a confession: I don’t recycle. I did during graduate school, when there was a recycling bin right outside my door, and a truck came and picked it up once a week. Now, though, I live in a rural area with no bins and no recycling routes. For some reason, sorting my trash and taking […]
6 years ago

One Woman’s Trash

Another woman’s art supply. Hannah March Sanders is a Cape Girardeau artist who focuses on environmental issues in her work. Also a professor of art at Southeast Missouri State University and area head of printmaking, as well as the letterpress area coordinator of Catapult Press at Catapult Creative House, Sanders uses upcycled and repurposed fabrics […]
6 years ago

Lavender

Oh so lovely. You know it: some things are all show, pretty on the outside, but not so much when you dig a little deeper. Then there are those that are both beautiful and substantial. That’s lavender. It’s a versatile, tried-and-true plant: Egyptians used it for embalming in ancient times, the Arabs used it for […]
6 years ago

Keziah Kariuki

She’s strong and vibrant. We want to be her friend. Grass greens, teals, reds. Royal blues, purples, yellows. The walls of one room in Michelle Outman’s Cape Girardeau home look like Kenya, lined with colorful jewelry in all shades, made from recycled glass and paper beads, bones and ostrich egg shells. The jewelry, scarves and […]
6 years ago

The Slow Fashion Movement

HOW DOES THE MONEY WE SPEND ON CLOTHES SHAPE REAL PEOPLE’S LIVES? Touch your shirt. Someone had a hand in making it. Think of your shirt like a letter. From a woman you don’t know, and now her handiwork is wrapped around you, your body, in this place, like a hug. Think of it as […]
6 years ago

Smart, Messy, Fun

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO SHAPE THE TACTILE MEDIU OF CLAY? ARTIST CANDACE TAYLOR TALKS PROCESS IN WORKING AT THE WHEEL AND HOW THE INSIGHTS SHE GAINS FROM IT APPLY TO EVERYDAY LIFE. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WORKING WITH CLAY? The way it feels in your hands. It’s the most hands-on medium. I […]
6 years ago