When the day job disappears

This commentary is by Colin McKaig, a retired Vermont schoolteacher, poet and freelance writer.  There is a town in Vermont where people go to cultivate their stories. Some are written, but many are painted or carved from iron and wood. Two of the most stunning that I saw were made from clay. In this time of divisive challenge, creating art is more important than ever.  The Vermont Studio Center, an internationally recognized institution in Johnson, gave me and 29 other Verm