Poetic Obituaries: Also accomplished at drawing, Mr. [Carl] Dern

often worked with his wife, Marie, a book artist and founder of Jungle Garden Press in Fairfax.

"He was curious, inventive and compassionate," she said.

They most recently collaborated with U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan on "The Jam Jar Lifeboat & Other Novelties Exposed," a collection of Ryan's poems that Mr. Dern illustrated with his light-hearted drawings.

from Contra Costa Times: Carl Dern, well-known sculptor, dies at 73

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