Also on display is a marble sculpture by Susan (Young) Jefka of Colorado, gifts from Osage’s sister city Lermontov, Stavropol Krai, Russia and a variety of baskets in different styles, sizes and materials made by local artist Meredith Macdonald. The family moved back to Osage where Mary was a school nurse for the Osage Schools for 21 years and Jerome worked as a master electrician on big construction jobs around the state. Macdonald continued, “I returned to Osage in 1972 to live with the children for a year in a home we had purchased in 1971 in order to be close to my mother. Despite moving frequently, the Macdonald family eventually spent a great portion of their time in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The family continued to live in Virginia Beach until 2005, when they returned to the house they had purchased in Osage in 1971. Macdonald continued, “Shortly after I had woven my third basket, Virginia Beach had an “Art in the Park” fair.

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