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A Postcard to Tucson, from Berlin: 'I Miss Desert Drives'

Meet a Tucson-born artist who now calls Berlin her home. by Vanessa Barchfield

Marcella Watson

On a trip to Germany, AZPM reporter Vanessa Barchfield made a connection with a Tucson-born artist who now calls Berlin her home.

"I do love taking drives out into the desert and just being surrounded by nothing. I miss that a lot."

Vanessa joined Marcella Watson as she was giving her friend Tim his first tattoo and brings us this piece, a postcard from Marcella to the Old Pueblo:

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That story featured music from Melodium, Joanna Newsom, Rainer Ptacek and Color Me Badd.

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