Cenizo Journal Fall 2017 | Page 4

Carving a Life in the Desert: woodcarver Maisie Lee By Carolyn Brown Zniewski A 4 St. Mary’s C atholic Mission, Marathon. Photo courtesy Danielle G allo rt is a joy of life. We are cele- brating our own Centigenerian here in Big Bend, Wood Carver Cenizo Maisie Lee. She is small and quick with a mop of curly white hair. Ranch wife, mother, grandmother, great-grand- Fourth Quarter 2017 mother and resilient West Texan, Maisie learned to turn her hand at whatever came her way. Born Violet continued on page 27