The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — “The heart wants what it wants,” Emily Dickinson once wrote. But sometimes, it longs for ...

The pale, porcelain skin of Ayako Rokkaku’s petite hands brightens the navy blue ceramic tea cup held in her palms. For nearly two decades, the artist has used her hands instead of brushes, dipping ...