Daniel Mills is all about art, culture, and tacos. He says he’s always kept up with the happenings on LAtaco.com, a blog dedicated to the lifestyle, street art and taco stands in Los Angeles, and that he knew Phoenix could use a version of its own. So he made a…
Kevin Patterson has been there, done that, in terms of traveling. So now that he’s tied down to a job and a mortgage, he’s recreating the experience without leaving his current Phoenix home. Patterson recently debuted Stationary Hobo, a podcast series — featuring Rick Larsen and Patterson conducting travelogue interviews…
11: Derek A. Welte Derek A. Welte is half man, half machine, er, he owns HalfmanHalfmachine, which is a web, film, design and creative content company entering its tenth year of project making. Welte’s background is in art and film. “Everything has a narrative from a website to a start-up…
12: Carolyn Lavender Carolyn Lavender is a Phoenix artist who was raised in the Northwest. Her work has been political, abstract, and self-portrait based. Most often she is exploring ideas with animal images. She graduated from ASU in 1992 with a MFA in drawing and has since shown steadily. She…
13: Peter Shikany Peter Shikany was born in Minneapolis and grew up in central Phoenix. In the 1960s and 70s he learned to draw, surf (the other kind), and kern type, among other things. In 1989, the loss of a job at an ad agency along with his love of…
College dorm decor used to include a new sheet set and some milk crates. If ASU education junior, Meredith Howell is any indication, things have changed. Howell has spent three years living in the Hassayampa Academic Village dorms on the Tempe campus; one as a resident and two as a CA (Community Assistant if you…
Good news: The moisture mania has arrived. Kiehl’s, known for its quality skin and hair products for more than 150 years, launched its new store within Dillard’s at Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale on Thursday. For those who are familiar with Kiehl’s, this news couldn’t come sooner. For those who…
14: Brent Bond Brent Bond has totally fallen for Victoria — his 50 year-old Vandercook printing press (pictured above) — after all, from her came Santo Press. More on that later. Bond’s a printmaker, photographer and “assemblagist” meaning he’s good at finding things and putting them together to make something…
15: Jessica Jordan Jessica Jordan was born in Tempe, on December 24, 1979 at 3:14 p.m.. She was raised on Disney cartoons, Warner Brothers, The Ladmo Show, Nickelodeon, coloring books, craft time with her mom and grandma, cassette tapes, beepers, her dad’s records, VHS, Push Pops, and Y95.5 FM. She…
www.flickr.com/photos/stevensnodgrassThe mysteries of manscaping…unlocked.To groom or not to groom?The hetero male often faces this question alone. We realize that dudes can’t talk to their bros about this important issue so where are they to find guidance?Turn to the ladies. Or more specifically, this lady, who has graciously provided a list…
This comes from the “things we love about Sweden” category — including but not limited to their fish, indie bands and plastic furniture. T-Post is a wearable magazine that was crafted by a few friends living in Sweden. It works like this: you subscribe, much like a magazine, to T-Post…
16: Abbey Messmer Abbey Messmer grew up the oldest of three girls in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas. At age five, she decided she wanted to be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and an artist. Her dreams were semi-realized. She admits to cheer leading in middle school and is thankfully still…
heatherbailey.typepad.comEven the blog’s banner will put you in a good mood.Heather Bailey makes pretty things, posts pretty pictures on her pretty blog, and writes about her pretty life.Oh, and she’s pretty.See for yourself on her blog, Hello My Name is Heather…
17: Randy Slack Randy Slack tends to borrow from his upbringing during the ’70s and ’80s; he says he’s continuously inspired the time’s logos, cartoons, paint-by-numbers, hot chicks, religion … he goes on. Really, he says, “it’s a subconscious collage of nostalgia that should make you giggle — like laughing…
Ah, yes, school is back in full swing with all its bikini, bro tank and beer bong glory. Quite often, it’s the student-infested apartment and condo complexes that throw the best bashes. We checked out the party at the Palms on Scottsdale this weekend to see if the ASU students…
Ain’t she a doll?Cory Martinez is 25 years old and loves vintage clothing. She and her longtime boyfriend, Ben Funke, have been busy relaunching their online vintage clothing business called Meat Market Vintage — back from a brief hiatus.She plays bass guitar for a The Ultramatics, a Tempe punk band…
18: Miro Chun Miro Chun’s a first-generation Korean American from a seriously artistic family. Her mother’s a painter (abstract expressionist), her sister is a graphic designer, her father (a retired computer scientist) was a photographer in the Korean War, even her godparents are painters. In school, she pursued architecture and…
19. Mitch Fry Mitch Fry says he’s recently been released into being a sculptor. He was raised in a Chicago suburb and his father was a commercial artist. He came to Arizona and graduated from ASU’s fine art program. He says his sculpting style is constructing aesthetic larger things out…
20: Tessa Windt This summer marked a decade since Tessa Windt made the jump to the United States from Canada. Four states later, she’s glad to finally catch her breath in Arizona. Windt says “In some ways I’m an old-fashioned artist who needs a studio, a concrete space to move…
Downtown Glendale is Greek for antique shopping (we think). So it’s no surprise that within its historic district lies the redbrick building aptly named Antique Haven. The small shop is filled with jewelry, artwork, housewares, accessories, comics, and knickknacks galore. Our advice: Pace yourself. As with any antique treasure cove,…
We’re not really sure how he does it, but Stephen Steinbrink has made us swoon over his art as much as he does with his music…
21. James Angel James Angel’s a self-taught artist and one of the founders of the artist collective 3CarPileUp. He’s a fierce supporter of the “emerging” downtown art scene and an advocate for keeping local talent local.”For me, it’s about inspiration and constant experimentation,” he writes. “I explore delineation of form,…
