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Through the Looking Glass

Strange miracles, dark art, and happy accidents beckon from wonderland. Words by Jessican Hagemann & Sommer Brugal Photos by Eric Morales The five makers featured here all have one thing in common: they’ve taken a traditional art form and somehow subverted it in the quest to stay relevant, cutting edge, and one-of-a-kind in their quest to...
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Inspirational Women

Who am I? Words by Jessica Devenyns & Sommer Brugal Photos by Eric Morales & Ashley Haguewood What is femininity? What is womanhood? What does it mean to be a woman on an individual level? With the politics of sexuality gaining an ever-growing share of the media’s attention, it’s hard to escape the cyclical reiteration...
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Assembly Required

Transplants Floral Words by Sommer Brugal Photos by Eric Morales Austin native Antonio Bond finds beauty in combining found objects and Earth’s natural décor. It’s not too often you’ll find a floral arrangement laced with bones, wasp hives, or animal skulls. When you do, you might question its beauty; you might even think it strange. But for Antonio,...
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Sweet as Candy

Eliana Bernard Ceramics Words by Jess Hagemann Photos by Eric Morales Candy-striping isn’t only for Christmas candy-canes anymore. Mango, blue raspberry, and bubblegum-pink swirls decorate ceramicist Eliana Bernard’s latest collection of slip-cast vases, plates, and serving trays. They’re sweet enough to stand alone or accent any designer’s dream space, and she makes pieces that fit...
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Beauty to Light

Warbach Lighting and Design Words by Jessica Hagemann Photos by Eric Morales Victor Hugo said that “To love beauty is to see light,” and innovative lighting designers Nathan Warner and Buck Hubach couldn’t agree more. The friends and business partners met five years ago when they both worked at an Austin woodworking shop. Nathan had just...
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Slow Fashion

Fort Lonesome Words by Sommer Brugal Photos by Eric Morales It’s jean jackets and the perfect West Texas sunset. It’s slow fashion creating beautiful chainstitch designs. It’s Patsy, Pearl, Dolly, and Fancy; each name depicts a different personality and character. Yet, Patsy isn’t a person or individual. She’s a sewing machine that dates back more...
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Bee Amour

Words by Jessica Hagemann and Sommer Brugal Photos by Eric Morales It all started when jewelry artist Anna Gieselman read an article about colony collapse disorder: the phenomenon currently decimating western Honey Bee populations. Disheartened but inspired, she took a beekeeping workshop at Round Rock Honey, where she learned how to start and maintain an...
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Melissa Nicholson

Work Muse Words by Sommer Brugal  Photos by Eric Morales Melissa Nicholson is the founder of the job sharing firm, Work Muse. With a decade of job sharing experience behind her, Nicholson is working to educate and empower employers and employees to embrace the benefits of job sharing, a partnership between two people who, together,...
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Amina Haji

Karisha Community Word by Jessica Devenyns  Photos by Eric Morales For Amina Haji, a healthy life is a simple one. “It’s about learning to be in this world without being affected by it.” With her mantra established and a mission to “bring commonsense to healthcare,” Dr. Haji began her work on the Karisha Community, which...
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