Writer Sue Kern-Fleischer Photography Courtesy of Jane Boggs [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he four seasons of Arizona sometimes blend together, but there is a fifth season that starts right around now: art season. For the past 26 years, the award-winning Thunderbird Artists has been kicking off the arts season with its Fall Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival, a…
Writer Sue Kern-Fleischer Photography courtesy of Sue Hunter. [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s no predicting what Sue Hunter will paint next—and that’s exactly how the talented artist likes it. Lately, she has devoted much of her time to creating whimsical mixed media collage paintings, but her diverse works include traditional oil paintings, acrylic non-objective paintings (abstract), impressionistic watercolors, and…
Writer Susan Kern-Fleischer Photography Courtesy of Sandy Pendleton and Nancy Pendleton [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ome sisters share clothes, and other sisters share recipes. Sandy and Nancy Pendleton share a passion for creating beautiful art, both independently and together. Sandy, a glass artist, and Nancy, a mixed-media painter, are two of 199 artists participating in the 23rd Annual Hidden…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of Alessandra Donà [dropcap]E[/dropcap]arly on an Arizona morning, the moon has already begun to rise over Vicenza, Italy where Alessandra Donà is beginning to relax after a busy day. From an office in the 500-year-old Palazzo Capra Ouerini, her eyes smile beneath rimless glasses as she talks about her work….
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photo Courtesy of Alexander Iziliaev As lyricist Al Stillman originally wrote in 1954, there is no place like home for the holidays. That is especially true in Arizona, as we are extremely fortunate to have plenty of performing arts organizations and venues that help us get into the Christmas spirit. For…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography by Bryan Black [dropcap]F[/dropcap]or as long as she can remember, Sue Bickerdyke has loved design. As a young child, fabric stores were her playground, and she spent hours with her mother and grandmother, both seamstresses, measuring, cutting and sewing clothing on their Singer sewing machines. “I learned to sew as early…
Writer Shoshana Leon Photography by Olivia Vlachos and Tamara Stanger [dropcap]A[/dropcap]rizona chefs regularly donate their time and talent to a variety of worthy causes and events. A cause that is especially meaningful to Arizona’s culinary community is helping high school students achieve their dreams through Arizona’s Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP). “We want to…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography by Carl Schultz [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he world is full of dedicated doctors who do their best to provide quality patient care. Unfortunately, all too often, they must work within a system that dictates how far they can and cannot go for patients, what treatments and medications they are able to prescribe, and how…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Submitted by Grace Renee Gallery [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ome artists approach a canvas with dreams in their heads, dipping brushes into paint and watching with fascination as work spontaneously emerges. Other artists yield to a process, layer by layer, their ideas materializing in a labor of love. The work of artist Peter Kuttner straddles…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of Musical Theatre of Anthem [dropcap]S[/dropcap]avannah Foy never imagined that she would be honored with a National Youth Arts award when she played Jerusha Abbott in Musical Theatre of Anthem’s production of “Daddy Long Legs” earlier this year. The 17-year-old Anthem resident simply set out to do her best…