Design with a Bang
Marcus Jeremy McElhinney’s designs are not pretty. You won’t stop in front of them and say, “How adorably cute!”…
Purple Reign Four Peaks Amethyst
It’s difficult to imagine two more disparate climes on Earth than Russia’s chilly Ural Mountains and the craggy Four Peaks of the Mazatzal Mountains here in Arizona…
Agnese Udinotti: Figurative Artist
When most people think of contemporary art, they think of abstraction. But Agnese Udinotti wants to make it clear she’s not an abstract artist — she’s a figurative artist….
Beauty Among the Ashes: Artist Kara Young
Mixed media artist Kara Young pulls a sheet of copper out of her wood-burning stove and washes away the ashes. As she studies the patterns and colors created by the fire…
Bob Parsons Goes Xtreme
When I first met Bob Parsons, he was trudging the fairways of Whisper Rock Golf Club on a daily basis with his loyal caddie, Stone Cold, by his side…
Giving Ava a Voice
It’s been four years since Chrisie started ACFC after losing her 5-year-old daughter, Ava, to cancer. Her goal was to help families…
Architect Gerry Jones
High atop one of Carefree’s ruggedly elegant mountains sits architectural designer Gerry Jones’ studio. Gerry pioneered extreme…
ComfyCozy’s for Chemo: Amanda’s Hope
When Lorraine Tallman lost her young daughter, Amanda, to cancer in 2012, she took inspiration from her child, and turned a devastating experience into a mission to help other children…
Small is Beautiful
You won’t find Emily Randolph photographing the panoramic views of the Grand Canyon or the expansive Arizona desert landscape…