Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of Desert Foothills Woman’s Club [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s something unexplainably beautiful about friendships among women, and for many of us, the older and wiser we grow, the more important sisterhood becomes in our lives. Actress and director Phylicia Rashad once quipped, “Any time women come together with a collective intention, it’s a…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography by Bryan Black [dropcap]O[/dropcap]nce you’ve met Marshall Shore, you won’t soon forget him. With his bold and eclectic taste in vintage fashion, his edgy pompadour and his larger-than-life personality, Shore stands out in any crowd—which is the way he likes it. It’s only apropos that Shore has become the unofficial ambassador…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of Cynthia Ann Jewels [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t reads as if it came from the pages of a fairy tale. On the streets of Paris, where emperors once ruled, revolutions were borne, and where creative minds like Picasso, Hemingway, Matisse and Wilde found their muses, Cindy Stewart was searching for something she couldn’t…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography by Scott Baxter and Courtesy of Walt Danley Christie’s International Real Estate [dropcap]I[/dropcap]f time flies when you’re having fun, the last four decades have passed in the blink of an eye for Walt Danley. Since 1977, the Phoenix real estate broker has risen to be among the top-selling Realtors in the…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography by Loralei Lazurak [dropcap]P[/dropcap]hoenix artist Kim Walker has a message, but it isn’t something that her gentle smile or carefully chosen words can say. Instead, she is sharing pieces of herself that have taken a lifetime of experiences and lessons to cultivate, and she shares them through visual art and poetic…
Writer Sue Kern-Fleischer Photography Antoine Gedroyc [dropcap]N[/dropcap]ick Lowery was having lunch at the Westin Kansas City Crown Center a year ago when a middle-aged man approached him. “You don’t remember me, but you and Kevin Ross spent time with me in 1993 when my mother was in prison, and I never forgot it,” the man…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography by Bryan Black [dropcap]M[/dropcap]att Josef may not look like a typical artist. In fact, with his cowboy hat and youthful smile, he looks like he’d be more than comfortable driving a pickup truck to a cattle lot in his native Oklahoma. Yet more days than not, Josef can be found in…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography by Brandon Tigrett [dropcap]E[/dropcap]ddie Jones is a giant, not only because he’s a bear of a man with flowing hair and a larger-than-life personality. As one of the most respected, talented and well-known architects in Arizona, Jones has been making an impact on architectural design—and doing it his way—since 1979. Earlier…
Writer Amanda ChristmannPhotograph Courtesy of Phoenix Youth Ballet Theatre [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the art of ballet, it is not the lithe bodies, the graceful form or even the fluid, athletic concert of movement that are most important to master. Though all are part of the final performance, before a dancer can begin to master choreography, he or…
Writer Amanda ChristmannPhotography Courtesy of David Cottle [dropcap]O[/dropcap]n a matte black stage lit by purple wash lights, a vocalist works a microphone while a drummer and a bass guitarist pour rhythm and harmony into hazy air. Laser lights flash and strobe, and giant speakers send notes and beats to a crowd of hundreds. This is…