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An Artist in Three Acts

FEATURE AN ARTIST IN THREE ACTS Marshall Noice’s career has transitioned from music to photography to painting, but his love of art and of Kalispell are unchanging. KATIE CANTRELL Act One   “L ike a lot of kids my age, my world suddenly and instantly...

“I’m Not an Artist”

Headwaters “I AM NOT AN ARTIST” Illustration by Morgan Krieg   BY JESSIE MAZUR I “never thought of myself as an artist,” my boyfriend said, adjusting the glasses he resents. He said this shortly after he spent an entire evening smashing light bulbs...

Creating Space for Art

Business Bonanza! Creating space for art Art abounds from one end of the Flathead Valley to the other, from wildlife paintings and intricate stained glass to the creations that come from the artist in each of us.   MACKENZIE REISS FUN FOR THE HOLIDAYS AT...

Guided by the Details

SPARK Guided by the Details Mandy Mohler, of Field Guide Designs, creates stunning images by combining ordinary objects in unlikely ways. Bob Marshal Taxonomy Ryan Friel Humans/Nature Taxonomy Absinthe Distillery Herbs Taxonomy by Mandy Mohler MACKENZIE REISS “A...

Nonprofit Q&A: KALICO Art Center

Non-Profit Feature Go Local donates 3% of each issue’s advertising revenue to a local nonprofit organization. This issue supports KALICO Art Center. kalico art center Q&A with Alisha Shilling, founder and board chair. “Krusty” Overman teaching a screen printing...

Editor’s Note: For Those of Us Who Struggle

Editor’s Note For those of us who struggle KATIE CANTRELL Katie Cantrell is our one-woman powerhouse of an editor. Without her, this magazine couldn’t happen. A“rt is not my bag. I’ve tried to draw, but what comes out of the end of my pencil in no way resembles...