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The Daily Feature:

THE CRAFTED BONE

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Meet Diego, the qualityassurance manager at The Crafted Bone, and learn about Kim Meyer and Charles Saso’s delightful canine treat company (which involves area keg kings like 4 Hands Brewing) in this feature by LN’s Allison Pohle.

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Style Feature:

DEFINE SOCKS Drew Gieseke tells LN readers a tale of pedal power in this feature on DEFINE Socks, Korey Stewart-Glaze and Johnnie Fields’ entrepreneurial effort to put some funk into those frequently tedious pieces of apparel that sheathe your feet.

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Arts & Culture:

DINNER & A SHOW

With everything from hero sandwiches to sushi to ramen to, lately, poke on its menu, eclecticism reigns at Alex and Lily Liu’s Yummi Tummi in Maplewood, as elucidated for hungry LN readers by writer/ photographer Mabel Suen.

On the cover Take part in a St. Louis tradition that improves the lives of its littlest citizens. The Old Newsboys nonprofit organization unites the community to raise funds for charities that aid children through its annual tradition of selling newspapers on street corners. Learn more starting on page 10. Pictured from left to right: Steve Noles, Mike Walsh, Steve Newstead, Carl Bolm and Missy Hill, all members of the Old Newsboys board of directors. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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ony Biffignani was born and raised in St. Louis and graduated from De Smet Jesuit. He has also lived in Scottsdale, Huntington Beach, Denver, and Kansas City, but St. Louis will always be a special city to him. Tony comes from a sales and marketing background after owning an event marketing company for ten years and a design degree from Arizona State University.

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EDITOR ‌BEFORE MY HUSBAND AND I WELCOMED OUR TWO CHILDREN into the world, our two dogs received the royal treatment. We spoiled them with pup cups, frequent car rides and even cakes on their birthdays. Although they’re no longer quite so spoiled, we still like to treat them from time to time – literally.

In this week’s The Daily, LN contributing writer Allison Pohle spotlights The Crafted Bone – a local company that creates dog treats from spent grains that are left over from local breweries.

And with an on-hand taste tester, the founder’s Chihuahua, Diego, who apparently can’t get enough, you know these treats are doggone delicious (sorry, had to!). We hope you enjoy learning more about this venture, starting on p. 44.

And in this week’s Style section, LN regular Drew Gieseke has a feature that will knock your socks off. Or, rather, swap those boring, bland socks with something quirky from DEFINE Socks. Founded by two childhood friends, DEFINE Socks strives to create stylish socks that are anything but basic. Check out this story, and learn more about their offerings, on p. 36.

All the best,

Alecia Humphreys

Editor’s Corner The word around town

Awards and Annual Meeting. SOS is driven by a diverse group of women from the St. Louis area who pool their resources to deliver grants to more than 70 small nonprofits throughout the community. This year’s awards were held on May 22 at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Center in Forest Park. The grant recipients recognized at the meeting: Lydia’s House (third year of a $100,000 multiyear grant); Almost Home ($7,500); Angels’ Arms ($20,000); Create a Loop ($18,000); Fit and Food Connection ($19,500); Girls in the Know ($16,722); Healing Action Network Inc. ($9,984); Megan Meier Foundation ($5,000); Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project ($20,000); Sneakers With Soul ($14,000); St. Louis BWorks ($10,000); The SoulFisher Ministries ($25,000); and Urban Harvest ($25,000).

Dogs and dog lovers gathered at the 26th annual Humane Society of Missouri Bark in the Park celebration on May 18.

The event, presented by Purina, took place at Cricket Field in Forest Park and offered several activities and pet adoptions.

The celebration featured a 5K race and 1-mile Walk to End Animal Abuse, dog performances, a kids’ obstacle course, a barn animal petting area, opportunities to talk with veterinarians, games, vendors, and a biergarten featuring Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. suds. All proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Fund.

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his fall, as people prepare to tuck into a Thanksgiving feast with loved ones, many St. Louisans will take to the street corners, donning bright green aprons and flashing a special edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It’s a time when people give thanks for their good fortunes – and this tradition, started by Old Newsboys, shows the community how to put that appreciation into action.

Since 1957, Old Newsboys has raised millions of dollars for local charities that support children, bringing together thousands of volunteers and contributors in an impressive show of community.

“Hundreds of charities, most of them small nonprofit organizations, apply for funding each year,” says Mary Ann Wagner, executive director of Old Newsboys.

In 2018, the organization awarded more than 150 grants. “Our goal for this year is to beat that number!” Doug Sansone declares.

He, alongside his wife, will co-chair the main event, as well as the Old Newsboys Charity Polo Match, taking place on September 28, at Kräftig Polo Club. Tickets are available online at oldsnewsboysday.org, including VIP access, and sponsorships are still open. To inquire about the latter, contact Wagner at mwagner@post-dispatch.com.

As nostalgia creeps back into mainstream culture – with throwback shows and record players making a comeback – and offers a refreshing break from today’s constant barrage of technology, so too does the notion of people peddling a print edition of the news at the street corner.

However, the real heart of it is the opportunity to support St. Louis’ smallest citizens.

Nonprofits looking to join the roster of more than 150 organizations that will receive funding through this community endeavor must be located within or close to the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, and demonstrate how the grant received will directly benefit children in need.

Agencies that serve children who are at-risk due to economic hardships will receive special consideration.

“My wife and I have six children, and anything that has to do with children is really important to us,” Sansone shares. “We are St. Louis people, born and raised. My business is here. Our families are here. To be a small part of an organization that benefits so many children across the region is an honor.”

The special edition, which will be available on November 21, highlights the young talent that can be found right here in the Gateway to the West. “Local high school journalists produce the national, awardwinning publication by interviewing and writing stories about the nonprofits that receive funding through the foundation,” Wagner details.

“Kids helping kids makes this initiative a community-wide endeavor and shares the importance of giving back.”

old newsboys day grant recipients from strong tower ranch

You can pick up your copy from any volunteer donning the Old Newsboys apron for any donation amount. Whether you can only offer the change in your cup holder or have $20 in your wallet, every cent contributed on this festive day directly benefits the children’s charities selected by Old Newsboys for the year.

“Be generous,” Sansone encourages. “Participate and give what you can.” Volunteer opportunities include aiding with the execution of the polo match in September or selling newspapers on Old Newsboys Day in November.

With an aim to improve the lives of children who are at risk, whether from abuse or poverty, by providing shelter, food, clothing and medical care, Old Newsboys Day is a long-lived tradition that seems equally important as giving thanks. oldnewsboysday.org

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he Woman’s Exchange and its board of directors hosted the first Cherry Tree Luncheon at Ladue’s Log Cabin Club. Before the meal, attendees enjoyed a presentation by Barb Wehking from Bloomin’ Buckets in Rock Hill. Funds raised from the projected annual event will help support its mission: helping others help themselves. For more than 135 years, The Woman’s Exchange has worked with creative and talented consignors to help them lead productive lives through their own industry.

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We are thrilled with the success of our completely sold-out first Cherry Tree Luncheon. This special event helped us spread the word and raise funds for The Woman’s Exchange of St. Louis. Our mission of helping others to become financially stable is as important today as it was at our founding over 135 years ago.

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ccess Academies held its 11th annual Celebration Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis in Clayton to honor incoming freshmen and the graduates of 2019. Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception before dinner. Bob Mathias, chairman of the board of directors, and Tom Mackowiak, executive director, welcomed guests, while Evan C., a 2019 graduate of Creve Coeur’s Chaminade College Preparatory School, gave the invocation, and Maria Duran Garcia, a 2019 graduate of Oakland’s Ursuline Academy, shared her student story. Tony Thompson emceed the evening event. Access Academies benefits socially or economically disadvantaged middle school through high school students from the metro area to succeed in college and postcollegiate careers through more than 35 enrichment programs, counseling programs and various scholarships.

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Wings of Hope

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ings of Hope’s Ladies Luncheon took place early last month at The Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood. The Ladies of Wings of Hope chatted during a social hour, which preceded lunch and presentations on the organization’s humanitarian work. Speakers included Laura Helling, vice president of Wings of Hope; Emily Mueth, a recent graduate of Saint Louis University School of Nursing; and keynote speaker Shelley Perulfi, the executive director of St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Attendees shared stories of the help they provided to connect parents who needed medical care for their children with doctors who could provide such help them; they also shared stories of how the organization has contributed to the general betterment of the community. Scarves, which have become a tradition at the event, adorned the tables for the attendees.

As a parent myself, I know that all we can hope for our children is to be happy and live life to their fullest potential. Without the partnership between St. Louis Children’s and Wings of Hope, this would not be possible for so many children. We are incredibly blessed to have both organizations here in St. Louis, working together to make our communities better for children and families.

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ooking at this beautiful space, one would never suspect this Lake Saint Louis home was almost destroyed during a frigid winter when frozen pipes burst and flooded the interior.

The family didn’t want to give up on their treasured hideaway, though, as this always marked the place where parents, children and grandchildren gathered for special occasions and could connect with one another and nature.

That’s where Emily Castle, ASID, of Castle Design came to the rescue.

“I was able to help bring their home back to life,” Castle says, “but with a better layout and more updated and sophisticated design that serves the family even better than the original home did.”

Castle moved the bulky staircase, allowing for both an open floor plan and spectacular views of the lake. This staircase relocation also centered the home on the gleaming, 450-square-foot kitchen. Also, for a busy modern family’s culinary and entertaining purposes, having a variety of seating in the kitchen remains crucial, so Castle added a curved island to the built-in banquette.

Both charming and chic, the cottage feel of the kitchen agrees with the light-filled and organic theme of the redesign. New cabinets in the space feature intricate hardware and two-tone inset panels that coordinate with a Polarstone Calacatta Vagli countertop and backsplash. Other embellishments include large-scale Visual Comfort & Co. sconces that frame the kitchen hood for a layered design.

Castle closes: “That is always the goal of our work: to create not just beautiful spaces, but ones that serve our clients in their everyday life and enrich the experience they have of being in their homes.”

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hen Bruce Bernstein purchased Sunshine Drapery and Interior Design from its original owner, Les Finkelstein, he did not expect to be managing the venerable window covering firm through a recession. “Our sales and profits had been declining for a few years when I first purchased the company in 2008,” Bernstein recalls.

Yet Bernstein not only steered the company through rough economic times but also cultivated new strategies and ensured that, as Sunshine Drapery now celebrates its 50th year in business, the firm is thriving.

“I’m very proud to be this company’s second owner,” he says. “I’ve worked hard to ‘put the right people on the bus,’ as the saying goes.”

Bernstein joined Sunshine Drapery as a sales manager in 1996, when the company’s primary competitors were the large department stores JCPenney and Sears, Roebuck and Co. and a handful of smaller competitors. With experience as a general store manager for Famous-Barr, a now-defunct division of May Department Stores, Bernstein enjoyed Sunshine Drapery’s less complex corporate structure, allowing him to make a quick and immediate impact. “I had the ability to work directly with salespeople and implement ideas at a faster pace, and that’s continued,” he says.

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roman shade designed by catherine riebold.

master bedroom upholstered cornice with overlapping jabots and side panels by decorator diane oakes.

sunshine drapery window coverings for café napoli in clayton.

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former Ladue News show house dining room after photo. room designed by teddy karl, principal designer, allied asid from The great cover-up.

former Ladue News show house dining room before photo.

atrium windows with side panels and upholstered cornice by decorator diane oakes.

We’re committed to making the decorating process enjoyable and easy for our customers, and When someone asks one of our designers to visit their home or business, We vieW it as a privilege to do so.

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Taking on more and more responsibilities over time, Bernstein became Sunshine Drapery’s president in 2004. Four years later, he purchased both that firm and The Great Cover-Up, another interior design company owned by Finkelstein.

“Over the years, we’ve seen several changes in the industry,” Bernstein reflects. He ticks off a number of notable evolutions in the window covering and interior design field: the advent of big-box stores selling blinds and shades; increasing use of the internet for design ideas and product research; individuals ordering window coverings from impersonal 1-800 number services or online sellers; and an increase in nichemarket competitors.

Bernstein’s response to these challenges involved commitment to quality and careful choice of narrowing down an array of vendors and stressing exceptional service through all levels of company employees. “We didn’t want to go head-to-head with big-box stores and 1-800 numbers – their model was to sell mass quantities at lower prices,” he says. Instead, Sunshine Drapery prides itself on exceptional quality, relying on its own team of experienced seamstresses and craftsmen to create its custom orders. “This strategy of using our own seamstresses, not outsourcing, has been and continues to be the backbone of our success,” Bernstein says.

Another move Bernstein made was to incorporate shutters into Sunshine Drapery’s product mix. “In the late ’90s, we would refer shutter business to other companies, but I realized that interior shutters represented a profitable opportunity,” he says. “There was no reason that, as a leader of the window covering industry, we shouldn’t be in the shutter segment as well. Fast-forward to today – shutters are our topselling product.”

Individuals who shopped at Sunshine Drapery in the past may recall a large showroom chock-full of wallpaper, accessories, area rugs, furniture and thousands of bolts of fabric. Bernstein remembers those days, too, and says it worked well for many years.

However, wallpaper lost favor to paint. Importers began selling cheap accessories and furnishings.

Customers began shopping online.

Finkelstein and Bernstein, keeping their companies agile and responsive to market trends, closed Sunshine Drapery’s retail division and focused solely on providing in-home decorating services. “In-home decorating, without charging an hourly rate, has been the foundation and a key to our success,” he says.

Sunshine Drapery designers visit clients’ homes to advise, measure and review samples.

While the in-home service represents the cornerstone of Sunshine Drapery’s current business model, two small design centers, located in Chesterfield and Sunset Hills, provide the chance to view different options and get fresh decorating ideas. “In essence, our customers can come to the store or view our online gallery and then set up their in-home consultation,” Bernstein explains. In-home consultations are also set by calling Sunshine Drapery or requesting a consultation through the company’s website or visiting one of its design stores..

To ensure they stay current, Sunshine Drapery staff members also participate in regular “think tanks,” sharing design ideas and discussing industry trends.

New design concepts are mocked up in the workshop, reviewed and then implemented. Fabric vendors also meet with Sunshine Drapery decorators, giving them a chance to see and feel the newest offerings.

“There’s a reason we’ve been in business for 50 years, and we plan to be around for another 50,” Bernstein says. “We’re committed to making the decorating process enjoyable and easy for our customers, and when someone asks one of our designers to visit their home or business, we view it as a privilege to do so.”

Sunshine Drapery and Interior Design, 94 THF Blvd., Chesterfield, 636-812-0155; 10757A Sunset Plaza, Sunset Hills, 314-909-1244; The Great Cover-Up, 9708 Clayton Road, Ladue, 314-995-5701, sunshinedrapery.com

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uests will be awe-struck as they come up the drive and into the circular court of this impressive brick manse, located on 1.5 acres within walking distance of dining, shopping and nature trails. Its columned façade stands imposing, promising a slew of delights with a massive patio and updated pool. In the great room, people may debate whether to make excellent use of the commercial-grade grill or the fireplace’s pizza oven. Others might wander to the chic hearth room, with a stone fireplace and wet bar. The gourmet kitchen entices with top-of-the-line appliances, a new dishwasher, new double ovens and two center islands. Host decadent dinner parties in the dining room, which showcases custom Amish builtins. The main-floor master suite beckons, with a spa that houses a 16-foot-by-8-foot pool and private access to the backyard oasis.

Additional decadent amenities include a new laundry room, a dog bath and a lower level, with family and wine rooms.

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or almost two years, nestled in a 120-yearold home in St. Louis’ Shaw neighborhood, Bonboni Mercantile Co. has been a go-to destination for all things décor, both charming and eclectic. Hunting for the perfect antique (but wonderfully refurbished) side table? Visit Bonboni. Need the perfect housewarming gift for a friend? Same thing. Looking for the perfect ladies’ night out to flex your creative muscles with a unique do-it-yourself class? Ditto.

A few months ago, though, owner Lauren Thorp realized she wanted to expand her offerings by introducing clothing into the mix.

“One thing I saw in myself was that my style carries over from how I decorate my house to how I dress myself,” says Thorp. “And I was getting a lot of people coming in asking about clothing all the time, so it was a combination of what my customers wanted and how I myself like to shop.”

Thorp describes Bonboni’s new apparel offerings just as she describes her own personal style and aesthetic: classically boho chic. She’s interested not in carrying basics but rather in offering pieces with unique touches – from fun stitching on a sleeve to a back detail that catches the eye. But just because the clothing she curates has a touch of whimsy doesn’t mean the pieces aren’t practical.

“I’m a mom of small kids, so low necks aren’t necessarily what I can wear right now,” Thorp says. “And

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as a look, I love strapless pieces, but that just doesn’t work for my stage of life. And because we have so many customers who are similar to me, I’ve tried to find momfriendly pieces that can go from the playground to date night depending on how you style them.”

Lines she favors include such Californian companies as Doe & Rae and Daniel Rainn, as well as tonlé, a zero-waist, fair-trade company that utilizes scrap waste sourced from mass clothing manufacturers which is then given to Cambodian artisans to create handmade clothing and accessories.

“I really try and pick pieces that I would personally wear,” Thorp says. “That’s the lens I buy through. I don’t really pick brands necessarily as much as I do the look.”

Shoppers can expect new pieces monthly ranging in price from $40 to $120. They also can enjoy a new space to shop Bonboni’s clothing options, as Thorp transformed the garage attached to the current shop into an expanded retail space, complete with her signature boho-chic touches like wallpaper created from antique maps, a vintage chandelier and a fitting room she constructed from two antique doors and copper piping.

Another addition to the Bonboni family involves not something you can wear but something you can drive, albeit slowly: a refurbished Cushman Truckster.

“I saw her, and I immediately knew I needed her,” Thorp admits, “though I didn’t know 100 percent what I was going to do with her.”

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serves as a fun way for Thorp to get out into the community. So far, Bonnie has showcased Bonboni’s offerings at pop-up events at local spots like The Golden Fig in midtown St. Louis, and this fall, Bonnie and Thorp will attend the Made Festival at Westport Plaza.

Looking ahead, Thorp expresses excitement about expanding both her online shopping offerings – especially for the holidays – and her in-store offerings, playing with the idea of a highly curated vintage capsule collection. So far, she reports a really positive response, calling the expansion of her home goods a great way to welcome a whole new community of people into the shop.

“Getting a different set of customers in has been really nice,” Thorp says, “because for a lot of people, decorating their home might not be their top priority, but they love filling their closet.”

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Stalking Stockings

By Drew Gieseke

Two local boyhood friends pump some pizazz into redefining one component of menswear – from the ground up.

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uits. Slacks. Dress shirts. Blazers. For men employed in white-collar positions, apparel can trend toward uninspired, uninspiring and even boring, partly because of the misperception that menswear lacks the fashion potential of womenswear.

But when two lifelong friends, hundreds of miles apart, reconnected in 2017, they found they’d come to the same solution to this perceptual problem: socks.

Yes, socks.

“Socks are one thing men can do to bring some life into their looks, since men’s formalwear is limited,” says Korey StewartGlaze, DEFINE Socks’ co-founder and CEO. “There was this guy at work who always asked where I bought my socks, and I would always provide the links to different brands’ websites. After months, I had the idea to start my own company.”

Stewart-Glaze reached out to longtime friend Johnnie Fields,

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a budding entrepreneur who lived in Washington, D.C., only to discover that Fields had been tinkering with a notion very similar to his own. Together, the duo founded DEFINE Socks – the resultant brand that encourages men to shrug off the weight of oppressive, uninteresting attire and embrace the “anti-basic.”

“Anti-basic is exactly what it says: It means that we are not normal,” says Stewart-Glaze. “We are anti-basics who believe the best style is your own. We don’t conform – we define. DEFINE Socks are reminders to be bold, different, and stand out in style.”

That boldness takes many forms. For just $10 a pair, DEFINE Socks customers can rock foot coverings highlighting everything from big, bright stripes and floral Hawaiian prints to kookier designs featuring sloths, sharks, avocados and hot dogs (a bestseller) – with more sock styles always on the way.

“We work closely with our current manufacturer to choose the designs that best express our consumers: someone expressive, youthful, free-spirited and bold, someone not afraid to take chances with their style,” says Stewart-Glaze.

The company’s products (which aren’t produced locally) feature impressive construction, which the DEFINE Socks team has tested well, washing, wearing, then rewashing trial pairs to

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“As for making service our mission is part of our guiding principles,” Stewart-Glaze says. “This effort naturally blossomed into our inaugural No Sock November donation drive, which was held in 2018.”

For each pair of socks sold, DEFINE Socks contributed a pair to the area homeless community, which Stewart-Glaze says he and his colleagues prefer to call “friends without addresses.” The founders also chose not to wear socks during November as a show of solidarity with those who otherwise might lack proper footwear. That commitment to community truly (wait for it) defines the business.

“We invest in the community that we want to change,” says Stewart-Glaze.

“Part of our mission is to empower our customers to make a difference in the lives of the women and men in need in their own backyard.”

DEFINE Socks partnered with Bridge of Hope Ministries in St. Louis’ Ville neighborhood to gather the November donation. By the end of the month, the results astounded the team: approximately 400 pairs, or more than double their projection.

“Being able to help our community has always been important to us, so it was only right that we added a philanthropic aspect to our business, as well,” says Williams. “Our style and our vision on how we have expressed ourselves throughout the years have allowed us to bond together and create a unique platform for others to do so, as well.”

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ensure quality remained top-tier after the typical wear-and-tear of a rinse cycle.

Speaking of the DEFINE Socks team, it remains lean and (pardon the pun) fleet of foot – and none of its members had logged retail experience before launching the business. Stewart-Glaze oversees day-today operations, while Fields, as the DEFINE Socks co-founder and chief creative officer, handles social and digital media, as well as operational structure and, more broadly, strategy. Just a year after the company’s formation, the two enlisted another friend from their youth, Kelvin Williams, to join their effort as digital marketing specialist.

The best part? All three are area natives, as Stewart-Glaze and Fields grew up on the same street, and Fields and Williams met in elementary school. And it shouldn’t come as a surprise that each has a unique style tailored to his individuality: Stewart-Glaze describes his look as a mix of preppy and hipster, Fields typically sports traditional dress with a little twang, and Williams can be found looking either comfy or classy. All three also sport DEFINE Socks, of course.

“Our products are designed for those who like to think outside of the ordinary gym or tube socks,” says Williams. “DEFINE Socks offers styles of socks that allow you to express your true personality in any given environment.”

But there’s more to DEFINE Socks than simply cool, trendy foot coverings. In 2017, DEFINE Socks donated more than 200 pairs of Socks to The Midnight Sandwich Run in Columbus, Ohio.

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GOLF GRAPEVINE

Drew Neinhaus, center, the St. Louis Junior Invitational girl’s champ.

Missouri’s New Champ

By Warren Mayes

‌Kesterson Tops State Championship

Junior Tourney Debuts

A new Missouri state champion graces this month’s golf spotlight: Walker Kesterson, who will be a senior this fall at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, won the 112th Missouri Amateur Championship.

Kesterson (of Ashland, roughly 125 miles west of Ladue) denied Brad Nurski of St. Joseph a third championship.

Rain reduced the 36-hole final to 18 holes at Hickory Hills Country Club in Springfield.

With the contest tied going into the 18th hole, Kesterson chipped in for a birdie, while Nurski missed his own birdie putt – and a new champ was crowned.

The inaugural St. Louis Junior Invitational golf tournament took place at Norwood Hills Country Club.

The tournament’s goal allows the area’s top juniors to test themselves, according to Jim McLaughlin, a member of the St. Louis Junior Invitational Committee.

“Although St. Louis has many junior events, only a few lure the very best players,” McLaughlin says. “The one that comes to mind is the AJGA event that occurs annually at the Legends right now. At any point, the AJGA could decide to move the event out of St. Louis or simply discontinue it.

“Our desire was to better identify with St. Louis and permanently fix the championship at Norwood Hills, which has a rich history of great champions and championships.”

Drew Neinhaus, a St. Joseph’s Academy junior-to-be who lives in St. Albans, took the girls championship. She carded a 9-over 78 in the second round to finish with a two-day total of 155 – winning the girls division by a single stroke. Coming in second was St. Joseph’s Academy junior-to-be Nichole Rallo.

Alex McCulla – a Quincy Notre Dame junior-to-be and the 2019 Illinois Class 2A runner-up – took the boys championship by firing an even-par 71 and a 2-over-par 71 on Friday, to shoot a 142 and win by four strokes.

McCracken Wins Metropolitan Open Logan McCracken won the 14th annual Metropolitan Open at the Country Club at St. Albans.

The tournament set a new standard, with 141 professionals competing for the $25,000 first prize. In total, 187 players registered – another testament to how this championship has blossomed since its founding.

McCracken (an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, resident) finished first with a 12-under 201. He’s playing on the All-Pro Tour.

After a bogey on the par 5 second hole, McCracken birdied the next four holes to get back into contention.

McCracken didn’t bogey for the rest of the day. He fired a 31 on the back, which included three consecutive birdies coming in, and posted a 64. In his first two rounds, McCracken shot 68 and 69.

Ian Snyman of Denton, Texas, finished as runner-up to McCracken and pocketed $12,500.

Lilly Plays in Four-Ball Championship Drew Lilly of Ladue recently competed in his first United States Golf Association event.

Lilly, who will be a senior this fall at Southern Methodist University in Texas, played in the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at the Old

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Walker Kesterson after winning the 112th Missouri Amateur Championship.

Macdonald Course and the Pacific Dunes Course, both at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon.

Lilly partnered with Omar Rehmatulla of Houston after the two qualified from a tournament in Edmond, Oklahoma.

They shot a 64 in the first round at Pacific Dunes, which left them tied for fourth place. Lilly and Rehmatulla then combined for a 72 in the second round. They narrowly missed making stroke play, shooting 136 on a cut of 135.

Annual Tourney Again Raises Funds The 18th annual Bill Wallis Golf Classic, held at the Country Club of St. Albans, enjoyed another successful year.

It seeks to help young people pursue a college education through the Bill Wallis Charitable Foundation.

To date, the classic has awarded $264,000 to scholarship recipients. It honors the late Bill Wallis, the founding president of Wallis Companies, which supports community involvement through the foundation, fundraising for nonprofits and employee volunteerism.

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Alex McCulla, center, the St. Louis Junior Invitational boy’s champ.

COMMUNICATION CONVERSATION

The Importance of Promises

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here is no more serious form of communication than a promise. Tier 1, think weddings, love of family, country and other pledges of truth. Then there are the secondaries: professional contracts, predictions, likelihoods (only dependable based on the perceived trustworthiness of the source). In these, the promiser leaves so-called “outs” the believer/ signer may neither perceive thoroughly nor have any power over, but still trusts.

Working with midcareer clients for more than 20 years, I see them struggle with broken promises. Each navigates an increasingly delicate sail of hidden depth charges. Accidentally encountered, emotional firepower varies from doubt to deception to heartbreak.

Knowledge and cultivated leverage are conceived as protection for each side. The purest of heart spurn such – believing the originally perceived promise was true – risking vulnerability. The promiser may perceive weakness, then use an elixir of power, both financial and emotional, to control the outcome. Personally or professionally, this is often communicated subtly as “Go ahead, leave,” or compromise.

Thus, in a society where the individual increasingly faces a simultaneous dilemma of career and personal

goals versus corporate goals (or those of others), the internal voice may struggle to hear values like integrity, fairness and truth echoing within. May I suggest we, at least, allow ourselves to recognize the difference? Contracts and promises are both real, but not the same. The former is potentially manipulative, causing hardship. The latter can be heart-wrenching when broken (as promises often are), but holding them close is vital. Believing in promises is the rudder that keeps the leaky boat afloat, dodging rocks and imposters, until the mind, emotion and pure sinew of perseverance can repair all you need to proceed.

Protect that.

Each of us, day by day, must find our own balance between valid promises and the contracts of leaky boats. Be alert; recognize and navigate around falsity.

Inform yourself on all around you. Find confidants outside of work, and read every bit of small print on anything you ever sign. Oh, and let yourself be loved, too. Don’t miss that chance. It’s out there, and the best promise of all is when it’s right, reinforcing the joy and sanctity of all those highest-tier promises we ever make.

But if you give that a shot, and it doesn’t work after all efforts are exhausted, dump it, too. You can be

By Janis Murray

strong on your own. Remember, your boat never sinks unless you let it. Promise.

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Janis Murray is president and owner of Murray Prep LLC, providing communication training for students and professionals seeking success since 1999. Based in St. Louis, she currently works with clients in nine states, Europe and Asia.

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Charles Saso and Kim Meyer

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Area residents’ two greatest loves – for beer and for dogs – combine in a local couple’s pawsworthy canine treats.

iego the Chihuahua hordes Crafted Bone dog treats like they’re the last he’ll ever eat. When his owner, Kim Meyer, gives him one, he sprints away with it and buries the treat in the couch.

“The longest he ever held onto one was 48 hours,” Meyer says. “After 36 hours, he bit off the edge, just a teeny, tiny bite, like he was savoring it.”

Meyer and her partner, Charles Saso, have heard similar reactions from other dog owners since they started their business, The Crafted Bone, in 2017. The couple sells handmade gourmet dog treats crafted from spent grains, the various grains left over from local breweries.

Meyer and Saso got the idea while homebrewing because they felt bad about throwing away such excess grains.

They looked for ways to repurpose the grains and came across a recipe for dog treats, which they decided to make for Diego. The grains are mainly barley, but also can include oats, wheat and rye, depending on the type of beer brewed.

Meyer and Saso read that the grains make a good source of protein and fiber for dogs, and their tiny taster seemed to agree.

After receiving positive reactions from dogs of their friends, the couple decided to look into making a business out of selling the treats. They approached the St. Charles County Economic Development Center for ideas on how to get started, and shortly after that meeting, the center connected Meyer and Saso with Dan Tripp from Good News Brewing of O’Fallon and Defiance, Missouri, who was looking for a use for his own spent grains.

Meyer and Saso baked a test batch of treats and dropped it off at Tripp’s microbrewery on a Thursday afternoon in December 2017. By that Saturday, not even two days later, the treats were all gone.

“That was a big boost to our confidence,” Saso says.

Then, a customer who had taken home some of the treats called the couple. Her dog normally didn’t like homemade treats, she said, but the pet had gobbled up The Crafted Bone offerings. Could Meyer and Saso make some more and deliver them to her on Christmas Eve so she could have them for her dog?

“That’s when we really thought we were on to something,” Meyer says.

Meyer and Saso subsequently spread news of their business through word of mouth and also approached local breweries to gauge those breweries’ interest. The couple now partners with about 20 breweries in both Missouri and Illinois, where they’re licensed with each state’s agriculture department.

But because The Crafted Bone isn’t their full-time venture, Meyer and Saso are deliberate about creating their treats, which contain no preservatives, alcohol or hops and can last more than six months. They themselves pick up the grains from breweries, and because such grains spoil fast, the couple bakes from one to five batches each time they craft their treats.

“We don’t ever make a generic batch,” Meyer says. “We keep all the grains separated, so you know you’re actually getting a treat from that brewery, and [we] put the logos on each bag.”

Each treat also has a distinct look. For instance, grains used to make stouts (which usually range in color from a mild brown to near visual impenetrability) are darker. In the beginning, the couple broke open a good number of their treats to make sure the treats were dehydrated and dry on the inside. Moreover, as noted, they often checked and still check with their quality assurance specialist – Diego.

“We also test them ourselves, which surprises some people,” Saso says. “But they’re just grains, flour, eggs and peanut butter. It tastes like an unsweetened peanut butter granola bar.”

In addition to breweries, the couple’s treats also sell at select retail locations in the greater metro area. Further, customers predictably can order treats off The Crafted Bone’s website.

Meyer and Saso otherwise attend festivals, farmers markets and other special events in the area, and donate 10 percent of their sales to rescue groups and animal charities.

“St. Louis is a proud city, where people like to support local companies,” Saso says. “We appreciate the support from the community and the chance to give back.”

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apelwood’s Yummi Tummi (previously known as Toasty Subs) continues to evolve two-plus years after its opening.

Despite its original name, Toasty Subs, which debuted in June 2017, offered not just sandwiches but sushi. Then, in February 2018, its menu expanded to encompass ramen; this past winter, the eatery changed its name and added yet another culinary option: bowls of the Hawaiian dish poke (cubed fish marinated in soy sauce and sesame oil, pronounced to rhyme with bouquet).

“We wanted to change the name because ‘Toasty Subs’ was a little misleading,” says Sophia Liu, the daughter of owners Alex and Lily Liu. Rightly

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describing the restaurant’s offerings as “a very unique combination,” she continues that the Liu family “wanted something that would help people know what to expect. I really appreciate the help and support from everyone over the years. We’re always trying to develop and improve, to make our food as appealing to our customers as possible.”

Regulars brainstormed potential new names, and the choice narrowed to Lily’s Lunchbox and Yummi Tummi. Customers then voted between the two, and a new brand (originally suggested by Dana Huth of Maplewood’s Mauhaus Cat Cafe and Lounge) was born.

The rebranding coincided with a light renovation of the eatery’s interior, including a fresh coat of black paint in the dining area, additional tables and colorful

By Mabel Suen paintings by Liu family friend Fan Na Xin. Visitors can still enjoy such best-sellers as a rainbow sushi roll, tonkotsu ramen topped with a requisite soft-boiled egg and an Italian sub with pepperoni, salami, capicola (Italian/Corsican pork), ham, provolone, black olives, tomatoes, red onions, lettuce and red wine vinaigrette.

Newer items on the broad board of fare include a toasty salmon-skin roll with (you guessed it) toasted salmon skin, cucumber, eel sauce and sesame seeds.

Spicy steak ramen, another special-turned-mainstay, features a beef-bone broth with Black Angus steak (also used on the house cheesesteak).

Last but not least, the Lius, as noted, have most recently enlisted the restaurant’s eclectic stock for tuna

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or salmon poke bowls as lighter menu options. The rice bowls come topped with the diner’s choice of fish with cucumber, onions, lettuce, seaweed salad, edamame, masago (processed roe from a small fish called the capelin), crabmeat, ginger, poke sauce, spicy mayo and sesame seeds.

All in all, given the eclecticism of its menu, Yummi Tummi is an ideal choice before catching Jaws: The Parody at Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre.

The change in names at the Lius’ eatery, by the way, engendered a change in beverages: Yummi Tummi now offers bubble tea, a standby, only on Fridays and Saturdays, in flavors like taro and mocha latte. That said, the family hopes to acquire a liquor license soon to offer sake, beer and wine, with “happy hour” now running on Wednesdays from 4 to 9 p.m. and featuring sushi specials.

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‌Story: Summertime – and the commercial living on the Atlantic coast in Massachusetts depends on tourists heading to the beach to soak up the sun and swim away their cares for hours on end in the ocean.

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The darned shark doesn’t care, though, and soon has gobbled up a resident or two, much to the consternation of Martin Brody, the village’s new sheriff. The landlubber chief is hellbent on protecting the increasingly alarmed citizens, but the mayor considers Brody more an annoying nuisance than the business-encouraging law enforcement officer he should be.

After more incidents, though, even the mayor understands that the only way to get people back in the water involves killing the piscine predator. Brody enlists the aid of a visiting oceanographer named Hooper and the eccentric fisherman Quint, who agrees to eliminate the shark for a handsome fee. Now all they have to do is kill it …

Highlights: Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre, alter ego of St. Louis Shakespeare, continues to lampoon popular culture with this frenzied one-act homage to Steven Spielberg’s grisly cinematic classic.

Other Info: Donna Northcott, founder of both St. Louis Shakespeare and its impish younger relation, takes the reins once again as director of this frequently humorous mashup of the overly familiar 1975 movie masterpiece. As usual, the frenetic cast takes full advantage of numerous curtain-covered entrances and exits to keep the pace as hectic and haphazard as a swim in shark-infested waters.

As is customary, performances by Northcott’s busy cast are intentionally way over the top, although Dylan Comer manages to actually be too ridiculous as the money-lusting mayor. Tamping down that portrayal to fit in with the rest of the cast’s arch portrayals would benefit the production across the board.

Rob McLemore pretty much steals the show with an impressive impersonation of Robert Shaw as Quint, all steely-eyed and arrogant in his nautical superiority.

Ryan Glosemeyer captures the concern as well as the panic of Brody when he’s aboard Quint’s fishing vessel (“We’re gonna need a bigger boat”), and James Enstall does his best Richard Dreyfuss as wisecracking marine expert Hooper.

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in the movie.

Shannon Nara brings out the sexually frustrated side of Brody’s wife, Ellen – more notable in Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel than in the screenplay – in an inspired comic turn. Others contributing to the frantic goings-on include Jake Blonstein, CeCe Day, Jack Janssen, Maya Kelch, Deanna Massie and Bethany Miscannon.

Kayla Lindsay self-evidently had a grand time designing the costumes, especially the mayor’s nautical-themed sport coat; Anthony Elliott adds the humorous sound design; and Natalie “Life of Pi”-acentini paints a pretty blue backdrop on the walls as well as lighting everything. Props designer Jaiymz Hawkins provides the ridiculously funny props, including the insides of a shark victim.

Last Saturday’s performance sold out, so get your tickets early if you’re a connoisseur of the Monkey ensemble’s renowned antics. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.

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The Wine Life WHAT I AM DRINKING NOW…

By Stanley Browne

‌2018 BODEGAS DEL MEDIEVO, TUERCEBOTAS TEMPRANILLO BLANCO – RIOJA, SPAIN Grape: 100% Tempranillo Blanco Winemaker: Unknown Approximate Retail Price: $16 Website: bodegasdelmedievo.com TASTING NOTES: Color: Pale lemon yellow, highly reflective and clear Aroma: Subtle yet ripe citrus and Golden Delicious apple laced with white florals and a hint of pineapple Taste: Refreshing tropical and apple flavors, with crisp acidity and a lingering finish

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n northeastern Spain, not too far from its border with France, lies the province of La Rioja, one of the nation’s foremost regions for winemaking. Though not officially named La Rioja until 1980, barely preceding the Spanish transition into democracy, the area abounds with culture, history and industry. Its lineage

of wine production dates as far back as the Phoenicians, possibly as early as 1500 B.C.; it received its first legal recognition for wine production from the Kingdom of Navarre in the year 1102.

The winery focuses on the vineyards, whose owners also function as partners at the winery. Each of its varietals – tempranillo, garnacha, Mazuelo and graciano – has been planted according to the various soil types and other land conditions in the vineyards, with great care taken in cultivating the vines.

Tempranillo, arguably the most popular varietal of La Rioja, dominates the wine production at Bodegas del Medievo.

Tempranillo blanco, a fairly recent adaptation of the tempranillo grape, was discovered quite by accident in a tempranillo vineyard La Rioja in 1988.

After veraison (in viticulture, the onset of ripening), some of the vines had produced a yellow/green mutation as opposed to the anticipated dark red. Since then, tempranillo blanco has been cultivated

and planted in a few areas throughout La Rioja. In 2007, it was allowed to be used in DOC (denominazione di origine controllata, “controlled designation of origin”) wines.

Still an extremely rare varietal, tempranillo blanco remains low in production and usually finds use only in blending. However, Bodegas del Medievo has dared to produce a wine using 100 percent of the varietal, much to the winery’s benefit, resulting in a unique, delicious wine that “drinks easy” and should please every part of the palate.

Tuercebotas Tempranillo Blanco obviously constitutes a rare find worthy of considerable excitement.

Food Pairings: Shellfish in white wine and garlic sauces, green salads with lemon vinaigrette and even some spicier dishes such as blackened chicken all pair well with this wine.

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A reimagined smartphone app from one of the area’s leading visual art organizations powerfully connects artists with potential patrons.

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s with so many other aspects of contemporary existence, the smartphone has infiltrated art galleries with the recent relaunch of ArtLoupe.

That free app – whose second syllable derives from the jewelry industry, where loupe means “any of various types of small, high-powered magnifying lens held or worn close to the eye” – comes from the local nonprofit Art Saint Louis.

The first incarnation of ArtLoupe, which can run on either the Apple or Android operating systems, appeared in 2011. The app characterizes itself as “a mobile-to-mobile publishing, discovery and sales tool for creators and consumers of visual art.”

ArtLoupe’s website lists fully three dozen two- and three-dimensional forms, media and techniques displayed on the app, ranging from ceramics and fiber through metal and pastel to sculpture and watercolor, all amenable to being labeled with 10 preset digital tags (everything from “ABSTRACT” to “PLEIN AIR”) or custom tags.

Two works recently showcased on ArtLoupe’s Instagram site, if not through the app proper, testify to its delightful variety: Heat, a 36- by- 24-inch abstract acrylic by Ballwin’s Natalie Avondet, feels almost like a latter-day color field piece, with an explosion of sizzling crimson and tangerine at left transitioning past the work’s vertical midpoint to muted blue, yellow and green at right.

Untitled Collage #3, a 6-inch-square black-and-white photo assemblage by visual artist/photographer Brandon De Sha of St. Louis, depicts a burly older man in a dark shirt and glen plaid jacket, his eyes concealed by an angled oval of other eyes – perhaps those of an early-’60s horror flick villain, staring with lunatic intensity.

Chandler Branch, the executive director of Art Saint Louis, relates that ArtLoupe has been settling quite nicely into its digital niche. “The app is attracting new users on a daily basis,” he says. “It has been downloaded over 13,000 times and has attracted over 7,000 registered users – one can

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download the app and browse the art without setting up a registered account, so the number of nonregistered users is unknown – and it now hosts over 6,000 artworks.”

Moreover, reviews of ArtLoupe in the Apple and Google app stores alike have trended favorably, Branch relates.

“I’m grateful for the Art Saint Louis artists and fans who weighed in early in that regard, commending the app’s functions and ease of use,” he says. “But especially given that the latest version of the app, which boasts an entirely redesigned interface, has only been out for a month or two, I think it’s fair to say that the verdict of the art-loving world at large is still out.”

Beyond any particular “lightbulb moment,” Branch calls ArtLoupe “mostly the result of steady counsel and support from board members and others,” although he does cite “key sign posts along the way.”

Among those sign posts, he mentions “a 2012 article in The Wall Street Journal noting the ways that digital tools were reshaping the visual art industry, including the ubiquity of tablets at art auctions, the capacity of galleries to showcase more artworks via digital and a general trend toward buying art based on digital views.

“At that time … , the visual art industry was about 20 years behind the music industry in terms of the paradigm shift affected by the digital revolution, through which iTunes and other online music portals had all but completely displaced brick-and-mortar record stores – think art galleries.

“Works of visual art hadn’t been tagged like text and documents had by Google, and there hadn’t evolved a service for visual art – like Pandora for music – for tracking a user’s selected tastes and linking them to a discovery of local artists they would enjoy. Combined with the broadly held expectation that mobile devices would supplant the PC as the primary means of web access, all of this suggested an opportunity to capture market share.”

Branch credits the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis as “a significant influence,” as well, citing a 2012 report from that organization “revealing that artists spend up to 50 percent of their time marketing their work. Spending so much time promoting and marketing one’s art meant having less time available for actually making art.

“ArtLoupe’s stated focus on ‘physical media’ is meant to distinguish it from websites or services that sell and deliver images via digital download. When you purchase art through ArtLoupe, a physical package containing your art is shipped to you.”

– Chandler Branch, executive director of Art Saint Louis Ch and l “We saw this as validation of our concept for an app that would save artists time by helping them syndicate their content to an array of other e-commerce and social media sites, and remove the learning curve for becoming an expert in marketing and technology.”

In that light, ought local gallerists be fretting that ArtLoupe will supplant gallery viewing and purchasing? Scarcely, Branch replies. “Without question, the growth of the online art trade is something of significance to art galleries, auction houses, art fairs and the like,” he says.

“But while unavoidably disruptive – even transformative, perhaps – I don’t think the long-term impact will ultimately be subversive. Performance art and other ephemeral forms notwithstanding, visual art is and will remain a quintessentially physical embodiment of human expression, captured, preserved and enjoyed through material elements, occupying physical space.”

Branch continues in a fashion suggesting considerable fondness for the sorts of venues mentioned earlier: “There’s something irreplaceable, too, about being in the physical presence of a work of art, viewing art with a sense of scale as it relates to our own physicality – being drawn to the intimacy of a small charcoal drawing, for example, or feeling immersed and overwhelmed by a large mural or sculpture that fills our view or towers over us.

“So I think art galleries and other spaces will more than survive these changes, just as concert halls have survived the proliferation of recorded music, whatever adaptations may be required by the economics of it all.”

Branch also clarifies a few details from the app’s website that might confuse potential users. “ArtLoupe’s stated focus on ‘physical media’ is meant to distinguish it from websites or services that sell and deliver images via digital download,” he says. “When you purchase art through ArtLoupe, a physical package containing your art is shipped to you.”

For providing intermediary services like packing and shipping artwork, ArtLoupe collects nominal fees from the seller and the buyer alike. “Revenue generated by the app helps support [Art Saint Louis’] work creating and presenting original exhibitions, educational programming and support services aimed at cultivating and celebrating the art of our region,” Branch says.

Finally, Branch addresses a perceived incongruity among the three dozen categories of ArtLoupe offerings, which include installation, performance art and street art.

“We want ArtLoupe to be a place for artists of all stripes to connect with viewers of all tastes and not be limited by the platform’s e-commerce underpinnings, a place for discovery and artistic expression, not just business,” he says.

“So in addition to including these less shopping-friendly art forms, the app also allows artists to upload artworks and mark them not for sale, and we’ve made provision for artists and viewers to connect and communicate directly through the app’s messaging feature, for commissions, collaborations or whatever interests may follow.”

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