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W hether you have kids or not, September always seems to bring on that feeling of starting fresh. There’s always lots to do as Fall sets in—new classes, new sports, new clothes—plus there’s that crisp, cool feeling in the air that gets us in the mood for apples and pumpkins. And so, it’s that time of year again for us, where we celebrate our most fabulous, smart, driven teens from our towns. Every year we see the nominations pile in and it’s always so difficult to choose the teens we end up featuring. We could easily do a top 50. But, we just don’t have that many pages. So, we present our top ten. There’s Osaru, the future neuroscientist who just graduated from Darien High School and began her journey as a freshman at Yale. Also at Yale is Tad, the Brunswick grad who will most definitely make a name for himself in the world of squash. The pre-professional ballerina and New Canaan High School grad, Maeson, spent her Spring interning here at the magazine. She wants to be a journalist and will continue her studies at the University of North Carolina. These kids are super impressive and we think you’ll love learning more about each of them in Modern Marvels (page 48). We had an amazing time with them at a photo shoot at the famed The Glass House here in New Canaan. The day was sweltering. But they all kept their cool. Make sure to check out more stories on Arden’s, a delicious new spot in Rowayton, a spotlight on local artist Brian Kaspr, an inside look at the New Canaan CARES house tour and all the best new fashion to fill your closets with. There’s so much to enjoy in Fairfield County in the Fall, and we are here for it. Cheers, julee.kaplan@moffly.com

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“We wanted this to be the kind of place we wanted to go to,” Brody explains. “Casual, fresh, simple food that’s not overdone and not over complicated.”Sure,thefood is really really good, but the vibe inside this charming little place is what it’s all about. It’s a place that brings this little seaside community together in a casual, easygoing atmosphere that just makes you want to stay a while. Brody and her good friend, neighbor and business partner Laura Jayson may not know who you are when you walk in, but they will personally do whatever they can to make you feel at home.

newcanaandarienmag.com 12 buzz W alking into the buzzing Arden’s café in Rowayton on a hot summer afternoon, you would never have guessed that its co-founder Jill Brody, didn’t have a wealth of experience in the restaurant business. Switching gears from a storied career in the technology field, Brody was determined to take a leap of faith to open what we now know as the most adorable coastal café in the area. Her idea was sparked as a Rowayton resident who says she often had to leave town for a great cup of coffee or a casual lunch. She wanted to have that close to home, so she did it herself.

Jayson, who does have a career behind her as a consultant and pastry chef, has her hands in Arden’s seasonal corn salad with avocado and tomato with an order of toast with fresh peaches and prosciutto.

“Try this,” Brody tells a curious customer looking at a bag of homemade potato chips sitting near the register. “Let us know what you think, they’re something new we’re trying out.” Brody likes to think of her café as her own living room—comfortable, welcoming—a place that she spends a lot of time in and you should too. Got work to do? Take a seat and grab the Wifi password. You’ll need it, there’s no service in here otherwise. The place is small, but there’s still plenty of tables, chairs and some counter stools at the coffee bar too. “It gets busy in here, but we want you to come, eat, work, meet people,” Brody says. “Sometimes people come in and order take out and by the time their food is ready, they change their minds and decide to stay here. I just love when that happens.”

clockwise, from above: Photographer Lacy Kiernan Carroll’s son, Peter is all smiles; co-founder Laura Jayson; a croissant from Flour, Water, Salt in Darien paired with a matcha latte; a latte made with locally sourced Ilse coffee; turkish eggs are a hit on the perfectly curated Arden’s menu; co-founder Jill Brody brings fresh blooms into the shop; chef Moises Aguilar joined Arden’s from the South End Group.

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a lot of what happens in that tiny little kitchen at Arden’s. Pre-Covid she ran her own seasonal little bakeshop in Rowayton called Flea. Now she can bring her talents to Arden’s, making some of the best baked goods we’ve tried. Hint: you’ll likely never find a more delicious key lime pie or blueberry puff pastry. And the food. The food at Arden’s is super fresh and full of flavor, but also simple and not at all complicated. There’s a range of toasts made on Flour, Water, Salt’s signature sourdough. Try the prosciutto, fig, burrata and basil toast for that savory/sweet treat. There are salads made from greens gathered from Millstone Farm in Wilton (they get the eggs there, too). We loved the kale, gem lettuce, radicchio, avocado and spiced chickpea salad. There’s yogurt parfaits made in-house with Vim Foods granola, a gluten free granola made locally by Elizabeth Dale, a recent Darien High School graduate.

The sandwiches are all a major flavor win—the skirt steak, heirloom tomato, pickled red onions and black garlic aioli sandwich really satisfies a hungry appetite and the BLT-A (A for avocado) is light and so so fresh. But, if you’re really looking for a special treat, go for the grilled baby artichokes, cannellini beans with aioli, garlic chips and a squeeze of lemon. The flavors in this dish are nothing short of incredible.

“We wanted this to be the kind of place we wanted to go to.”

Brody has lots of ideas to bring the community together in her little café. In summer she launched Thursdays Arden’s After Hours, where customers are invited to come in for a “supper club”—a four-course chef’s choice meal and live music. It’s BYOB, too. Those events sold out so quickly that Brody knows that people are looking for these new experiences.“Thisplace has truly been our dream come true,” Brody says. “It’s a calm place to come, eat, gather. It’s exactly the kind of place we want to be.” clockwise, from above: Laura Jayson’s blueberry puff pastry makes an appearance at the cafe; a crowded morning at Arden’s; fresh pastries from Flour Water Salt are delivered daily; fresh juices are made in-house daily.

Don’t leave before shopping the shelves, too. Brody and Jayson curated some of their favorite things to sell in the shop—some locally made, some not. There’s Zab’s hot sauce from Los Angeles, that Vim Foods granola and some Millstone Farm honey, amongst other goodies.

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“Nothing lasts forever and I love creating something in an uncommon space just like this,” Kaspr explains on a sweltering August afternoon, just after completing his work on 14 McKinley Avenue, a home set to be demolished just days later. “There’s something so interesting to me about this kind of work. It’s a painting, but it’s also a sculpture that I’ve been able Artist Brian Kaspr in the living room of the Rowayton home he made into his canvas using various spray paints and a fire extinguisher, filled with paint.

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NORWALK-BASED ARTIST BRIAN KASPR GIVES A ROWAYTON HOME THE SEND-OFF IT DESERVES by julee kaplan T here’s something about a house that’s about to be demolished that local artist Brian Kaspr can’t wait to get his hands on. And, this time, he did something truly magical in Rowayton.

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Kaspr painted most of the interior rooms, as seen here: a bright green and pink upstairs bedroom, dark blue and black living room and a stairwell. Before the house was schedulled to be demolished a day after we send our pages to the printer, Kaspr saved pieces of his works by cutting into walls and tearing down doors.

“It’s like walking into a 3D painting,” he says showcasing his bright, colorful creation. The outside, which is mostly sprayed pink (bushes included) with accents of green and blue, was quite the conversation piece in the small seaside village. “I love when I see people in the neighborhood literally stop in their tracks when they see it.” To make an even bigger impact with this home, Kaspr decided to give it a charitable spin, asking people who came to see it for an optional donation that would go to creating a mural at Camp Kita, a summer bereavement camp in Maine devoted to children who are survivors of a loved one’s suicide. Kaspr had a goal of $10,000 and ended up raising almost $20,000 for the camp. Now, he will be able to create that mural and give a hefty donation to the camp in the process.

Just days before the Rowayton home was demolished, Kaspr went in and tore apart some pieces of his work—a wall here, a door there— which will eventually hang in an art show he’s planning in New York City in November. There, his works will be for sale, and he will plan to make more donations to Camp Kita. Next up, Kaspr hopes to make more connections with builders and homeowners in the area to do additional projects like the Rowayton one.

newcanaandarienmag.com 18 to catch in a moment while it’s still here.” Kaspr has done this twice before in Darien. On one of the homes he had one full day to paint his heart out before demo began the following day. The other home was demolished through the building of the Corbin District, which is still in construction. For this Rowayton home, Kaspr had four days to create—offering the time he needed to have a go on the interior space as well. This was the first time he’s been able to do an interior and the results were truly inspiring.

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“I love the idea that my art is inspiring the lives of people in this way, where it surprises them a little,” he says. “I like to imagine that there are kids seeing it, being inspired to do their own works of art as an outlet, the way I have done.”

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A: Being surrounded by your friends is just what we all want when we are shopping. To be able to get feedback from your most trusted group is a big part of what we are cultivating. Another part of the MaisonMarché concept is to not sell ten identical dresses within one community. This is actually built in because I feature small-batch, sustainable brands. So for those special pieces? You will not see others wearing them on Main Street.

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Richmond, Virginia, with ten of my friends, and we all played bingo and had tea while a beautiful model walked around wearing the clothes. I inspired from a young age! MaisonMarché is an old-fashioned idea updated to a more modern way of shopping. Our guests can attend an event and leave with both unique items—from not just one brand, but many—and new fashion styling tricks. That, to me, feels like a luxury.

A: MaisonMarché creates shopping events for our hosts, who invite select groups of their friends to their homes. Everyone assembles at a familiar place, which I believe creates confidence and comfort that the clothes are relevant. I partner with more than seventy female-founded sustainable brands. Many are regional exclusives, so you won’t find these items in local stores or worn by your neighbors. The format of a curated experience for the host and her friends sets our shopping parties apart from walking into a department store, which can be overwhelming and less personal. We piloted the first shopping events at my house in New Canaan, but we have since branched to locations all over the country: Miami, Southern California, the Hamptons, Chicago, Richmond, Atlanta and Aspen. newcanaandarienmag.com 30

A: A big change is the availability of inventory at brick-and-mortar stores. The shelves are literally bare due to supply-chain challenges. Alternately, web shopping gives us too many choices. Unless you are a professional stylist or shopper, it’s hard to discern what products are right for you. So, the choices are minimal in one avenue and overwhelming in another.

Make shopping fun: A beautiful tablescape at a MaisonMarché fête • Host Katie Denton, Kristin Schockley and Sarah Easley • Sarah (r.) with friends at a Darien event

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Q : How do you think shopping and retail has changed since Covid?

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Q: Certainly the volume options for online shopping have really confused matters. There are too many choices out there, and it makes it confusing for individuals to shop from a personal point of view.

A: What you get out of your closet, as you know, is also what you put into it. Remove the obstacles that get in the way of good style. So when you find those superior items, make sure to get rid of the things that are crowding them out. I have a lot of clothes—but I repeat and repeat certain items, and then let them go dormant—sort of uniform dressing. It’s another reason why I don’t subscribe to the highest luxury price points for everyday life. I don’t want people to baby their clothes. We end our transactions asking the guests, “What will be you wearing tomorrow?”

Q: That sounds like it is a perfect reflection of you and your style. A: Yes, it speaks to who I am and my love of other creative outlets like music. Joan Jett is one of my style icons. Catherine Deneuve is another—I also have a perfect Parisian trench coat she inspired. to see more: Explore more at the MaisonMarché website: maisonmarche.com. allows guests to try things that they might not have otherwise thought were for them. And a stylist can walk them through options.”

—SARAH EASLEY CEOMAISONMARCHÉANDFOUNDER

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Q: Agreed 100 percent! I think many people think they can shop only when they have something big coming up, like a conference, a wedding or a big event. It’s better to have options already on hand that are versatile and can be leveraged for many events.

Early on I learned to invest in the building blocks that you will keep in your closet for the long term and to know your body type and what suits you. One example: a perfect Rick Owens distressed leather jacket from his first collection in 1999. It never gets old. In fact, it only gets better, and it reflects my personal style.

A: Such a good point. Through what you do as a stylist and what I do at events, we are both looking to help people create their own signature style. A huge part of defining your style is trying a bunch of things on. Being in a comfortable home environment allows guests to try things that they might not have otherwise thought were for them. And a stylist can walk them through options that feel more personal to their body types and styles. Once clients feel good about what they purchased at one of our events, we gain their trust. I never tell people to buy something new for special occasions—wear something tried and true that you know works.

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What are some common symptoms?

do by liz barron What is perimenopause? The best way to define perimenopause is to start with menopause—which is defined as the moment where you have had 12 months with no period. The average age is 51 or 52 at this time.

Can your doctor do any sort of tests to confirm you're perimenopausal?

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While it means an end to monthly periods, it also means that symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, hair loss could start happening. The good news is, there are ways to manage it all. We had a chat about the subject with Shieva Ghofrany, MD, a physician at Coastal OBGYN in Stamford and co-founder of tribecalledv.com, a site with the goal to increase knowledge and decrease anxiety about everything related to ob/gyn health.

It’s good to know that after menopause, the vasomotor symptoms may continue up to five or seven years but for most women they will eventually go away and can be managed with a variety of modalities, holistic and medical. On the other hand, the vaginal atrophy that causes pain with sex will progress more each year but can be dramatically improved with various lubricants, moisturizers and most importantly vaginal estrogen formulations. Can I still get pregnant once I’ve entered perimenopause? It’s important to note a few things, first being that even during perimenopause while you may or may not ovulate in any given cycle, you still may get pregnant so contraception is important if you do not want to have a baby. Second, it’s important to note that for each human, each week/ month/or year may offer different symptoms or no symptoms during perimenopause.

Changes can include but are not limited to hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes, weight changes especially often in the midsection, hair changes (more on your chin, less on your head), more ovulation pain and breast tenderness, period irregularities and less elastic skin.

While during each “cycle” we only release a single experience any or all of the symptoms and that the knowledge of this coupled with the ability to improve the symptoms is where the magic lies.

Third, I encourage everyone to know that once they’ve passed perimenopause and become “menopausal” as they’ve finished the year without a period, they will often feel better as the fluctuations of the hormones are often what triggers the most concern.

What can lead to much confusion is the thought that we can somehow test for and rule in or rule out perimenopause. Of course if someone outside of the expected age range (less than 38-40) and is missing their period or having significant hot flashes/sweats then a specific panel of hormone tests is important and warranted to ensure they are not in need of specific treatment (ie: for thyroid issues, abnormal prolactin hormone levels which can signify a pituitary issue or premature ovarian insufficiency/premature menopause). In women who are merely exhibiting milder symptoms (though let me highlight that they may still feel lousy!) and they are in their 40s, “checking their hormones” (specifically FSH/LH, estradiol/progesterone) is not of value and can actually confuse the picture. This is because the hallmark of perimenopause is that it is “predictably unpredictable” and this means the hormones can fluctuate day to day, week to week and month to month—so any given blood test is only a snapshot in the moment and doesn’t change the management. We know there are many providers who encourage lenwgthier/ more costly testing through blood/saliva or urine, aimed at “evaluating the whole month/cycle” to gain knowledge—but again once we understand that each month can and likely will fluctuate we understand that this is not of value.

egg during ovulation, the process entails many of the eggs to essentially disintegrate. As we get to perimenopause, our hormones don’t necessarily continue with the nice predictability we discussed, meaning the quality of ovulation may be different and/or you will have cycles where you don’t ovulate at all because of the hormonal fluctuations. And once we reach the age at which our hormones have decreased so much that they cannot trigger the ovulation to occur at all for 12 straight months we are considered having “gone through menopause.”

What happens in your body that triggers "the change?" When we are born, we have about 1 million eggs in our ovaries, and then once we get to puberty, that number has decreased to 300,000 to 400,000.

Up to 10+ years before menopause, you can have fluctuations in your hormone levels that are defined as perimenopause as your ovulation and the quality of ovulation changes. Rather than your cycle before perimenopause, which is typically very cyclic and predictable, the period of perimenopause is hallmarked as predictably unpredictable. For example, your hormonal changes will be all over the place. That said, it’s important to realize that this is a normal part of our bodies’ changes and not pathological.

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How long do symptoms last?

Perimenopause is very clearly what our bodies just go through naturally, though again, we do not just need to grin and bear it. Each person may Oh, we know. Menopause is the stage of life that many women do not look forward to.

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In April Marena purchased a black Chevrolet pickup truck and had it custom built into the super-fun candy party mobile it is today.

“The best part, hands down, are the smiles and excitement; the way the little kids' faces light up when they see the truck for the first Margaux Marena launched Candy Connection after she couldn't find the perfect dessert truck for her son's graduation party.

he only thing better than being a kid in a candy store is being a kid at your own house and having a truck of sweet treats that comes to you. Enter Candy Connection, a literal candy shop on wheels.

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The brainchild of Stamford mom Margaux Marena, the vibrantly neon-painted candy truck houses just about any and every sweet imaginable and is now available to book for parties and events.

“I’m an all-or-nothing type of girl,” Marena says of her idea to launch the truck when planning her son Dylan’s eighth grade graduation party in early March. She had no problem finding plenty of options for food trucks, but dessert trucks (other than those with ice cream) was another story. She had a vision and wanted something fun and original and since she couldn’t seem to find what she was looking for, she did it herself.

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“So many people have been reaching out and they really love the whole idea,” says Marena. “You get to see the way that a certain candy or snack can instantly bring back special memories for people. I hear a lot of reminiscing going on around me. It’s great.”

“I’d love old-school popcorn balls for Christmas, I have never met a theme I don’t like,” says Marena. “I have been doing candy buffets since my son turned one (he’s 14 now). The theme for his first birthday was “Dylan’s Candy Bar.” Also if you could see my pantry, it has always looked like a convenience/candy store. My pantry is famous to my kids’ friends.”

Marena plans on making seasonal changes throughout the year and celebrating holidays with sweetness. She’ll stock the truck with treats like peeps at Easter, chocolate and candy hearts at Valentine's Day and spooky treats at Halloween.

Marena plans to switch out her treats as new themes and holidays arise, She's also always on the lookout for new sweets to add to the mix.

time is so special. The squeals as they run toward the truck will never get old,” says Marena.TheCandy Connection will travel all over the tri-state area for any private event, yearround. And with packages starting at 20 people, Marena can accommodate both large and small groups. With an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response thus far, Marena is psyched for the future of Candy Connection, with no shortage of ideas moving forward.

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“This was a prominent feeling that came out of this tour, the idea that even though you might have a vision of what a typical New Canaan home is, when you walk in you are surprised by what’s behind the scenes,” she says. This thinking can be a reflection of our town’s families as well. “Some people think there’s a New Canaan stereotype of the perfect kids, parents and home, but in reality we all have our ‘things’ going on. While this tour is about pretty spaces, it ties together the impor tance of home and family to our community, and the tour sponsors’ and underwriters’ support show just how much our town values families and the work of CARES,” notes Phillips. Ready to be blown away? Have a look at three of this year’s beautifully serendipitous spaces. by malia mckinnon frame •

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THIS SPRING, THE NEW CANAAN CARES HOUSE TOUR DID IT AGAIN, USHERING IN WARMER WEATHER AND INSPIRING US WITH A VARIETY OF HOMES THAT ABSOLUTELY GLOWED

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t’s safe to say the world is still an unpredictable place—just read the news headlines on any given day—but there’s also evidence that things are thriving again. When it came to planning the 29th annual Home Tour, the CARES team agreed it was another year that was difficult to characterize or describe. “We decided not to have an official theme because the world is still in such disarray,” explains CARES executive director Judy Phillips. Despite no official title, a common thread did emerge among the six featured homes: Expect the unexpected.

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Designer Lin Moty of Lin Moty Interiors was called in to renovate and recreate this large area so it was more functional and family friendly.

With the help of architect Matthew R. Dougherty and McCafferty Construction, they eliminated the wall between the former dining and living rooms, relocating the dining room to the front of the home and made the back space into the lounge and bar area.

A floor-to-ceiling wall of shelves backed in brass showcases a robust liquor collection. In the lounge area, two tete a tete benches and a pair of white swivel club chairs provide a comfortable place to relax. “There’s a soft and edgy dichotomy going on between the dining room and bar/lounge so that this whole space feels subtle and dramatic all at the same time,” says Moty. Big floor-to-ceiling windows lead out to a new outdoor area that was built with a wood burning cement fireplace and a neutral-hued sitting modern family home

“The dining room became one of our favorite parts of the project,” remembers Moty, who transformed the owner’s traditional dining table by lacquering it in light gray and covered the walls in a Philip Jeffries white “relief” wallpaper, offsetting the dark coffered ceiling. A set of dining chairs colorblocked with cream backs and dark gray velvet nailheadstudded seats and the clean, white fireplace that received a new mantel and simple marble surround evoke a serene, contemporary vibe. Just a few feet away the dramatic bar and lounge area provide a jaw-dropping contrast with a dark gray shiplap-sided bar topped with two inches of black brushed granite. Minimalist black cone-shaped pendants hang above, and brass hardware on storage cabinets for glassware reflect the gold in a set of barstools covered in white leather.

“First and foremost, the couple wanted to open up the dining room and have more of an adult lounge area, including a beautiful bar,” explains Moty.

Opening up the living room and dining room offered the homeowners a new entertaining experience.

T his sophisticated home was built in the late 90s, and the current owners have completed several renovations perfecting the flow and design. One thing that had always bothered them, however, was the underuse of a large part of their downstairs living space. “The set-up of the formal dining and living rooms just weren’t conducive to our lifestyle, and we never used them,” explains the homeowner.

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area. “We covered this space—which functions as a freestanding room— with a copper and metal roof including two skylights to keep it bright,” notes Moty. The underside of the wooden pitched roof is stained a soft weathered gray, and oversized light neutral porcelain tiles were used for the floor—as opposed to slate—to brighten and define the space.

A full bar area between the kitchen and living room adds another gathering point. A comfortable dining space encourages guests to stay a while and modern lighting and accessories add warmth to the living space. A breakfast nook makes casual dining easy for this family.

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“We live in each of these spaces every day and absolutely love it. It very much aligns with lifestyle.”our — the homeowner

Clean and modern, light and airy, this versatile indoor/outdoor space blends seamlessly into other existing parts of the home and offers a fun, resort-style atmosphere to host family gatherings as well as parties, watching sports and more.

Robidoux Landscaping, who had completed the home’s pool and patio area years before, added a stepping stone pathway and raised flower beds between the old and new outdoor areas to visually unify the two.

“It was important for us to have pretty spaces that were also practical, given we are a busy family of five, six if you count our dog,” says the owner. Morgan and the owner made this goal a reality, inserting color where possible and choosing durable fabrics for the furnishings that withstand the wear and tear of a house with a young family.

In the white kitchen, the floors are stained a dark walnut, and two-inch white quartz countertops and lucite and brass hardware make this sophisticated space shine. Two lanterns painted in hot pink hang over the island, and this same hue is used on the bead board backing of the glass kitchen cabinets. Acrylic Kartell ghost stools offer fun seating for an after-school snack or casual meal for the family’s three children.

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left and top: A pop of color in the entry sets the tone for this home. middle: Fun wallpapers are found throughout the home. bottom: Pops of pink in the clean, white kitchen make it practical but also fun.

—lynn morgan, lynn morgan design home F rom the moment you set foot in this bright, cheerful home you feel a happy energy. The owners bought the house in 2018 after a twoyear search, and this Georgian colonial ticked every box including a functional open floor plan, big kitchen and family room and plenty of entertaining space. The wife worked with Lynn Morgan of Lynn Morgan Design on décor and furnishings and had a clear vision of what she wanted: a comfortable, stylish home that had lots of color and reminded her of Vero Beach, Florida where she grew up vacationing and where she got married.

An adjacent family room reveals a vibrant space

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The designer and the owner chose a neutral canvas of super white high gloss throughout the home, interspersed with blues and pinks—the owner’s favorite color. The entryway sets a sunny tone for the rest of the house featuring a lacquered pink and blue trellis pattern on the floor, hand painted by artist Shelly Dunning. The color wave continues with the striking dining room which features a bold blue zebra wallpaper by Brunschwig & Fils and an unexpected fuchsia lacquered tray-style ceiling.

“The minute this homeowner drove up in an SUV with a pink racing stripe I knew she wasn’t scared to take risks and that this was going to be a fun, colorful house,” remembers Morgan.

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The homeowner loves happy colors and strong durable fabrics for her family of five. Almost every room in the home offers strong pops of pink as seen here in the dining and living rooms. where this crew watches Rangers games, enjoys winter fires and relaxes. Turquoise walls and bright blue sconces punctuate the room, along with two geometric prints by Wendy Concannon. The patio area and backyard are home to a Hamptons-style pool and where celebrations are hosted. “We have a “doors are always open” policy at our house. Kids are here constantly during the summer swimming and lounging; it’s a fun place to be,” says the owner. While pink is present in much of the home, the husband and kids chose different colors for their rooms. “The girls wanted nothing to do with pink. One wanted different shades of blue and the other chose turquoise and purple,” remembers the owner. Her husband’s study is covered in cool blue and moody brown tones, and their son opted for red and blue— an homage to the New York Rangers’ team colors—including a hand painted stripe around the room’s border. Whether you’re upstairs or down, art plays an important role. Works from New Canaan’s Jean Jacobs and TONK galleries and other pieces by Berkley Matthews, Westport artist Kerri Rosenthal and Gray Malin are just a few of the pieces that grace the walls. Other features like strategically placed transoms throughout the downstairs that let in natural light, shiplapped mudroom walls, and funky Chinese dragon wallpaper in one of the powder rooms make this home a true standout.

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“We all agreed that the poolhouse needed to be in keeping with the main home and look like it had been there all along to compliment the two above: JerMar Designs worked with the homeowners to make the poolhouse design modern but fun and unexpected. below: A full kitchen allows the homeowners flexibility to entertain their guests with year-round celebrations.

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he main part of this colonial revival home was built in 2012 with the goal of “making it look like an older house that had been renovated to the standards of other stately homes on the street,” explains architect Ralph Mackin. In 2018, the homeowners bought the adjoining property and fused the two plots together allowing them space to complete more structures on the sprawling land. Since then, they’d dreamed of building a poolhouse and a greenhouse/potting shed for the husband who is an avid gardener. During Covid, they dialed in their former team of Mackin and H&Y Construction and tapped Jeanne Collins of JerMar Designs to help with the interiors.

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The impressive landscape of this home includes a sprawling pool with lots of entertaining spaces for dining and relaxing, a greenhouse and various garden spaces.

A working greenhouse and garden shed was also built during this time with wood and a stone foundation, imitating the stone from the main garage. “It’s a potting shed-style building, quaint yet durable, using materials like unfinished wood and a brick floor. The husband loves using it to winterize plants and in the spring he uses it to start his seeding,” notes Mackin. orchards and beautiful pool and hardscape areas previously designed by Janice Parker,” explains Mackin. To that end, the team paid careful attention to every detail, including using the same gray and beige Connecticut fieldstone as the main home, setting brick headers over the exterior windows to make it look like those of a carriage house, and exposing rusticated wood timbers that look like reclaimed wood in the dramatic cathedral ceiling.

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“We made deliberate choices on style and materials as a nod to features an older building might have. Even though this structure is new we wanted it to feel like it was repurposed.” —ralph mackin, architect versatile enough for a guest house, adult and kids’ parties, and hosting the holidays,” explains Collins. Because the family’s main home interiors are classic and traditional, the owners wanted this space bold and artsy. “We settled on a color palette of orange and blue for pillows, window treatments and custom chairs to compliment the super-white walls, light colored wide plank wooden floors and white furniture. “It’s such a relaxing space, but so inviting as well. Every time I walk through the door I feel like I’m on vacation,” says the owner. Collins covered all the furnishings in either indoor/outdoor or performance-treated fabrics so any spills could be easily cleaned. She chose two comfortable extra deep Kravet white sofas and a pair of chairs for ample seating, and a built-in custom dining banquette designed by Mackin and built by H&Y is perfect for meals. A thin LED sphere chandelier from Lightology is hung over the table with clear wires so it almost“Almostdisappears.everypiece of furniture is custom except for the Bernhardt white media unit that is textured to look like rose petals,” adds Collins, who designed a round, cerused blue double nesting coffee table to echo the blue in the carpet and the grayish blue of the airy ceiling beams. An oversized globe pendant hanging from the vaulted ceiling resembles the sun and makes a dramatic statement. In addition to a full kitchen with lacquered navy cabinets, the first floor has a full laundry room and a bathroom with a steam shower, and the second floor includes a bedroom, full bath and an office. On the patio, Serena & Lily sofas, a coffee table and hightop offer many options for seating and overlook the pool area punctuated by a stainless steel firebowl from firefeatures.com, the homeowner’s favorite accessory.

“We made deliberate choices on style and materials as a nod to features an older building might have. Even though this structure is new we wanted it to feel like it was repurposed,” adds Mackin. For the interiors, the homeowners wanted to go fun, modern and unpredictable. “This was designed to be very different from a typical poolhouse. It’s a year-round space that need to function that way and be

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To say that their worlds are full of possibility would be an understatement for these bright, talented and incredibly hardworking students. One of our nominees invented a fashionable back brace for those struggling with scoliosis, another is a volunteer firefighter, there is a pre-professional dancer, a peer listener who also plays field hockey, a squash star, a cofounder of the Darien High School girls rugby team, a swim team captain, a two-way baseball player and a trumpet player in a jazz band. With college on the horizon for these rising stars we know one thing for sure: This group of teens is likely to continue to accomplish some pretty amazing things. This year we gathered with these impressive students at one of New Canaan’s most famous locations, Phillip Johnson’s Glass House. It was there where we learned more about them while they got to explore and learn about this important piece of our town’s rich history. Here, we learned more about these teens and we are pretty sure this won’t be the last time you hear their names.

My favorite teacher has been… my art teacher named Tanya. I've never met someone so incredibly kind and caring. She has taught me how to be confident with my art and pushes me outside of my comfort zone. My art would not be where it is today without her.

My passion for helping those with scoliosis started… as a direct response to my own personal struggles with wearing a back brace. After I was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis at nine, I was prescribed a back brace. In order for it to improve the curvature of my spine, I was instructed to wear the brace for 18 hours a day. The idea of having to wear a brace for most of the day was bad enough, but when my doctor showed me examples of what the braces looked like, my heart sunk.

This summer I held an art exhibit at the Greenwich Arts Council that included 10 pieces I created reflecting my journey with scoliosis. I also volunteer as a tutor for the Building One Community organization. In the past, I’ve also been a junior volunteer at Greenwich Hospital, and during the pandemic, I created a Covid Response team.

I spent my summer… interning at the New York Asian Film Festival, creating more art pieces, and working on the second version of the emBrace competition. I'm hoping to launch a second version of emBrace that tackles the physical structure and functionality of medical back braces. Whereas the first version of emBrace tackled the aesthetics of the back brace, I hope to change the physical back brace itself in this competition. My intent is that this competition, with a prize fund of $25,000, will entice engineers, orthotists and other experts in the STEM field to create a prototype that we can bring to the market within the next few years.

My dream job would be… something that combines art, activism and entrepreneurship.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL—HIGH SCHOOL: Greenwich Academy Class of 2023 • FOUNDER, EMBRACE MEDICAL BACK BRACE • BRACE BUDDIES FASHION BRAND • FIRST PLACE WINNER OF GATOR INCUBATOR (2022) • 43 DEGREES EXHIBITION HOST, Greenwich Art Society (2022) • Greenwich Arts Society 105th Show: DRAWING EXHIBITED + WON BUYNOSKI FREEHAND DRAWING AWARD (2022) • SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS • BEST IN TRADITIONAL MEDIA (2022) • GOLD KEY: DRAWING & ILLUSTRATION (2022) FOR WEDDING IN ROME (2021) WHY AVA IS A TEEN TO WATCH: • SILVER KEY: PAINTING (2022) FOR TRAPPED • CELEBRATING ART: WORK PUBLISHED IN BOOK (2022) • CAMELBACK GALLERY ARTISTS CHOICE, VIII AWARDCOMPETITIONINTERNATIONALEXHIBITIONJURIED(2022):BRONZE(DRAWING) • LYCOMING COLLEGE ART GALLERY 2022 INTERNATIONAL JURIED VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION: PAINTING EXHIBITED (2022) • ARTS BOARD LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: ARTS REPRESENTATIVEBOARD(11& 12TH)

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Most of the designs were garish, unstylish and unflattering.

I give back to my community by… using my artistic talents to raise awareness for body positivity among teenage girls.

I couldn't imagine wearing any of them, especially because I was entering my first year of middle school and I was afraid of being different. There was not a single pattern I liked, so my mom had to choose a design for me. Needless to say, I ended up not wearing the brace for the prescribed duration because I was too embarrassed to be seen with it on. My scoliosis then progressed to the point where I needed surgery. To this day, I wonder if wearing the brace for the prescribed duration would have eliminated the need for major back surgery. After speaking to other girls with back braces, I learned I was not alone. Many of the girls were also unhappy with the brace patterns that were available, and, like me, they also did not wear their braces for the prescribed duration. This inspired me to create emBrace, a nationwide competition to make brace patterns fashionable and allow others with scoliosis to express themselves with confidence.

My role models include… my grandfather and Timothée Chalamet. I like to decompress by… drawing, playing with foam and watching movies.

My personal mantra is… I only focus on the things I can control.

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WHY MAESON IS A TEEN TO WATCH:

This fall I’ll be attending… University of North Carolina, studying journalism. The best part of being a ballerina is… seeing my hard work pay off and sharing my art with others onstage. My favorite part of being an editor at my school’s newspaper was… immersing myself in my community by writing and editing stories on the happenings around me. My career goals include… becoming a travel journalist. Before a big recital you can find me… stretching or shaking off my nerves by having a dance party in the dressing room with my friends. In 10 years I’ll be… continuing to pursue my passion of writing, whatever form that may take. I would describe myself as someone who…likes to make others laugh. A hard lesson I’ve learned was… people don’t know what you want unless you explicitly tell them. My role models are…Kate McKinnon, Greta

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: South School MIDDLE SCHOOL: Saxe Middle School HIGH SCHOOL: New Canaan High School Class of 2022 • PRE-PROFESSIONAL DANCER AT NEW ENGLAND ACADEMY OF DANCE • DANCE INSTRUCTOR AT CARVER COMMUNITY CENTER • MEMBER OF NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY • MEMBER OF NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE • PRESIDENT OF IMPROV CLUB AT NEW CANAAN HIGH SCHOOL • CO-PRESIDENT OF CHARITY LINK CLUB AT NEW CANAAN HIGH SCHOOL • EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE NEW CANAAN HIGH SCHOOL COURANT • STUDIED JOURNALISM WITH NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY’S MEDILL CHERUBS PROGRAM • SENIOR LEADER FOR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF NEW CANAAN’S YOUTH GROUP • DANCE INSTRUCTOR TO SPECIAL NEEDS

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My favorite restaurant is… Spiga or Tony’s in New Canaan. Not only is the food good, but I have some of my best memories with special people at those restaurants.

WHY TAD IS A TEEN TO WATCH: • CAPTAIN OF THE BRUNSWICK SQUASH TEAM • FOUR-YEAR VARSITY ATHLETE • FOUR-YEAR BRUNSWICK HIGH HONOR ROLL STUDENT • HIGHEST JUNIOR SQUASH NATIONAL RANKING #1 • 2016-2022 SELECTED FOR SQUASH TEAM USA • 2018 U.S. JUNIOR OPEN SQUASH CHAMPION • 2019 U.S. NATIONAL SQUASH CHAMPION • 2022 SELECTED FOR USA WORLD JUNIOR SQUASH TEAM

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This fall I’ll be attending… Yale University.

My best tip for time management is... prioritization. People typically like to put off less fun or difficult tasks, but I tend to try to finish the least pleasant task first so I will have something to which I can look forward to.

My dream job would be… ski patrol at a ski resort out west. To be able to ski typically non-accessible terrain with friends would be exhilarating. I would love for it to be my everyday job.

fundraising events for Squash Haven, a nonprofit organization that empowers New Haven students through squash and academics.

When I have down time you can find me… at my friends’ houses, golfing, or driving around New Canaan. All three activities are my ways of stepping away from stress.

I give back to my community by… helping teach squash to less fortunate children or playing in

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The best part about being a competitive athlete is… meeting people from all over the world and forming lasting friendships with many of my opponents. I have been fortunate to be able to play squash in different countries. We are competitors on court, but once we step out of the glass box, we are friends. Those connections have been rewarding.

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The academic interests I enjoy most are… math, data science and computer science.

I’ve been playing squash since I was… five years old and have loved it ever since. I don’t know if a professional career is something I want to pursue, but I will definitely continue to play throughout my years at Yale, and hopefully beyond.

One day I’d love to… go heli-skiing. I love the outdoors and have grown up skiing, but never deep backcountry. I’ve always dreamed about it and hope I will get the chance when I’m older. Before a big match you’ll find me… alone listening to music. I always warmup with music to drown out whatever I have going on in my life and relax for matches. I’m not superstitious but normally follow the same routine just to put my mind in the right spot before I get on court.

The Bhatnagar family of New Canaan: Priyanka, Aarit ‘22, and Mayank Visit Us: www.stlukesct.org/visit St. Luke’s is a secular (non-religious), college-preparatory day school for grades 5-12 serving 30 towns in Connecticut and New York. (203)801- 4833 | admissions@stlukesct.org | www.stlukesct.org 377 North Wilton Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Above Beyond& “Today is the day our journeys truly begin. We must strive toward justice and work to end injustice where we see it. But justice has another meaning. Doing ourselves justice means pursuing lives that fulfill us, experiencing joy, helping each other achieve our dreams, and ensuring that we spend each moment doing something we love.” -Salutatorian Aarit Bhatnagar ‘22 Aarit is a St. Luke’s Global Scholar and attends the University of Pennsylvania.

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Looking back, I am very happy I had this challenge; it helped me to develop great time management skills. Having to wake up at 5 a.m. every day to make the train to NYC for school was definitely a challenge and required discipline. It called for a whole other level of using my time well to fit in all of the things on my schedule both in NYC and here in CT.

Something people would be surprised to learn about me is… although I love the outdoors and camping, I’m super afraid of bugs and the dark.

One of the biggest challenges I’ve ever faced was…. adjusting to the long commute into Manhattan for high school.

My ideal family vacation is…. an adventure with family and friends just about anywhere in the world, exploring outside and relaxing in the sunshine. Troop 219, August 2021 YWCA Darien/Norwalk

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My career goals are… to love what I do, to always be flexible with my plans and to make a positive impact in the world.

I first became interested in being a firefighter when… I was 14 years old, in seventh grade. I heard on the news that there was a deadly fire in the Bronx, and it stuck with me, because the loss of life was entirely preventable. In December 2017, a fire broke out in a first-floor apartment in the Bronx as a result of a toddler playing with the burners on a stove.

The thing I love the most about running cross-country is… the way I feel. I am able to listen to podcasts to learn new things, have a conversation when I am with a running buddy or simply just listen to my favorite music and take in the scenery, think deeply and enjoy time by myself.

My best study tip is… to always have a plan and stay organized so you know what you have to do and when you have to have it done by. Know yourself and the best time, place and manner in which you work the most productively, then just put on your headphones, listen to your fave music (if it’s not too distracting for you), turn your phone off and get to work.

Next year you’ll find me at… Hobart & William Smith

I hope to one day learn… how to be good at playing golf.

• GRANT AWARDEE: M-PACT- HOWARD GILLMAN FOUNDATION GRANT AWARDEE FOR HETRICK-MARTIN INSTITUTE ($10,000 Grant Awarded) • PLAYED VARSITY LACROSSE ALL FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS CO-CAPTAIN IN GRADE NINE • VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER : Noroton Heights Fire Department, Darien • GIRL SCOUT SILVER AWARD: created a fire safety brochure WHY LINDSAY IS A TEEN TO WATCH: • BSA ORDER OF THE ARROW : Scouting National Honor Society • HURRICANE RELIEF: Helped a family rebuild their home in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, June 2019 • STUDIED AT BROWN UNIVERSITY : Brown pe-college; Engineering Biomedical Systems • THE MET CLUB: vice president 2020—2022 • STUDENT AMBASSADOR: Marymount School of NY admissions • STEM VENTURE BSA : vice president, •2019—2020CURRENTLY SCOUTS BSA TROOP 219 : Darien, assistant scoutmaster • AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARD CPR/AED • ALTAR SERVER AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTER GRADEKINDERGARTEN—3: Holmes Elementary School, Darien GRADES 4—9: New CountryCanaanSchool GRADES 10—12: The Marymount School of New York, Manhattan Class of 2022 2022

My favorite place to meet friends is… going out for ice cream (especially in the summer) at Brendan’s 101 in Rowayton.

The family quickly escaped from their apartment but left the door to their apartment open and the flames moved through the five-story building via the stairwells and trapped the occupant above. As I said, this story stuck with me, and when I was 16, I decided to apply for a volunteer firefighter position at the Noroton Heights Fire Department in Darien. At first I was tentative because I would be the only girl on the truck responding to emergencies, but with some encouragement from my friends I decided to apply, and I am so happy that I did. Volunteering in my community as a First Responder has been an amazing experience.

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This fall I’ll attendingbe … University Pennsylvaniaof A mantra that I live by is… calm down, relax and don’t worry too much. The best part about playing both tennis and soccer is… I get to have two incredible communities and teams around me and stay active throughout the year. I give back to my community by… teaching tennis to children. My secret talent is… finding directions and reading maps. I would describe myself as… Humorous, reflective, social. I find by Zen by… playing soccer or going for a drive with music playing. My best study tip is… sleep a lot and take handwritten notes in class. My career goals include… doing something that I feel makes an impact on the world and not working in a job I don’t like.

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1ST HALF OF SIXTH: United World College of South East Asia East Campus

2ND 1/2 OF 5TH: Dulwich College Singapore

WHY CHARLIE IS A TEEN TO WATCH:

Getting called in to pitch from the outfield is the best rush of adrenaline I’ve felt to date. I also love the fact that I’m always put in a spot to help my team win.

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• ALL-NEW ENGLAND PREP TEAM FOR BASEBALL 2022 • ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM FOR PERFECT ANDTOURNAMENTSCHAMPIONSHIPGAME2019,TWICEIN2021

The best part of living in Rowayton is… the tight-knit community. My pre-game ritual is… listening to country music.

I’m thinking of majoring in… business. My favorite teacher was… my Spanish teacher, Señora Stein. My role models are… my parents.

• ELECTED BY MY PEERS TO BE MY GRADE’S CLASS DAY SPEAKER AT THE END-OF YEAR AWARDS CEREMONY

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My favorite part of being a “twoway” baseball player is… it allows me to be a part of all components of playing the game. I love everything about baseball, so being a two-way lets me play as much of it as possible.

A challenge I’ve overcome has been… junior year.

MIDDLE SCHOOL: Greens Farms Academy HIGH SCHOOL: Greens Farms Academy Class of 2023s

newcanaandarienmag.com 58 WHY AARIT IS A TEEN TO WATCH: • HARVARD BOOK PRIZE • NATIONAL RECIPIENTSCHOLARSHIPMERIT • NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM GOLD • DEPARTMENTALDISTINCTIONSINLEADERSHIPSTUDIES,MATH,ENGLISH,HISTORY,SPANISH • CAPTAIN OF THE TENNIS TEAM • MODEL UN PRESIDENT •

2ND HALF OF SIXTH AND SEVENTH: Dulwich College Singapore EIGHTH TO 12TH: St. Luke’s Class of 2022

• ALL-WORLD SERIES TEAM FOR THE CAL RIPKEN WORLD SERIES IN 2016 AND 2018

My favorite part of volunteering in Costa Rica was… interacting with a diverse group of people not only from the Costa Rican community but also with people from part of the program.

In college I hope to… advance myself as both a student and athlete. I hope to make great friendships that will last the rest of my life.

• ACCEPTED INTO THE NATIONAL SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY 2022

1/2 OF 5TH: The International School of Bangalore

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Rowayton Elementary

It was great to learn about many different walks of life and gather an understanding for how fortunate I am to live where I do. I also really enjoyed making an impact on many young Costa Rican children’s lives, either by helping them learn English, building up their schools infrastructure, or teaching them about how to live eco-friendly lives.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Darien High School Class of 2022

The one thing I’m most excited to experience in college is… the diversity of people, opinions and cultures.

My favorite place to hang with friends is… any restaurant. I love food, and I like to say I’m a self-proclaimed foodie. With such a busy schedule, it’s nice to sit with my friends and enjoy a meal. I get to be in a new setting, trying new things, while also spending quality time with people I enjoy.

My favorite thing about rugby is… how it teaches you to be persistent. Our team motto is “go forward.” When in doubt, go forward. I’ve really applied that to my life because even when I think something is blocking my path, or nearly impossible, I attempt to move beyond it and go forward.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: P.S. 195 William Haberle, Queens, NY

My favorite teacher was… Mr. Stepsis because he saw me and my peers not only as his students but young adults. We knew that we could go to him if we needed an adult to talk to.

I love being exposed to an array of lifestyles and I can’t wait to see all the new things I pick up on.

My secret to time management is… staying organized! I use my planner often or the “reminders” app, so I can keep track of my busy schedule.

I would love to discover… ways to address the disparity in healthcare affecting marginalized groups. My main reason for going pre-med and wanting to be a doctor is because I understand that a person’s health is greatly impacted by both their genetics and environment. Patients are people with their own unique story and realizing that is a step toward better healthcare.

In the fall I’ll be attending… Yale University and majoring in neuroscience on a pre-med track.

MIDDLE SCHOOL: VOICE Charter School, Queens, NY

Before a big game you’ll find me… taking a nap and then giving myself a pep talk in my mirror. It’s very easy to be stressed about the outcome of a game, but I know being well rested and confident should help ease my fears.

WHY OSARU IS A TEEN TO WATCH: • COFOUNDER OF DARIEN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS RUGBY • QUESTBRIDGEFINALIST • YALE YOUNG GLOBAL PARTICIPANTSCHOLARS • NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY • SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY • MU ALPHA THETA • NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY • OB/GYN INTERN 2022

My role models are… all the women in my life, especially my mom and my sister. They have taught me everything. From the importance of education to how to respectfully address problems I encounter. Both my mom and my sister have been there for me through every important event in my life. I love them very much for all their support.

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Prior recipients include: 2021 Jack Johnson ’18 Audrey Magnusen ’19 Amitav Nott ’19 Margaret Ruvinsky ’19 2020 Sydney Coffield ’18 Arjun Dayal ’18 Olivia Sheridan ’17 2018 Cam Raker ’16 Alexandra Truwit ’15 2017 Bella Bean ’14 John Fox ’13 Country School graduates are... New Canaan Country School is a co-ed, independent day school for students in Pre-K (ages 3 & 4) through Grade 9 living in Westchester and Fairfield counties. Graduates excel at top day, boarding and public secondary schools and go on to lead lives of impact and purpose. For more information, please visit www.countryschool.net/lifebeyond. 635 Frogtown Rd, New Canaan, CT • (203) 801-5608 • admissioninfo@countryschool.net Congratulations! • active and contributorsengaged • communitycompassionatemembers • eager to tackle new challenges • flexible and deep thinkers • inclusive leaders • independent and self-aware

Following Country School, Lindsay graduated with academic honors from Marymount School of NY where she distinguished herself as a courageous trailblazer and curious learner. She currently attends Hobart College.

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Following Country School, Amanda graduated with academic honors from Berkshire School where she distinguished herself as a confident leader and kind role model. She currently attends Colby College.

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I would love to discover… better treatments for mental health.

newcanaandarienmag.com 62 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: New Canaan Country School MIDDLE SCHOOL: New Canaan Country School HIGH SCHOOL: The Berkshire School Class of 2022

Being so involved in sports has allowed me to… learn the importance of bringing a positive attitude to practice. I’ve learned that most sports are all mental and come down to grit, mental focus, and stability.

I’m thinking of majoring in… psychology.

Sometimes it's as simple as saying hello and using someone's name, or as obnoxious as screaming onto the field hockey field on a rainy day. I think that uplifting others is one of the strongest ways to build a community.

Being a peer listener has taught me… that mental health with teens is a real crisis in our era. Learning what other people are going through, and offering what I can is extremely rewarding. It gives me a sense of pride in knowing that I was a part of bettering someone's well being, and it has taught me to value each and every person that I pass because you truly have no idea what people are going through. The majority of people struggle and not everybody knows that.

My dream job would be… CEO of a mental health nonprofit that provides care to people via Telehealth and walkins. Ideally, I would like to have a chain of these around the world. I think it's important to provide easy access to mental health resources, but also to find ways to encourage people that it is actually a good thing to do. Don’t steal my idea! A challenge today’s teens face is… social media.

The best thing about my school was… the people and the sense of pride it taught me to have in my place there. Berkshire taught me to be my own person, to know who I wanted to be and how to get it, but more important, it taught me how to help others and the importance of that.

I give back to my community by… supporting the people around me and providing a sense of joy to them.

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My passion for helping those with disabilities stemmed from… my cousin Sadey who has Down Syndrome and she is my angel in life. In 10 years you’ll find me… living in a warmer state than Connecticut.

I would describe myself as… someone who would rather stay in with one person than go out at night. My favorite restaurant is… Via Sforza Trattoria. My role models include… my aunt Nancy for showing me to always be thankful and to look forward in life and my father who finds the goodness in peoples’ hearts. My favorite books are… anything from Harry Potter and In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead. I’m thinking of… majoring in marketing or economics. In college I’m likely to… join multiple clubs that strive for a better future and of course, Model UN. One of the biggest challenges I’ve ever faced was… moving from public to private school and realizing I did not have to change my personality to be liked by others.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Wolfpit Elementary School, King School MIDDLE SCHOOL: King School HIGH SCHOOL: King School Class of 2023 • LEADER OF THE MUN CLUB FOR 2023 • SWIM TEAM CAPTAIN FOR KING • PASSIONATE ABOUT FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH UNIQUE DIFFERENCES. • FAA HONOREE WHY NICOLE IS A TEEN TO WATCH: 2022

My pre-swim meet ritual is to… close my eyes and find a sense of peace before the race!

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A valuable lesson I’ve learned is… that to whom much is given, much is expected. We must not take for granted the opportunities we have been given, and make the most of our education and abilities. I have been very fortunate to receive much support over my life, and now I am expected to do great things in the future. I fully embrace this responsibility, and will work hard to achieve success.

HIGH SCHOOL: Fairfield Prep Class of 2022

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Tokeneke Elementary School

• NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY • GRADUATED MAGNA CUM LAUDE • THREE SPORT VARSITY ATHLETE • TWO TIME GOLF SCC CHAMPION AND CIAC STATE CHAMPION • TWO TIME SCC SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPION • COACHES AWARD FOR GOLF AND SOCCER • LEADER OF THE JAZZ BAND AND FIRST TRUMPET PLAYER • MOST VALUABLE PERFORMER AT DARIEN HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ SHOWCASE • CREATED AN ORIGINAL BUSINESS IDEA AND PRESENTATION THAT WON THIRD PLACE IN SCHOOL COMPETITION WHY JACK IS A TEEN TO WATCH: 2022

My favorite thing about Darien is… the many opportunities it provides. Living in such a welcoming and supportive community opened many doors for me to be successful. The people in Darien want you to succeed, and are willing and capable to help you. I don't have to look far to find someone who will support me in Darien.

In the fall you’ll find me… at Indiana University studying business, playing club soccer, and cheering on the Hoosier Football Team.

MIDDLE SCHOOL: Middlesex Middle School

My favorite part of playing three sports and being in a jazz band is… getting to interact with so many different people each day. I love conversing with others, and getting to know them better each day.

Playing sports builds a comradery that comes with being teammates, while being a leader in the Jazz band provides insight into how to provide inspiration to younger players around you.

One day I hope to… become an entrepreneur. I am really intrigued by this opportunity to become a business owner. With my success, I hope to be able to support others in my community, just like those who supported me. I look forward to giving back to those who were generous to me. My personal motto is… to not count the days but make the days count. There is always something to be done, and wasting time is not an option. Make the most of every moment. There is no time like the present.

I started playing the trumpet… when I was 9 years old in 4th grade. I have been playing for almost 9 years now. The musicians I most admire are… John Mayer, Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 NEW CANAAN•DARIEN 67 COURAGE CONFIDENCE& Design an app. Observe the stars. Take the ball and run with it. You think there are limits? We beg to differ. Girls’ school grads are six times more likely to consider majoring in math, science, and technology than girls who attended coed schools. SHGREENWICH.ORG FALL OPEN HOUSES Upper School—October 20 at 5:30 p.m. K–12—October 29 at 9:00 a.m. Barat Center—November 18 at 9:30 a.m. ADMISSION TOUR DAYS October 5, November 9, December 7, January 18 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

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David Marchi at work in his studio in New London. A longtime former resident of Wilton, he also has studios there and in Vermont. A broken back suffered in a boating accident unleashed the artist within him. Now he is seldom found away from his paints and canvases.

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avid John Marchi was once a high-flying ad vertising and marketing man. He spearheaded the shimmery black Pepsi can emblazoned with Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and other Star Wars icons. He placed kegs of Heineken beer in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. And he was the marketing force (for good or ill) behind Pizza Hut’s stuffed crust pizza. Marchi’s personal life, too, was a resounding success. He and his wife, the blonde, blue-eyed Brenda, had four happy children, and they lived in a big, beautiful house on Wilton’s Spectacle Lane. Today, Marchi is neither a high-fly ing adman nor married to the lovely Brenda. The first of two massive up heavals in his life swooped in qui etly, during a business trip to Taos. He’d taken Brenda with him. At a dinner gathering one night, the talk turned to gay men—“how pretty and perfect they were, how they shaved their chest hair and were always in shape”—and as the evening wore on, Marchi realized the glib generalizing had gotten under his skin. This was 1999; he was forty-three years old and had been married for twenty-one years. That night, lying in bed at the hotel, he said to Brenda, “I’ve got to tell you something.” The tears began to flow. “I’m gay.” Brenda lay there in stunned silence. When she finally spoke she said, “I thought you were going to tell me you’re having an af fair with a Naturallywoman.”thisstory raises a lot of questions. Did Marchi always know he was gay? Well, yes. When he was a boy, he and his friends would build tree forts in the woods and festoon them with Playboy centerfolds. “Of course,” he says, “my tree fort had curtains and a fireplace.” He adds nonchalantly, “My centerfold was punctured with pins so the light could come through. To me, it was a piece of art, not a naked woman.” Why then, knowing what he knew, did he not come out sooner—before getting married, perhaps? The short answer is: “I just suppressed it.” Fleshing that out a little, Marchi re ports that he was raised in a blue-col lar, “front-row pew” Catholic Italian family in Wallingford. “When I was growing up, I thought that if I could take a pill to make me straight, I’d do it,” he says. Brenda adds, “He’s the oldest son in an Italian family, and yowza, that’s not easy.” But his parents, John, a retired builder, and Concetta, a gifted photographer, proved marvelously accepting, if a little puzzled. “My mother, God bless her, goes, ‘When did you be come gay?’ I’m like, ‘When I came out of your vagina, probably.’ ”

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John, said to David, “Daddy, I’m just so sorry you had to carry this all this time by yourself.” While the boy’s wise words neatly exemplify the Marchi spirit, both Brenda and Da vid take pains to say that adjusting to the new reality “wasn’t all roses,” as Brenda puts it. “There were some difficult, difficult times, because of David’s struggling through relation ships as a gay man. Some of them were very difficult for us.” That is to say, David had no talent for picking suitable partners. “Horrible, oof,” Brenda says, under her breath, of Da vid’s past gay relationships. But she and the children were always sup portive. Indeed, when David married wedding dress designer Matthew Christopher Sobaski in 2012, it was Brenda and their daughter, Eliza beth, who gave him away. And when that union acrimoniously collapsed in 2019, it was to Brenda’s house in Wilton that Marchi retreated to lick his

” Back at the loft, weary and stressed, David and Brenda sat the children down and broke the lifealtering news. “For them it came out of the blue,” Brenda says. “They had no indication anything was up, be cause we never fought.”

“My oldest was a little contempla tive,” David recalls. “My daughter, who’s a bit of a drama queen, got up and started crying, ‘All my friends’ parents are getting divorced!’ Noth ing about Dad being gay.” Then, in a general state of exhaustion, all six of them adjourned to a favorite res taurant called (with a dash of comic irony) Jekyll & Hyde. This detonation in the lives of the Marchi family was notably non-de structive. Brenda recalls that their third child, a sensitive soul named above: Among Marchi’s primary influences is Hans Hofmann, a renowned painting teacher who made his own best paintings after turning sixty.

David and Brenda decided to keep mum—the kids were then ages five to twelve—while they tried to figure out how to cope with the new state of affairs. They settled on a gradualist approach. “We took a loft in the city, and David kind of lived Monday through Thursday as a gay man, just to experience it, and he came home to Wilton on the weekends,” Brenda says. “Wow, when I think about it now!” she adds, laughing. “Well, we just wanted to make sure it was real and true—and it was real and true.”

I gotta do this….’

So came the pitiless task of inform ing the children that (a) David was gay, and (b) as a practical necessity, he and Brenda would be getting di vorced. The plan was to have a pleas ant family outing—a Yankees game out at the stadium—and then drop the bombs as gently as they could. It so happens that David is not a base ball fan. Further, this particular game proved interminable, giving David oceans of time in which to halluci nate his big reveal going disastrously awry. “How many innings are there in a fucking baseball game?” he asks now, reliving the horror. “This one, I think, broke records. And I’m sitting in my seat going, ‘I gotta do this…

Thewounds.splitfrom Matthew is not the second great upheaval to which we refer. No. The second upheaval came mid-second-marriage, during a busi ness trip to Tampa. The day before the meeting, David and Matthew partook in a speedboating excursion on Tampa Bay. It was a sunny Sun day with a light breeze, and the boat traffic on the bay was heavy. Inex plicably, the fellow at the wheel of the small craft kept zipping across the wakes at full throttle, pounding and plunging through the saltwater spray. “It was like mogul skiing,” Marchi recalls with a slightly seasick

CONTRIBUTED his 1974 mind firmly in suppressive mode. When he came out all those years later, she might have reacted with justifiable brimstone, followed by unrelenting permanent frost. “But that night I just held him and said, ‘It’s OK, it’s all right,’ ” Brenda re calls. “My feeling was, this was not something he ever chose. This was something he dealt with.” David says, “She was by my side for the entire thing. She is the most amaz ing woman in the world.” And who could possibly disagree?

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In the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Richard Dreyfus character is transfixed by a waking dream of an odd-looking mountain that turns out to be Devils Tower, a butte in Wyoming. One night at the dinner table, he commandeers the bowl of mashed potatoes and sculpts the butte, right there on his plate. Then, noticing his family gawping, he bursts into tears and says, “Well, I guess you’ve noticed something’s a little strange with Dad.” That scene evokes Marchi’s own inex plicable urge to paint the images engraved on his dreams. “I moved the furniture out of the dining room and started laying canvases down,” he says. “It became—well, the word is Marchiobsession.”issitting outside a café in Easton, having stopped to meet us on his way to a doctor’s appointment in Stamford. These days he lives in Niantic with his eminently suitable partner, Jim Finnegan, a retired in surance executive. Marchi shuttles between three art studios—one in New London, another near his house above: Quilty Pleasure Marchi likes to use tools, such as boards, kitchen utensils, masonry tools, electric sanders, to create unusual textures.

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As he stood there grip ping a metal cleat in a blue-knuckled hand, the boat struck a wake with ex ceptional force, breaking Marchi’s hold and tossing him into the air. He landed on his back, fracturing it; his wrists, too, were badly damaged. “I lost consciousness. When I came to, I was lying on the deck in excruciat ingBackpain.”in New York, Marchi’s phy sicians decided against the violence of surgery, and instead put him in a titanium brace—his hot, itchy pris on for the next six months. It was in this period that the dreams be gan. Dreams of color, of anonymous hands pushing the color around, mashing it together. “As the colors were being moved,” he recalls, “new colors were being created.” At first the dreams were hazy, formless, but they recurred with such strange insis tence that he was overcome with the desire to paint. In his adult life Mar chi had never so much as touched a paint brush. What was happening? As Brenda recalls it, “We had given him as a Christmas gift one year a set with acrylic tubes and such. One night he woke up and just had this consuming need to paint. And he found this set. Most of the tubes had dried up, but he put water in them and brought them back, and he start ed painting. And he really hasn’t stopped since.”

The fracture did not heal properly. Back pain insinuated itself into ev ery nook of his daily life. On June 2, 2016, the surgeons finally went to work, cutting, fusing, installing rods and plates and screws. But the pain remained chronic, and the added trauma of the operation produced a very curious side effect, if we dare call it that: the dreams of painting went big league. That is, the am biguous mash of color solidified into compositions so fully realized that they could have been hanging on a gallery wall.

in Vermont, and the third in Wilton— as if he can never stray too far from his paints. The spigot is always on. Marchi is a smallish, sturdily built man of sixty-five, though with his short dark hair, frayed baseball cap and auspicious genes, he manages to look eternally boyish. At first he seems soft-spoken to the point of shyness, but soon one detects the undercurrent of confidence and willpower that led to success on the upper slopes of advertising and mar keting. He is, after all, a man who once dazzled George Lucas with his concepts for the Pepsi–Star Wars tie-ins. “He’s always been driven,” Brenda says. “Everything he’s done in his life, he’s done 110 percent.” In his professional life, he was the master of his drive. Now, in his ar tistic life, his drive had turned man ic, and was careening at high speed into the mists of the unknown. “At first this thing was so exhilarating— the adrenaline was always flowing,” he says. “Everything was new, ev erything was great. It was like open ing a package on Christmas morn ing: ‘Wow, this is so cool… Did I ask for this?’ ” Then the exhilaration shaded into abandon; he felt like a garden blooming wildly out of control. “I couldn’t calm my mind down,” he says. “There were times when I’d paint twenty-four hours at a stretch, and not eat. I couldn’t stop. There was so much shit in my head to get out. I found that when I did stop, like to try to eat, the urge was so strong that I literally had to go back to my studio and just keep painting—and painting and painting.”

One day in 2018 while sitting on the toilet—an enforced break from the tyranny of art—he got a phone call from his attorney: “Quick, turn on CBS!” Sunday Morning was airing a segment on acquired savant syndrome, a rare condition where by a trauma to the central nervous system switches on a narrow but su percharged ability, typically in mu sic, art, math or memory. Acquired savant syndrome is quite rare— there are eighty-six known cases, including Marchi’s, according to Dr. Matthew Doll, a director at the SSM Health Treffert Center in above: Marchi with Larry Poons, a contemporary master who is also Marchi’s teacher along with his wife, Paula, at the Art Students League in New York. David and Larry are pictured with a painting of Marchi’s Poon River, which recently won the ASL’s “Best in Show.” Marchi has been invited to exhibit in a prestigious ASL show this fall called “We Fancy,” curated by Eric Shiner, featuring queer creators.

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Dr. Darold A. Treffert, the reigning expert on savantism until his death in 2020, explained to CBS’s view ers that an acquired savant’s injury appears to “rewire” his brain as if in compensation for the damage suf fered, unleashing latent capabilities in the process. Marchi listened in amazement. Vaguely he knew about the Rain Men of the world, who in less-sensitive days were called “idiot savants.” But he’d never heard about normal people who had been bonked on the head—or in the back—and metamorphosed into prodigies. “Oh my God,” he thought. “That’s me.”Soon Marchi learned the stories of other acquired savants. In 1979, at the age of ten, Orlando Serrell was struck on the head by a baseball; now he can tell you the weather and what he was wearing and doing on any given day since the accident. head in the shallow end of a swim ming pool. Almost immediately he could play keyboard pieces of such intricacy that it seemed to him “the ghost of Beethoven jumped into my body.” But Amato’s gift had a dark side: extreme migraines. “This gift isn’t for everyone,” he has observed. “It’sTheexhausting.”sciencebehind acquired sa vantism is not clearly understood. Matthew Doll reports that the injury commonly occurs in the brain’s left hemisphere. “And that’s a particular area of the brain that does some sup pression work,” he says. “So, when it’s disrupted, it may allow more ac cess to right hemisphere skills and abilities.” (The right brain is said to be the seat of creativity, and the left brain the seat of logic, though it’s far from that simple.)

Dr. Treffert believed that acquired savant syndrome hints at the poten tial for genius locked inside every human brain: “There’s a little Rain Man in each of us,” he once told a TED Talk audience. In other words, Dr. Doll says, “It would appear that these skills are already present in us. We’re just not accessing them.” New research, he adds, is focusing on just that—accessing our personal genius using transcranial magnetic stimulation and other methods.

After watching the Sunday Morn ing story, Marchi could not resist contacting Dr. Treffert. When they first talked, Marchi told him, “I feel like I’m going crazy, because it just won’t turn off—it’s there when I’m sleeping, it’s there when I wake up.” Treffert told him, “Unfortunately, that’s part of the whole savant syn drome. All this stuff is in you, and it’s not like you can just delete it.”

In 1994, Tony Cicoria, an orthopedic surgeon, was struck by lightning in a New York phone booth and devel oped “an insatiable desire” to play and compose classical piano mu sic. In 1986, Derek Amato became similarly possessed after hitting his above: Rust Never Sleeps (60 x 40) was inspired by Neil Young’s song suggesting complacency is a creeping threat to an artist’s credibility greenwichmag.com 76

Wisconsin, the world leader in the study of savant syndrome. (Less rare than acquired savant syndrome is congenital savant syndrome, in which a person born autistic or otherwise neurologically impaired possesses a talent in mysterious abundance— a so-called “island of genius.” The most famous congenital savant was Kim Peek, who inspired the Oscarwinning film Rain Man. Diagnosed as mentally retarded at birth, Peek nevertheless memorized thousands of books and musical scores. He could spontaneously answer arcane questions in any field: Who were the four members of Washington’s cabi net? Who was the winning pitcher in game three of the 1926 World Se ries? On what day of the week was Sir Walter Raleigh executed? “I have so many things in me that you can’t even guess them all,” he said.)

The Sunday Morning segment fea tured the acquired savant Alonzo Clemons, a Colorado janitor who suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a childhood fall. Unable to read or write, he has the brain develop ment of a six-year-old and an IQ of 40. And yet he sculpts animals with gorgeous sophistication. (Back in 1987 his life-size bronze Three Frolicking Foals sold for $45,000.)

Like the great abstract expressionists of yore, Saltz noted, Marchi has “no fear of scale.” Recently he completed his larg est painting yet, a fifteen-footer ti tled Galaxy, which resembles both Jackson Pollock’s dense spatter and the swirling Milky Way in which we live. Galaxy showcases Marchi’s ar ray of techniques for applying color.

Then, before picking up a brush, he sits and stares at the white canvas on the wall, mentally projecting what he saw in his sleep.

“Remember National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?” In the film, there’s a little country girl who goes cross-eyed when she falls into a well and gets cured when she’s kicked by a mule. To this day Marchi dreads get ting kicked by a metaphorical mule.

Many savant artists are considered good only in the context of their dra matic stories; if you didn’t know those stories, you would think their art is no better than average. Dr. Treffert him self once noted that only a handful of savants rise to the category he called “prodigious”—a talent that is striking on its own merits. Marchi is certainly one. By 2019 he had his first solo show, at Art Ba sel Miami, the prestigious interna tional art fair. New York Magazine critic Jerry Saltz, examining Aqua Vita, noted the “Cezanne-like” veils of color that typify Marchi’s work.

Treffert suggested therapy to better control the gift that gave too much. But after some reflection, Marchi re jected the idea. “I said to myself, ‘You know, I don’t want to control it.’ ” He sips his coffee contemplatively.

Some paint is squeezed directly out of the tube and onto the canvas in great globs; other paint is flung on with spoons. Marchi uses mason ry tools, sanding machines, cloth, boards, tires—anything, really— in addition to boring old brushes. Once, he lost control of an electric drill with a paint-mixing attachment.

“It’s almost like meditation,” he says. “Everything goes away. There’s no sound. There’s no disruption. There’s just the white canvas and my colors.” There might be blues and whites and silvers, as in his painting Aqua Vita, made during a residency at the Dune Shacks in Provincetown, where Marchi had ample time to absorb, as it were, the great Atlantic and its vast shifting light. Or there might be pinks, whites, golds and coppers, as in Field of Gold. “That came from my house in Vermont,” Marchi re ports. “We had a huge field, maybe five acres, and I planted wildflowers there, and it was absolutely beauti ful. And the sunlight there is incred ible. So one morning I’m having a cup of coffee, looking at the field, and the flowers were embedded in the grass, but the grass was dry and when the sunlight came through, it photographically ‘snapped’ in my mind. I didn’t think of a paint ing then. I just thought, there’s sun, there’s this hay kind of stuff and there are little colors in there. That night I went to sleep and I saw the painting. I woke up, I drove to my studio, four miles away, and painted it.” He smiles a little shyly. “That just sold to a family in Newport.”

“It sprayed all over the canvas, and I thought, ‘Hmm, that looks pret ty good.’ Fuck-ups become art at times.”

But what if that happens—what if the gift evaporates tomorrow? “Oh, God,” he says, a look of terror flit ting across his brow. “I’d have to go out and break my back again.” Marchi does not sleep well. But when sleep comes, so do the images: floods of them, smears and sprays and blocks of color. He keeps an iPhone and pen and paper by his bedside in order to capture sleep’s bounty. Come morn ing, he selects the colors he saw in his dreams and lays them out on the floor.

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Most of Marchi’s paintings de rive from nature. Niantic Sun Dance suggests a Turner-like scene of wa ter and sky. Fault Line, a field of angry Tyrolean red with a yellow streak and patches of blue and green, evokes an earthquake on the Whit tier fault that shook Marchi violently one morning many years ago. Sunspot is pure sunlight on canvas, with subtle gradations of gold-yel low-orange. The delicate, drippy If a Tree Falls is surely a forest in win ter. Spring Forward implies a frenzy of blooming wildflowers. The large and impressive Summit came from a dream of mountains. One series of paintings not in spired by nature takes as its sub ject the Twin Towers. An artisti cally unpromising subject, one might add, given the sentimentality now attached to it. But Marchi does it surprising justice: one painting in particular, a cityscape in red, black, umber and ochre, evokes a sense of impending terror and shattering violence.

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Marchi knew little about art and art ists before his accident. These days he studies them with the avidity of one making up for lost time. Wasily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian and the contemporary painter Larry Poons, a teacher of Marchi’s at the Art Stu dents League, emerged as particular favorites. Soon he discovered that his work vividly echoes that of Hans Hofmann (1880–1966), a renowned art teacher who produced his own major paintings after turning sixty. Being in his sixties himself, Mar chi finds Hofmann’s biography dis tinctly encouraging. (Marchi paint ed his homage to Hofmann, By His Side, in part beside Hofmann’s grave in Truro, Massachusetts. In April he exhibited the piece at a two-man show at New Canaan’s Carriage Barn Art Center; the other artist was fellow acquired savant Alder Crock er, of Fairfield, who suffered a bro ken neck in 2018 after a fall while jogging in Mexico.) Equal to Hofmann in Marchi’s pantheon of heroes is Gerhard Rich ter, widely regarded as one of the greatest living artists. Marchi dis covered his affinity for the German master totally by chance, when he showed his work to the interior de signer David Scott. “David looks at my work and goes, ‘Wow, this is great, you’re influenced by Gerhard Richter.’ And I say, ‘Oh, uh, yeah,’ or something like that. When he left, I Googled Gerhard Richter, and I’m like, ‘Holy crap.’ ” In some pieces, Richter drags a board across freshly applied colors to create a blurred ef fect. Marchi had done the same thing, and in those paintings the similari ties to Richter are uncanny—not just in technique, but in texture, layering and complexity. As Marchi delved deeper into Richter’s work, he made a discovery that stopped him cold. “I found a series he did called Hands I looked at them, and there were the hands—the hands that I’d seen in myMarchidreams.”has largely integrated his painterly influences into a rich, au thoritative style all his own. Now his paintings are landing in the private collections of millionaires. This was never the goal, he maintains; cer tainly he never succumbed to “the mania for instant reputation” that the late, great critic Robert Hughes considered a blight on the American art scene. “It’s not about selling the work,” Marchi says. “I don’t need the money. I don’t need to be fa mous. If I never sold another paint ing, I would be OK.” Kandinsky said, “Painting should grow out of an internal neces sity,” and it’s hard to imagine an internal necessity greater than Mar chi’s. From the first touch of paint to canvas, he was visited by a profound sense of calm. “Painting is my ther apy for pain,” he explains. “When I go into my studio, no matter how much I’m hurting, the pain kind of goes away. My mind goes into a trance of painting—it’s medicine for me.” He has come to believe that art can be medicine for everyone. “Art heals,” he says. “But you need to open yourself up to it. If you can open yourself up to it, no matter what kind of trauma you’ve had— it doesn’t have to be a boat or a car accident, it could be a bad divorce, it could be cancer—my message is always, art heals. I encourage peo ple, when they’re down and out, to above: Fault Line (50 x 50) was inspired by an earthquake that shook Marchi many years ago in Whittier, California.

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pick up a pencil and a pad, to walk outside with your kids’ watercolor set. Try it for ten minutes and see if it doesn’t get your mind off your horrible divorce or your cancer, or whatever.”Scienceagrees with him. Studies demonstrate that music calms neural pathways, and that visual art soothes the intense emotions around illness, and can even reduce the need for pain medication. Doing science one better, Kurt Vonnegut recommended practicing art—any art—in order “to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.” Something strange happens to us as we exit childhood, Marchi believes. The habit of mak ing art that comes so naturally to children—and which adults encour age in the same way they do good hygiene or good nutrition—seems to drain out of us by adolescence. Official encouragement via our pub lic schools wanes as well, as do of ficial funds. “Art is in everybody,” Marchi says. “Why do we squash it? Why don’t we nourish it?” His own life journey has been akin to recovering the freewheeling joys of childhood. After two radi cal shifts in identity, Marchi is once again purely, unselfconsciously, himself. “Where I am now is where I always should have been,” he ob serves. “But isn’t it amazing that, if I didn’t have the accident, I never would have known? When I came out [of the closet], it felt like, ‘Wow, I can be myself.’ With my art, it felt like, ‘This always was myself.’ I just didn’t“Davidknow.”is more at peace right now than he’s ever been in his life,” Brenda says. “He has a wonderful partner, who is accepting of him and above: Field of Gold (60 x 40), an abstraction of a field of grass and wildflowers in Vermont below: Aqua Vita (52 x 70) was done during a residency at The Shacks in Provincetown, where Marchi spent a week studying the changing light on the Atlantic Ocean. Aqua Vita was critiqued by New York Magazine art critic Jerry Saltz. also, God bless him, of all of us. He is happy—and that’s all that any of us ever wanted for him.” A while ago Brenda sold her house in Wilton and moved into an apartment, the lease of which expired in June. “Did he tell you?” she says, chuckling. “I’m going to move in with David and Jim for a while. So our bizarre little story continues.”

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Behind the Scenes

Just when we thought we pretty much knew all of photographer Kyle Norton’s talents, he showed us his ballet skills at our top teens shoot at The Glass House in New Canaan. New Canaan High grad and pre-professional ballerina, Maeson Wagner watches on as Norton shows her the pose he wanted to see for the shot. She nailed it (see page 52) and clearly, so did Norton.

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