Issue One: Spring 2015

FORT WAYNE ART & CULTURE SPRING / SUMMER 2015

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FORT WAYNE ART & CULTURE

OUR MISSION In our adoration of all things local, Pique: Fort Wayne Art & Culture will not only be sold in local galleries and shops in Fort Wayne, but the publication itself will also highlight local businesses and the services or goods they provide to the people of Fort Wayne. We must support what we have in order to grow, and this publication will highlight just how much Fort Wayne has to offer.

Pique: Fort Wayne Art & Culture aims to establish a sincere connection with members of our community and inspire them to take an active role in the cultivation of Fort Wayne’s artistic future. Believing firmly that the talent in Fort Wayne should not go unnoticed or unsupported, we intend to provide local artists with the recognition they deserve, while providing the community with insight into their own city’s growing art culture.

THANK YOU, FORT WAYNE 3 Rivers Co-Op Adam Garland Adams Radio Group Affiné Alexandra Hall Andrew Dubach Ashley Peters Black Anvil Bob Storey Bravas Cara Lee Wade Civic Theatre Creative Women of The World Daniel Church Dan Swartz

Maisie & Maude Mariah Wynn Marry Me in Fort Wayne Matt Mabis Matthew Plett Micah Dunlap Molly Stronczek Moonlit Design Co. Nick Ferran - Cover Illustration Old 5 & Dime Sign Co One Lucky Guitar Ragin' Cajun Silver Fusion Sol Kitchen Spicer's

Embassy Theatre Emily Hollenberg Emma McCarron Erik Howard Excell Color Graphics Fort Wayne Museum of Art Get Fresh Farms Heaven's Gateway Drugs Hedgehog Press Hyde Brothers Indiana Stamp Co. Jamaris Tubbs Jordan Kurzen Julie Wall Toles Kona Ice Little Shop of Spinning

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND PIQUE

MARIAH KNIGHT Mariah is the founder of Pique: Fort Wayne Art & Culture and is the lead designer and assistant photographer for the publication.

She is a graduate of the University of Saint Francis with a degree in Communication Arts and Graphic Design. She works full-time at Excell Color Graphics as a Prepress Technician and Graphic Designer. When she isn’t working on this magazine she likes to listen to podcasts, eat olives, and crochet scarves.

SIERRA DISCH Sierra is the head photographer and assistant designer for Pique: Fort Wayne Art & Culture. She also works at Heritage Food Service as a graphic designer and the photography team lead. She graduated from the University of Saint Francis with a degree in Communication Arts and Graphic Design, concentrating in both Computer Graphics and Photography, and a minor in Photography. She recently became a Fort Wayne Derby girl and is a loving cat mother.

KAYLA MAYERS Kayla is a writer and editor for Pique: Fort Wayne Art & Culture. She works full-time at Fort Wayne Center for Learning as an instructor and graduated from IPFW with a degree in Writing and a minor in Linguistics. In her free time, she likes to read and run at an embarrassingly slow pace.

AUDREY CLARK Audrey is a writer and editor for Pique: Fort Wayne Art & Culture. She works as a writer and editor for a social media company and manages a team of freelance writers. She graduated from the University of Saint Francis with a degree in Public Relations and a minor in Social Work. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, crafting, and cuddling with cats. Not pictured.

BENJAMIN DEHR Benjamin is a writer and photographer for Pique: Fort Wayne Art & Culture. He works full-time as a Customer Service Representative and Interactive Media Assistant for DeBrand Fine Chocolates. He graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Photojournalism, along with minors in Communication and Creative Writing. In his free time he enjoys consuming television, film and literature, eluding vigilant German Shepherds on his bicycle, writing poetry and daydreaming about floating in space as an astronaut. Not pictured.

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND PIQUE

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DO IT YOURSELF LINOCUT

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A NEW FLAG FOR A NEW FORT WAYNE

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CREATIVE CENSUS

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FINE ARTISTS

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Molly Stronczek

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Andrew Dubach

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Erik Howard

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Julie Wall Toles

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Bob Storey

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Trevor Rush

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OLD 5 & DIME SIGN CO

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THIS IS NOT YOUR BURDEN

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CREATIVE WOMEN OF THE WORLD

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TEKVENTURE

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THE SOUND OF OUR CITY

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What Are You Listening To?

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J. Tubbs

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Heaven's Gateway Drugs

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FORT WAYNE FOOD TRUCKS

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Local Vegetarian Cuisine

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10 Fresh Smoothies

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Become an Explorer

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CATCH 22

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Little Shop of Spinning

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A NEW FLAG FOR A NEW FORT WAYNE

By Kayla Mayers confluence in the heart of the city. The middle of the flag features a white star within a red circle that represents the feeling of togetherness and community in Fort Wayne. While the original flag created in 1916 focused on the militaristic side of the town’s history, Garland focused on the confluence of the three rivers and the important role the rivers played as a vital trade route in Fort Wayne’s humble beginnings many years ago. He drew inspiration from the Indianapolis flag, believing that incorporating elements from a neighboring area’s flag would lend to a complementary design that looks and feels in sync with the surrounding region.

Adam Garland is one of Fort Wayne’s biggest advocates, both in stature and in spirit. As a bartender at JK O’Donnell’s, Garland has had the opportunity to see and hear of the exciting new developments taking place in the city. He is currently leading one of those new developments by creating an updated version of Fort Wayne’s flag. His initial goal was to redesign the existing flag in order to create something that symbolizes a unique side of Fort Wayne’s history. Garland started by creating guidelines for elements that the ideal flag should have: only uses two to three colors, shares similarities to flags in surrounding areas, and is easy to see and recognize.

Garland’s design for the new flag has become a popular idea and he has received many requests for flags, stickers, and t-shirts. Realizing how costly it is to fund such a project, he has started to raise money in order to produce and distribute the new flags. Getting t-shirts made is the first item on his to-do list, and he intends to thank donors with a t-shirt featuring the new flag design. He looks forward to seeing the new flags around town, especially outside of local businesses. When you see the new flags, snap a picture and post it to social media using the hashtag #fortwayneflag.

Through this whole experience, Garland learned that when something needs to be done in Fort Wayne, creating an idea and letting it promote itself is both a rewarding and effective way to make change happen.

When a contest for a new flag design did not turn out as he had hoped, Garland took matters into his own creative hands. In a single day, Garland designed over 50 different versions of the new flag. He sent his designs to friends and asked them to narrow down the collection to their top favorites. After receiving feedback, he posted the top designs to social media and allowed a larger group of people to determine which flag would be declared the winner. As it turned out, almost every single person that voted chose the same design (pictured above).

The flag’s royal blue background and crisp-white sideways “Y” design symbolize the three rivers that come to a 10

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Building a brighter future for Northeast Indiana, one creative community at a time.

By Dan Swartz To study Northeast Indiana’s creative economy, Wunderkammer Company has constructed “Creative Census” a one year project which takes a twist on the creative asset maps which have been so popular over the last few years and directly studies the “lowest common denominator” agents in the creative economy, the individual talent, AKA employees of creative industry businesses and freelancers. In Phase 1 of this project, which ended in January 2015, Wunderkammer Company administered a long-form survey to over 1,000 individuals in Northeast Indiana’s creative economy. In this process, we learned that the largest concentrations of creative talent reside in the 46802, 46805, and 46807 zip codes, which all rest within Fort Wayne’s urban core.

The world’s creative economy has been growing at astronomical rates over the past 15 years. Depending on how we define this area of economic activity, it represents 3-12% of global gross domestic product. Because of this, many consider the creative economy to be the next growth model as these forms of industry exist somewhat independently from natural resources, and need very little in the way of specialized real estate.

Wunderkammer Company is dedicated to revitalizing communities through contemporary art and that, to a great extent, means building systems and programming which studies, supports, and expands the creative economy in whatever community we are working with. Much like Wunderkammer Company itself, the creative economy is unique in that beyond its distinct economic value (dollars and cents), it assists and facilitates more intangible values of cultural openness, a high degree of social connectivity, and “sticky” places where people feel more attached.

In Phase 2, Wunderkammer Company extends Creative Census to these zip codes with extensive Quality of Life planning to determine why creatives are choosing these spaces, and how they can be modified to extend the attraction, retention and development of creative talent within these spaces. Phase 2 is structured in multiple parts, including open house charrettes, focus groups, further surveys, and walking audits.

While all of this sounds good, and most major cities and most developed and developing nations have placed a keen focus on the development of their creative assets, most of these investments have been everywhere from lackluster to complete failures. Even so, the successes, though few and far between, have been spectacular. The reasons for these failures stem mostly from a lack of understanding of how to develop a creative economy, and specifically what it means to develop the local culture which produces this economy. At Wunderkammer Company, we deal with culture and economy on a daily basis. We help its agents build themselves into more complex structures, and educate various markets into movement.

Once Phase 2 is complete, we will have an even deeper understanding of the attraction and retention sides of Creative economy development. There will be succinct quality of life plans to implement in each area (which will happen in Phase 3), and Northeast Indiana will have a registry for creative talent so that it can know itself, and a system of best practices will be established to administer in other communities.

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MOLLY STRONCZEK [ GRAPHIC DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY ] Some of her thread work appeared in a show called “Intertwine� that she did with a fellow fiber artist, Sommer Starks. They were similar artists in that their work was a representation of connections between people and a particular element. They both share the view that people, whether physically or internally, are connected to the world by a thousand different fibers.

Molly Stronczek is one of those people that can say she is doing in her career exactly what she went to school for. She graduated from the University of St. Francis with a Bachelor of Arts in graphic design and a minor in photography. Now, she is a designer/fine art photographer at Britton Marketing and Design Group and creates unique photography pieces in her free time.

While attending USF, one of her professors encouraged her to incorporate another medium into her photography. Because she has always enjoyed sewing, she decided to start adding thread to her photographs.

Stronczek feels inspired by the photographers Alison Scarpulla and Sally Mann, both of which are artists that focus on humans and nature in their artwork. There are other artists out there that, similarly to Stronczek, use thread in their photography, but as far she knows, they use thread as a central medium to their work, while she uses it to accent her photography.

Stronczek sews yellow thread into her pieces, using it to accent the main part of each photograph. When asked how often she works on her personal art, she said that she works on it whenever she has the compulsion to do so; she comes up with an idea and has to produce it. She also shared that the process is quite therapeutic for her. She does not necessarily want to make money from her art or to show her pieces, but still thinks it is pretty cool when she gets to.

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ANDREW DUBACH [ SCULPTURE ] When asked why he enjoys sculpting, Andrew Dubach looked around his studio space. Glancing at the colorful sculptures and art supplies scattered about, he answered “Because it’s physical and messy…as you can see.” He recalled that his love for art began at a young age when he started to draw and sketch.

Though he was going to school for psychology and anthropology, Dubach enrolled in a drawing class for non-majors, and he began exploring art as more than just a hobby. Dubach’s graduation is approaching and he will receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in sculpture, as well as a minor in art history.

Dubach was attracted to sculpting because he enjoys solving the stability issues that appear regularly with this particular art form.

Industrial materials and found objects are often incorporated into his sculptures and when asked if he is trying to make a statement, he laughed while admitting, “A lot of it is just me being cheap.” In a piece made of waste materials, wrappers, and leftover paint, Dubach illustrates how many different materials are used in the creation of just one art project. He explained that he likes to go dumpster diving and often visits thrift stores to find objects to put into his pieces. Spray foam insulation is another common element in these pieces, serving as yet another material that contributes to his goal of limited control.

THE LACK OF CONTROL IS SCARY FOR DUBACH BUT HE ENJOYS THE UNPREDICTABILITY. Dubach considers himself a formalist artist that integrates abstract expressionism into his sculptures. When asked about his process, he described a challenging method that allows very little control and a minimal planning stage. He writes down an idea or draws a small sketch, such as a simple stick figure, and starts sculpting without knowing exactly how it will turn out. During this process, he produces high-standing, amorphous sculptures that look like they could topple over at any second. The lack of control is scary for Dubach but he savors the unpredictability, allowing the freedom of creativity to guide him.

Dubach is inspired by many artists, including Cy Twombly, Ken Price, Sol LeWitt, Lynda Benglis, Willem de Kooning, and Ron Nagle. His process requires extreme creativity and risk-taking, the end result being a unique style of sculptural work that is quite unique to the Fort Wayne area.

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ERIK HOWARD [ DRAWING ] Uninhibited by a formal process, Erik Howard creates beautifully intricate drawings using charcoal and ballpoint pens. Rather than beginning with a plan or pencil sketch, Howard lets inspiration take control and begins drawing right away. Each piece takes about 15 to 25 hours to complete, and Howard never throws away a work in progress. He welcomes every mistake and artfully works each one into the piece, carefully shading and blending each line. He explains that before starting a piece, he might quickly sketch a few thumbnails in order to check composition and focal points, but allows a piece flow naturally from that point on. Although Howard enjoys painting as well, the characteristics of pieces drawn with charcoal or ballpoint pen and the techniques that go into using such tools have become his passion.

Howard graduated from IPFW in 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Art and a concentration in drawing and painting. Originally, he went to college with the intention of becoming a comic book artist. After discovering a passion for realism, he began to take a different path with his art. He started to fall in love with drawing figures using charcoal and ballpoint pen, and he took many anatomy and “figures only” classes because he wanted his drawings to be anatomically correct. His work is strikingly lifelike, and hints of comic book inspiration lend to a high-contrast and surreal appeal.

Howard creates his pieces by laying thousands of lines on top of one another. When working with charcoal, he uses 6B, 4B, and 2B pencils with the higher numbers representing blacker pencils and the lower numbers having a dark gray cast. While drawing in his apartment, he surrounds himself with artwork and uses photos as references, including pictures of his friends. He finds that masks and birds are two common themes that show up in his artwork. Birds represent being free, and avian characteristics often appear in many forms.

He truly enjoys the process of making each piece and creating whatever comes to mind, allowing the story of a piece to present itself over the course of its creation. When a drawing is complete, he maintains that it is no longer up to him to decide the story, and allows the story to be determined by the audience. Howard has shown his work twice and Wunderkammer and once at Artlink. He enjoys showing his work and has set a goal to do so more often. He considers going back to school for a master’s degree to possibly teach in the future. If he does, we’ll be first in line to sign up for his classes.

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JULIE WALL TOLES [ PRINT MAKING ] and images. The relief printer can be used for wood block printing and linoleum block printing, while the intaglio press creates prints from copper plate etchings. The shop features greeting cards and art prints, and even offers coasters and custom printing.

Julie Wall Toles initially went to school to pursue a degree in business, but her creative spirit ultimately led her to a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts with a concentration in printmaking.

Ironically enough, Toles opened her own business. Thinking back to her college path, Toles laughs and admits, “In hindsight, I probably should have continued on with those classes.”

Toles’ own art is often influenced by her travels, and her inspiration stems from experiencing other cultures and studying unique artists. While exploring China, Toles’ found inspiration in a controversial artist named Ai WeiWei (who famously expressed regrets after designing the “Bird’s Nest” stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics). She was deeply moved by the silent protests of women in Egypt who were violently oppressed by their own government. Toles created exhibits about both of these experiences and highlights their profound meanings and stories in her collections.

Toles owns and operates Hedgehog Press, a cozy printmaking shop located at 1136 Columbia Avenue. She decided to start a career in printmaking because she was determined to prove that she could do it, and after searching for a place to create her work, Toles dove headfirst into the printmaking business and opened her own shop.

Printmaking is a difficult business, and Toles remarks that every aspect of it can be mentally and physically challenging at times. However, the process can be incredibly rewarding as well, and Toles enjoys solving problems and embraces the element of surprise, both of which are present in this form of art. Hedgehog Press focuses on three areas of printmaking: letter press printing, relief printing, and intaglio printing. Toles has two letter press printers from the 1800’s, which use moveable type to create words, phrases,

Visit Hedgehog Press to meet Toles and learn about the art of printmaking, and take a peek at her most recent artwork inspired by nature, animals, and moths. These pieces highlight the fragility of life and will be on display at Wunderkammer from May 22 through the end of June.

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BOB STOREY [ GRAPHIC DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION ] He is inspired by the sketches of Da Vinci, Ed Roth, Alphonse Mucha, Heinrich Kley, and Dirty Donny. He was also influenced by Shepard Fairey, the artist who designed the Barack Obama “Hope” campaign posters. Storey said that he studied Fairey’s screen printing process and incorporated some of Fairey’s techniques into his own creative process.

Bob Storey’s art career began with a tattoo apprenticeship with Nick Fabini at the original Studio 13. Since then, his creativity and passion for illustration have taken him to new heights as both an artist and a businessman. He currently works full-time at Eyeglass World to supplement what he calls his art “habit,” which include screen printing t-shirts and doing marketing and design work for places such as JK O'Donnell’s and Cinema Center. He often illustrates event posters for local bands, which has awarded him opportunities to work with popular touring bands as well.

Storey is starting to make a living from screen printing and enjoys illustrating band posters as a way to express his personal style.

"THE FWI STAR SHINES BRIGHT AROUND THIS CITY, AND IS PROUD TO BE APART OF IT." Storey’s apparel brand is “Fort Waste Industries,” or FWI, which he emphasizes is not a dig at Fort Wayne, but instead homage to the punk rock community. It is the name of his illustration and print company and he signs all of his art with it. He shared that actually “The FWI star shines bright around this city, and is proud to be a part of it.” Overall, he says, “Fort Waste Industries represents Bob Storey. FWI is just me.”

Storey can be found working in the 1835 building, a studio/ workspace where he and other freelance artists work on their projects. The space also serves as a gallery for local art shows and has even hosted seasonal pop-up shops. In the future, Storey plans on using the space for public workshops and sketch nights. He said that the artists that use the space are a very talented, welcoming group of people, and that the spirit of an art collective is present throughout the entire studio.

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TREVOR RUSH [ PAINTING ] When asked about his art process, Rush explained that he uses a style called “indirect painting.” He starts with a pencil drawing of an object that he finds appealing and then transfers it with charcoal, eventually going over it with layers of thinned oil paint. Rush’s paintings are smooth, but he respects artists that are able to create pieces that look real and have physical dimension, even though they are painted.

He paints daily in his bedroom-to-studio converted space, and finds himself listening to either downbeat music or a podcast about art to help him focus on his work.

Trevor Rush does not have a romantic story about picking up a pencil at a young age and drawing beautiful pictures.

He does, however, vividly recall being influenced by a man named David Carpenter, whom he met around the age of sixteen. He attended the University of Saint Francis in order to study under Carpenter and received a Bachelor of Arts in Painting with a minor in art history. Rush has been inspired by many artists, and one commonality between them all is that there is in an element of naturalism in their paintings.

HIS NEWEST PIECE WILL ALWAYS BE HIS FAVORITE.

Rush finds that many of his most recent paintings are centered on contemporary American culture. He feels strongly that the culture has succumbed to economic inequality and his pieces represent how “the political process is skewed in favor of the wealthy and those who can afford to contribute to political campaigns, while the majority of Americans with a lower income struggle to have their voices heard and their lives improved.” His most recent painting of the bust and American flag is his favorite so far, but Rush says that his newest piece will always be his favorite.

The man that Rush admires most is a Spanish painter by the name of Jusepe de Ribera. “His paintings look so real. It looks like if you went up to the painting and ran your hand across it, you could feel the objects and feel the flesh of the people.” Although Ribera painted mostly people, and Rush would love to paint like Ribera, he finds himself creating mostly still-life paintings.

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BRIGHT AND BOLD JUSTIN LIM / OLD 5 & DIME SIGN CO

Written and Photographed by Benjamin Dehr Local artist Justin Lim started his business Old 5 and Dime Sign Company seven years ago when he was doing maintenance work at a country club golf course. Having built his business mostly within the tattoo community, he is able to work full-time painting store window-fronts, creating one-of-a-kind sign cut-outs and selling prints online.

How did you get into sign-making/painting?

I’ve always been into low-riders and hot rods. Growing up I’d always see the really cool pin striping in all the low-rider magazines so I’ve always had an interest in that; I think that’s where it all began. One of my friends was into low-riders also and he kept telling me I should try it out so I bought some brushes.

I started messing around with that and I ended up working at a sign shop; a girl I went to school withs dad was an old-school sign painter so I kind of had a foot in the door there just hanging around until he gave me a permanent position and started to show me the ropes.

Did you know you were good at illustrating at an earlier age?

I’ve always been drawing. I used to draw a lot of portraits and realism stuff. This is my first paint medium ever though, these oilbased paints that I use. This is the first time I’ve ever messed with a brush and paint. I did do airbrushing for a little bit but found it to be a little dated. I never liked how you couldn’t get a super crisp, clean line with airbrushing. You always got a hazy look.

Using a brush really fascinated me because I could make it look so sharp and crisp.

What is the most difficult thing or place you’ve ever painted?

Probably a fish. Whenever I do a tattoo convention or something, I’ll get one of these big muskies or whatever and paint it and do a dollar-raffle for it. It’s pretty tough to paint with all the scales and the weird curves. I get them from Craigslist or antique stores or really anywhere I can find them. I painted a Luger pistol once with some gold leaf ornate swirls. I’ve done some big upright basses and of course some electric guitars.

How do you make your signs?

I cut them out with a jigsaw. I’ll sketch whatever it is out on signboard then go through and cut it all out, sand it, prime it.

There’s a good amount of work in the early stages, but once you start putting some color down it goes a lot quicker. The brushes I use are natural squirrel-hair. They’re really soft and have longer bristles so you can get a nice pinch or taper. I use an oilbased enamel called One Shot. It’s been around since the ‘40s or ‘50s. It’s a super high-gloss topcoat so when you use it on a motorcycle or hot rod, you can use it on top of the clear-coat and it can survive in the natural elements.

Where can people see your work?

I did all of Studio 13 Tattoo’s windows last April. Cardinal Tattoo has some of my stuff. Black Anvil Tattoo has a lot of my stuff. You can go there and see a span of the last five or six years of my stuff. It’s like a little Justin Lim history museum. I painted Bravas Burgers windows too. I did Great Lakes Tattoo in Chicago last October. A pretty well-known tattoo shop, Top Shelf Tattoo, flew me out to Queens, New York to paint their windows too.

Do you have a staple or something specific people could recognize your work by?

Definitely my lettering I think. I think every sign-painter has their own style depending what area you fit in or what colors you use. I feel like the colors I use fit into anywhere from the ‘30s to the ‘60s with a blend of more vibrant, brighter colors. I think when you see it you can tell if you’re familiar with my work. A lot of it reflects the

people that I learned from. Like Dave Dole who’s right down the road on Stellhorn. He’s been painting since like 1976. I’ve learned a lot from him and his style over the past five or six years. We’ve done some windows together so I think you can see some of his style in my own since I learned a lot from him.

Is this the only thing you do to supplement your income?

Yeah, I usually have about a three-month turnaround on average.

Everything is paid in advance and then it hits the to-do list. I stay pretty busy. It’s not really difficult to make a living out of it. It’s cool because if I don’t make money one week it’s because I’m just being lazy; I could just pre-paint something like a sign or cut-out and put it up on my website and it can usually sell within an hour or two.

What’s your favorite thing to paint?

I do a lot of tattoo shops. I built that clientele up by doing these big cut-outs. I like doing store-fronts (windows, glass) because I have to do it in reverse. It’s more fun, more challenging. You have to think about the layers and change your thinking to do it right.

Where do you find inspiration?

I like graffiti. I feel like my work is a mixture of traditional tattoo concepts and a more modern graffiti-looking color, the real vibrant popping colors. Street art is a big push.

I’d rather be painting You can definitely tell the traditional tattoo influence.

Yeah I just started painting for tattoo artists and shops and that’s built up to being about 99% of my clientele. Every once in a while I’ll do a barbershop or something. I like doing tattoo shops though because they’re pretty familiar with my work and they’re pretty laid back. They’re really trusting. I’ve painted for some more corporate businesses where they’ve wanted exact dimensions of every letter and want to see what it looks like before it’s done. Everything is hand-drawn on so it’s hard to say beforehand.

How long have you been painting?

It’s been about seven years now. Before, I worked maintenance at a golf course. It was knuckle-breaking, frustrating work.

I continued to paint on the side and I definitely enjoy painting a lot more. I quit working at the country club to go to barber school because I wanted to do something more flexible.

I also started pushing the painting a lot more and it blew up.

I couldn’t keep up with all the orders that people wanted but once I graduated it started multiplying even faster. When I first graduated from barber school I was cutting hair one day a week and even that got too much to try to bounce back and forth between the two. Even halfway through barber school I was like, “Why the hell am I in barber school? I don’t even want to cut hair.

I’d rather be painting.”

Painting anything by hand takes not just talent, but discipline and patience. Lim was patient with his art and business in the beginning, using a maintenance job and barber school to allow him to continue working with his hands, skills he relies on to this day. Gaining a foothold in the tattoo community has given him the clientele and support he needed to make a living. Signs around the city show his talent, and his talents shine through his hard work.

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This is Not Your Burden

By Emily Hollenberg Artwork by Sierra Disch They say that women hold up half the sky.

They stand, side by side, arms stretched, backs bent, holes in their sides pouring blood and light.

I am one of them.

There is a dark woman next to me, her large eyes vast oceans of knowledge I will never have.

A black river of blood runs from her nose as her sinews tense and shred, the weight too much.

They never said the sky was light.

We have everything in common, all beating hearts, balloon lungs, and the men that sit on our piece of sky.

Men that sit on everyone’s piece of sky.

Our feet flatten under their weight, broaden, turn into oceans of veins and skin colours.

I do not know the woman next to me but she is me with flat feet, balloon lungs and her own piece of heavy sky, the burden we were given.

Every bird I see is the bird I found when I was a girl, flightless and wrinkled and motherless.

I put it in a nest I built of too much mud and dead grass, dried in the fiery sun that men believe shines for them.

Every bird I see is this bird, its beak uttering the words “This is not for you, this is not your burden.”

But it is.

All of these women are my mother, feet broadening and the sea coming out of their eyes.

We all have hearts that splinter ribs with love and hope and anguish and fear.

They say women hold up half the sky to keep the sun that shines for men.

We hold the entire sky.

The sun does not shine for you.

She has done numerous poetry readings for See Spot Run magazine, and has presented at the annual Sigma Tau Delta International English Conference. Emily is currently editing her novel, "A Thousand Glass Stories," with hopes of publishing it within the next year.

Emily Hollenberg is a Fort Wayne native who studied English Literature and Creative Writing at Alma College in Alma, Michigan. Her poetry and short stories have been featured in the feminist online venue The Voices Project and in See Spot Run magazine.

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Creative Women of the World Nestled in downtown Fort Wayne, Creative Women of the World is truly a one-of-a-kind boutique. Offering everything from accessories and clothing, to organic chocolates and coffee, CWoW specializes in fair-trade goods created by women from all over the world. Every item is beautifully crafted with care, and tells the unique story of its artisan and country of origin. Woven into each item is a story of hope, creativity, and survival, and CWoW is a part of that story from start to finish.

By Audrey Clark Photography by Mariah Knight

125 W. Wayne Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 gocwow.org

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Led by Lorelai Verlee (Executive Director) and Nicole Moore (Director of Retail Operations), the CWoW team travels all over the world to teach women how to create their own sustainable businesses. The women they work with have faced extreme poverty, human trafficking, and tragic disasters (both natural and man-made). They’ve been displaced by war, denied education, and had their basic human rights stripped away. To these women, having their own sustainable business means they will be able to provide for themselves and their families. It means they will be able to survive.

When it comes to teaching sustainability, one of the biggest challenges is modifying the “survival mode” mindset. Being in survival mode means worrying about tomorrow. Thinking about sustainability means trusting in the future. CWoW has developed a curriculum made up of six teaching modules: Identify Assets, Marketing, Financial Management, Capacity Building, People Management, and Securing the Future. The training course is one week long, and the CWoW team works with each woman to develop an individual business plan to suit each woman’s skills and aspirations. At the end of the training course, the women are equipped with the tools and knowledge they need to start their own sustainable businesses.

However, the rewards are so much greater than financial stability alone. When you create something, you are proud of it. It’s a physical representation of your capabilities. For these women, their creations are symbols of hope and opportunity. Their children and communities are inspired by the strength and self-respect these women possess, and a cycle of change begins.

Creative Women of the World is a nonprofit organization, and the funds for their outreach programs come from donations, grants, and storefront sales. CWoW hosts fundraisers and events throughout the year, and the team attends speaking engagements across the country to share their experiences and their vision. Visit their website, gocwow.org, to learn more about the CWoW mission, make a donation, and browse the online shop. Every single item purchased directly benefits the organization’s mission to empower women through creativity.

Every artisan tells their story through their handmade creations. By supporting Creative Women of the World, you are adding new chapters to some of the most amazing stories ever told, and ensuring that women all over the world will have the chance to share theirs as well.

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TEKVENTURE When walking in to the old Allen County Sweeper Company building at 1800 Broadway, one is immediately struck by the sheer size of the space within. With such a clean slate and an abundance of square feet, the building certainly has potential to serve any number of purposes. After getting to know Greg Jacobs, the founder of TekVenture, and talking with his colleagues, the vision for the space became clear as they described their passion for creating things by combining art, science, and technology.

TekVenture is a nonprofit organization consisting of a group of passionate volunteers that share similar interests in how things are made. Starting with the concept of creating an art and technology lab and public workshop, they set up a prototype of this “makerspace” at the Three Rivers Festival where the community could see people making things right in front of them. After this event, Jeff Krull, then Director of the Allen County Public Library, wanted to get the library community involved with this idea. A white trailer parked outside of the library was the first maker space that Jacobs and his crew created, and it was built with the purpose of serving as a place for the people of Fort Wayne to do just what the name suggests: make stuff.

For the past three and a half years, people used the makerspace to create things using 3D printing, vacuum forming, and machining. Their partnership with ACPL had been so fulfilling that the TekVenture crew dreamt of having a building with enough space to hold the heavy-duty machinery needed for all of their future projects. For Jacobs, that dream is coming true as he and a team of volunteers work to clear out that old building full of vacuums on Broadway.

Jacobs said the previous owner had been a collector, which was evident as we walked through the huge two-story building with rooms packed floor-to-ceiling with tools, sweepers, and other miscellaneous items.

The TekVenture crew worked many hours to clear out the space, carefully taking inventory of the myriad of treasures within. The makers consider the building’s size a huge benefit, as they envision themselves using a large amount of tools for future projects.

Another bonus of obtaining the building is that all of the rooms are quite large and open, which allows for the necessary machinery to be moved in. Some of the tools they plan to have in their new space include 3D printers and scanners, as well as a 3D scanner turntable on which a person stands while a camera scans them, and a printer then uses that impression to create a 3D model of the person.

A PUBLIC ART AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

In addition to these 3D machines, they plan to have a wood machining area, a robotics and electronics area, a hot metals area, and a vehicle workshop since the building came equipped with a car lift. After a retired robotics engineer joined the team, they also decided to create an ongoing workshop for makers to learn all things involving robotics. With all of the equipment they plan to have in the building, members will not be limited to a small space and the building’s infrastructure allows for bigger and more frequent community workshops in the future.

TekVenture has been a part of many community events and plans to be a part of many more in the future. In the past, they held an event called the Chain Reaction Challenge, which required different groups to make a Rube Goldberg®-like machine to create a chain reaction. Between 2011 and 2013, they also held a huge summer event called a Maker Faire® at Headwater’s Park where makers came from all over to show off their projects. The 2015 Fort Wayne Regional Maker Faire will take place on August 8th and 9th from 10 am to 6 pm each day.

Makers can sign up starting on April 1st by completing a Call for Makers at MakerFaireFortWayne.com.

Jacobs and volunteers plan to have the first floor of the building in operation by fall of 2015. Much like any other nonprofit organization, TekVenture welcomes volunteers and donations. If you are interested in helping the company out in their time of transition, visit their website at www.tekventure.org to find contact information and to learn more about their projects and what they offer to maker-members.

By Kayla Mayers Photography By Sierra Disch

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May 1 - 10, 2015 Single tickets are on sale now for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Season tickets are on sale now for all other shows.

July 25 - August 9 , 2015

September 18-27 , 2015

All Main Stage Musicals are presented at the Arts United Center at 303 E. Main Street Downtown Fort Wayne.

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February 13-28 , 2016

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WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? One of the most notable attributes of Fort Wayne is that we love our music! These pictures represent the love for music that is so inherent to our city. Pique invited individuals of our city to post photos of the CDs that they are listening to. We want to celebrate all music genres bringing the people of Fort Wayne together to sing and sway in unison. We support our local musical artists by relentlessly buying their CDs and going to all of their shows at local venues. Here’s to making music, sharing music, and loving music within a small community of people. Keep jamming, Fort Wayne!

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From Atlanta to Fort Wayne

By Kayla Mayers Jamaris Tubbs, or “J. Tubbs,” is a hip-hop artist that originally came from Atlanta, but reserves a big part of his heart for Fort Wayne. Tubbs came here to attend Indiana Tech on a basketball scholarship and received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Although Tubbs said it would have been easy to go back to Georgia after graduating college, he was compelled to stay in Fort Wayne because of the people he met while doing what he loves: writing and performing hip-hop music.

Tubbs currently works full-time at Wells Fargo bank and is now working toward a Master’s degree at Indiana Tech. As if that wasn’t already a lot of work, he also raps, DJs, and produces music for other artists. When talking about how much of his free time is spent making music, Tubbs said “That’s the stuff I really love; for me it doesn’t necessarily feel like work.”

PSYCHEDELIC FANTASY Heaven’s Gateway Drugs gets personal and talks about origins, influences, the future, and little-known facts about each band member.

By Audrey Clark

Making their local debut in 2012, Heaven’s Gateway Drugs quickly captivated local audiences with their unique sound and unforgettable live performances. The band’s catchy melodies, animated percussion, and entrancing vocals are infused with psychedelic elements for a sound that feels hauntingly nostalgic yet modern. Live shows feature a hallucinatory light show that washes the band in a dreamlike array of swirling colors, creating a visual experience that pairs perfectly with the band’s distinctive sound.

The members of Heaven’s Gateway Drugs are all incredibly talented musicians and consistently deliver flawless live performances. Their energetic stage presence is contagious, and audiences quickly become entranced as they stomp, sway, and sing along with the band’s seductive melodies.

That’s perhaps the most bewitching quality of Heaven’s Gateway Drugs – the way they effortlessly connect with their audience and create an atmosphere that is intimate yet uniting. The experience feels deeply personal, transcending a level of physical enjoyment and touching on something more spiritual. An audience of complete strangers is united through the shared experience, and the people around you become fellow travelers in this strange, fantastic journey. There’s truly something magic about Heaven’s Gateway Drugs. May they continue casting psychedelic spells for years to come.

In the following interview, Heaven’s Gateway Drugs offers insight on the origin of their name, their musical influences, and what the future has in store. Get to know each member on a personal level as they share a little about themselves, including their favorite songs and what’s on their Netflix queue.

How did you guys come up with the band’s name?

Heaven’s Gateway Drugs - the name - is an amalgamation of Heaven’s Gate (the cult) and Gateway Drugs (the bogus term from the war on drugs). Cults and drugs change people’s perception of the world around them. Cults and drugs are dangerous. Cults and drugs put spells on people. Those are all things we want to be.

What musical influences inspire your music?

60’s psychedelia is the biggest influence. Syd Barrett, The Beatles, 13th Floor Elevators, Krautrock, Indian ragas, surf music. Those are all in the confluence of each of our individual musical tastes. Separately, we each have our unique influences.

What do you guys have planned for 2015?

2015 is shaping up to be our busiest year yet. Tons of shows in Fort Wayne. More shows out of town. A lot of our plans are hush-hush until all the pieces are in place and official announcements are made. There’s definitely a unique local fest we’re doing in August but the details are still being ironed out. There are also new songs that will be released soon...

JAMES WADSWORTH Drums

BEN CARR Percussion

DEREK MAUGER Vocals/Guitar

BRANDON ZOLMAN Vocals/Bass

What's on your Netflix queue?

Hellraiser, Nightmare on Elm Street 2, and Sleepless in Seattle.

First car?

Sleigh

What's on your Netflix queue?

Twin Peaks, The Truth Behind: The Druids, and Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.

What’s your biggest fear?

Storm cellars.

Favorite song?

“Devil’s Son” by Big L If you were a sandwich, what kind of sandwich would you be?

A knuckle sandwich.

Pick a new name for yourself.

LORD NECROMOON

Favorite song?

“3 Chains O’ Gold” by Prince

Favorite song?

“Rose Marie” by Slim Whitman

Special talents?

Headstands.

Do you believe in ghosts?

Yes, our rehearsal space is full of them.

If you could be reincarnated as anything, what would you choose for your next life?

What is eternal cannot be reincarnated.

Pick a new name for yourself.

Edwin Crisp

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Favorite song?

“Happy Together” by The Turtles Special talents?

Eating cake.

What's on your Netflix queue?

Dune.

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FORT WAYNE FOOD TRUCKS

RAISING THE BAR

By Benjamin Dehr and hope you have enough sales to cover your cost,” said Jim Berger, owner of the Whip & Chill Food Truck.

There are many challenges involved in running a food truck. From time-sensitive foods and high quality standards, to mechanical problems and finding people to serve, things can get tough.

“One of the things that makes this a difficult job is the amount of set-up/break-down each day. In a restaurant, you cook, you clean, you close. On the truck, the entire kitchen gets loaded and unloaded each day so we can clean and restock. Every square inch is accounted for, not unlike cooking on a submarine,” says John Maxwell, owner of the Ragin’ Cajun Food Truck. “The most difficult thing can vary from day to day; it's so unpredictable. The most consistent problem is making sure you have everything you need on board before you head out. Space is a real challenge as well. Before the restaurant we were running all over town 3-5 times per week to get everything we needed for prep,” said Bo Gonzalez, owner of the Bravas Food Truck.

Food trucks weren’t always waiting outside your favorite microbrewery or sending in waiters to take your order. Jim Garigen, retired owner of the JumBy’s JoiNt Food Truck, kickstarted the modern-day food truck movement in Fort Wayne and has received a Mayoral Proclamation declaring such. Garigen opened the first full-time food truck in Allen County and also founded both the Fort Wayne Food Truck Association and the annual food truck festival FoodStock. Today the FWFTA is not an association of working food trucks; it is a consulting association working with individuals trying to break into the food truck business. Garigen still continues to advocate with local government and health officials on behalf of all current and future operators.

“Most of the issues that the truck has are similar to the combination of the trials and tribulations of a restaurant (equipment failure) and a delivery truck. Most kitchen equipment isn't built to be jostled about or be subjected to temperature swings. However, by far the thing that takes up the most time is all the dishes” said Dan Campbell, co-owner of the Affiné Food Truck. “Probably the hardest thing about running the truck is finding the crowds of people! Kona wants to be where the people are and we are still learning about all the awesome events here in Fort Wayne” said the owners of Kona Ice, Billy and Amy Heilshorn. “People watch TV shows like The Great Food Truck War and they see the trucks arrive to large crowds.

This just doesn't happen everyday. There are days when you sit

SPICER'S

With the help of the Fort Wayne Food Truck Association, these food truck owners and staff are stepping up their game, despite many challenges, to bring a diverse, eclectic variety of food to the Fort Wayne streets. From an above-average ice cream truck to organic, local produce and meat to authentic Southern cuisine, each truck is doing something different in a scene that is in-and-of itself different. It’s apparent that owning and operating a mobile restaurant is difficult and comes with its fair share of troubles, but the benefits of that mobility and the faster-thanaverage delicious meal are enough to keep these trucks moving and searching for their next hungry crowd.

@SPICERSFOOD

Spicer’s mission is to provide high quality, made-from-scratch food to their customers. Eric Spicer gained experience in a fine dining restaurant, Hartley’s Place, and carries that experience forward to his food truck. Their fresh meats are purchased locally at Tim Didier Meats and cooked to order. “I believe in freshmade dishes using fresh herbs, most grown in my own garden,” said Spicer. They feel it is important to provide good food at a reasonable price, preparing and serving from a clean truck by friendly people. Spicer’s is entering their third year in the food truck business. They are considering the possibility of opening a restaurant; however, they do not have immediate plans at this time. Spicer’s uses local ingredients when possible and updates the menu to use locally grown produce. bacon marmalade and stilton cheese sauce, served on a grilled bun and topped with arugula. The Pork Tenderloin, a hand pounded pork tenderloin, grilled to perfection, topped with mustard, chive aioli, pickles, and onion is also a popular choice.

There are many menu items that customers request seasonal offerings quite often, some of it being seasonal. In the cooler months, homemade soups are a big hit, especially the Pumpkin Smoked Gouda Soup served with grilled, bread. In the summer months, Spicer’s sells a lot of homemade hummus, with the flavors of hummus and the sides offered with it continually changing. The two most popular sandwiches are the Spicer Burger: a fresh ground beef patty topped with homemade

Unknown Menu Item: “I am working on a specialized BLT sandwich; watch for my house made “Cottage Bacon.” –Spicer

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AFFINE´

@AFFINEFOODS @AFFINEFOODTRUCK

Affiné (pronounced ah-feen-nei) is a farm-to-fork food truck that specializes in sourcing local, and high-quality meat, produce, and whole-animal butchery. Almost everything they make is made in-house. They hope that customers come away from their truck more educated and conscious of the food that they eat and the sources from which it comes. The truck has been running since July of 2012. They added their food cart, Cochonnet (meaning little pig/piglet) in August of 2014. They are hopeful that renovations will be completed on their micro brewery and restaurant later this year with a date still to be determined.

Some of Affiné’s crowd favorites include their fries, fish tacos, Banh Mi's and Scrapple sandwich. More recently, their burgers and Trotter Tots have gotten a lot of notice during services at Summit City Brewerks. The addition of their Enoteca at Two-EE’s winery was new this winter. It showcases their house charcuterie (the branch of cooking devoted to preparing meat products) and accoutrements along with some delicious imported and domestic cheeses that pair nicely with the fantastic wine at Two-EE's.

implore you to be willing to step outside of your comfort zone and to let us surprise you. Trust us. We know what we are about” said Campbell when asked what the average person should know about Affiné.

Unknown Menu Items: “Because of the fact that we are so handson with our food from start to finish we know our food extremely well. This allows us the ability to expertly serve those that have dietary/food allergy issues. Although we generally don't have vegetarian or gluten-free items listed on our menus, we do an exceptional job of making food that suits the restrictive needs of any of our customers on-the-fly.” –Campbell

“If it is your first time with us, trust us. We are very good at our craft and spend hours creating and perfecting our menu items.

Each menu item is a careful construction of an entire flavor profile. We understand that some people have issues preventing them from eating certain dishes or parts of dishes, and we are more than happy to accommodate. But if you are able, then we

KONA ICE

@KONAICEFW

Kona Ice's snow cones are anything but average. With delightful soft layers of Hawaiian ice, each snow cone is topped with lowsugar syrups for a light yet flavorful taste. The truck has music, lights, and a bright, colorful wrap, creating a fun, memorable experience for customers. On the side of the truck, customers can choose from 10 flavors on Kona's ”Flavorwave.” They also have over 30 additional flavors inside the truck to create a true masterpiece. On a corporate level, Kona Ice has given back over $25 million to communities. Local owners Billy and Amy Heilshorn are entering their second season here in Fort Wayne and they hope to grow their local giveback well beyond the $5,000 they were able to give their first season of business. “We love to partner with schools, sports teams, non-profits, and more, in fundraising and in giving back!” says Heilshorn.

Unknown Menu Item: "Not many folks know about our sweet cream drizzle, which adds sweetness and creaminess to your Kona (great with a Key Lime Pie or Root Beer Float) or our Sour Shot which adds a dose of sour to your Kona.” –Heilshorn

Kona Ice’s most popular item is a Kona with blue raspberry flavoring. They also sell a lot of Rock n’ Rolls (cherry, orange, lemon-lime and blue raspberry), as well as the Boy Meets Girl (blue raspberry and pink lemon sour). “We may be adding the option of a scoop of ice cream to our shaved ice which creates creamy, icy deliciousness!” said Heilshorn.

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SOL KITCHEN

@SOLKITCHEN FOODS

Sol Kitchen serves their unique take on Latin street food inspired by family and roots in Texas as well as trips to Cabo, Cancun and San Juan. Their goal is to bring something new and inventive to Fort Wayne. Sol Kitchen owner Jerry Perez started with a mobile food cart named The Getaway Grill. They introduced the cart at the Barr Street Market in 2012 and still bring that cart to Barr Street every Saturday during the summer. When they debuted the truck in 2013, they wanted to name it something that was more fitting of the food they were preparing; “sol” is Spanish for “sun” and represents Sol Kitchen’s bright flavors, plus a playon-words from The Door’s song “Soul Kitchen.” “As far as a restaurant goes, we are asked where our restaurant is a lot. We always respond, ‘You are standing in it!’ Some day we do hope to have an actual street address,” said Perez.

Unknown Menu Item: “Most of our tacos can be made or are already gluten free. We also make a veggie taco, and if you are really in-the-know you can order your taco puffy, which means we deep fry the white corn shell, to give it a nice light and airy yet crispy texture.” –Perez

Sol Kitchen’s most popular dishes vary depending on the venue.

The Chicken and Black Bean Quesadilla, the Surf n Turf Taco, the Breakfast in San Antonio Taco, Carnitas, Fried Cod, the Shrimp BLT and the Pulled Pork Sliders are their staples. In addition, they have started introducing Sol Features on a fairly regular basis, tailoring the offerings to the venue.

BRAVAS

@BRAVAS FOOD

Bravas’ main goal is to create delicious hotdogs and hamburgers that they themselves get excited about eating. Their mantra in the kitchen is, “If you wouldn’t eat it, don’t serve it.” In 2011, Bravas, owned by Bo Gonzalez, was just a hotdog cart until the food truck made its debut in 2012. After running the truck for a period of time, Gonzalez and his crew realized they needed a permanent location, and decided to pursue opening a restaurant. They had done “burger nights” in the past that were very successful, so they knew that the restaurant would end up being a burger joint. In 2014, Bravas Burgers opened on Fairfield Ave. Don’t get them confused, the truck is just Bravas Dogs and the restaurant is Bravas Burgers. “It at times irritates people but it's for the best. It's nice to be able to do two different things,” said Gonzalez.

Unknown Menu Item: “Right now the only secret menu item is Kendy Patatas. We have a pretty awesome customer named Kendy who is gluten-free and gets these special patatas (white potatoes cut into bite-size pieces, fried and served with sauce).

People caught on and now a majority of people ask for the these patatas.” –Gonzalez

The most popular dish on the truck menu is the SNOOPdog which is an all-beef frank topped with Ossian smoked bacon, garlic aioli, and smoked gouda cheese. Bravas changes half their menu four times a year so there's always a new favorite. “We are actually just in the process of getting ready for spring. For the food truck we will start with our main menu because people are itching for it,” said Gonzalez. They will have their Dog of the Week and are looking to focus on some delicious sausage offerings this year.

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WHIP & CHILL

@WHIPN CHILLFTW

Whip & Chill’s goal is to put smiles on people’s faces and they’ve been doing just that since 2008. The specialize in hand-dipped ice cream cones and their flavor offerings include the classics, like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, and more unique flavors like chocolate chip cookie cough, butter pecan, Superman, orange pineapple and salty caramel. They serve it in both cake and waffle cones, and offer sundaes and floats as well, with flavors ranging from hot fudge, caramel, butterscotch and chocolate, to root beer, orange Crush and Coke. They have Hawaiian Shaved Ice that is shaved like snow, and suit a variety tastes with 12 flavors that can be mixed to make many unique flavor combinations. The Whip & Chill is a wrapped with tropical themed artwork, fusing cold treats with warm sand and sunshine. competed in the Food Truck Cook-Off and had to incorporate duck as a secret ingredient. “We made a duck, pear, and cranberry cobbler served with vanilla ice cream. We won second place which was pretty exciting for us,” said Berger.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is their most popular flavor for cones but they use vanilla the most when making sundaes and floats. “People really enjoy our famous Cookie Monster Sundae,” said Berger. They are always trying to come out with new sundaes and will continue to add different flavors of ice cream. Look for some changes in their shaved ice when they open for the season.

At the 2013 Auburn Cord Dusenberg Festival, Whip & Chill

RAGIN' CAJUN

Unknown Menu Items: “People can always ask to mix ice cream flavors.” –Berger

@RAGIN CAJUNFW

John Maxwell, owner of the Ragin’ Cajun food truck, wants to serve the best food using the freshest ingredients, but also wants it to be known that real Cajun/Creole food does not mean boiled in Tabasco Sauce. Their Cajun and Creole dishes are seasoned to enhance the natural flavors of the main ingredients and not to bury the dish under a ton of pepper. Maxwell and company have no concrete plans for a restaurant, but customers often ask if a restaurant will open in the future. They listen to all offers but for now, they’re concentrating on bringing a Cajun twist to the Fort Wayne streets.

The shrimp and/or catfish po-boys are the most popular dishes served through the Ragin’ Cajun window. “When someone leaves the window with a shrimp po-boy in their hands and other people see it, it's a safe bet that most of those people will be ordering that same dish. Same goes for the catfish,” said Maxwell. As for new items, so they hope to have a few more crawfish dishes, like etouffee (crawfish served over rice) or crawfish and corn soup, available more often this spring and summer.

Unknown Menu Items: “If we have the ingredients on the truck, we'll cook whatever folks ask for. We get a lot of requests for gluten-free items. Almost all of our food is gluten-free minus the po-boy bread and bread pudding.” –Maxwell

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O’ CHARLEY’S SOUTHWEST BLACK BEAN BURGER Black bean patty with fresh avocado slices, Pico de Gallo, Monterey Jack cheese, Salsa Ranch, lettuce, and tomato

CASA GRANDE FRESH GUACAMOLE Chips and guacamole made fresh to order

PANERA’S MEDITERRANEAN VEGGIE SANDWICH WITH BLACK BEAN SOUP Sandwich with Peppadew peppers, feta cheese, cucumbers, lettuce, vine-ripened tomatoes, red onions, and cilantro jalapeño hummus on tomato basil bread with a cup of low-fat black bean soup

PINT N SLICE’S MARGHERITA PIZZA Pizza slice with olive oil, tomatoes, basil, margherita salt, mozzarella cheese, and misto pizza cheese; pair it with any pint

CHIPOTLE’S VEGETARIAN BURRITO Burrito with fajita vegetables or sofritas and any amount of beans, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, cheese, and lettuce

PAULA’S GREEK SALAD A bed of lettuce with bell peppers, Kalamata olives, tomatoes, onion, feta cheese, and a balsamic vinaigrette dressing

DASH-IN’S MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED CHEESE WITH TOMATO BISQUE SOUP Grilled cheese with cilantro hummus, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, red onions, and roasted red peppers with provolone and feta cheese paired with a rich and creamy tomato bisque soup

LOVING CAFÉ’S TOFU TERIYAKI Tofu sautéed with teriyaki sauce, mixed with pineapple, bell peppers, asparagus, garlic, onion, and a side of brown rice

BAHN MI BARISTA’S VIETNAMESE VEGETARIAN SANDWICH Tofu, avocado, and mixed vegetables and an option of making it spicy with jalapeño peppers

BRAVAS VEGGIE BURGER Burger patty made fresh with mushrooms, kidney beans, beets, tofu, cashews, Spanish paprika, eggs, and pistachios; order any style burger and replace the beef patty with this unique vegetarian option

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our summer days are planned already, and you have us to thank for that. All you need to do is wake up, make one of these healthy smoothies, and bask in the summer sunlight. Let all of your worries and priorities slip away as you sip on a freezing cold Pom Banana Berry Smoothie or a Strawberry Lemonade Smoothie. Along with the relaxing and refreshing nature of these smoothies, the list of health benefits that comes along with starting your day off 55

with fresh ingredients will surprise you. A common ingredient in these smoothies is almond milk. Almond milk has no cholesterol or saturated fats, which makes it healthy for you and your heart. Another ingredient you will see is quinoa, which is high in fiber, protein, iron, and potassium. Quinoa is also gluten-free and full of amino acids! So enjoy a laid back summer day and make one of these simple vegan smoothies.

GREEN SNICKERDOODLE

1 handful of Spinach 1 Frozen Banana 1/2 Small Avocado

1/4 cup Almond Milk 1/2 tsp Vanilla 1/4 tsp Cinnamon

BLUEBERRY PIE

12 oz Frozen Blueberries 1 Banana, Peeled & Frozen

1 cup Pomegranate Juice 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

RASPBERRY KALE

2 handfuls of Kale 1/2 cup Frozen Raspberries 1 Banana, Peeled & Frozen 1 Orange, Peeled

1 Apple, Cored 1 cup Almond Milk 4 Ice Cubes

POM BANANA BERRY

1 cup Frozen Mixed Berries 1/2 cup Pomegranate Juice 1 Banana

1/2 cup Water 1/2 tbs Quinoa

SUNSHINE

1 Banana, Peeled & Frozen 1/2 cup Guava Juice 1 Orange, Peeled 1/2 Apple, Cored

1 cup Mango 1/2 Lime, Juiced 1/2 cup Water 1 handful of Kale

1 cup Almond Milk 1 Medium Banana

2 tbs Chocolate Syrup 4 Ice Cubes

1 Banana 1/4 cup Blended Almonds

3/4 cup Frozen Raspberries 1 cup Almond Milk

1/2 cup Soy Milk

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 Banana, Peeled & Frozen

1/2 Small Lime, Juiced

1 cup Baby Spinach

4 Ice Cubes

2 cups Frozen Strawberries 1/4 cup Fresh Lemon Juice 1/2 cup Soy Yogurt

4 Pitted Medjool Dates 1 cup Water

1 cup Raw Spinach 1 Mango, Peeled & Sliced 1/2 cup Apple Juice

1 Medium Banana 1/2 cup Quinoa 1 cup Green Tea

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BECOME AN EXPLORER: FORT WAYNE TRAILS

By Kayla Mayers helped me run farther and faster than I ever had before. I was pleased to find myself plowing through piles of crispy October leaves and being swallowed by a cave of trees that lived alongside the St. Joe River.

I stepped out of my apartment determined to become a runner. I stretched my legs against the tan siding of my new independent life and started to run. I found myself running on the trails surrounding the golf courses at Shoaff Park. I was drawn to go back to this park during more and more runs. On one of these journeys, I took notice to a foreign trail that “T’ed” off from the path around the park and I wondered where it might lead.

I realized that this path was going to allow me to go on forever— there was no end in sight. I found that I could travel past IPFW, through Johnny Appleseed Park, and through the heart of downtown on long connected trails. From past biking experiences, I knew that from downtown I could travel the Greenway to New Haven or to Fox Island Park on the Towpath Trail.

While I was becoming a runner, I also started to become an explorer. I followed the uncharted trail to become acquainted with what I might see along the way. Without realizing it, my curiosity 58

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to jump on a bike or step out for a walk to explore most of Fort Wayne without getting into a cramped car.

I was driven to find a map on the Fort Wayne Trails website that highlighted these seemingly endless paths. Upon seeing the map, I discovered that they actually were endless and that I could travel to almost any part of Fort Wayne on these scenic trails.

The Fort Wayne trails allow anyone to be an explorer of their city with 81 miles of free travel space. Fort Wayne Trails, Inc. is a nonprofit company that funds these trails with races and other events. To find out more about the trails or learn how to donate, visit fwtrails.org and start your exploration.

Fort Wayne’s Parks and Recreation department has a mission of “enhancing our vibrant and healthy community by developing an ever-expanding network of trails,” and the detailed map of these interconnected trails is very organized, making it easy to reference important areas along the paths. Fort Wayne may not have all the benefits other large cities have, but what we do have is the means 59

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LITTLE SHOP OF SPINNING

By Kayla Mayers Photography by Mariah Knight

After it is spun, she can take two or more strands to create a balanced, stronger plied yarn. When she is not spinning, she spends her time dyeing yarn with dyes made from natural elements, such as flowers, leaves, bark, insects and roots. She sells spinning wheels, fiber and natural dyed yarn and teaches beginning spinning.

Finding the right kind of yarn for a project can be a difficult task; a fiber artist has to think about the right color, density, and texture of the yarn. Betty Barry thinks beyond those surface details when picking out her yarn and considers important details down to which breed of sheep to use for particular projects. She owns Little Shop of Spinning in Fort Wayne and actually spins the raw fiber that is used to make yarn for projects.

Her interest in yarn sparked at age nine while being taught how to knit by her grandmother. She discovered spinning later while walking around Johnny Appleseed Festival and finding people using a walking wheel. She learned that people in the past would walk miles on their walking wheel just to spin fiber. Her interest began to grow as she learned more about the importance of spinning in history. She finds herself having a romantic view of past generations only having the tool of spinning to make their yarn. For example, she often thinks about how the sails on Vikings ships were made, knowing that they certainly would have been made with a spindle. She also commented on the “herstory� of spinning since it was a huge part of what women did to take care of

She begins by washing the raw locks to remove lanolin, vegetable matter and dirt. The locks are dried and then carded or combed to prepare for spinning. When that part of the process is complete, she starts spinning from a mass of raw fiber that looks like fine, interwoven hair. Once the unspun fiber is attached, she pumps a treadle with her foot to make the wheel turn and the flyer spin while strands of raw fiber pull from the mass and twists the yarn as it winds onto the bobbin.

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their families. She admitted that now yarn is highly in demand and mass produced with large machines, but she likes to consider times when spinning was a necessity. Today, it is a choice.

Little Shop of Spinning is a quaint shop located on the first floor of Three Rivers Luxury Apartments. Barry teaches introductory spinning classes, which is a great way for people of Fort Wayne to explore spinning as a hobby. She charges $45 for a total of three sessions, which she says is usually enough time for people to decide if they want to pursue spinning even further.

For more information: (260) 580-1811 betty@littleshopofspinning.com, LittleShopofSpinning.com

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To create this basket you will need a 5mm crochet hook, yarn, and jute (hemp works as well). We recommend this project to individuals who have crocheted before. If you haven't but you would still like to try this, you may need to look online for basic crochet instructions before you attempt this basket. We believe in you!

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To start, cut three pieces of jute, each measuring two yards long. Using the end of your yarn, tie the three pieces of jute together at one end with the end of your yarn. Your yarn should not be cut, but rather connected to the skein that you purchased.

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Now you will start crocheting three single crochets around the jute. To do this, take the hook under the jute and grab the yarn. Next, pull the yarn through the two loops that are on the hook to create a single crochet. To hide the end of your yarn, crochet around it at the same time.

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After you have crocheted three single crochets, create a loop with the end of your yarn and jute that you can crochet around. This will allow you to crochet in a circle rather than a line. Crochet seven more single crochets to finish your first row.

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To start the next row, begin in the top of the first crochet that you created and crochet two single crochets in each one. The second row will be a total of 20 single crochets. Continue by crocheting each row with two single crochets for every one single crochet until the bottom of your catch-all is the size you want.

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Once the bottom of your piece is the size that you want, start the next row by crocheting one single crochet into each single crochet below it. For example, your last row was sixty single crochets you will do sixty single crochets in each row for the rest of your piece. Keep crocheting until your bowl becomes the height that you want. As you can see, the jute shows through the spaces of yarn for a beautiful textured look. Experiment with the jute for different outcomes (see cream bowl in image on next page).

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To finish your catch-all, simply snip the end of the yarn and pull it through the last single crochet. Hide the end of yarn by using a large needle to weave the end through the rows. Hide the jute end by cutting it close to the last single crochet. You did it! We knew you could.

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DON'T FORGET: PUT YOUR JUNK IN IT AND ENJOY

EMMA MCCARRON

EMBROIDERY THAT WILL HAVE YOU IN STITCHES

A fun fact about McCarron is that her first two years of college were spent pursuing a degree in nursing out of fear of not finding a job, but once she had to give a bed bath in a hospital she thought “screw this” and immediately switched her degree to graphic design.

As a full-time graphic designer, Emma McCarron has a beautiful understanding of typography, color and composition that shows through in her cross-stitch work. She was inspired by her earliest memories of her mother, sitting in her bed cross-stitching elaborate pictures, the kind that she herself would not have had the patience to complete. She wants to embroider anything typographic, from quotes from her favorite TV shows—mainly HBO’s Girls—to thoughts she would normally “tweet” but would rather have a picture of to instagram. She says she wants to stitch "Things people wouldn’t think would be cross-stiched, and things that make people feel happy or laugh when they see it." The elegance and charm of her stitched pieces are cleanly displayed on colorful fabric, and always in a circular loom that adds a finishing touch to her work.

Her first cross-stitch piece was done for a Chris Darby show poster hosted by the B-Side at One Lucky Guitar. When creating this poster she knew that the best medium would be crossstitch because it embodied the folk-vibe of the music she was going for. After that she received a request for a piece that read "Bitches get stitches," and a few other requests from equally bold women with other wise sayings. From there she knew it was something she should continue and has since created a variety of pieces. The motto for her most recent work has been “Act like a lady and swear like a sailor. Or some shit like that…”

Although she was not born here, she moved to Fort Wayne at a young age and considers it her home. She is a graduate of IPFW and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication and Design in 2012. She currently works at the local agency One Lucky Guitar—which she states is her proudest accomplishment to date. “I get to work with the best people I know, that are always pushing me to try harder and be better at what I do— even if they don’t realize that’s what they’re doing.”

When talking with Emma McCarron her eyes lit up as she listed all of the things she could embroider in the future. Balancing a variety of typography and tongue-in-cheek phrases, McCarron's embroidery will have you in stitches.

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BREWERKS “DOWNTOWN HAS A LOT OF MOMENTUM right now.”

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The owners of Summit City Brewerks have a big vision of expanding their brewery someday, but for now they are focusing on a smaller dream of being open more days throughout the week. Much like a traditional pub, they do not take reservations, and on few occasions have held events on their off days for parties. They are currently open Thursday through Sunday and offer a large list of beer options as well as a food menu. Long commented on feeling extremely lucky to have not only found the perfect building but to have found it in the heart of downtown Fort Wayne. He mentioned that the bike lanes will be extending to the east and will be passing right by their building. He feels that downtown has a lot of momentum right now and both of the brewers are proud to be a part of it.

hen you walk into the building at 1501 East Berry Street, you will immediately feel comfortable in the dimly lit and homey atmosphere of the pub-style brewery. Summit City Brewerks has a warm and intimate feeling with beer lovers sitting around the bar while the staff eagerly serves their customers.

The seating area immediately to your right is hard to ignore with a section of chalkboard table tops, while another seating room sits near the bar, lit by small candles flickering on top of wooden tables. A member of the staff will come by your table to make you feel welcome and answer any questions you may have about their lengthy beer selection, proudly brewed by the owners, David Tomaszewski and Will Long.

Tomaszewski and Long have known each other since fourth grade and started home brewing beer with a kit purchased with a Groupon. Both of these beer connoisseurs come from families that have been adventurous in making wine and beer for family gatherings, including the birth of a baby. Home brewing began as a hobby for these two and eventually they were brewing so much that they felt like they had to start a business doing it.

By Kayla Mayers Photography by Sierra Disch

Their home brewing kit grew and the amount of equipment they have now can be seen through a big glass window from the seating area in the bar. Tomaszewski was able to break their brewing process down into a few easy steps. First they mix crushed grain with hot water for a period of time to extract the sugars. After that process, they transfer the mixture to a the kettle and boil it, which is when they add the hops that beer drinkers know and love. They can also add any extra flavors such as bitters, orange, spice, or cocoa. After it’s finished boiling, they chill it down, aerate it, and add the yeast. The yeast takes over from there and about four to six weeks later, the beer is perfectly aged and ready to be served to the customers.

The large beer list is written in giant letters on a chalkboard behind the bar and the brewers pride themselves for keeping different varieties of beers in rotation. They do keep a few of their beers on tap at all times, one of those being the first beer they ever made called Carl’s Cream Ale. They often come into work and brew whatever comes to mind that day; they check what they have in terms of hops and yeast and spontaneously start to brew.

They have already brewed over 100 beers in the short amount of time that they have been open and said they are willing to try pretty much anything.

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