Broad Ripple Magazine October 2020

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Co-writer, co-producer, editor and director, “Micro budgeted features and shorts Peter Matsoukas, certainly wore a lot of that not many people saw,” he says. In hats on the set of his recent feature film, 2009, Matsoukas moved from New York “No Place.” Matsoukas’ inspiration for to Chicago where he attended DePaul filmmaking stems from a desire to create the University Film School and received his worlds he visualizes in his head. masters in digital cinema. He worked on several projects in Chicago and moved to “I try to tell stories truthfully while using Indianapolis in 2013. He has been working techniques of filmmaking that I find to be on both narrative and documentary unique and interesting to me,” films while balancing commercial and Matsoukas says. promotional work, including a film titled “Mr. Not Too Bad” where he ended up “No Place” follows Mac, played by Benjamin meeting many of the cast and crew of “No Madrid, who feels he has no sense of Place.” identity. In this film, Mac needs to deal with his past so he can move on to a healthy and Working with a small budget, Matsoukas, in more beneficial future. a sense, reversed engineered the script for “No Place,” knowing the locations he had “No Place is an antiquated, sort of snarky to work with. The film was shot entirely in term for Indianapolis but it’s also a state of Indianapolis and utilized local talent and mind,” Matsoukas adds. crew. Filming locations included The Box Media and Production Space, in Riverside The film is symbolic of the lead and The Burnside Inn on Massachusetts character’s stasis.

Avenue in downtown Indianapolis. The crew utilized all five levels of the unique “Once I realized that Benjamin Madrid and Burnside Inn and used several different I could collaborate and that he could be the rooms throughout the building as different guy that I could base the entire film around, locations in the film. The crew even that’s when the film took off,” he says. transformed The Box Media and Production Space main studio into a night club.

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Madrid having to be present for all of filming, most of the other actors were able to schedule two or three days to do their parts.

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He worked hard to maintain a free and loose set despite some of the stresses that go along with shooting a feature film.

“Honestly, we were really lucky that we did not have any unforeseen things pop up,” Matsoukas says.

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“Peter wrote the entire thing,” Madrid says.

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EMPOWERED LOCAL WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES SAPPHIRE STRATEGY

Jennifer Lisak Golding 317-643-2071

Sapphire Strategy is an Indianapolis-based, womanowned business. By utilizing comprehensive data, experience-backed intuition, and strategic creativity, Jenn and her team provide a variety of digital marketing services with a different approach than a traditional agency. One of the biggest differentiators is the development of the Sapphire Lifecycle Model, a model that guides brands through each step of the marketing lifecycle to help them audit their current practices, identify what’s working, and create and implement effective strategies based on this information.

Regardless of approach, our goal will always be to build meaningful relationships with our clients and become a partner in success.

NICOLE TAYLOR’S PASTA MARKET Rosa Hanslits 317-408-6434

Our customers! It has been such a joy to meet and get to know all of customers and be able to serve them in a “family” way.

EZRA’S ENLIGHTENED CAFE Audrey Barron 317-255-3972

The desire to provide our community food that helps us FEEL GOOD is what keeps me going and and this cafe serving food after 6 years. I want folks to have access to truly nourishing and delicious plantbased dishes.

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ILLINOIS STREET FOOD EMPORIUM

Vivian Farris 317-253-9513

I love being my own boss!

For me, it’s all about the opportunity and freedom to be the lead decision maker - I am empowered to have ultimate control over my career. Besides I am happy knowing that I don’t have to fight the climb to the corporate ladder to be successful. Freedom, Passion, Empowerment and Perseverance.

CLARA K. & CARTABELLA

Ellen Schwartz & Ghega Scolari 317-691-9593

We LOVE finding and selling unique things in our little stationery/gift shop. After 6 1/2 years we especially love the many wonderful customers we have come to know.

October is National Women’s Small Business Month, and we are honoring local women-owned businesses. Female entrepreneurs have made incredible progress over the years as more and more women-owned businesses are started and successfully running.

Take a look at these great women-owned businesses in the area and be sure to #SupportLocal this month!

KRISTI HOWARD SHULTZ CONSULTING Kristi Howard-Shultz 317-670-4644

As a non profit management consultant, I am passionate about partnering with women to achieve their organizational dreams and goals. Women are natural servant leaders but when we’re in the day-to-day weeds of helping others, it can be hard to see a way through.

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ARTIFACTS Jeanne Kaplan 317-255-1178

Artifacts was opened by my mother and her good friend in 1977. For nearing a half a century the aim has been consistent; to highlight and promote the work of American contemporary crafts people. At Artifacts you will find ceramics, glass, wood, decorative objects, artful gifts and especially jewelry.

HOTEL BROAD RIPPLE

Debra Hasbrook 317-787-2665

I opened Hotel Broad Ripple in 2014 because I believed that the Village of Broad Ripple could support a unique, small, boutique hotel. Fortunately I was correct. I am happy to be a woman and happy to be a hotelier. It has been good fit!

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LOLA BLU BOUTIQUE Pamela Moosey 317-426-2116

I wanted to open up a women’s boutique that was not only affordable but also offered a wide variety of clothing, jewelry, accessories, and gift items.

I have created a beautiful, peaceful, fragrant space that provides a unique and relaxing shopping experience. I am drawn to Bohemian and vintage styles, but also simple, comfortable basics - Lola Blu has become a perfect blend of all three. I take great care in hand selecting each item from the softness of fabrics, uniqueness of jewelry, and essence of each candle. It’s important that each customer leaves with a smile on their face!

FRANGIPANI BODY PRODUCTS Tracy Land 773-230-5009

I started making my own skin care products as a way to relieve the symptoms of frustrating Rosacea symptoms and adult acne problems.

I needed something more effective and much gentler than the harsh chemicals and antibiotics my dermatologist was recommending. In 2008, I started Frangipani as a way of offering safer skin care products to people who wanted a better product for their skin. All Frangipani products are plant-based and certified cruelty-free. Ingredients include steam distilled essential oils, cold pressed carrier oils, certified organic ingredients when available and economical, and are otherwise sourced from native regions.

JUST POP IN!

Carly Swift & Mandy Selke 317-985-2359

Carly and Mandy are very passionate about Just Pop In! and equally for their love of community.

Their drives comes from bringing awareness to their positive brand and what it represents: uplifting women, important causes and empowering their community! Throughout their 17 years in business, they take pride in meaningful partnerships with a variety of local and national businesses/organizations who share their passion, drive, culture and optimism. Popcorn isn’t just popcorn to the twins; it’s a catalyst to a positive experience.

JPI’s philosophy is based on positivity, human-kindness and respect for one another, their clientele and the community.

THIEVES

Kristen Abernathy 248-762-9788

The drive for opening Thieves is a fusion of passion + opportunity.

I’ve always been drawn to nightlife and solid concepts that provide exceptional customer service in an enticing atmosphere. With these strange times we find ourselves in, opportunity to leave corporate world and start something from the ground up quickly became a no-brainer. I have a nostalgic place in my heart for the Broad Ripple Village of my youth – and I’m excited to re-create a piece of that today. The Broad Ripple community has been incredibly welcoming, and I’m so proud to be a part of it.

INDY SCENE TEAM AT RE/ MAX ABILITY PLUS Christie Snapp & Sarah Beth Skidmore 317-902-2989

We are driven by the desire to be independent women. Financial freedom is important to us, because it allows us to provide for our families, give back, and live life on our terms. Real estate has allowed us to do that, while at the same time helping other families with their goals of buying their dream home!

ABIGAIL DAVID OPTOMETRY Abigail David 317-252-5342

I’ve known I wanted to be an optometrist since I was a little girl and my sister developed vision problems. I love educating people about their eyes and helping people see their best.

After building a successful solo practice in the Greenwood Target Optical over the last nineteen years, I was delighted to have the opportunity to open a new practice in my own neck of the woods, in our neighborhood of Broad Ripple.

Since we’ve been open in June of this year, it’s been amazing to see all of our friends and neighbors at the Glendale Target Optical!

THE STUDIO KATE Katie Plummer 317-340-6247

Kate is passionate about empowering and inspiring other women.

Whether it’s a Senior, Family or Head Shot session we want to create images that make girls and women see themselves for how incredibly beautiful they are, taking their own focus off their flaws. We believe in using our high fashion photo sessions to build a woman’s confidence in a way that stays with her throughout her life.

REBEL VINTAGE

Tori Sandler & Sara Baldwin 317-602-2388

Community and collaboration are at the forefront of Rebel Vintage. We are more than just a vintage shop, aiming to serve as a platform for sustainability, supporting local vendors, social justice and sharing information.

We also are super passionate about the history of our vintage pieces and breathing new life into existing articles of clothing.

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Combining the best attributes of the gig-economy and HR Tech to unite available workers to short term work opportunities in food manufacturing, food services, and hospitality sector, while eliminating bias & discrimination in the process.

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MERCER INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. Angie Mercer 317-253-1990

I started our health insurance agency in 2013 after working over 20 years at Anthem and elsewhere in the insurance industry. Enrolling in a health insurance plan can be daunting for even the savviest consumer.

Our goal is to uncomplicate health insurance by providing options and advice to reach the best outcome for our under 65 and Medicare clients. Our clients drive us to continue to provide excellent service both during and after enrollment. I have enjoyed watching our business grow from a fledgling agency to a top producer in both the Medicare and individual markets.

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AIMED PHOTOGRAPHY Amy Payne 765-748-9475

I am a historian freezing your favorite moments to be cherished forever. Photos are priceless heirlooms that bring back our emotions to a time we don’t want to forget. Among family portraits and headshots, I am very active in the event community. I currently sit as the International Live Events Association (ILEA) Indiana President and photograph several types of events each year such as weddings, bat mitzvahs, conferences, and museum programs. You’ll often find my work in Conner Prairie and Indiana State Museum brochures and in your local magazines from Towne Post Network.

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The driving force behind Love Me Love You Natural and Organic Skincare line is the passion I have for creating beautiful skin! It excites me to work with ingredients that come from mother earth with its rich abundance of nutrients that give your skin a natural radiance and creates an “OMG that smells AMAZING!!” quality. A start to finish skincare regime to address specific needs like anti-aging and problematic skin, we also have a therapeutic line with bath salts, soap, aromatherapy and muscle balm. I want you to feel a spa experience without ever leaving home! 5% profit goes to Dress for Success Indy.

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or Indy resident John Atkins, creating art is about more than producing an image on a canvas.

It’s a meditation of sorts.

“A big reason why I do art is that it calms everything down, like anxiety and those types of things, especially with colored pencil drawing,” Atkins says. “I can sit and draw, and everything else goes away, and I can be at one with the paper and pencil. I know if I can keep producing then I’m in a safe space, meditation-wise.”

Atkins gravitates toward oils, acrylics and watercolors in addition to colored pencils, and many of his works center on surreal human forms that break up the space of natural facial features into abstract images.

“I’ll usually do an acrylic underpainting where I block out things with acrylic, and then I do oil over that so I can get detail,” he says. “I like doing it that way because if you do oil washes you have to wait forever for every layer to dry. The colored pencil drawings are mainly what people know me for, and I mainly do 8”x10” or 9”x12” pieces in colored pencil. ”

This summer Atkins had his work, including several colored pencil pieces, shown at Gallery 6202 on North College Avenue, which opened in December of 2019 and is owned by Jeff and Jackie Evans.

Gallery 6202, whose tagline is “Fine Art and Fun Stuff ”, features artwork from around the world as well as Hoosier artists.

“Gallery 6202, I believe, is currently the only gallery to show at in Broad Ripple,” Atkins says. “It’s a really great space and 17 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / OCTOBER 2020 / atBRip.com

something that locals should support and get behind.”

The gallery features a wide variety of artwork, from traditional Indiana landscapes to abstract and cubist works.

“There’s a little bit of everything,” Jeff Evans says. “We have metal sculptures as well, from a company out of Louisville.”

Evans was immediately struck by Atkins’ work upon viewing a few of his paintings and sculptures.

“His work has a very strong impact on most people,” Evans says, “It’s very colorful and striking. His sculptures are as amazing as his painted work.”

Atkins points to the Chicago Imagists of the 1960s and 1970s as a source of inspiration in his artistic endeavors.

“I like Jim Nutt, Gladys Nilsson, Roger Brown, those kind of people and the whole imagist mindset,” Atkins says. “I’m interested in the approach where the image is the important thing and not really what it means - not where you’re standing in an

ivory tower and saying you’re doing a piece of art to support all these different ideas.

It’s more about the image.”

Atkins cites abstract expressionism as his preferred artistic approach.

“I tend to get to a place where you’re mixing paint on the canvas and trying to make happy accidents in your images that flow into things that you wouldn’t have thought of, but that work,” he says.

Midtown residents can usually find Atkins’ work at cafes and restaurants, and he typically does an annual show at the Hubbard & Cravens Broad Ripple location.

“It’s hard with COVID because a lot of the cafes I would usually show at are closed,” Atkins says. “In the future, I’d like to do a show that has all my colored pencil work featured.”

Originally from Hobart, Indiana, Atkins drew early artistic inspiration while diligently assembling classic monster model kits from the 1960s and 1970s as a youngster.

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“I think what started me out in creating were those monster models - I really liked those,” Atkins recalls. “I would make those, and then I would start to deviate from that and do drawings.”

While Atkins didn’t take any art classes throughout his high school years, he began further exploring the visual arts while attending Ball State University on a full-ride scholarship with the school’s swim team.

“I was more on a college prep course track because I really didn’t know what I wanted to do,” Atkins recalls of his high school experience. “I went with the more advanced courses like advanced biology and physics, and stuff like that. When I got to college I thought about maybe coaching swimming and being an artist on the side.”

Atkins began his college journey as a physical education major, but soon felt compelled to develop his artistic skills and eventually switched to a major in fine arts with a concentration in drawing.

After a graduate assistantship at Ball State upon completion of his bachelor’s degree, Atkins began showcasing his artwork at

California in a few galleries and had a job at an art supply store where a lot of celebrities would come in, which was kind of cool,” he says.

beyond since then.

“I started showing my stuff at most of the cafes that showed artwork, and at the Editions Limited gallery, which used to be at 62nd Street,” he says. “I was part of the Oranje event here as well, and I’ve had some pieces accepted into shows around New York and other places. I really like it here in Indy.”

Atkins then moved to Chicago where he worked at a high-end pictureframing job, and displayed his artwork at several shows - including a show at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he unwittingly won a contest.

Visit facebook.com/johnatkinsart for more info on the artwork of John Atkins.

For additional details on Gallery 6202, located at 6202 North College Avenue in Broad Ripple, call 317-602-2185 and visit gallery6202.com. Hours of operation are Thu. through Sat. 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Sun 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

“I had sent some slides of my work in to them, and they were having a contest at the time but I didn’t know that,” he recalls with a laugh. “I was just sending slides around, but I won that contest. Then I had a solo show there, which was probably my best show I’ve ever had.” shows around Muncie, and eventually set out with a few friends for Hollywood, California.

From November 5 through January 10, Gallery 6202 will feature a special collection from CCA Gallery, which was original founded in Broad Ripple and is currently located in Carmel.

Atkins then relocated to Indy, eventually settling in Broad Ripple in 2005, and other than a brief stint in Arizona, he’s been part of the local art scene here in midtown and

“I did some shows around there in

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