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The works of Arik Dadez

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Photography by Jeremy Wirth

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Paper Cut Artist Elaine Penwell

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Photography by Ed Goldstein

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A team of Artists from Maui create an urban-themed fashion spread.

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Our Mission Letter from the Editor Contributors Curious Articulation : Arik Dadez Project Ruby : Jeremy Wirth Knives & Paper : Elaine Penwell Handmade America Urban Island Heroes Have No Homes Things We Love Black & White Decadence The Shades In Between Into The Black Black Beauty The Familiar Road - The Finish Line The Project : In-House Herb Planter

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CRE8 Magazine is a quarterly online publication highlighting individuals, artists and businesses that embody the spirit of creativity, ingenuity and passion!

WE HOPE TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE OUR READERS TO CREATE.

Our Black & White issue is dedicated to

SQUIRT Jr. Editor of CRE8.

Although she wasn’t that great of an employee, she was an amazing, dog, friend, companion and kid!

She will be loved and missed always!

ISSUE FIVE From the Editor...

The Black & White issue is our tribute to the eternal dance of light and shadow, suspended in timeless, simple beauty and savage dichotomy.

Enjoy the best of both worlds.

Aloha,

Russell Carbonell Editor

publisher Unique Ar t Hawaii Inc. UniqueAr tHawaii.com

editor Russell Carbonell r ustycarbs@gmail.com

crea tive director Jennifer Stephens info@cre8mag.com

s taff wr iter s Lar issa Treese Lani Morr is

s taff photogra pher Amity Mason

sales :: mar keting Miranda Camp

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Urban Island :: Visionary Artists Collaboration Featured on Pages 48-65 CRE8 Magazine, its publishers, its staff and its advertisers are not responsible or liable for any misinformation, misprints or typographical errors in any ads or articles which may appear in this publication. Readers are required to do their own due diligence before relying upon any information provided or advice or opinions given by CRE8 Magazine, its publishers, staff and advertisers shall not be responsible or liable for reliance upon the information provided in this publication. The contents of CRE8 Magazine are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the Publishers. By submitting materials to CRE8 Magazine our advertisers warrant and represent that they are (a) the sole, legal owner or licensee of all rights or licensee of all rights including copyright, to each copyright, trademark, service mark, trade name, logo, statement, portrait, graphic, artwork or photograph of any person or any other intellectual property included in such design, (b) will hold CRE8 Magazine harmless from any claim that any portion of the design infringes upon or constitutes wrongful use of any copyright, trademark or other right of any third party.

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Larissa Treese Writer • Head Aquarist - Maui Ocean Center Larissa is an avid outdoor enthusiast and “chef “ to friends and family. She’s worked in animal husbandry for over 12 years and is currently working at Maui Ocean Center as the Head Aquarist and Project Coordinator for Beach Clean-Ups. Larissa lives on Maui with her husband, two dogs and turtle.

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Lani Morris Beauty Editor and Advisor/ Holistic Esthetician Lani is a Holistic Esthetician that has worked at Maui’s top resorts and spas including : The Four Seasons Lanai and Wailea, The Kapalua Spa and The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas. She is now working at her own practice Beauty By Nature Maui, where she offers a variety of different modalities. Lani is also an instructor at Spa Luna Holistic School for Estheticians, teaching advanced esthetic workshops.

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Eden Zang Writer After 6 years in non-profit fundraising, Eden moved to Maui to pursue a career in marine science. She holds various positions with private, state and federal organizations in animal husbandry, scientific diving, and protected resource management. She loves/hates pushing beyond her comfort zone, desires adventure, and enjoys expressing herself through writing.

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Nancy Kanyuk Writer For Nancy Kanyuk it’s always been about the words. She’s been writing them, speaking them … and fixing them for more than twenty years.

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INSPIRATION

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The works of Arik Dadez

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Born and raised in Maui, Hawaii, Arik Dadez always had a certain appreciation of the ocean world. But it wasn’t until he took a class at UH Hilo that a different level of interest was presented to him, one that continued with him long after his schooling.

The process of Fish Articulation. This process includes many steps and many hours, not including the patience and steady hand that someone must posses. It involves boiling the carcass to remove the meat, soaking in a bleach water solution, drying the bones with media (also known as kitty litter), and reassembling with epoxy and super glue.

The time put into it depends on the type and size of fish, but the outcome is undeniably eerie, eye catching and impressive.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Ar ik Dadez is a Diver at Maui Ocean Center w ho graduated from UH Hilo in 2011. Besides enjoying his active job, he also is a swimming and volleyball coach and loves fishing and recreational diving.

If you are interested in having your own fish skeleton recreated as a trophy and conver sation piece, contact him at ar ikdadez@gmail.com.

C O N TA C T ar ikdadez@gmail.com

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WOOD CREATIONS

By JR Ranallo THE ARTIST...

It’ all about the love of wood.

Working & playing with lines and shapes, seeing where it goes. Exciting.

JR’s passion for working with wood was inspired by her late father, a talented wood craftsman in his time.

Elegent and exotic Hawaiian hardwoods such as Koa, Milo, Kamani and Monkeypod are the substances of her creations.

No live, standing trees are ever sacrificed for JR’s work.

JR’s Wood Creations have been displayed in homes, offices and galleries all over the United States and in 6 other countries.

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INSPIRATION

PROJECT

ruby Photography by Jeremy Wirth

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THE STORY

Ruby walked into the room on the first day of our color film class. She has such unique features I knew that if photographed in the right way it could be something wonderful.

She had never met me so she was a little reclusive when I first approached her. She agreed to model for me for the projects in class. I hate posing models. I don’t like dressing them up or doing something sexual.

Ruby was the perfect fit for that. She wore the clothes I would want a model to wear and I always trusted her to show up with the right make up, hair style and wardrobe. All I had to do to photograph Ruby was to find a suitable background and tell her just to stand there, eventually she always came up with great composure. Halfway through the class I decided to do this all in Medium Format Film AKA 120. I used a Mamiya 645E and after the class I would have a Gallery Named “Project Ruby” I made flyers, and an event page on Facebook. My dear friend helped me make a video and I called the newspapers. After 3 months of working 4 days a week, 6 hours a day I had 15 as close to perfect 20” x 24” prints, all hand done in the dark room. The Gallery had a great turnout, with many friends, family and other patrons.

Ruby and I continue to shoot for “Project Ruby” so one day soon I can assemble a book and send it to Chase Jarvis, an awardwinning commercial photographer in the Pacific Northwest in the hopes of maybe working under him. Ruby and I work on other projects where we both get behind the camera and in front of it. It is a very unique experience working with someone else in this manner. We have to work together while still being true to ourselves, and we have to respect one another’s“artistic” opinions.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

As I took my first camera in my hands years ago I began, like so many of today’s great photographers, with the start of the digital phase. Then I discovered the timeless process of film. I am fortunate to have collected cameras from the 20’s, 50’s and the 70’s and still enjoy the evolution of digital cameras.

I continually strive to understand how light interacts with and enhances the concept and beauty of photography, and it keeps my work fresh and alive. My vision is to dedicate myself to taking a better photograph each day that not only tells a story but creates art that documents life and depicts who I truly am. I currently reside within the beautiful Central Coast.

C O N TA C T 805.878.4310

Jeremy_Wirth@yahoo.com

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KNIVES &

PAPER The Intricate Works of Paper Cut Artist Elaine Penwell

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Elaine’s meticulously created artwork is a kind of controlled chaos. Precise hand cut paper shapes and patterns are born from how she views nature and the hidden beauty in practicality and decay. Fabric patterns and set design, moldings and accents in architecture, even the shape of carcasses, dying plants and deteriorating scraps of compost; the everyday kind of sights and details that most of us take for granted are at the heart of what have formed the road to Elaine’s creative process. Inspired by old illustrators, etchers and wood block cutters with a bend towards fairy tales, her beautifully tedious hand cut paper artwork references Japanese wood block prints, fabrics, and fashion from women of the 1800’s. Elaine’s fastidious stencil work and intricate paper cuts are truly unique and her entirely engaging creative process is chronicled in depth at her website, ElainePenwell.com

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AMERICA

HAND MADE The Photographic Works of Ed Goldstein

By Nancy Kanyuk

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A photograph speaks of far more than its subject.

The choice of black and white versus color, and film versus digital are just as much a part of the photographic process as the finished product. Ed Goldstein, a photographer from the island of Hawaii, understands this and has chosen the road less traveled in his most recent exhibit America Hand Made at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s Schaefer International Gallery.

Goldstein’s choices seem to bespeak a patience not normally associated with twenty-first century digital photography where the immediacy of electronic photoreceptors capturing an image is available. Instead he has embraced far more traditional photographic and darkroom techniques. Says Goldstein, “In recent years I’ve noticed that the traditional darkroom is being abandoned and replaced with new, state of the art digital “darkroom” equipment. In response to this I have rescued old process lenses that were consigned to the scrap heap and replaced with the new technology. I have also salvaged darkroom safelights, enlargers and sinks; tools from garages, antique shops, scrap yards and friends’ studios. The idea came to me that I should be using these handcrafted antique cameras and lenses to resurrect and honor the life in these tools.”

His decision to shoot his subjects in black and white mirror the philosophy of many photographers in the early 20th century who believed that color was a distraction while black and white drew attention to the shadows and flowing lines that depict form. Says Goldstein, “for me, black and white photography is truly an abstract and a graphic stamp of images that stay with you in the brain. We live in a color world and the images we pass every day disappear. The power of the black and white images never go away.”

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The subject matter of the exhibit, and one that is ongoing, is tools. As a child he worked on his bicycle with a cast iron wrench and noticed how proud he was to be fixing something with his own hands. According to him, “My desire to photograph these objects goes beyond my interest in celebrating their remarkable formal qualities and becomes a rite of social documentation. We are an industrial nation, built with the naked hand with spit and sawdust, and we should not forget where we came from. Tools are fossils of an America founded in revolution, built from fire and steel.” And he is continuing the project as he explores “tools that fed us, made us dance and sing to, cured us from diseases, taught us, sheltered and housed us, just to name a few.”

It is not just the utility but the beauty of many of these tools that fascinate him, says Goldstein, “The shape and design of early handmade tools look like they should be in the Modern Museum of Art”, an example—the photograph of a furrier’s hammer “that looks like a Brancusi sculpture.”

Ed Goldstein has brought the tools of his trade, painstakingly assembled, to celebrate the life of tools that once built a nation.

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HEROES HAVE NO HOMES ----------------- by -----------------

Josh Eacrett The stern committee glaring from the walls behind their black and white dim light prisons know how to judge me in the death-like silence, violent, in the black morning of my white living room.

Two in the morning, nothing left to do.

Shouldn’t be so hard to pick up the telephone.

Where are you?

You’re on the water somewhere that’s for sure.

Wherever you turn you can’t escape the blue.

Whether it be the sky or the sea, the Caspian to Waikiki, all wrapped up in reverie.

A man drives balls off a skyscraper into the black and white blur of the buildings in New York City.

Shouldn’t be so hard to give you a call.

Maybe you’re out sacking pirate ships or tasting the lips of a pretty young girl with cat-like eyes and toes that curl when you brush the hair from her neck.

I think that one day you could be in a black and white photograph on somebody’s wall, like Ursula Andress smooth and tall.

Or poised like Ali in the boxer’s ring his face all a-buzz in the wake of the sting.

When are you coming home?

Shouldn’t be so hard to come home.

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DECADENCE Treats made by Larissa Treese

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Cheesecake

LOLLIPOPS

INGREDIENTS: 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese 1 cup sugar 1 pint sour cream 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour 1 tsp vanilla 1 lemon, zested 1/4 tsp salt 3 eggs 24 lollipop sticks 10 ounces white confectioners’ coating Toasted coconut White baking chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in the sour cream and blend thoroughly, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add the flour, vanilla, lemon zest and salt and mix well. Add the eggs one at a time, blending thoroughly before adding the next egg, but do not overbeat. Pour batter into a 9-inch pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes or until the edges of the cake just begin to turn golden.

Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour, then refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. DO NOT OVERCOOK.

Use a small cookie scoop to scoop out round balls of cheesecake. Roll them into 1 1/2 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Push a lollipop stick into each cheesecake ball.

Place the tray in the freezer until firm, about 30 minutes.

Melt the white or dark chocolate. Dip each cheesecake pop into the melted coating. Then dip into one of the toppings. Place on waxed paper until coating is set. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

For a quick prep, buy an already made cheesecake. Roll into ball and freeze for 20-30 minutes.

IDEAS for shape: balls and squares

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Sugar

COOKIES

INGREDIENTS: 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs, beaten Powdered sugar, for rolling out dough

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Place butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add the eggs and beat to combine. Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl.

Chill dough for up to 2 hours.

Remove dough from the refrigerator and roll out until it’s approximately ¼ inch thick and cut into shapes using a cookie cutter. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 9-10 minutes.

Remove cookies and cool on a rack.

You can also use ready-made sugar cookie dough to save time.

Glaze: 1 ½ cups powdered sugar 3 tbsp water Combine the powdered sugar and water and mix until smooth.

Slowly spread over the cookie and let harden for a couple hours.

If you would like to add a flavor, replace the water with lemon juice.

Once the glaze has hardened: Decorate with fine tip black icing.

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THE SHADES IN BETWEEN ----------------- by -----------------

Eden Zang

The shades in between, bring life to the details.

Potent simplicity draws me in.

I see clearly your joy, your pain.

A visual memoir; called out of the light and dark.

Exposed and raw.

Not one thing is hidden Authenticity brings focus, awakening a purity from within, Overpowering me with truth.

Both our hearts bleed red, Yet there is a striking contrast.

Trying to find that balance of opposites.

I’m overexposed. A piercing reality.

This narrative... it’s gritty.

Developing more each day, In the darkness there is hope and serenity in the light.

Courageously embracing each story we have, Knowing that is what make us beautiful.

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T h e S e c r e t L i fe o f H y d ro t h e r ma l Ve n t s

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By Eden Zang & Larissa Treese

FALLIN G, FA L L I N G, FA L L I N G. . .

Here I am, with only two others on this adventure. Those not currently with us are just as much a part of this journey. As the final bit of light fades away in this new world, I begin to wonder, was this a good idea?

I feel claustrophobic. No sound except my thoughts. The reality of this situation is terrifying! The thought of leaving my bubble into the bone crushing pressure of the abyss. But in the darkness, I know the greatest treasures exist.

Hours pass and finally we have reached our destination. We pause, preparing ourselves for what lies ahead. What surprises will we find in the dark? BAM! The black becomes a stark, yellowish white as we turn our lights on. An eerie sight of nothingness. I am floating on the edge of a world unknown. In the distance, strange forms appear...

Flea-like creatures abound and cloud my vision. As I begin to focus, my eyes are opened to endless possibilities. Monstrous, smoke breathing structures appear. I notice I am being watched by another. This creature, not like anything I’ve seen before but reminiscent to fossils I’ve studied from over 200 million years ago. What could be going on in this foreign place, what is going on with the life forms here?...

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Deep Sea Electric Jelly, a creature you might encounter on your way down.

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My exotic garden is not what you may imagine; you with the warm sun, feeding and giving its standard energy needed to have your crops grow and climates happen. Imagine something simpler and yet more toxic…that is what I thrive off of, actually using the earth in its most organic self to survive. I do not have the option of the sun. My family has been around since the beginning of time, though you have just designed the technology and summoned up the curiosity of creating an iron beast to visit. What smells like “rotten egg” and is poisoness to you makes my mouth water, meaning the abundance of life, and the continuity and simplicity of our underwater hot springs that reaches over 400 C. I will have to move again…as abundant as my vent home is, it will only last a few decades. Each year, we gain more and more life, every neighborhood more abundant than the last. I want us to stay simple yet resilient, just as we’ve been for millions of years.

Hydrothermal vent communities are formed most commonly along mid-ocean ridges. At almost 5,000 meters (over 3 miles) below the surface of the ocean, life depends on chemical energy (chemosynthesis) versus energy from sunlight (photosynthesis). The discovery of these communities in 1977 changed the way scientists thought about life on earth. These hydrothermal vent communities can teach us how life on Earth adapted and evolved.

The ocean is a wilderness yet to be fully explored. New species are discovered every 10 days just in these specific hydrothermal vent ecosystems. However, the damage we are doing to our oceans by our land-based activities is causing our oceans’ behaviors, organisms and chemistry to change. Minimizing the impact we have on the ocean, truly our life force here on earth, can help us understand what and where we came from, answering some questions and creating new, more intriguing ones along the way.

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VIDEO

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Beauty

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Creative Beauty Tips by Beauty Editor and Advisor Lani Morris Beauty By Nature Maui • Holistic Esthetician Services

When you imagine things or objects that are dark in color, you usually think of deep richness. You may picture depth and intensity. It can evoke many different feelings and sensations. The same goes for the multi-dimensional sensory experience you feel when you apply skin care treatments that are black in color to your face.

Skin care ingredients are sourced from plants, herbs, seaweeds, oils and many other substances from all over the world. Ingredients that are dark in color are usually very mineral-rich, active and healing. Rare ingredients are intriguing, (especially the black ones) and they provide a variety of amazing results. Here are my three top favorite treatments.

Osea skin care out of Malibu created a Black Algae Mask. This potent, exfoliating treatment gives skin an instant healthy glow. It’s active ingredients are Black Marine Silt, which is detoxifying as it draws and pulls impurities from the skin. It also contains a pure fig extract which is a rich source of malic acid which gently dissolves dead skin. This mask is also very mineral rich containing several different seaweeds and extracts.

Another black beauty is the Hungarian Herbal Mask from Eminence Organic skin care.

This very ACTIVE treatment contains high amounts of mineral trace elements and sulphur, to detoxify and nourish the skin. It also utilizes cinnamon and paprika which revitalizes and invigorates the skin by giving it a pink glow on contact. A great date night mask, this unique treatment is very result-oriented and is not recommended for sensitive skin.

Caviar is the black beauty in this next treatment by Pevonia. Pure caviar extract and pearl extract are combined with a revolutionary blend of phytoextracts. One of them is called escutox which is sourced from an African hibiscus known to have Botox-like properties. This mask improves elasticity, oxygenates the skin and reduces expression lines and wrinkles.

Get a little black beauty into your self care regimen today! Your skin will thank you for it!

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By Larissa Treese

THE FINISH LINE

WHY? That’s the first thing people ask when I say I’m running a marathon. And during training, I often asked myself that question as well but I had to keep in mind that for some reason, my childhood dream was to complete one and this was going to be the year! It’s not for everyone, but running for me is the best “me” time, a release, time to think or not think.

While training though, you never know how long a mile is until you’re on the road and that was my biggest challenge. Getting the body conditioned for a marathon is one thing, but conditioning the mind is another. During my 20 week training plan mapped out by Erica Gorman, there were pitfalls, setbacks, moments of exhilaration, talking to myself (my favorite mantra…”you’ve got this!”), the challenge of bad knees, but nothing beat the feeling of crossing that finish line. The morning of, I went back to my cross country and track days…the line up, feeling anxious, nervous and excited all rolled into one, feeding off the energy from those around me. Like with any runner, you hit that wall and for me it was around mile #20.

The only thing that keeps you going are the volunteers cheering, your friends, your pride and the belief that when you start something, you should finish it.

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WHAT DOES RUNNING A MARATHON MEAN TO ME? What does running a marathon mean to me? It means that I completed something that I struggled with. I overcame it and that motivates me to continue on with my list and empowers my everyday life. Whether it was a little or a big challenge, when I could have quit I didn’t, and that’ll help pull me through any other situation. If you ever feel sluggish or tired, go for a run or a walk. Being outside, bringing up your heart rate and breathing fresh air will release endorphins that will give you drive and help you to accomplish things that you don’t normally have the energy for. I know it seems like a contradiction, but opposites apparently do attract! The hardest part of training for me was waking up to the early morning alarm…after that it was amazing!

Everybody’s dreams are different, even while running in the same marathon. Some do it to finish, some for time, bragging rights or joy. Whether it is running, writing, scrubbing exhibit tanks at work or cooking, I will always be looking for that perfect balance of appreciating where I am and advancing in all I do. I crossed one more thing off my list but I’m already looking for the next thing (there always will be!). I will say this though…I can’t wait for my muscles and blisters to heal so I can get out on the road again!

Erica Gorman was my first self-appointed running coach (ran from middle school thru first year in college) and the source of encouragement for me while training.

She put together a running plan for my first marathon that focused on positive reinforcement, consistency and honesty, which was the perfect mix for me, all while considering my work schedule and hindrances (bad knees). Besides being a wife, mother and full-time employee, she has completed 7 half-marathons, 4 marathons and many other races to date, and looks forward to her daily runs for “peace of mind and to be a better me.” If you are looking for help in accomplishing a dream of yours, let it be a 5k, marathon or just tips on getting started, she can provide online training. Contact her at lifeasarunningmom.blogspot.com!

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THE PROJECT

In-House

HERB PLANTER Created by Larissa & Rob Treese

SUPPLIES • Choice of small herbs • Glass containers – you can use whatever you have around the house.

• Piece of wood to use as the backing • Screws • Hose clamps • Chalkboard paint • Chalk • Rocks – put at the bottom of the jars to help with drainage • Soil

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INSTRUCTIONS • Mask off the area on the glass where you are going to paint the chalkboard paint. Spray or paint the area and IMMEDIATELY remove the tape (if it starts drying it will remove the painted area as well). Let dry completely.

• Position where you want your glass containers on the piece of wood and mark them.

• Screw the hose clamps into place…make sure you can still access the tightening bolt.

• Position the glass in place within the hose clamps and tighten the bolt.

• Place the rocks at the bottom first, then the soil.

• Add your herb plants on top, filling in any gaps with extra soil.

• Write what herbs they are on the chalkboard area.

• Water as needed (almost daily). I found that if I use a spray bottle I don’t over-water the container since there are no holes at the bottom for drainage, just the rocks.

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