Arts + Culture

The Art of Discovery

Artist Veta McFall’s work is a dialogue with the unknown Article by Emily Klimas | Photography by Stacy Anderson The air in Veta McFall’s studio doesn't just hold the scent of drying paint. It carries the electric hum of a woman who has broken her own mirror. For a decade, McFall was a master of precision. Within her studio, she was the architect of the exact, creating pristine portraits that captured the anatomy of an eyelash and the exact grain of dog fur. "I was a master of the outer...

Home + Design

Building Beauty Together

Ann Arbor Gardens founder Crystle Partington has spent two decades transforming landscapes — and building a collective of craftspeople along the way Article by Lindsey Dodge | Photography by Stacy Anderson It’s a crisp, early spring morning, and Crystle Partington has just arrived at one of her current job sites: a stunning Craftsman-style renovation perched along the Huron River. Split boulders create organic steps up toward the cedar-shingled home, guiding visitors through a landscape that...

Life + Culture

Dedication Hope Family

The Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance provides comfort in the present and advocacy for the future Article by Emily Klimas It starts with a whisper. A subtle shift — persistent bloating, unexpected fatigue, a sudden change in routine that’s easily dismissed. But when that whisper becomes a diagnosis of ovarian cancer, the resulting silence can be deafening.   In 2009, Pam Dahlmann’s mother heard those devastating words. Despite a family history of the disease, her symptoms had been...

Life + Culture

Thriving at Every Stage

Get to know speaker, workplace culture strategist, and author Michelle Silverthorn Article by Michelle Silverthorn The Work I Do I’m a keynote speaker and workplace culture strategist who helps organizations build environments where people feel they belong and can thrive. I’ve delivered two TEDx talks, written  Authentic Diversity , and I’m working on my second book about reinventing yourself at every stage of life and career.   From the Caribbean to Michigan I grew up in the Caribbean...