Since landing in St. Louis in 2021, Sophie Mendelson and Martha Bass have been building community one ice cream sandwich at a time, spinning nostalgia, individuality and queerness into the details.

Eschewing new materials in favor of ones with patina, he gravitates toward objects of wood and metal that have lived former lives, using them to communicate an unexplored direction, a way forward, a new energy.

He is at once a perpetual 13-year-old and full-blown adult, living his dream while keenly aware of the sacrifice he makes by building his life around his art.

John Beck didn’t always know what he was meant to do, but his hands did. From digging into high school art classes to crafting one-off projects at a welding job, he spent years circling his true love: steel.

“A part of riding a motorcycle is fixing it, I think. Knowing about it, getting your hands dirty a little bit.” This is what has driven Mike Henneberry for more than 20 years as the owner and operator of Sump Motorcycle.

John Boos & Co. butcher blocks have been the gold standard since 1879, and today they are still handcrafted by men and women in their Effingham, IL shop.

True to its name Reclaim Renew salvages old Barnwood and gives it new life as well-crafted furniture.

A classically trained painter, Phil Jarvis is nationally and internationally known for his sign painting, specializing in reverse painting on glass as well as works in commercial wall murals.