Achieving the impossible

Dr. Dave Williams Astronaut and former director of space and life sciences at NASA   By Peter Bailey Photography by Graham Paine   It is a humbling feeling to meet someone who has achieved a staggering number of career goals yet remains modest about his success. Such is the case when …

Beauty with staying power

Lash Forever serves the growing interest in permanent makeup By Allie Murray   Lauren Spencer has loved beauty for as long as she can remember.   Inspired by her mother’s career in the beauty industry, Spencer switched her career plan when she was 19 from medical aesthetics to lash extensions, …

Gravelle Woodworking turns 40

By Jenna Mohammed   Forty years ago, Paul Gravelle never dreamed his side gig would turn into a successful cabinet empire. Today, however, Gravelle Woodworking has built a name for itself in the custom cabinet solutions industry.   “My father started the business in 1981,” says Paul’s son, Ben, who …

Naoko Matsubara

The celebrated 84-year-old artist imbues a reverence of nature to her woodcut art By Kelly Putter That elements of nature impart a sweeping backdrop of inspiration for renowned woodcut artist Naoko Matsubara should come as no surprise. Matsubara became aware of nature’s influence as a youngster living in Japan on …