Jamie Gonzales

An award-winning Alaska graphic designer talks logo developent

The weather was perfect. Well, perfect for Alaskans: sunny, 68 degrees and very few mosquitoes. The 50 guests arriving in pairs at Wild Rose Highlands crested the hill and saw lush green grass, a long white table between the fenced garden and the peony bushes, glassware glinting in the sun. Bohemian bouquets provided splashes of … Continue reading Feast for the Senses

Sandy Harper, co-founder of Cyrano’s Theatre Company and Off-Center Playhouse, can find her way through the 86-seat theatre in ink-black darkness. She’s had 24 years to memorize each floorboard and uneven threshold that could trip up a newcomer. “Are you OK?” Harper calls back over her shoulder as we follow the sound of her footsteps. … Continue reading The Safest Theatre on 4th Ave.

Therapy in the form of high tea, fancy hats and female friendship.

Contemporary artist Honor Bowman manages the International Gallery of Contemporary Art and teaches in UAA's Department of Art.

“One dark, rainy day in September, 1952, a group of eight women met to form a new Homemakers’ Club. Upon looking out the window at the area surrounding them, they all agreed that ‘Muddy Acres’ would be an appropriate name for the club, and it has stuck to this day.” Meet Alaska’s take on June Cleaver.