• Baker+Brown Co
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• Stories

Stories

As Harold Goddard quite eloquently positions the power of story, "The destiny of the world is determined less by the battles that are lost and won than by the stories it loves and believes in."

• 02-Nov-2015
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• Neil Brown
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• Portrait

The artist desires to be understood

Art is a safe place. One that allows us to step outside of ourselves, to find that we are stranger than we believed. The artist has an inherent desire to be understood, to make an indelible impression in the mind. Some believe art changes the world, albeit very slowly. Jeff Jackson finds art is especially useful when masquerading as entertainment, in order to create a desire and hunger within someone they have yet to discover or even understand.

• 15-Sep-2015
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• Neil Brown
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• Portrait

#skinnywashere

The bitter winter months in New York City bring a triple threat of car-sized piles of solid ice, slush puddles deep as the ocean and biting cold temperatures that prove an insurmountable challenge to a specific sporting group — street BMX. Where most would only observe challenge, Karston Tannis perceived an opportunity. A time to bring together a disparity of individuals from various walks of life with a common bond — visual art. At the intersection of the arts and a desire to build community, we met Karston.

• 17-Jul-2015
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• Neil Brown
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• Portrait

The Creative Heart of the Heartland

Tad and Jessica Carpenter are building a thriving brand, design, and illustration business from their live / work space in downtown Kansas City. Their brilliantly creative and dynamic portfolio of work can be spotted all over the country in bookstores, your favorite burger joint, and within the never-ending aisles of retail giants. This powerhouse couple officially partnered in business recently, and are actively investing in expanding their firm. They focus on bringing messages to life through design, packaging, illustration and mobile design. Their process is effective, artistic and honest. And both truly feel lucky to call their collective passion a career.

• 14-Jul-2015
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• Neil Brown
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• Travel

An idyllic island where wild horses roam free.

Nestled along the eastern coast of Delmarva – the shared peninsula of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia – lies a long fragile strip of barrier island accessible only by two narrow bridges. There are two unique qualities of Assateague: no development and wild horses roam free. In the midst of our meandering road trip around the country, we made a detour east to spend several days camping at the Assateague Island National Seashore. The wind-swept beaches, brisk Atlantic surf, scrub oaks nestled behind the dunes, and wandering horses create an idyllic landscape of which dreams are made.

• 02-Jul-2015
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• Neil Brown
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• Portrait

Building community through a common passion of the craftsman

As I’m winding my way through an old industrial area on the east side of downtown Cleveland, I pass one amazing building after another, after another – all stunning turn-of-the-century brick warehouses and manufacturing facilities. Finding my way slowly through this maze of glorious memorials of a time long past, to my surprise, there is a bustling of activity. What was once rust, has been refurbished – repurposed – as part of a city undergoing a renaissance with impressive potential. I park. Searching for the entrance, I wait for Sam who was kind enough to welcome a total stranger meandering across the U.S.

• 28-Jun-2015
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• Jen Baker Brown
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• Adventure

Call it wanderlust or some sort of idealist theory, but I have really been wanting to go camping lately. Sometime in my formative years my family would camp, and that timeframe quickly ended with trading the glorious outdoors in the middle of the night for the warm glow of the local Hampton Inn. This week my adult self decided to give camping another try. Who needs AirBNB when you have a polyester dome and the great outdoors. Besides, Pinterest makes camping look so glamorous these days, with their endless gourmet smores recipes and Taj Mahal inspired tents — of course I can hack it in the great outdoors.