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Creating Recovery

September 28, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Art, Art Beat, Art Therapy, ArtPrize, breast cancer survivor, brent godfrey, cancer sparking art, Cancer Survivors, clasissa pinkola estes, creating, creating recover, empowering women through art, expressing grief through art, feelings, flat river gallery & framing, fostering passion, fountain hill center for counseling and consultation, Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, innate, Inspiring Women, karen godfrey, kim gill, linda griggs, magazine, marija gimbutas, New School, nurture with art, nurture yourself first, October, october 2017, propensity, recovery, studio, terry tempest williams, the language of the goddess, when women were birds, wisdom of women, wlmag, women, women who run with the wolves, women's wisdom, womenslifestyle

by Kim Gill | Photography by Two Eagles Marcus Upon entering the studio of Karen Godfrey, one is struck by

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Inspiring Elegance with Farah Merhi

September 28, 2017September 29, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments cozy design, Faces and Places, farah merhi, Grand Valley State University, inpiring elegance with farah merhi, inspiration, inspire me!, inspire_me_home_decor, interior design, inviting design, Life, merhi's story, october 2017, persuing your passion, Simple Living, Style, welcoming home, your oasis

by Kate Branum • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Most of us have something that makes us feel at home–a comfortable

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Karin Nelson: Discovering the Artist Within

August 31, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments discovering her inner artist, discovering the artist within, emerging talent in gr, god's call, grand rapids first, imagine, Karin Nelson, Karin nelson's story, kim gill, lafontsee gallery, magic, nelson's paintings, Painting, september 2017, trees in the park, Two Eagles Marcus, your inner artist

(above) Karin nelson sits in front of a collection of her paintings on display at Lafontsee Gallery in Grand Rapids. by

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Creative Placemaking with Amelea Pegman

August 31, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments amelea pegman, ArtPrize, Artprize 9, artprize and social good initiative, artprize headquarters, artprize hub, artprize new features, behind the scenes at artprize, community impact of artprize, Creative Placemaking with Amelea Pegman, Elyse Wild, imagine, september 2017, social impacts of artprize, Two Eagles Marcus

by Elyse Wild | photography by Two Eagles Marcus Planted on the intersection of Weston and Sheldon in downtown Grand

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Dawnell Dryja: Save the Last Dance

August 31, 2017September 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments academy of dance arts, artistic coordinator, ballerina, ballet, becoming a dancer, black swan white swan, building character, character development, cincinnati ballet, cinderella, classical dance, Comstock Park, contemporary dance, dance studio, dance technicality, dance venues, dancer, dawn greene, dawnell dryja, dayton ballet, detroit ballet, discipline, downtown detroit, freelance dancer, from russia with love, fulfillment, gr ballet, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Ballet, interpretation, Kate Branum, lead ballet roles, local ballet, local dance studio, metropolitan ballet theatre, motivation, october 2017, peter martin wege theatre, pointe shoes, preparation, professional dance instruction, professional dancer, red angels, retirement performance, self efficacy, self-esteem, Stage, structure, studio production, summer dance programs, technique, tulsa ballet, tutu, Two Eagles Marcus, utah ballet, where the wild things are

by Kate Branum • Photography by Two Eagles Marcus  Pirouette, Plié, Arabesque, Sauté. These are just a few words that have

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Orchestrating a Crescendo with Cathy Holbrook

August 31, 2017September 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments acoustic cafe radio show, andre previn, appreciation for instruments, Artists, blue lake public radio, bringing in artists, cathy holbrook, chamber music series, chamber music society of lincoln center, classical music organization, Downtown Grand Rapids, encore series, famous composer, folk series, french horn, fulton street, Grand Rapids, jazz series, Kate Branum, la jolla chamber music society, local jazz music, los angeles philharmonic and hollywood bowl, marketing, music artist, music hall, music hub, music variety, nationally broadcasted folk artists, new york, organization, personal music assistant, piano, presenting concerts, producing concerts, production manager, public relations, ranson ave, rob reinhart, santa barbara chamber orchestra, st cecilia building rennovation, St. Cecilia Music Center, St. Cecilia Music Society, Two Eagles Marcus, WGVU Public Media, world renowned music artists

by Kate Branum • Photography by Two Eagles Marcus Grand Rapids boasts a vast history of fine art, dating back to

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Art and Intuition: A Look Beyond with Eugenia Marve

August 31, 2017August 31, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Artist, blessings, boundaries, cancer, chromo therapy, clairvoyant, clogged arteries, colorful, community, comparative religions, connecting to the world, Creative Process, crooked spine, dreams, eberhard center, empowered, envision, ethnically diverse, Eugenia Marve, experiencing difficulties, finding yourself, five sense, Flint, gifts of the spirit, gods kitchen, graduate advisor, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Valley State University, gut feeling, High Blood Pressure, holistic view, imaginative, intuitive awareness, involvement, layers of the universe, lessons, life experiences, life journey, life purpose, linear space, local artist, marvecreations.com, meaning of life, mediation workshops, medical intuitive, past life regression, poetry, prayer, psychic, psychic reader, psychic reading, reincarnation, sarah anderson, skype, spectrum theatre, Spirit Dreams, spiritual contacts, spiritual growth, talking with spirits, Two Eagles Marcus, understanding life, understanding life after death, vessel for god, victim mentality, visualization

by Sarah Anderson • Photography by Two Eagles Marcus Sitting at her kitchen table, full of flowers and balloons from her

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Linda Gellasch: Projecting the Community Voice

August 31, 2017September 11, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments administration, art edition, broadcasting, charismatic, community, community leader, connected, deadlines, director of finance, dirk koning, discovering new music, engaging, essentail dialogue, events in the community, evolving media, Executive Director, experimentation, explore music, express your voice, Featured, finance coordinator, flow of music, free speech, Grand Rapids, grand rapids community media center, Grand Rapids Events, grand rapids news, grtv, journalist, leadership, learning, linda gellasch, media center, media consumers, media participation, meeting deadlines, mission, music culture, new bands, newspaper reporter, on air DJ, on air programmer, online newspaper, power of community media, radio, real news coverage, reporter, september 2017, sharing, steering the organization, The Rapidian, transition, Wealthy Theatre, WYCE

by Elyse Wild • Photography by Two Eagles Marcus Linda Gellasch recalls the moment she felt inclined to get involved with

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Shannon Cohen: When Passion Meets Purpose

August 4, 2017August 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments august 2017, community leaders, community service, community ventures, community voices, consulting firm, creative blog, emerging leaders, encouraging voice, gifts for the office, Grand Rapids, graphic t-shirts, hallmark, informative blog, Inspiring, Kate Branum, leadership care skit, local campaign, local leaders, local retail, magnets, making a difference in the community, motivation, motivational speaking, oil-infused soy candles, passion, personal experiences, positive affirmations, power-driven affirmations, powerful, professional opinions, professionals, reaching for happiness, shannon cohen, shannon cohen inc, soft heart, stationary, summer 2017, tough skin, transformative leadership, unique, unique gifts, unsung leaders, uplifting care package, uplifting women, Victoria Upton, wall art

by Kate Branum • photography by Victoria Upton  It started as a dream, derived from a passion for motivation, and erupted

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Journey to GRandJazzFest with Audrey Sundstrom

August 4, 2017August 4, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Audrey Sundstrom, august 2017, august events grand rapids, blushing monk, celebration, contemporary jazz, cuban jazz, Dean Martin, dentist, detroit, diverse music, diversity, Edye Evans Hyde, electro jazz, Elyse Wild, face painting, frank sinatra, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Jazz, GRandJazzFest, guitar jazz, innovation, james brown, Jazz, jazz festivals, live jazz grand rapids, live music, local jazz music, los angeles, michigan musicians, monroe, monroe center grand rapids, nostalgia, piano jazz, recruited musicians, richard elliot, Rosa Parks Circle, sammy davis jr, saxophonist, summer events, swing era jazz, the BOB, the grand rapids jazz orchestra, Tim Bowman, Traveling, Two Eagles Marcus

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Jazz has a way of inspiring fierce loyalty and undying fans. To

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