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Long live the artist.

February 2023 PUBLISHER

Mike Tucker | MTucker@CityLifestyle.com EDITOR

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There's a playfulness present when my husband and I take sides (math versus art) whenever the opportunity presents itself (almost always when I can’t make a left in Missoula and I try to meddle in the logistics of engineering, which I know nothing about). Of course, both math and art are important and configuring roadways is no easy feat, but since this is the maker's issue I'd like to let the line run on my side of things.

At my husband's college graduation party, his cousin's boyfriend laughed at me when I told him I imagined us living out West someday, having onetoo-many animals, and writing stories for a living. He didn't mean to insult me by laughing, the same way the shopping mall Santa didn't mean to sound so dismissive when he responded with, "You've got to be kidding me," after I asked for a horse for Christmas. I was about 8 years old then, and that experience pretty much solidified my dad for me as the real Santa after all.

These remarks aren't meant to be taken to heart but for argument's sake, let's let the arrow fly into the meaty part.

Going to school for an arts degree was a hard sell to people who didn't really know me. Why is that? Perhaps they know the struggling or starving artist and they genuinely didn't want to see me make a mistake. From my perspective, the bigger mistake would be snuffing out risk and selling myself to a predictable life. No big jump, no big fall. But also, no chance to fly. And how incredible would that be? To have a chance at flying.

I'm happy to take credit for the big jumps my husband and I have made in our young lives. I have always held out my hand to him and asked him to jump with me, and he and I both know that if we sat down and calculated these decisions, we'd lie awake at night because we'd realize that the odds are never truly in our favor. And who needs to be reminded of that? Not me.

In this issue, you'll read about the makers of our city. All of them do different things in different ways but at the center of their efforts is this warm and gooey feeling of connection. Each one of them has made something that proves that they're out there making sense of the world around them and trying to leave it in a better state. And if you really think about it, even mathematicians do the same thing.

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Inspired By

Missoula Makers Collective inspires new wave of local support for artists.

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Photography: Erika Spaulding Bailey Durnell (Montana Clay Creations) and Rachel Cowan (Throwing Darts Art) do a little happy dance at the Missoula Makers Collective to celebrate this designated space for local artists.

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the Making A maker is a shaper, a planter, a creator, a doer. There’s this connotation that artists thrive off their inspiration, so what happens when a maker produces something in isolation? When the world has shut them in, what magic will come out?

Bailey Durnell and Rachel Cowan found themselves right here—in their beginnings of an answer to that question—during the (first) long winter of Covid. While bartending together downtown they discovered that each owned a handmade small business. Bailey’s Montana Clay Creations offers uniquely designed earrings, while Rachel’s Throwing Darts Art sells hand-sawn and hammered pieces. Covid did create a spike in more handmade businesses emerging due to more time at home and the successful Buy Small Movement, but it also presented new challenges in growth and communication. Artists suddenly lacked the ability to network and simply converse about overcoming start-up hurdles.

The two women, like many others in Missoula, had already planted their seeds, but even if they did manage to grow something vibrant and strong, it would still be a lone bloom. What they really needed was a plot.

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“We were looking for a way to re-connect makers after Covid. Artists need relationships,” said Rachel. What started primarily as a collection site for online shopping has now extended into a retail and meeting space nested inside Pearl Boba Tea on North Higgins. Owners Asia and Dustin of PBT recognized Bailey and Rachel’s difficulties as young business owners and wanted to help them in the same way others helped Asia and Dustin in their early days. With PBT sourcing their ingredients locally and supporting various community initiatives, their values perfectly aligned with Missoula Makers Collective’s. A plot was cleared, a space at the ready.

Today, the Missoula Makers Collective is composed of 52 women and trans or nonbinary artists who have been carefully selected from applicants based on their existing online presence and their community involvement. While the goal is to assist each maker with income generation, it is equally important to the Collective that all artists’ work be seen even if only one product is purchased. After all, community members will make the effort to walk through a plentiful space, but few will drive downtown or trudge the snowy streets just to see what one artist has in store.

Aside from the generous retail space within Pearl Boba Tea, Missoula Makers Collective held 20 markets in 2022 to gain more foot traffic; a signal fire for folks wanting a handmade item.

“It’s amazing how Missoula shows up for the handmade market,” said Bailey. And the support is not limited to consumers. Local businesses such as Kettlehouse Brewing Co., lent MMC their parking lot multiple times during the summer, allowing 26 small business owners to grow.

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“A beautiful ripple effect of that market was that many of the businesses downtown experienced higher sales than usual that night.”

Downtown Association approached Bailey and Rachel with the idea to transition away from a traditional parade and move more into a village stroll concept. The result was 25 makers in 250 feet of sidewalk space.

“A beautiful ripple effect of that market was that many of the businesses downtown experienced higher sales than usual that night,” said Rachel.

In addition to providing makers more opportunities and support, Missoula Makers Collective’s mission extends to educating shoppers on the importance of buying local. Most Missoula makers work in some form of community support role— social work, non-profit, customer service. When consumers shop handmade, not only are they supporting these community members, but the money spent stays in the community longer.

“Locally spent money is not only good for the immediate economy, but it is just as much a political decision as voting and attending rallies. When you shop your values, you spend on who you support and what lifestyles you want in your community,” said Bailey.

While providing makers spaces and markets in which to sell their creations is much of what Missoula Makers Collective does, it’s really only half of it. The other half is the groundwork. After all, seeds need tending to. Maker Meetings offer MMC members classes in knowledge sharing. Examples

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include creating content and reels, selling wholesale, and various tax information. Classes are led by both existing members and diverse Missoula business professionals who often donate their time.

Open meetings allow makers to simply come and ask questions regarding their businesses.

Currently in the making is Missoula Makers Collective’s debut Makers Grant Fund. This is collected from 5% of all market booth fees, the sale of select merchandise, and donations from makers themselves. The idea is to create a board of MMC members and local professionals to award a new handmade business owner with the grant to assist in start-up costs—something Bailey and Rachel saw many lacked during the initial spike of home-based Covid operations.

While the pandemic did force many small businesses into hibernation, it also gave so many the time to reevaluate their own priorities. Many found growth through adversity. That growth is essential, but in isolation it isn’t enough. Community, leadership and social change activist Parker Palmer once wrote, “We do not believe that we ‘grow’ our lives— we believe that we ‘make’ them…we make time, make friends, make meaning, make money, make a living, make love.” Missoula Makers Collective makes community. As a “collective,” this means all of us in the Garden City, whether we make something ourselves or buy from someone who does.

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It was a cold, dark day in Whitefish and Hunter Leach’s wallet was falling apart.

He pulled out a previously untouched box of old leather-working tools that his mom had given him and he set out to make a new wallet. Hunter showed the finished product to his friends the next day at work on the ski hill and they responded, “Dude, I’ll give you twenty bucks if you make me something like that!”

Motivated by that positive response, Hunter got to work making more wallets and set up a little table at the Kalispell farmer’s market. “The first time I made 300 bucks and thought this might be a viable income source,” said Hunter. He christened his new company Snowday Leather, both as a nod to that initial cold, dark day and to his fond memories of days off from school after a fresh snowfall.

Prior to this, Hunter never had interest in working with leather. But craftsmanship, innovation, and independence have always played significant roles in his life.

“I’ve always been artistic to some extent,” said Hunter. “Art was my favorite subject in school, next to PE.” Hunter’s dad was a carpenter and his mom started her own businesses over the years, which made Hunter realize that he didn’t have to work at what he calls a traditional job. “I always had in my head that I wanted to be my own boss. Then this fell in my lap.”

Hunter is completely self-taught in making leather goods. He has been working diligently since starting Snowday Leather to learn what works and what doesn't.

Humble about his craft, he is quick to say there is always room for improvement.

“People will come up to me and tell me how much they love my products. I’ll say that’s great but tell me what you don’t like about it,” said Hunter. “Most people don’t have anything negative to say, but I’ll really push it because I want it to last.

My goal is longevity.”

Each product is made by Hunter’s own two hands in his tight but functional

workshop on the corner of Walnut and S 1st Street W in Missoula. He sells his products on his website and at various local craft markets. Being an outgoing guy, he also loves it when people renting gear next door at Love Boat Paddle Company pop into his workshop to see what he’s up to.

His products are made using both vegetable-tanned and chrome-tanned fullgrain leathers. Vegetable-tanned leather is made using natural vegetable tannins and it can take up to two months to tan the animal hide. Chrome-tanned leather is tanned with chromium sulphate and can be tanned in as little as 24 hours. Chrome tanning is also harsher as the tanning process uses chemicals.

Hunter explains that the chrome-tanned leather starts out more supple and retains its initial look and feel. Vegetable-tanned leather starts out stiff, but will change over time and develop more character. He provides an example using his own vegetable-tanned wallet he’s had for years next CONTINUED >

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“I ENJOY THE PROCESS, I LIKE WORKING FOR MYSELF, AND I LIKE MAKING SOMETHING THAT WILL LAST."

to a new wallet. The leather has darkened and become smooth and pliable as it has taken on oils and dirt through the years.

“I explain to people they kind of have to work for it,” said Hunter. “Some people connect to that and some want it to look perfect right away.”

Hunter makes and sells seven standard products in a range of colors including belts, bucket bags, and the bifold wallets that started it all. His clientele includes locals and tourists who have seen him at Missoula’s People’s Market and customers from across the country that are attracted to his Instagram page @SnowdayLeather. He gets requests for custom work all the time, and his answer is always that it depends.

“I take it as a compliment that people request custom work, but I can’t always do it,” said Hunter. “One of those requests was someone looking for a leather jacket. Since he handstitches each of his products, the thought of making a jacket was overwhelming at the time, but these requests inspire curiosity and constant learning.

Snowday Leather is a full-time commitment for Hunter and everything about the process is tedious and time-consuming, but he wouldn’t have it any other way.

“The main reason I started this was to make quality stuff and to make stuff that I’m selling to local people that can connect with me about my product,” said Hunter. “I’d like to get to a point where I can support a family. I don’t need to be rich and I don’t want to hire people to do the work. I’d rather invest in tools that make it easier for me than pay someone else to do it.”

Many businesses have plans to expand their product lines, but Hunter is in the process of narrowing down his so he can focus more on the quality of each product.

“I don’t want to have an endless line of stuff, plus it’s so hard to find good quality leather products,” said Hunter. “I enjoy the process, I like working for myself, and I like making something that will last. It’s really fulfilling for me when someone says ‘Hey, I really love what you made for me.’”

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Double K Ranch offers their conscientiously raised and harvested meats to Missoula On 800 acres in Darby, Angus beef and Berkshire hogs roam with full access to their resources.

These are happy cows and healthy pigs. In 1985, Jim and Lynn Kouf bought the property because they wanted their kids to grow up knowing where their meat came from. These days, their son Dillon oversees the operation along with his wife, Tesa.

As managers of the Double K Ranch, they’ve stayed true to the original vision while also demonstrating how today's ranchers can sustainably manage livestock and work with the land to produce quality products.

Today, the ranch supplies its own retail meat shop, a cured meat product line known as ”Fifth Season Montana,” and a new deli in Missoula. Their deep care for the animals is behind every expansion the ranch has made.

“Because the butcher shop is onsite, we can make everything healthier and safer for the stock and our staff,” said Dillon. “Our animals never have to leave the ranch,” added Tesa. “It’s never traumatic for them. It’s just a short walk from the pasture down to the butcher shop.” Even still, it’s

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not only about being gentle with the animals. “Ours are grass-fed and grass-finished,” said Dillon. “It takes six months longer to raise a beef to weight doing it that way, but they’re healthier and not stressed out.” Tesa encourages visitors to stop in and see for themselves.

“Folks can come by the ranch anytime, see the cows and the pigs, and visit our meat shop,” she said.

This past fall, Dillon and Tesa opened the Double K Deli in Missoula at Paxson Plaza near Southgate Mall. They sell fresh cuts of meat, cured salamis, and other products like bison and lamb from family ranches in the Bitterroot Valley. “Our main reason for entering the retail market is to have that face-to-face [interaction with] consumer sales. We love the idea of someone walking in, seeing all of these fresh cuts of meat behind the glass, and asking, ‘Have anything new I can try?’ Plus, having the deli in Missoula is ideal for us. The market wants healthier, grass-fed meat and the people really support local agriculture,” said Dillon.

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When folks visit the deli to shop the day’s cuts they can also sit for lunch. The menu includes sandwiches and traditional grilled food.

“We use our pork fat to deep fry our fries,” Tesa said. “I think that’s what makes them extra tasty.” Also, prepared charcuterie boards are available to-go. “It’s a fun treat for a date night,” she said. In addition, customers can join the Salami of the Month Club to sample how Dillon and Tesa have combined their meats with local ingredients to make exceptional, value-added products. Made with mead from Hidden

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With their extra effort to keep the ranch’s 800 acres productive for generations to come, the Koufs continue to find ways to ranch sustainably. To reduce erosion, animals rotate to different pastures. There’s a composting facility on site. In addition, solar panels power 80 to 90% of operations in peak season. The land has returned that goodwill with some fun surprises.

“We purchased 20 acres bordering the ranch to raise more pigs,” said Dillon. “They're out there, digging up the first six inches of soil like manual rototillers. They’ve unearthed artifacts from decades of ranching. We have a bucket filled with metal pieces and old tools.”

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There’s an undeniable relationship ranchers have with their animals, especially at Double K Ranch where every part of the process and product matters. They’ve figured out that it is possible to have it all: a prime cut of meat, growing the local economy, and gaining more interest in where our food comes from once a community member has a taste.

“It really has that generational feel,” said Dillon. “We’re a family business that goes beyond ranch to table. We want to stay Montana-focused.

We want to show how raising meat can be done with minimal impact on the environment,” said Dillon. His wife, Tesa, agreed. “We want to be mindful and live off the land as best we can, and also make some delicious products, too.”

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ELEVATE YOUR CLOSET 8 WAYS TO O R G A N I Z E A N D

Every woman dreams of an organized and beautiful closet space, but it often comes last on the list of places that get their time and attention. Follow our eight tips for transforming and elevating your closet as you Spring clean and declutter for a more peaceful, inspired space you absolutely love.

A sneak peek inside the closet of active mom and entrepreneur Keri Tarantino of Leawood, KS reveals a dressing room that rivals celebrity homes in Beverly Hills. But it didn’t come easily. Keri painstakingly planned, designed and curated the space with care.

When we first stepped inside, we gasped as our eyes beheld the glory. No detail went unnoticed in this dreamy dressing room. Here are some guiding principles that can be drawn from her exquisite taste and vision. How you organize your closet will of course differ based on the size of your space, the size of your wardrobe, and the kind of life you lead. But applying the guidelines Keri used in her space will result in a much more organized and aesthetically pleasing space.

USE R EAL ESTATE W ISELY Reserve the front and middle of the closet for clothes worn most often. For someone who gets dressed for work each morning at 6 a.m., work clothes should be at the front of the closet. Store lesser-worn items like formal wear and out-of-season clothes toward the back and on the upper shelves. The large mirror and counter with chair provides the perfect spot to select jewelry and finalize finishing outfit touches.

While every closet is different, the key here is everything has a home.

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INJECT ST YLE INTO YOUR SPACE

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ORGA NIZE BY K IND A ND COLOR

Group clothes by kind first and color second. This ensures quick location of that favorite shirt when it’s needed. Bonus - it’s easy on the eye. Group like with like: Gather belts, sweaters, long-sleeve shirts, work pants, dresses, button-down shirts, jeans, shorts, etc., and decide the best place to store each item as a group (e.g., hang pants in the closet, fold and stack sweaters in a bureau). Working with groupings will help you figure out how much space you need and the best way to store each type of item.

03 04 NEGATIVE SPACE

Using space efficiently is important, but keep in mind every good design includes some negative space. For instance, consider adding built-ins on the long wall of your closet but keep the short wall open with a mirror.

FACE CLOTHES THE SA ME DIR ECTION

It may seem silly, but when dealing with a small space, little things count. Hanging all clothes the same direction is a no-brainer for continuity in your closet.

BAG & SHOE STOR AGE Alternate the way shoes are facing. This ultimately helps fit more on each row and provide a visually appealing way to display those prized possessions.

Everyone understands the frustration of searching for that one clutch when rushing out for the evening. Bags benefit from a space all their own. Get clear container storage for small bags and purses so you can locate and access them easily.

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UPGR ADED HA NGERS The simplest and fastest way to make a BIG difference in your closet organization is to get matching hangers that go beyond the traditional plastic or wire hangers. And for sure ditch any with paper from the dry cleaner! Here’s a few of our favorite elevated hangers:

07 08 LIGHTING

Lighting is everything in a closet. Gone are the days of dim recessed lighting being sufficient.

Consider adding a statement lighting fixture like a chandelier or pendant that provides ample bright lighting to your space, no matter how big or small.

M AK E A STATEMENT

Why use an armchair when you have room for a sofa? Slide up a stool and colorful area rug to complete the look. If you have excessive wall space, consider a mini gallery wall or a statement wall with wallpaper to polish things off.

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Missoula Valley Winter Market

SOUTHGATE MALL | 9:00 AM Find locally made creations and goods right here at Southgate Mall! Browse, buy, meet your local makers.

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Family Fun Time at Mismo!

MIS MO GYMN ASTICS | 9:00 AM This one-hour open gym time is meant for kids walking to 12 years of age. Explore the facility in a supervised atmosphere. Pre-registration is required via their website as there are no walk-ins allowed. Non-members pay $12.

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SACR ED ALLY | 10:00 AM This workshop is designed to stoke the sacred flame between you and your partner. Just in time for Valentine's Day and the days that follow. Nourish the concept of passion, purpose, polarity, and healing.

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A Soiree to Stay THE GINGERBREAD DREAM HOUSE SOIREE ARTICLE CHELSEA LYN AGRO PHOTOGRAPHY ERIKA SPAULDING

Friends of the Children hosted their first-ever fundraiser in Western Montana by organizing a Gingerbread Dream House Soiree. The gingerbread houses were designed by local architects and local bakers, resembling true-to-life structures like a big, red barn, a charming tree house, and Santa’s garage complete with Santa, sleigh, and reindeer. The details were dazzling.

One of the bakers, Sara Hemenway, took on the big, red barn enthusiastically and with determination. Prior to the soiree, her local talents caught national attention by way of Food Network’s Christmas Cookie Championship.

Sara is a self-taught baker and the owner of Frosting Cakery.

The event took place at LA Design Studio and the funds raised through the live auction and ticketing went directly to support generational change right here in Missoula. Friends of the Children pairs children who face the steepest barriers with salaried, professional mentors for 12+ years, no matter what.

Please visit FriendsMontana.org to learn more about this organization and the local change they create for the children in our community.

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