Feature Articles

Full Circle - An Artist's Transformation

Written by Christy Wylie

Aquamarine, tourmaline, Peruvian opal, tanzanite—dangling jewels move like dancers between coins of gold and swirls of sterling silver, changing and shifting with the light. Such is the exquisitely feminine and elusive way of jewelry designer, Dalia Alfandary, who, from Canada to Bali to Texas, has etched her eclectic design signature indelibly across the globe.

We don't all follow a straight trajectory

Written by Charles Agar

A physician, yoga instructor and jazz singer, Gaila Kenneally, the covergirl for this month’s edition, doesn’t like pigeonholes.

Originally from Los Angeles, Kenneally studied in France during high school, holds an undergrad degree in Spanish and Portugese history from UCLA and came to Texas on a temporary move to take electives during med school.

Mother of Music

Written by Charles Agar

Lisa Fletcher was putting out another fire – the air conditioning was broken in the recording studio she runs with her husband, Freddy, and she was on one line with a repairman, on another with artists concerned for their equipment, and in the middle of it all she took a few minutes to talk with Moxie. And that was a slow day.

Soul Art

Written by David King

Jill Pankey has won awards for her pencil drawings, painted striking scenes of pastoral beauty and even composed and executed wall-sized murals.

But the instructor in the Department of Art and Design at Texas State University keeps coming back to a theme, one splashed all over the walls of her studio. Women, in bright colors: Dancing. Turning somersaults. Twining around ribbons and bars and flowing fabrics. Loud.

Amazing Grace

Written by Melissa Welch

With sweat gushing from every pore, 66-year-old Mary McCord stood at the top of her mat with a smile on her face. She had moved through a vigorous one-and-a-half -hour yoga practice, balancing, twisting with backbends and headstands and came to rest happily, content with herself and the effort.