We love Christmas. Here’s how we’re trying to spend this Christmas, present. *Some assembly required.

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Thinking of Missouri tonight, where I grew up and where I have family and many friends. Blessed are the peacemakers—may there be more of them. May reconciliation and sacrificial compassion take the place of division and easy anger. Peace doesn’t happen on its own—blessed are those who work to make peace. Blessed are the peacemakers. […]

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Sioux Falls’ New Event Center On Friday Sioux Falls celebrated the completion of its new event center with a ribbon cutting ceremony, complete with a large ribbon and giant pair of scissors. The Denny Sanford Premier Center opened its doors after a series of remarks about the history of the building project itself. I have had […]

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Possibility usually comes disguised as hard work. Don’t expect your next project to be easy. Things fall apart Anyone who tries to make something or do something finds that there is resistance. It’s an accepted fact of life that things tend toward disorder–cars break down, paint peels, joints begin to ache as we age. We […]

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As a parent teaching my kids about letters, it’s sometimes difficult to know which A to focus on.  What is the Platonic form of the lowercase A?  It may also be an occupational hazard that I want to tell them about serifs and italics and the difference between a two-story “a” and a one-story “a.”  And […]

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I’ve been getting more and more interested in typeface design over the past year.  A carpenter needs to know how trees grow and a chef should know something about the origin of the food that ends up on the plate.  In the same way, a designer who works with text and letterforms every day should have […]

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We’re hosting another gathering of Sioux Falls visual artists in our home. Photographers, artists, graphic designers and web designers are all welcome. Thursday, February 28th, 6-7:30pm The theme this time is “Balance.”  You are invited to bring a photo or other visual piece that explores or exemplifies the concept of “Balance.”   Feel free to bring […]

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Our good friend Laura Brown is nearing the end of a Kickstarter campaign, FLY OVER: new prints about the places in between. She is offering friends and family the chance to support her work at several different levels, and each level is rewarded with some of the beautiful works she has created. Take a look at […]

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We are hosting another gathering of artists in our home, and this time we’re adding visual designers of all stripes. Photographers, artists, graphic designers and web designers are all welcome. Monday, October 8th, 6-7:30pm Please bring 3-4 images of pieces you’ve recently finished or are currently working on. We’ll show the images in a slideshow […]

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The new Sanford Fieldhouse will officially open later this week.  According to the Sioux Falls Business Journal article, The 85,000-square-foot building will support local, regional and national athletic training, co-ed sports leagues and Sanford’s Power programs. The Fieldhouse will offer athletic performance development; comprehensive functional, physiological and biomechanical evaluations; and rehabilitation and nutritional consultation services. […]

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