Building your dream home can be exciting, but it can also be scary. Working with an architect that you trust and appreciate can make all the difference in keeping those fears in check. Jennifer Weddermann, AIA, the owner of Weddermann Architecture, PLLC, in Tacoma shared a few tips with ShowCase Magazine recently on how to successfully navigate the process. The first step … [Read more...] about Building Your Dream Home
Design & Style
Grand Glass Gathering in May
Glass art is intricately interwoven into the fibers of Tacoma. From the nationally recognized Hilltop Artists youth program, to a multitude of individual artists working in garage-based hot shops, to museum exhibitions of glass art featuring internationally famous artists, Tacoma’s connection to glass only grows stronger every year. The City of Destiny will be the host of … [Read more...] about Grand Glass Gathering in May
Sweet Life Boutique Now Open in Point Ruston
The old saying, “If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life,” is a fitting mantra for Donna and Peyton Stephens, owners of the Sweet Life in Olympia and now also in Tacoma at Point Ruston. The mother and daughter team purchased the Olympia location in 2018 and opened the Tacoma location in the fall of 2020 because they were shoppers who loved the store and … [Read more...] about Sweet Life Boutique Now Open in Point Ruston
Jewelry Artistry on display at TAM
Tacoma Art Museum Visitors have a new way to appreciate studio jewelry with a display at Tacoma Art Museum that prominently and effectively highlights the technical and creative artistry of these small artworks. The Christopher and Alida Latham Display showcases a wide variety of works from TAM's Northwest studio jewelry collection including pieces by Ken Cory, Flora Book, … [Read more...] about Jewelry Artistry on display at TAM
Nathalie Bajinya’s Future Is Bright
Nathalie Bajinya has been fascinated by textiles and fashion design from a very early age. She once cut up her mother’s dress to fashion into her own clothing designs at age four. Originally from the Congo and orphaned at a young age, Bajinya learned to sew while living in an orphanage in Kenya. Excelling at the craft, fashion design quickly became a lifelong … [Read more...] about Nathalie Bajinya’s Future Is Bright