CJ Sews is stitching new life into forgotten quilts
Adam Payne / January 25, 2025
Like so many artists, Carolyn “CJ” Janet was an entrepreneur long before opening up a business bank account or filing for an LLC. She started small — selling simple scrap…
Inside the Outsider: a conversation with photographer Stacy Kranitz
Emma Riva / December 22, 2024
Stacy Kranitz was on her way to Paris when we spoke. “I’m never going anywhere glamorous,” she told me — this was an anomaly. I could hear her placing her…
Photography: Jason Hawke Model: Tess Barnhart Direction Olivia Gianettino Special thanks to Mal’s Fresh Produce in Morgantown, WV Beth Keener-Flanery spends most days on her family farm in Taylor County,…
Sustainable Roots: How WVU’s fashion program is sowing couture from Farm to Fashion
Adam Payne / September 27, 2024
When I think of the fashion industry, I can’t help reminiscing on my middle school addiction to Project Runway, the quintessential 2000s reality TV competition show that placed emerging designers…
Had To Be There: A Window Into the Explosive Pittsburgh Underground
Emma Riva / April 29, 2024
Erik Bauer captured reactions. By day, he was a research chemist for Kennametal in Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland County, a region of dusky mountains and dense forest; but when the sun went…
Fashion designer and Tennessee native Ashe Cain is transforming the boundaries of lux, designer apparel by making fur coats out of roadkill. Featuring photography courtesy of Jami-Lyn Fehr (roadkill) &…