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MARCH 2019 PUBLISHER
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THE BELOVED HOME ISSUE! I have such an affinity for these themed pages year after year. I love that home is the place that bears witness to the humble nature of our day-to-day life—where mommies and daddies giggle with their babies, where the laundry overflows, and the garbage is somehow always forgotten.
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Our most authentic selves shake loose in our homes and we fill these spaces with love and material things that mean something to our hearts.
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As a child, I always admired the way my mother adorned home with family photographs and brightly colored paint and hand-stenciled art. I’ve dressed my own home similarly—each item a different memory of when my husband and I were collecting treasures to empty the echo from our walls. I never tire of the humming hot tub or the chorus of whinnies from my herd of horses. These sounds are part of the package deal, the life I work mercilessly for,
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These stories are such a fine example of how much energy the home can consume
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and produce. You’ll read about a company that makes art into a livable space and your
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eyes will widen at the sheer brilliance behind the simple style of a local Missoulian’s home. You may even find a craftsman for that wood table you’ve been envisioning for years, or bring home a handmade broom to help keep those dust bunnies at bay. Whatever this issue brings you, I hope most of all it brings you home.
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INSIDE THE ISSUE MARCH 2019
FEATURES 14 Green with Envy Local home stylist shares her secrets for low budget design.
22 Canyon River: A Vision Comes To Life NC Design Studio's architecture embraces natural beauty.
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30 Against the Grain Craig Rigdon fuses practical and play with Rigdon Woodwork.
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20 Healthy Lifestyle 30 Locally Owned 36 Travel Destination 40 Lifestyle Calendar 42 Local’s Choice
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FROM THE OUTSIDE, NICHOLE STOLIN’S HOME BLENDS INTO THE LANDSCAPE— AN UNASSUMING DUPLEX ON THE EDGE OF MISSOULA AMONG PASTURES AND QUIET ROADS. But walk inside and you’ll feel like you stepped into a catalogue home, the kind you find yourself pining over but never quite knowing how to obtain. The first thing you’ll notice is the way the open-floor living room, kitchen, and dining spaces tie together in warm browns (often with orange tones), bright white walls and built-ins, beautiful mid-century modern furniture, wicker shelving, and a glossy leather-style couch accented with an eclectic collection of furry and geometric-designed pillows. But the most striking way the corners of the room tie together is with the heavy presence of plants. “I build everything around my plants,” Nichole said, laughing. Nichole is a plant fanatic. Besides her dogs, Grover and Finn, the plants are her babies. She learned how to care for—rather than kill—plants from her husband, Mike, and now she’s the one with the obsession. Cacti fill one window in a long clean line. In another window, plants hang down from the ceiling in macrame pots and others grow up from their pots on the floor so that there’s a vertical design to the space. They’re all textures and shapes and kinds: Jade, succulents, swiss cheese plants, and euphorbias. Upstairs, the couple’s bedroom has a jungalow feel with a deep aqua blue comforter on the bed and a row of plants that serve as a kind of headboard. It’s simple and uncluttered so that you can appreciate each plant and piece of furniture. Nichole was inspired to make her home stylish even on a budget. “We didn’t make a ton of money and buying new is so expensive,” she said. “I did a little research and I really liked the mid-century modern look. And so I decided that I wanted to create an adult-looking home—a cozy place that didn’t look like a college apartment—on a super tight budget.”
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Nichole has made some great finds. She has a three-legged TV
Nichole says that you can find home decor online, but often the
credenza she found in Frenchtown for a good price, a wicker book-
best items aren’t on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist, they’re
shelf she bought from a college student, a peacock chair for her
at estate or farm sales, which are often listed on separate pages
bedroom, and a General Electric TV cabinet, which she uses as a
but can be found with a quick internet search. And even if you do
sophisticated liquor cabinet.
find what you’re looking for on popular thrifting sites, you’ll often
“I told the woman I bought the cabinet from, ‘Oh I love this era of
pay top dollar for it.
stuff!’ and she said, ‘Me, too, but we’re getting out of it, so we’re selling all
“If you’re into the Bohemian look or the wicker stuff you can
of our stuff.’ I was like, ‘Oh, I’m so sad for you! But I’m so excited for me!’”
find it on Craigslist, but you’re going to pay $200 to $700 for a
Thrifting between Lolo and Butte, and places beyond, Nichole has
peacock chair and $50 for a plant stand,” she said. “So it’s defi-
come up with an assortment of cool pieces that provide function, but
nitely best if you can find grandpa and grandma who are getting
also feel like pieces of art.
rid of something.”
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Nichole has had a few major scores. A woman once posted
Nichole’s visual inspiration comes from books like The New
a dining room set with six chairs, a table, and three leaves for
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just $150. Nichole knew it must be worth more, and the woman
home decor Instagrams such as Kismet House, Mango Manor,
agreed, but she insisted she just wanted it out of her house and
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so Nichole paid her the money and shoved the whole thing in the back of her Subaru. “As soon as I got home I Googled it and saw that it was
It’s not easy creating a stylish nest like Nichole’s, but if you put in the time and energy you can transform your space into a sanctuary where life is art.
Broyhill Brasilia and I was like, ‘Yeah!’” she said. “It’s valued
“Be patient and use all your resources,” Nichole said. “You
around $4,000.” But more than the deal, it was getting to own
never know who might have a little gem hiding somewhere. Ask
something so special, with its simple elegance and multi-striped
your friends. Go everywhere and go often, because the good stuff
chair covers that catch the eye.
will get swooped up.”
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MARTY AND BETZ JUDD’S HOUSE IS TILTED, BY DESIGN. Principal architect Nicolas Cole explains, “if you look closely, the front of the house appears slightly rotated relative to the street so as to prioritize a more scenic view parallel to the river.” As Nic explained his vision he pointed to the street-side windows and then to the back windows overlooking the Clark Fork and suddenly I felt as though I was amid his great orchestra of design. Looking toward the river and its mountainous backdrop, I realized what Nic, the founding partner of NC Design Studio, meant by incorporating the “aesthetic interplay of architecture and nature” into his work. The many varied windows requested by Betz, who frequently emphasized her love for natural sunlight, doubled as picture frames wherein bits of the surrounding scenery served as living art. Depending on where I stood, each window frame showcased a
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different picture: one might be of a tree. The
specialized, intimate imprint on final design
other, the curious climb of a mountain.
decisions, but it encourages them to do so.
The aesthetic interplay of architecture and
“You want to keep the same language
nature, I thought, as a bird flitted from one
throughout the house,” Nic explained, and
window-framed “picture” to the next.
this requires translating the design language
Formed in 2009, NC Design Studio lists
of his clients’ imaginations. Yet, to a more
an impressively diverse portfolio of residen-
pragmatic end, a line between imagination
tial and commercial projects, ranging from
and execution needs to be drawn.
an affordable-housing village of tiny homes
For the Canyon River house, Wade
in East Missoula to Paws-Up Resort glamp-
Gooden of Gooden Construction, Inc.
ing camps, to the Judds’ beautiful, spacious
helped locate that line.
Canyon River residence. To me, the small
“There’s always a budget,” Wade admitted
team’s architectural diversity confirmed the
at the NC Design Studio office, where I later
Judds’ praise for its principal architect: Nic is
met Nic following the house tour. “And the
no design dictator.
most successful projects involve finding that
“He listens,” Betz frequently emphasized.
line early.” While NC Design Studio assisted
For more than two years, Nic and the
with the creative aspects, Wade worked
Judds problem solved and co-designed the
closely with the Judds to materialize their
Canyon River residence, working with state-
dream home. His involvement began early in
of-the-art 3D home rendering software and
the home design process.
boldly negotiating neighborhood covenants, such as the covenant that frowned upon
It’s for this reason that Wade prefers interviewing for a project over bidding.
“tilted” houses. Another covenant impaired
“If you’re working with a client for over
the Judds’ sunlit, vision-restricted solar-
two to three years,” Wade explained, “at that
panel roofing; yet, the Judds prevailed, hiring
point we’re family.” Traditionally, the lowest
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bidder earns a project simply on monetary
Like the bird outside, Betz fluttered from
terms. Instead, Wade, like Nic, seems to
room to room as she graciously guided me
value the more personable human connec-
through their design decisions. Betz detailed
tion involved in building a home.
her vision of having a home that’s open and communal, unimpaired by doors. Nic
Here, the interplay of architecture and human nature emerges.
accommodated her vision by substituting
Even though Nic and Wade finished the
walls with wooden beams and stone col-
home, they helped the Judds beyond the con-
umns, visually leading the eye from the living
tractual call of duty. Before the Judds officially
room to the kitchen to the dining area and
moved into their new home, Wade helped
so on. I asked if the beams were strictly
with odd chores, such as collecting their mail
cosmetic or functional, to which Nic replied,
and feeding their pets. Nic continues to check
“The architecture is the design.”
up on the house, and both Nic and Wade
Later, I’d learn that Betz’s spirit animal is
remain good friends with the Judds.
the hummingbird, which they appropriately
“It’s the last ten percent that matters,”
commemorated above the fireplace with a
Wade added. “You don’t delete their phone
vibrant painting of the bird.
numbers after you’re finished.”
Marty’s Butte-raised personality mani-
To punctuate this point, before ending
fested in my favorite design contribution: the
the home tour, Marty and Betz served us
well-stocked bar in the basement, which we
Butte-style pasties and salad, after which
put to use for a quick mid-tour refreshment.
Marty invited me to stop by if ever I’m float-
Marty’s spirit animal? The mockingbird,
ing the Clark Fork. I laughed, to which Marty
known for its sing-song playfulness.
responded, “But, seriously, please do. You’re
Though balanced by his expertise, Nic’s
always welcome.” And so if you’re reading this,
open-minded project-by-project approach
Marty and Betz, I’d like it to go on public record
not only allows for his clients to leave a more
that I accept your invitation.
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against the grain CRAIG RIGDON FUSES PRACTICAL AND PLAY WITH RIGDON WOODWORK ARTICLE AMANDA KRIEG PHOTOGRAPHY DREW DAVIDSON, ALI SPOON, LIZ SONG CRAIG RIGDON HAS SPENT HIS LIFE AMONG
extreme, you miss the other.” Spending too much time
THE TREES. As a child, his imagination was cradled
studying made him squirrelly, but then too much time
by the forest and that same wonder has persisted
cutting down trees made him miss his creativity and
into his adulthood.
problem-solving skills. Woodworking married these
Craig inadvertently fed this tendency toward the
two values to create purpose.
woods with his time as a wildland firefighter, wildlife
He explained the engineering process of creating a piece
biologist, professor, and professional birdwatcher. It’s no
of furniture. He has to figure out how the wood will move,
surprise to us that crafting furniture was in his future, but
how it will be installed, how he will hide the hardware and
for Craig, that realization was slow to come into focus.
not jeopardize its strength. He described how physically
There’s a certain poetry to Craig’s story—growing
complicated creating furniture can be. He’s a one-man
up among the towering limbs, having watched their
show moving around pieces of wood that can weigh
transformation in fighting flames, and listening to
upwards of 200 pounds, and he loves the whole process.
the sing-song of birds whistling by—that suggests a
Craig also loves working one-on-one with his clients.
foreshadowing loyalty to his love for watching trees
“It’s more satisfying to work as a team” he said.
become a usable product.
“Maybe that’s from my years of hot-shotting and sports.”
Today, Craig owns and operates Ridgon Woodwork, a
His process starts with a client in their own space. If
custom woodworking business for residential and com-
we’re talking about a dining room table, his clients usu-
mercial pieces. According to Craig, there was a certain
ally have a pretty good idea of what they want initially,
aimlessness that was necessary to him finding his way
and Craig can bring that idea to fruition by getting a feel
back to the woods. A certain phrase comes to mind:
for the space where the piece will call home.
can’t see the forest for the trees.
From there, it’s a constant collaboration of designs
He was drifting from one thing to the next without
and photo updates until the client has exactly what
any real sense of purpose until he discovered wood-
they hoped for. And it’s not just residential space that
working and it melded two outlets that he’d been
speaks to Craig—Missoula’s Conflux Brewing made its
struggling to combine.
big entrance last year and did so in style with Craig’s
It started with him simply looking for an outlet through grad school. He needed to find a way to blow off steam,
patchwork of dark, sleek tables to bring the definition of that space to life: to merge, or come together as one.
and he knew the woods so well, so he started building
Craig has also designed cafeteria and conference
things out of reclaimed wood. He liked the physicality
tables for the Missoula College, inspiring students to
of woodworking. It balanced out the intellectual side of
seek his craftsmanship and eye for embracing a natural
Craig as he went on to work toward a PhD.
element and letting the material speak for itself.
He’d always been an athlete, whether in school or
Despite working passionately on numerous projects,
felling burnt trees, and he’d always been an intellec-
Craig’s eyes widen in excitement when he tells me, “I can
tual, but according to Craig, “when you go to [one]
spend a long time on a table,” referring to his favorite
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piece—a dining room table. There are memories and histories that commence around a table. Meals are shared, daily meanderings are muttered, and these pieces—these witnesses—are passed down for generations. A tree might live two to three hundred years in the woods, then at the end of its life cycle it can live another couple of hun-
“ w h e n yo u g o t o [ o n e ] e x t r e m e , yo u m i s s t h e o t h e r .”
dred years as a table. “It’s about honoring the material,” Craig said, as a living tree or a future heirloom. He sees the longevity and the life in his work and I see that his pieces are destined for legacy status. It was Thoreau who said, “I went to the woods to live deliberately,” and I think Rigdon brings the woods to us, so that we might live deliberately, too. RIGDON WOODWORK 406.531.7454 RigdonWoodwork@gmail.com RigdonWoodwork.com
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University Center Ballroom, 32
Head to the Southgate Mall between
and the International Wildlife Film
Campus Drive
10 a.m. and 6 p.m. for some family
Festival. Free, open to all ages.
At this annual banquet, enjoy a live
fun. Open for kids of all ages and
auction, silent auction, raffle items,
hosted by 102.5 Mountain FM. There
and dinner. For more information
will be games, activities, and inter-
and to purchase tickets, please visit
active booths for hours of joy, plus
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live demonstrations of dance, music, gymnastics, and painting!
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Adams Center, 32 Campus Drive
RAPTORS AND ART: FOR ADULTS! Missoula Art Museum,
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This two-day event welcomes all
RUN FOR THE LUCK OF IT
ture a broad spectrum of products
home and garden lovers to browse more than 160 exhibits that fea-
Bonner Park, 1798 Ronald Avenue
and services to enhance any living
This beloved class for children will
Bring out your best green and gold
environment. Free admission with
be offered this time for adults. Create
and run for the luck of it! 7-mile
a non-perishable food item or pay
amazing drawings and monoprints
and 5K options, plus a kids dash
$1 per person. Your non-perishable
using live raptors as models with
for the little ones. Join the fun after
will go to the Missoula Food Bank
teaching artists Bev Glueckert and
the races for a block party where
and local children homes. Open at
Kate Davis. Kate will have a falcon,
you can enjoy pasties and beer to
10 a.m. both days.
hawk, and owl on hand from her
celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Visit
Raptors of the Rockies project.
RunWildMissoula.org to register by
335 N Pattee Street
Visit
MissoulaArtMuseum.org
noon on March 14.
for more information.
EVERY TUESDAY AT 7 PM FOR SIX WEEKS SHOOT FOR THE MOON: COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES University Center Theater,
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Stop by Denny Menholt University
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND The Wilma, 131 Higgins Ave
Tell Us Something hosts a night of live storytelling from members of the
Honda and adopt a pet! The showroom will be loaded with friendly faces from the Humane Society of Western Montana.
community who will share unscripted stories bases on the theme “Stranger in a Strange Land” at The Wilma at 6 p.m.
32 Campus Drive
UM
faculty
explore
the
great
beyond in celebration of the 50th anniversary of man's first step on the moon. The first of the six lectures kicks off on March 5. Tickets for the series are available online at GrizAlum.org or by calling 406.243.6439.
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EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH DRINK & DRAW
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Western Cider, 501 N. California Street
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via
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LOCAL’S CHOICE HANDMADE BROOMS ADD FUNCTION AND AESTHETIC TO THE HOME
Foxfire Goods ARTICLE GRACE BROGAN | PHOTOGRAPHY AMY DONOVAN PHOTOGRAPHY
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AS AN ARTIST, AND GENERALIST, I HAVE BEEN HAPPY TO
primarily through sustainable food system advancement and
FIND THAT BROOMS ARE BOTH UBIQUITOUS AND MALLEA-
values-based economic development.
BLE (NOT PHYSICALLY FLEXIBLE IN AND OF THEMSELVES,
Brooms have woven many of these threads together.
BUT IN WHAT CAN CONSTITUTE A BROOM). It is a common and
I primarily use broomcorn, a variety of sorghum, for the brushes
useful object about which almost everyone has a story and/or per-
of brooms. I also use wood, leather, and ceramics for handles. I
sonal connections, but also a tool that can be formed in a number of
harvest and grow as much as possible locally. These brooms are
ways with a number of materials.
sturdy and resilient, and although they cost more than a broom you
That room for creativity always keeps me interested in trying new things. Brooms are a low-waste way to actively clean your home,
might buy at the corner store, when well cared for, they can last decades and have a very reasonable cost-per-use.
and a beautiful object to brighten up a room when you’re not tidying. After studying drawing and painting as an undergraduate, and soon thereafter working at a school of traditional craft (where I learned broom-making in early 2009), I’ve spent the last ten years learning and experimenting with combinations of natural materials
FIND YOUR VERY OWN BROOM
to find out which ones I felt most comfortable with.
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