Welcome to Ponder Magazine's fourth edition. These stories paint a creative landscape that’s alive, complex and so deeply human. It’s a window into the heartbeat of the region.
You’ll meet two remarkable chefs. Chef Marcela Salas, whose bold, vibrant cooking tells a poignant story of her, her mother and their economic and cultural contributions to their city. Chef Petrina Peart, executive chef for the Wyoming Governor. Catlin Clifford, the self-proclaimed “Badlands Indian Cowboy,” an actor, stunt man, musician and artist from the Pine Ridge Reservation. Cameron Stalheim, a queer sculptor from Sioux Falls, who transforms fantasy and radical self-love into art that demands space. Cappie and Sprout, builders and stars of “Building Outside the Lines,” show that imagination has no limits. Macy Lundstrum, a fly-fishing guide in the Black Hills, who charts her own path in a field rarely led by women. And finally, the misfits at Ernie November’s and the creatives behind Drekker Brewing in Fargo remind us that cultur
