Minnesota

Sarah Morrow founded El & Gray Design in 2019 after taking a break from a decade-long corporate career to be home with her kids. That fresh space allowed her to channel her creative energy.

Catrina Letourneau of Minneapolis’s Pillars of Throw found inspiration at her local library thanks to a gentle nudge from her husband.

Amanda Black of Black Loon Studio is thrilled to be working at her dream job every day. Her distinctive prints embrace the best of Minnesota's natural wonders.  

In the last decade, Safeera Inayath of Prior Lake went from never having baked a cake to creating the exquisite layer cakes and macarons seen here.

Larry Sickmann of Rosemount’s Lake Supply Company wanted a North Shore souvenir to commemorate a family vacation. After rejecting a number that felt cookie-cutter, “I found one that I liked that said 'North Shore' on it,” remembers Larry.

Larry started with two colonies and extracted 30 pounds of honey. “I got stung a lot that first year,” he said with a laugh. The next year he took a course through the University of Minnesota and bought a bee suit.