16 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {editor’s note} language I don’t speak. Give him a malfunctioning motorcycle or a broken bicycle and the machine seems to tell him exactly what needs fixing. My brother once built a gokart by welding trampoline poles into a frame, incorporating parts from a broken electric scooter, then repurposing the plastic shell of a children’s red convertible bed for the kart’s body. For Halloween, he took a cheap fog machine, attached an old car radiator to amp it up to rock concert quality, then created a laser show in the haze. He’s always creating something with his 3D printer—including printing new parts for the 3D printer. It goes to show that imagination can take unexpected shapes. Problem-solving is a form of creativity. Humor is too. There can be music in the banter between old friends. There can be poetry in the purr of a working engine. In this issue of PUNCH, we celebrate many artistic expressions. Like chef Gloria Dominguez’s culinary masterpieces at Amado, an elevated Mexican restaurant in Burlingame where dishes are as eye-catching as they are appetizing. (Page 71) Or Chris Giannini’s unconventional approach to cattle ranching at Pomponio My brother and I are creative in drastically different ways. The written word is my art form of choice. I’m drawn to the dance of words, of making a sentence flow when it’s placed just so. I aim to paint vivid scenes in a way that immerses the reader and sweeps them up in the story. I hope to tug on threads of life and humanity, then weave them into a tapestry of a narrative. While I’m fascinated by what makes a sentence thrum, my brother Elliot is interested in what makes a device tick. He’s mechanically creative and fluent in motorized gadgets, a PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF: MARIETTA ASEMWOTA Ranch, which enriches the flavor of his beef while also restoring the land. (Page 122) We also touch on those devoted to more traditional art forms like painter Dustin Adamson, who infuses his portraits with quiet soulfulness. (Page 100) And ballerina Jasmine Jimison, who began her training on the Peninsula and twirled all the way to the top as a principal at San Francisco Ballet. (Page 27) Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction. Learn of the rise and fall of Redwood Shores’ Marine World Africa USA, a surreal place where orcas kissed guests, kids rode camels and an elephant water-skied. (Page 38) We will also regale you with the stirring final performance of musician Vince Guaraldi, the beloved jazz pianist behind the Peanuts soundtracks, who last tickled the ivories 50 years ago at a small restaurant in Menlo Park. (Page 132) All this and more awaits you in PUNCH’s festive fall issue. Stay creative, Johanna Harlow johanna@punchmonthly.com
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTcxMjMwNg==