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Special Advertising Section | Sunday, November 30, 20257Sinibaldi%u2019s studio at the Equinox complex is a repurposed shipping container with a large sliding door, where he works on his visual art and sometimes plays his saxophones. Sinibaldi is an award-winning jazz musician who recently returned to Seattle to get serious about visual art, after a stint in the New York City music scene. His artistic practice involves painting and collaging on found objects, particularly cardboard, using a unique blend of acrylic paint, images from discarded books, oil stick, pastel, and pencils or crayons.He said the collaborative community vibe at Equinox suits his style, and it lets him interact with other artists who have learned to balance their creative impulse with the daily reality and the %u201cbusiness%u201d of art, such as the tenant he met who makes stretcher bars for canvases.%u201cThere%u2019s a few %u2014 too few %u2014 organizations that help artists with the business of art, offering workshops, legal advice, etc. But most of the support is in the form of grants for artists to make their work,%u201d Sinibaldi said. %u201cI also think it%u2019s Greg Sinibaldi in his workshop, a repurposed shipping container at Equinox Studios. (Photos courtesy of Emily Keller)%u201cHow I Make a Decision,%u201d a mixed media collage that Sinibaldi created on canvas.important that we keep finding ways to support artists at every stage of life and background. As someone who%u2019s middleaged and has been making art for a long time, I sometimes see fewer opportunities that fit my profile %u2014 but I understand that the broader goal is about equity.%u201dTo learn more or donate to Equinox, visit equinoxstudios.org.Home is where the art isMikaela Shafer is an artist whose passions go far beyond art. She%u2019s an Indigenous (Hopi) mother, writer, storyteller and community builder. Using her professional skills as a marketing specialist and social media coach, she helps fellow artists define their own narrative, hone their voice and communicate their vision.Shafer is now putting the finishing touches on a new studio she built in the backyard of her Olympia home, thanks to a grant from Artist Trust, a nonprofit organization that has invested more than $15 million in the arts community since 1986.Continued on page 9 Continued from page 5