Location: The Color Wine, The Hideaway Market Who: @mcndyhcrtmcn
Ben walked into Mandy’s studio with confidence, coffees in a carryout tray in one hand and a paper bag of pastries in the other. He literally took three steps before dramatically calling out. “Benito has appeared. And I come bearing gifts because I know I am like twenty minutes late.” His eyes finally landed on Mandy across the room, smiling widely at his favorite artist. “Working hard or hardly working?” Ben joked, sitting the bag and coffees down on whatever surface that was free of art supplies. He loved being in the studio and having all the canvas, paints, and organized chaos of artsy supplies around him. “And don’t even give me that look. I brought your favorite pastry, so that cancels out my terrible sense of time. I'm pretty sure that's how friendship works.” Ben pointed out, taking a seat in a stool and lifting one of the coffees to his lips. “Hmm,” a low groan of appreciation fell from his lips at the taste of coffee before he continued, “So, what kind of masterpiece are we creating today? And before you answer, just know I am officially vetoing any ideas that involve glitter. Literally still finding that shit in my beard from the last time we decided to get creative.”















