Step Back & See What You Have By Olivia Rea Valentin Published Issue 084, December 2020 Hand letterer // Illustrator // Designer: Olivia is a doughnut-eating, cat-loving, French-speaking, New York-raised, Denver-based designer with a BFA in graphic design from RMCAD. Her quirky, colorful designs are inspired by sayings, feelings and observations that she experiences in her […]
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When the Trumpet Sounds By Joshua Viola Published Issue 084, December 2020 The Counting House The King was in his Counting House. Reverend Jimmy Joe King never said those words aloud, but he thought them every week, here in the room no one but Jimmy Joe himself was allowed to visit. He spent
By Jordan Doll Published Issue 084, December 2020 Best of Birdy, Originally Published Issue 045, September 2017 When I was in high school we had packrats. I didn’t know what a packrat was but I knew they were there. You could hear them at night, scrabbling around in the walls or the attic. Packing I suppose. Secreting away
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This Pandemic Has Gone On Too Long And I Can’t Hold A Steady Train Of Thought: The Semi-coherent Ramblings Of A Forced Shut-in By Brian Polk Art By Ali Hoff Published Issue 084, December 2020 It was at that moment I realized I hadn’t said anything funny in two days. I wasn’t battling demons as much
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COLLECTED EVIDENCE By Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 84, December Mark Mothersbaugh is a Conceptualist. As an undergraduate art student at Kent State University, Mark began creating work in the late 60’s and has created tens of thousands of works to the current day in various mediums including, rubber stamp designs, mail art, decals, prints, ink illustrations, oil paintings,
BIG BROTHER By Dave Danzara Published Issue 084, December 2020 A Neo Retro Psychedelic Humanoid from the 5th dimension. Dave Danzara has spent most of his life creating art. Born and raised in California, Dave won a scholarship to Laguna Art Institute of Southern California in 1994. His influences can be found in pop culture,
HOBBES By Guillermo Ruiz Published Issue 084, December 2020 Guillermo Andazola Ruiz specializes is a Denver-based artist and illustrator. He specializes in illustration, painting, Photoshop, and character and prop design.
EXPATRIATE By Amy Guidry Published Issue 084, December 2020 Amy Guidry (b. 1976, Jacksonville, N.C.) is an American artist residing in Lafayette, Louisiana. She grew up in Slidell, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. Guidry comes from a family of artists including the late painter Eleanor Norcross. She studied at Loyola University of New Orleans
See Issue 084 for the full-blown designed spread Published Issue 084, December 2020 Originally published September 21, 2019 As part of her column for London’s Evening Standard newspaper, Birdy friend, artist Beatie Wolfe, sits down with an inspiring Los Angeles resident. This month? Grammy-winning songwriter Allee Willis As TV show Friends marks its 25th anniversary, a
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Land of the Noble Free By Joel Tagert Art by Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 084, December 2020 Lionel was on a mission, but as he moved through the alleys he still scanned the dumpsters for food or other useful items. Buying things was dangerous. He wore sunglasses, a wig, and a mask over his mouth