She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Kitty by Matt McCarthy By Matt McCarthy Published Issue 097, January 2022 Matt McCarthy lives and works in Chapel Hill, NC. His collage artwork contrasts domestic felines with various scenes and objects to create humorous surreal compositions. The utilization of existing cat images reinforces the timeless appeal of felines, and […]
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New Year? New you! That’s the plan, anyway. Though for even the most resolute these wishes tend to taper off as the year proceeds, carrying with it the endless baggage of daily suffering that Buddhists call “living.” And yet our collective whimsy lies with continuing human sentimentality; that the beginning of any new project
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Left Behind No. 4 By Nick Flook Published Issue 097, January 2022 Nick Flook aka Flooko is “the O.G astronaut painter” and takes his fans on adventures through original acrylic paintings and animations. This Toronto-based artist specializes in surrealism, space-themed work and impressionistic city and landscapes. See more of his work on his site and
Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 097, January 2022 2021 marked cancer taking two of the most talented, kind and sincere musicians from the Denver music scene, Gared O’Donnell and Nate Marcy. I’d never heard of O’Donnell’s older emo band Dismiss, well-regarded in his hometown of Peoria, IL, which also included the late
Almost Human By Dave Danzara Published Issue 097, January 2022 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, sci-fi, fantasy, film and music. Graphic design and digital
The Ballad of Blue By Gray Winsler By Caitlyn Grabenstein Published Issue 097, January 2022 The dragon Blue, whom you may know, The one who lost his fire, He flew the cerulean seas, With wings that never tire, Every vein flowing with flame, A creature to admire. Until the day the skies grew
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Are You Dead To The World Or Just Plain Dead? By Brian Polk Art By Jason White Published Issue 097, January 2022 Do you feel like there are times in your life when no one notices your existence? You say words, have feelings, complete projects on time and under budget at work, and no one
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Pipe Dreams By Steve Haney Published Issue 097, January 2022 Steve Haney — aka Visions Collage — is a visual collage artist and a percussionist for Jungle Fire, a Los Angeles-based TropiFunk juggernaut that digs deep into Afro/Latin Funk with an approach that is authentic and highly explosive. Check out Steve’s last Birdy install, Glide,
The Temple of Duma Veil By Joel Tagert Art by Ali Hoff Published Issue 097, January 2022 When the mages finished, Haverna was a blazing ruin. It had been the greatest city on the continent, home to a million souls. In the bazaar, merchants had hawked everything from steel spearheads to aromatic spices, women in
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Book Club By Hana Zittel Published Issue 096, December 2021 Chasing Me To My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South by Winfred Rembert as told to Erin I. Kelly (2021) The collected words of Winfred Rembert by Erin I. Kelly captures the heart wrenching journey of a young man from a field