Interviews

ARTIST, ISSUE 11

“All of my work, whether representational or abstract, has a connection to nature and the landscape. When I am not representing how a place looks, I am trying to connect to how it feels, or how I feel in it. My more recent work is exploring place in a less literal way, connecting to the rhythms and patterns of the natural world the way these repeated elements evoke a sense of being.”

POET, ISSUE 10

"My poetry, particularly my recently published tanka collection Caught in a Hazy Dream, focuses on capturing the beauty and complexity of everyday moments. I’m drawn to both nature and human emotions, exploring themes of memory, love, and self-discovery. "

PHOTOGRAPHER, ISSUE 9

“Experimentation is at the core of my art, and I continuously push boundaries by exploring new techniques like souping film, which deconstructs images, revealing their pure essence. This process parallels the human experience, allowing me to explore depths and invite viewers to contemplate hidden meanings beneath the surface. “

POET, ISSUE 9

“I believe that anything we need to learn in our personal lives, we can learn from nature, because we are nature. So, I go to the forest as often as I can, and I study the birds, the animals, and the plants. How everything co-exists, how everything is a piece of a greater puzzle. We have totally lost touch with the fact that we are part of that puzzle, too.”

POET, ISSUE 8

“When I attended fifth grade in America, I became very absorbed by my English classes. I remember every one. I was fascinated with the way the authors my teachers read to me expressed the beauty, curiosities, and abstractness of their minds onto a page. Reading certain sentences would give me goosebumps. The creativity in the way writers wove words together was like witnessing some magic unfold.”

PHOTOGRAPHER, ISSUE 8

“Step back to 2011, seeing the shadow of a tiny mushroom on a log and starting a journey to seek the details around me. Fast forward to 2023, photographing patterns on the beach created by runoff from the rain and a couple stopping to ask what I was photographing. I showed them some ‘trees’ in the sand, and soon, with phone in hand, they began finding and photographing their own “trees.” I experienced great joy that day knowing I helped them see those details.”

WRITER, ISSUE 8

“The beginnings of my writing were certainly therapeutic, although I think I’m probably quite common in that respect. My first experiences writing anything remotely creative were through journaling. At first recounting things that had happened, and then as I got older reflecting on things that were happening. Writing has always been my way of making sense of the world around me.”