Catalina Island, Avalon
Month: January 2016
Portrait 6: Mariah
Portrait: Mariah (Riah) Art: Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Choreographer Known for: All kinds of things Age: 24 Location: Davis, CA Instagram: @riahmusic Website: http://www.riahmusic.com Tell us about you, your defining moments (i.e. anything that is significant in giving you identity, meaning, human shape)… I started performing with my father (a blues musician) at open mic… Read More Portrait 6: Mariah
Portrait 5: John
Portrait: John (Phillip Wilkins) Art: Musician, Screenwriter, Songwriter Known for: Co-founding The Postmarks; Art Director for The Weekly World News Location: Los Angeles, CA Tell us about you (i.e. anything that is significant in giving you identity, meaning, human shape)… If there were three defining moments in your life, what would they be and why?… Read More Portrait 5: John
Portrait 4: Ana Maria
Portrait: Ana Maria Art: Artist Known for: All media Age: 47 Location: Miami, FL Facebook: Ana Maria Art Musings Tell us about you (i.e. anything that is significant in giving you identity, meaning, human shape)… If there were three defining moments in your life, what would they be and why? I am eternally… Read More Portrait 4: Ana Maria
Melrose Avenue
There’s too much to say about Melrose. Art, life. Retail, food. Bars and funky, punny names and storefronts and curbs. I hadn’t really wandered alone for some time, and the vibe was all its own. There’s more art than ever (walk the alleys too) and, somehow, even more fashion-forward storefronts. 💋👠🕶 Melrose was bustling –… Read More Melrose Avenue
Progress
This post is a quick one about the progress I’ve made over the last two years – weight loss has slowed down, body morphing has not. My goals are simple: be (more) fit; be a size 12; live long and prosper. The end. Thank you to MapMyWalk for being my constant companion. 👟👟👟
Portrait 3: Jake
Portrait: Jake Art: Musician Known for: Jake Davis Age: 23 Location: Los Angeles, CA Instagram: @jake_davis_band Twitter: @jakedavisband As a four-year-old, Jake drowned going from one side of his pool to the other; he survived. This is one of his earliest memories and feels it has informed his life as a fiercely independent spirit. Music… Read More Portrait 3: Jake
Portrait 2: Julio
Portrait: Julio Art: Photographer Known for: street art photography Age: 45 Location: Eastvale, CA Instagram: @jozayez Julio is seemingly omniscient (and omnipresent) when it comes to the local street art scene. He knows several artists and can recognize their work simply through photographs or signatures. He has always had a love for art and photography and… Read More Portrait 2: Julio
Portrait 1: UnCasso
Portrait: UnCasso Art: Street Artist, Entrepreneur Known for: Protect Your Heart, “PYH” (423) Age: Stopped Counting Location: Brooklyn, NY Instagram: @protectyoheart, @uncuttart Twitter: @protectyoheart, @uncuttart “Un” or “Benjamin Button” to some (i.e. he doesn’t age), lives in Brooklyn and has had his work commissioned in NY, NJ, Miami and LA. If you live or have… Read More Portrait 1: UnCasso
Portraits of the Artists
Portraits of the Artists (“Portraits”) gives shape to the human stories of contemporary artists working across several genres including (but not limited to) street artists, photographers, singers, other bloggers, writers and artists working in and with multiple mediums. With the advent of social media and shifts in popular culture, modern artists have a broader and more immediate platform… Read More Portraits of the Artists
