Los Angeles–born and raised, issue 2 featured artist, Emily De La Torre is a Latinx photographer and creative specializing in editorial, e-commerce, and campaign work. Her photography blends contemporary fashion with cultural storytelling, capturing bold, expressive visuals across both personal and commercial projects.
With a background in marketing and a growing portfolio of collaborations, Emily has worked with brands such as Nike, Sephora, and Aerie, while also contributing to publications and exhibitions including the Girlgaze showcase. Her work reflects a fast-paced, evolving creative practice rooted in authenticity, style, and Hispanic culture.
Her current project is titled “Nuestra Piel” centered on POC and their unique tattoos.
Joey Provolone is a San Francisco-based lover, painter and illustrator. He co-hosts a long-running drawing night at Adobe Bookshop in the Mission District. His work is inspired by the Mission School art movement, depression-era murals, punk fliers, and fernet; and he paints mainly on stained wood and discarded items.
We are so excited to announce Luis “Inca” Ramos as a featured issue 2 artist! Inca is a foundational figure in the early history of New York graffiti, emerging as a trailblazer in the 1970s as part of the generation that transformed. Inca's work helped shape graffiti into a cultural force long before it entered galleries and institutions.
Today, his practice translates that legacy into meticulously detailed paintings and sculptural street scenes, recreating memories of early history and folklore of NYC graffiti with precision and care. His work preserves the spirit of the city, turning lived experience into lasting form.
Issue 2 artist, Vianney Marquez is an artist and illustrator based in the Inland Empire. Her work explores emotion through a lighthearted lens, using graphite and colored pencils as her primary mediums. She’s deeply inspired by the idea that womanhood can be both playful and magical, even in the face of difficulty. Drawn to beauty in all its forms, she strives to weave a sense of tenderness and wonder into everything she creates.
Issue 2 artist, Darren Beck practices painting, collage, sculpture, band art, and homemade clothing. Often chronicling visions from daily life. He pays tribute to his favorite bands, sports and activities. He utilizes familiar materials stemming from his time as a maintenance man. Materials such as tape, caulk, tin, house paint and assorted found objects. Darren Beck was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and currently working in Florida.
Issue 2 featured artist, Nora Enamor is a film photographer based in LA. She is fascinated by people and being able to capture them in a nostalgic and emotional matter. It’s difficult for her to talk about emotional things, which is where portrait photography helps her capture and translate emotions that can be difficult to explain verbally. The goal for her is to reach people’s hearts from her own.
Issue 2 will include Kevin Lopez Pardillo, San Francisco based Artist from the Central Valley California
His work aludes to topics of labor, accessibility and how materials can be used to be in closer proximity to culture. His current practice is rooted in rasquachismo an ideology that originated within the Mexican/Chicano working class. An ideology that goes beyond just surviving; it is adopted for the sake of creativity, and making the most out of the least.
Issue two is coming soon featuring a new artist friend, Sean Mohoot! The traveling photographer uses the historical photographic process of wet plate collodion, also commonly known as “tintype.” This Victorian era process is one of the first forms of photography dating back to the 1850’s and consists of coating a metal plate with light sensitive chemicals, exposing and developing the image before the plate dries all within about 15 minutes. This process is completely hand made and creates an heirloom photograph with archival quality and rich silver tones. Sean is based in Santa Cruz, CA.
