Above: Under
Cover: Fall 2006. Under by Joseph Blake.
Joseph Blake is an adopted Korean who lives in Philadelphia and loves it. He began pushing paint around during his junior year at La Salle High School , and recently graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration. He's evolved into a confident illustrator who wants to contribute to a creative community, especially on narrative projects. Painting became the best way for him to express the overabundance of thoughts, feelings, and images he experiences while fishing. He's learned that some things are best left undiscovered, although sometimes he gets so curious. To see more, please visit: josephblake.com

Art

Ink (top),
In Your Eyes
Joseph Blake.
To see more, please visit: josephblake.com

Summer K. Edward attends Temple University and is an aspiring writer. She hopes to publish work that will acquire “classic” status. She recently gained an interest in photography and graphic art and has been pretending to be an artist in her spare time.

Morgan (top)
The New Kid (middle)
Wheat (bottom)

Chuck Hosier’s paintings are emotional, spontaneous, and uninhibited by an over-abundance of intellectual consideration. There is usually no plan or specific technique in mind, just raw, unguarded emotion projected on to the canvas fed by a pure love of the process. He uses oils, acrylics, various house paints, and spray paints. Surfaces are usually canvas or wood. More of Chuck’s work can be seen at www.hosierart.com.

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