Almost Real Things

Almost Real Things
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We are gathered here today to celebrate creative exploration and collaborate with people of a unified pursuit: improvement of life through doing. So do. Make. Create. There is no definition. There are no limits.

Get Lost in Leslie Kell’s Surreal Digital Landscapes

Austin digital artist Leslie Kell fuses photography with digital composition to create surreal landscapes. After beginning her artistic journey as an airbrush painter and illustrator,...

How Yasmin Youssef Uses the Sun to Make Plant X-Rays

Yasmin Youssef doesn’t want to be defined by just one thing. That’s the reason she loves mixed media. She can incorporate anything she finds into...

How Adrian Armstrong is Making Art a Full Experience

Adrian Armstrong has been making art all of his life. In high school, he started taking his work seriously after watching a video about Art...

Erik Ross’ Art is a Mix of Mediums and Materials

For Austin artist Erik Ross, painting is a therapeutic outlet he uses to expose his inner world while simultaneously connecting with the outside world. It’s...

The Bold and Beautiful Pop Art of Phoebe Joynt

Pop surrealist style painter Phoebe Joynt pushes the limits of what is possible on canvas. Phoebe's originally from New York, but has been living ang...

Daniel Wood Adams Crafts Custom Guitars from the Dumpster

You could say Daniel Wood Adams was destined to be a woodworker. That is his real name afterall. Daniel lives and works in Austin, with...

Shruti Mehta’s Fusion Art Combines Folk and Tribal Styles

Austin artist Shruti Mehta combines folk and tribal art styles from both India and Europe to create her own new fusion art. Shruti’s work spans...

SJ Salazar Aponte’s Visual Poetry is Stunning

SJ Salazar Aponte combines photography and poetry to create a whole new art form: phoetry. Their art starts with an original photo, which is then...

Alyssa Young Makes Art that Brings Joy

For Issue 20 “Combo,” Alyssa Young created a series focused on food memories and nostalgia for lost youth. Alyssa, who is from Long Beach, CA,...

How Have You Not Seen Goodluck Buddha’s Art?

Goodluck Buddha is best known for his vibrant posters and stickers scattered around not only Austin, but the globe. He started his street art based...