Expression Issue #04

Expression

magazine

Features by: Jack Baker Achraf Baznani Darling Of Mine Julie De Waroquier Yaasmin Shukla

Who’s Hott!

This Month

Letter From The Editor

STAFF: Mandee Rose – Editor in Chief Michael Churchill – Layout Designer Alexis Woods – Creative Director

Hello readers and supporters! This is your editor, Mandee Rose. I’m so very happy that you have taken an interest in my first publication. For years, I have dreamed of working either for a magazine or creating my own and now here we are. Dreams really do come true!

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Ta b l e of Contents Jack Baker Julie De Waroquier Who’s Hott!

page 6 - 9 page 12 - 15 page 17

Black Lace by Yaasmin Shukla page 18 - 25 Editor’s Picks

page 26 - 27

Achraf Baznani

page 28 - 31

Darling Of Mine

page 34 - 37

Photographer: Bryan Hinkel

Portfolio: http://jackbakerdesign.com/portfolio/

Jack Baker jackbakerdesign.com facebook.com/JackBakerDesign

What is my name and what do I do?

But I was mostly practicing in traditional mediums (pencil, pen, paints). But in

My name is Jack Baker, I am a free-

earlier 2013 I got my first tablet and be-

lance illustrator based in the Southwest

gin learning digital painting. I still draw

of England. My work is created digitally

traditionally but the work I do commer-

using the digital painting technique.

cially is mostly all digital.

Do you have any artist inspirations and who are they?

What are you doing when you’re not creating? What other hob-

I find I am very inspired by some of the

bies do you have?

american landscape painters, such as

I read, I research lots of things (I’m re-

Albert Bierdstadt and Frederic Church.

ally into science as well), I watch films

There are others as well, such as John

and play games. I am also into remote

Singer Sargent and William Bougureau.

control toys. You could say I am a big kid really. And I enjoy spending time

What is art and how do you define it?

with my partner and daughter.

can tell a story. It is a way that the art-

What’s your favorite piece of work that you have created?

ist can express their self, connect with

I don’t really have a favorite. There

other and cause empathy. It is also a

are some I like much more than oth-

way to bring others idea to life.

ers, but I still see all the flaws in it and

Art is a medium through which the artist

what I could improve. If I had to choose

How has your practice changed over time?

though it would be the winter forest scene, with the low orange light. I thor-

Well I’ve always been into art for as

oughly enjoyed painting that piece and

long as I can remember. I don’t actually

wish could do it all again!

remember a time when I didn’t draw.

Photographer: Michelle St Onge

Julie De Waroquier Julie de Waroquier is a self-taught French photographer and a philosophy teacher, who started photography in 2008. Since 2010, she has distinguished herself by winning several national and international awards, notably the International Emerging Artist Award. Her photographs are worldwide exhibited, and were notably showcased at the Rencontres d’Arles.

Julie de Waroquier is represented by several art galleries, and she participates in many French and international art fairs and events. Her work has been worldwide published, and in the end of 2012, she has published her first book “Dreamalities”, which is edited by KnowWare editions. In 2014, this book is adapted as a short film, in collaboration with the film-maker and director Damien Steck.

Between dreams and reality, I create pictures which look like they escaped from imagination, which disturb the categories of the material world. The better to get back to our world however, with eyes fed by unusual yet familiar visions. Thus I strive to explore the poetic value of the unconscious: each picture is to be seen as the rapture of a dream that would come true and that would be caught by the camera. I question the world by showing what our society denies, everything that belongs to fiction, poetry and dreams, and that is part and parcel of our reality.

I’m mostly interested in the links between private and public, between internal and external worlds. Dreams are indeed to be understood in a very broad meaning, not only as a night trip: it’s all our imaginary side that builds our connections to the world. We’re not directly related to things and people, we keep on being connected to how we intimately perceive them, and thus to how we dream our life. Dream is consequently our personal relationship to the world, how we perceive or want it to be.

In other words, there is no reality without imagination because our subjectivity receives and rebuilds everything. And dreaming, somehow, is like rising above our world to see it from another point of view. That is why dreaming can make us free and lucid. At the same time, material reality and its brutality keep on calling us back and remind us that dreaming can be illusory.

Dream and reality can’t exist without each other, and keep on influencing each other. Our connection to the others and to the world depends on this very relationship, and this is what I question in my pictures.

juliedewaroquier.com

Who’s Hott!

Who is trending on the interwebs.

11th Dimension Designs (Connecticut Based Designers) facebook.com/11thDimensionDesigns

Amber Morgan Photography (Australia Based Portrait Photographer) facebook.com/AMphotographics

Kevin Eslinger (Missouri Based Painter) facebook.com/KevinEslingerArtist

Lustful Doll (Boston Based Handmade Clothing) facebook.com/lustfuldolldesigns

Mia Von Mink Designs (New York Based Designer) facebook.com/MiaVonMinkDesigns

Reldov (Maryland Based Painter) facebook.com/pages/Reldov/481344005303012

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Marley Statement Necklace in Coral $28.00 http://www.storenvy.com/products/11148564-marleystatement-necklace-in-coral

Hustle Hand-Lettered Tea / Coffee Mug $15.00 http://www.storenvy.com/products/10269099hustle-hand-lettered-tea-coffee-mug

Bad Hair Day beanie $12.00 http://www.storenvy.com/ products/10307505-badhair-day-beanie

Darling Of Mine

Website: www.darlingofmine.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/darlingofminedm Instagram: darlingofminedm

Darling Of Mine What is your name and what is it that you do?

My name is Jessica Wilkerson and I created a name for all the things that I do. I call it Darling of Mine. I am the go-to girl for fashion advice and personal shopping. I make unique one-of-a-kind jewelry, fulfill custom orders, and fix jewelry such as family heirlooms. I do makeup and styling for photo shoots, runway, and fashion shows. My ideal client is the type of artist looking for something different and better than the typical and my goal is to help my client feel and look good from headto-toe.

Where do you gather most of the inspiration for your work?

I am inspired by many things and feel that’s the way it should be for all of us. To name a few, I am inspired by nature and our worlds’ beauty while I go hiking or camping on the weekends. I am inspired when I put together collaborations with other creators for photo shoots and everyone has the freedom to let their ideas flow. I live in Los Angeles and enjoy finding the hidden gems in Echo Park or Silverlake thrift stores or flea markets.

What is your dream project?

I dream of traveling the world spreading the love of Darling of Mine. I have always wanted to work at this full-time and be able to make a living doing what I love. It is a dream come true to create, inspire, and transform people.

What is the best part about being an artist for you?

I love that I am an artist. I love all artists and I believe we flock to each other. As I mentioned earlier, I am inspired by the work that comes out of collaborations and I believe there’s nothing else like it. I love the individualism and uniqueness of those that listen to their hearts and do what ever it may be that comes to mind. I believe in wearing what you want, decorating your body, changing your hair, saying how you feel…freedom of expression!

How has your practice changed over time?

I started out creating merchandise for my girlfriend, Diana Meyer to sell at her music shows. This consisted of cropped tank tops, t-shirts, sweat shirts, and bracelets.

I also styled her from head to toe for her album covers and website. I moved further into up-cycling jewelry to create something beautiful out of broken vintage and/or new pieces and selling them online and in local shops. Co-workers started donating things to me and asking me to repair the jewelry they wanted to keep, but had been broken for many years or just happened that day!

I realized that I have always been into this and did it for myself. Now I can still enjoy doing it for others which is an even better feeling. Xo.

Photographer: Mandee Rose