Men Are From Mars, Cats Are From…

Over the past few years cats have taken over the internet. They are all over the place, from memes to the Facebook accounts of middle-aged women. What is the reason that we are all obsessed with these furry little things? As a loyal cat person myself I decided to look deeper into this issue. The …

Interview with The Monkey & The Elephant

How did you start The Monkey & The Elephant, what was your inspiration? After finishing college I was not sure what I wanted to do with my life, as I think a lot of people are. During that search, I started working in coffee shops, which I really enjoyed, I spent some time working with …

Creators in Quarantine: Olivia Kaufman-Rovira of Ordinary O

How has this whole situation impacted you?    There are different levels to this response. First off, I work part-time as an landscape designer. That work has been cut in half, so I essentially have an almost quarter-time WFH job right now. I am very grateful that I have that, but it's just one piece of my freelancing puzzle …

What to Look for in: Coffee

Coffee is a bean. We all know that. But what you may not know is what makes coffee good. The Beans Themselves: The flavor mainly depends on where and how the beans were grown. Some are fruity or more acidic, others are more chocolaty or rich. The Roast: Can be anywhere from light roasted to …

Creators In Quarantine: Clarissa Eck

How has this whole situation impacted you? I work in a communal space at The Clay Studio, which is how I initially found pottery. After the government started to take COVID-19 seriously, all non-essential businesses were ordered to shut down - and unfortunately, The Clay Studio fell into that category. I got a phone call …

Creators In Quarantine: Kathleen Fitzpatrick of Tie-Up Textiles

How has this whole situation impacted you? I'm finding my emotions in regard to the novel coronavirus to be a bit of a roller coaster. My initial reaction and thought process, I'm sure like most small businesses, was to immediately think of the worst case scenario. What does this mean for my business? How will …

Creators in Quarantine: Sarah Brett

How has this whole situation impacted you? Mentally, it's tough! Just trying to stay active in the studio has been difficult, I'm having a hard time getting myself into the creative mindset. The stresses of bills and sources of income just hang over my head like a dark cloud. I would love to say I've …

Creators in Quarantine: Eric Hinkley

How has this whole situation impacted you? First off this pandemic has impacted me greatly. I lost my job the morning of March 21st and that was a huge eye-opener. I also had my freelance jobs centered in the music industry put on hold so I now am left wondering where the next paycheck will …

Interview With Ugly

In your own words, can you explain what you “do”? In terms of my art I try to deconstruct images. A lot of things I do, that are involved in the creation of an image, involve drawing and redrawing and drawing in different forms. I’ve been trying some different things lately that are a little …

Interview with Tyler the Girl

Where are you from and how has that affected you? I’m from this small town outside of the city called Levittown, it’s a half hour outside of Philadelphia. It was not the nicest town in America, let’s just say that, so my only goal when I was a child was to figure out how to …