Art of Issue 9
Aureate Prize Winner
Mirjana M.
'Honey bear' draws its inspiration from bears being beloved animals of mine, the melancholia of their habitats around the world being so invaded, depleted and ruined by humans is what inspired the piece to be done in grungy watercolours. 'Kitsune' is an exploration of Japanese mythology archetype, kitsune, which is a shapeshifting fox, through double exposure photography and digital collating.
My world-view on art is that it should be explored, and together with it, the world itself. I think creating something, inspired by art, and vice-versa being inspired into creating art, is an enriching experience that everyone should have a chance to go at.
Tinamarie Cox lives in Arizona with her husband, two children, and a one-eyed cat. Her written and visual work has appeared in numerous publications under various genres. Explore more of her work at tinamariethinkstoomuch.weebly.com.
Karen Pierce Gonzalez's poetry, fiction and non-fiction have appeared in numerous publications including Postcard Poems & Prose, San Francisco Chronicle, Tiny Thimble Magazine, and Twist in Time. She also makes mixed media art with tree bark, pastels, fibers, and, when lucky, salmon leather.
Rebecca St. Pierre
Each of the two composite images was created by merging three of my photographs and edited to emphasize colour, movement and composition; I do not use AI-image generators. Pausing Chaos and Shimmering Spirit encourage contemplation on the value, beauty and behaviour of Great Blue Herons and Bald Eagles by transporting them in familiar poses from common, natural environments to surreal, intriguing settings.
As an artist, my worldview is that humans are not separate from nature, but intrinsically woven into interconnected, interdependent and indispensable ecosystems.
Lauren Meehan
I have always wanted to do something with animals even as a little girl I would spend hours playing with my very first dog's coco and toby taking photos and videos of them both together it was just the best moments I decided to make a company called catch it in the moment the reason I made this company is to follow my passion for animals and photography joey was my very first inspiration when starting my company I worked so hard practicing more and more with him making sure my photography was as amazing as it could be the reason I named my company catch it in the moment is that every photo you take you catch a moment frozen in time to last forever animal's are just amazing they give Unconditional love they never judge you that's one of the main reasons I love them so much I just couldn't live with out them I love how my dogs keep me going each day they make me feel so confident and happy so having a job where I can be with dogs and take photos of them is a pure dream I love being a photographer it's opened up a entire new world to me I see things in a different way then I ever did before it's made me feel so confident and proud I have been in many magazines articles radio interviews and even written two amazing books one called the adventures of the Benmore dogs it's about my dogs woody joey and sky they all go on a fantastic adventure to save the biggest jungle In the world along the way they meet some amazing animals that help them save the biggest jungle In the world the other book is about my pet photography story called catch it in the moment both are on amazon but the most amazing dream that has come true is owning and building my own pet photography studio I'm unbelievably proud the support I have from my family and partner is incredibly amazing I believe anything is possible when you believe in your self and never give up.
These photos were taken through Lauren's business, Catch in the Moment