Photo: Art by Brian Departee Artist Interview with Jacob Anderson-Kester Brian DePartee is a photographer whose primary artistic focus (at the moment) is the documentation of music throughout the Pacific Northwest. His project, Peach Fuzz Presents, functions as a photographic archive of shows in Olympia, Seattle, and beyond. Currently rounding about the end of his time at […]
Archie Azamehr: Artist Interview with Jacob Anderson-Kester
Photo: Art by Archie Azamehr Archie Azarmehr is an Evergreen graduate and an active artist in Olympia. Their art often deals in opposites—in positives and negatives—and thus it was fitting when I learned that their other home is Austin, Texas, practically the opposite of Olympia’s climate. Much of their art featured in this […]
Left at London: Interview by Miette Deschenes
Photo courtesy of Nat Puff Left at London is the stage name of Nat Puff, a trans woman and singer-songwriter from Seattle. Originally known for her Vines, Puff is now an up-and-coming musician who has released several EPs, most recently Transgender Street Legend, Vol. 1, and will soon be releasing her first album, You […]
Ro Waters: Artist Interview by Jacob Anderson-Kester
Photo: art by Ro Waters By Jacob Anderson-Kester Ro Waters is a visual artist attending Evergreen. Originating from deep in the concrete holdings of Denver, they expressed to me an artistic desire to break free from the bleak shroud an environment of such a type might cast. Fittingly, Ro’s artistic output is predominantly loud […]
Yvette Onychuk: Artist Interview with Jacob Anderson-Kester
Photo: Art by Yvette Onychuk Yvette Onychuk is an artist whose deeply detailed fantasy style caught my eye while attending the Evergreen Arts and Crafts Fair. An arts student at Evergreen, she originally hails from Redmond, Washington. Fittingly for the locale, a good deal of her artwork rings of otherworldly interpretations of forestlike settings […]
Emily Grugel: Artist Interview with Jacob Anderson-Kester
Photo: Art by Emily Grugel Emily Grugel is a member of the Olympia community who finds a great deal of reflection and expression through art. She is a member of the band Defect Play, which is one of her key focuses in the arts; she also makes collages, as well as a variety […]
Albums of the Year
By Jacob Anderson-Kester 2019 marks the end of the decade. Music has been through a lot in the 2010s: a marked decline in the popularity of rock music, the rise of trap music and a proliferation of its sonic qualities, and the absolute dominance of music streaming platforms. Music continues to diversify […]
Breanne Johnston: Artist Interview by Jacob Anderson-Kester
Photo: Art by Breanne Johnston Breanne Estelle Johnston is a recent Evergreen graduate who takes photos as a way to express her love for the people and places she gets to share her life with. She grew up in Bremerton, Washington, surrounded by the Salish Sea and hugged by the Olympic and […]
Everett Crichton: Artist Interview by Jacob Anderson-Kester
Photo: Art by Everett Crichton Everett Crichton is a photographer specializing in nature photography and portraits. As a senior at Evergreen, he has had multiple years to capture what makes Olympia special—and based on the extensive nature of his portfolio, has taken every opportunity to do so. His move from Seattle doesn’t […]
Down the Hobbit Hole: An Interview with Dean Shakked
Photo: Hobbit Hole by Jewel Martin By Jewel Martin Dean Shakked is a local musician and former Evergreen student who is firmly embedded in the local Olympia music scene. Along with his various musical projects that cover a wide range of genres, he also operates a music venue out of his house, called The Hobbit […]