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stefan yambao, 20, ann arbor, michigan THOSE SUMMER DAYS she was lying by the pool, tugging at her knotted hair as she contemplated the heartache fresh in her paper veins. “there’s nothing like it,” she thought. “i’ve calculated the figures over and over. there’s nothing like it.” she saw him, either with her eyes or her mind’s eye, his blue jeans, white shirt, the way he carried himself and the whole world in his eyes, “but i’m too scared, and he wouldn’t like me anyhow.” he looked at her. she sat up and looked back at him, wondered a while, then laid herself down again. “it would hurt”—and though she thought that, she thought also of other things, the way he might sit her on his lap in the car on a hot summer day, the way he might sip the soup she’d made for a night in during a thunderstorm, the way he’d storm outof the house instead of hitting her—because she was crazy, and she’d hurt him so. the light reflected from the pool freckled her face. she closed her eyes.SEPARATION APOCALYPSE NO. 8 You are gone. I stand outside, beer in hand, fearing that if I go back in, you’ll come The world had ended a thousand times before, and always violently—until that summer. That whistling by, and I’ll miss you. I miss you. summer, there were no stars exploding justThe way you’d not know what was going on, miles above the atmosphere, no black holes or the way you’d fall off your bike, call for me, solar flares to rend the earth asunder, no moonswatch me run to you—as if you’d planned it— to crash into Florence or Paris or Edinburgh.and catch me in your eyes. Rinse and repeat. Mars and Sagittarius were still intact; all the I’ve got that scar from when we collided other planets and constellations, too. The world on our bikes. I rub it every morning, just—stopped. Or slowed. The flowers exploded, as if the gray memory might summon and a kiss lasted centuries. Petals in the air. its absent creator—but you are gone. Armageddon was gentle that year. Every kiss, bicycle crash, and shudder becomes a memory I can’t let go, a dead dream stitched into my lonely soul. I breathe you these days; I hate you for this.

TYLER VARSELL “Sweet Dreams” (mixed media on book cover) is about the dangerous complacency with our overly materialistic and consumptive culture. 056

tyler varsell is a twenty-three-year-old artist in goshen,connecticut. she currently works full-time as a web designer.tyler’s work is inspired by vintage imagery, design elements, and themes of identity, eros, and dislocation.ACHE Magazine: What do you try to convey through AM: How did you get into collage and mixed media?your work? TV: My high school art teacher introduced me toTyler Varsell: I guess it changes with each individual the art of altered books, which I thought was such awork, but in general, I enjoy trying to give new unique art form. I won a few Scholastic art awards formeaning to random, ephemeral images—especially altered books I created and have been hooked everwhen they can reflect something more powerful about since. I love to experiment with different surfaces andour culture or the human condition. materials—there are so many possibilities with collageAM: How long have you been creating art? and mixed media.TV: For as long as I can remember! I’m lucky that I AM: Your work has a distinctive vintage touch.come from a pretty artistic family, and creativity was Could you explain how you were influenced and whyalways encouraged growing up. I was always drawing, yochose that aesthetic?making, designing... I think being an only child and TV: I’ve always been drawn to vintage things,having to occupy myself a lot of the time had an especially photography. I think it’s interesting howinfluence on that as well. I’ve been working in collage most collage artists tend to choose vintage materialsspecifically since high school. and images in their work; I just love the sense ofAM: How would you describe yourself as a person nostalgia and obscurity that they evoke.and as an artist? AM: What have you achieved so far with your work,TV: As a person, I guess I’d say I’m reserved, timid, and what would you like to achieve?introspective... and pretty insecure a lot of the time. TV: I guess I’ve achieved some minimal recognitionI worry about everything! With my art, I enjoy the in the online art community through my blogfreedom of being able to express a vision and an idea. (tylervarsell.tumblr.com), which has been a great wayI’m much more confident and self-assured when I’m to share my work. I’m now represented by a gallerycreating. in Los Angeles and occasionally featured on a blogAM: Who or what inspires you? or in a magazine, which has been really exciting. I’veTV: Everything... typography, strange images, colors, only exhibited a couple times locally, so I’d love to getpatterns, textures... I also try to constantly consume involved in showing my work more. I also just want toart online through blogs and social media. Nearly improve and continue to explore and take risks.every day I come across a new artist who inspires me.

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“Good! Good! Good!” and “New” (mixed media on canvas) are a part of a “Slogans” series I began, in which I was inspired by the bold typography from vintage advertisements. I wanted to take the slogans out ofthe context of the advertisements and focus on the type itself, specifically its aesthetic quality and variance of word meanings. Each slogan is hand-embroidered.

060“Earth” and “Nucleus” (mixed media on canvas) are a part of a “Science” series about scientific curiosity and wonder and the aesthetic beauty found in science and nature. I wanted to keep the composition mostly the same, changing the colors, collage materials, and embroidered design.

“Modern Romance” (paper and oil pastel) was meant to be a fun take on the influence of technology on young love.

“Suburbia” (mixed media on canvas) is one of my favorites. I was inspired by aerial shots of suburban America, combined with abeautiful landscape and the cheeky image of a woman’s legs from a vintage pantyhose advertisement. I wanted the composition to be bold, but with a subtle attention to the details of the work. 062

“The Great Society” (mixed media on canvas) deals with the turmoil of losing one’s true sense of being in our modern society of conformity, materialism, and sensationalism.

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“Unrequited” (mixed media on canvas) is a blunt representation of unrequited love and the idea of idealism versus realism.

With “World Traveler” (mixed media on book cover),I was inspired by the texture of this particular bookcover, combined with the image of a young girl’s dressand the colors and details from vintage maps. I love thesimple composition and use of thread in this collage.view TYLER’S PORTFOLIO at CARGOCOLLECTIVE.com/TYLERVARSELL 066

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YOUNG ANDRESTLESS IN NYC ACHE presents a column by jacqueline harriet, jessie roth, and sandy honig, three talented young photographers who attend nyu. we bring you their experiences, thoughts, and pictures recording their lives.

jacqueline Harriet It’s Monday afternoon, and I’m sitting in the quaint Soy Cafe in the West Village as I beginto compose this issue’s column recounting 2012. I’m sad to report that this new hangout ofmine, Soy Cafe, is closing next week. It’s a disappointing reminder about New York City... somuch is transient, and only the fittest survive. It teaches me to appreciate every moment, nomatter how cliché it sounds. These last four months have been, by far, amongst the most exciting of my life, with eachweek’s events beating those from the week before. While school has certainly become morestressful, I’ve learned to balance my time between academics and exploring on the weekends.I’ve made some amazing friends this semester and strengthened bonds I made the lastsemester. When I flew back to NYC in late January, I was greeted with a fresh layer of snow on theground. Sadly, the snow melted away within the next day, and my dreams of a frigid andrealistic East Coast winter were shattered. I’m told next year I won’t be as lucky! One of the most memorable events this year was my experience taking streetstylephotographs at New York Fashion Week for my internship at StyleCaster.com. Only a year ago,I remember scouring street style blogs, admiring the inspiring faces of NYFW, and here I wasphotographing them this time around. For two full days I traveled back and forth betweenLincoln Center and Chelsea, photographing the trendy folk attending the shows that showcaseand inspire the fashion industry. At one point, I was photographing next to the great BillCunningham, the originator of streetstyle photography. Grace Coddington, fashion directorof Vogue, and Nina Garcia, fashion director of Marie Claire, whisked past me. While waitingoutside the DKNY show, I ran into Cara Delevigne, my favorite model, who allowed me totake a photograph of her. 084

1 Many weekend adventures were had with my beloved crew of Flickr photographers, often meeting up at cafés,wandering around different parts of town, and ending the evening singing and dancing on Kenneth’s rooftop inthe East Village. I’ve enjoyed getting to know my eclectic photographer friends, and I love how varied all of ourartistic visions are. Instead of flying home for spring break, I decided to stay and explore the city. My mother flew in for theweekend, and her best friend Dennis took us to see Once on Broadway. Later that week, my best friend Jessflew in from Arizona, and I introduced her to all my friends and brought her to some of my favorite spots:Washington Square Park, Chelsea, Beacon’s Closet, The Crooked Tree, Central Park. After spring break, school certainly amped up, and the sun started to come out. Recently, most days afterclass, my friends and I have been lying on the grass in Washington Square Park, absorbing the rays. We alsoenjoyed a nice picnic in Central Park a few weeks back. It’s hard to accurately summarize all that has happened here in 2012, but I hope my photographs capture thevaried experiences New York City has given me in my first year of college. It’ll be sad leaving a place I’ve come tocall home and all of my valued friends, but I know time will fly by, and, before I know it, I’ll be back in the citywith a fresh new perspective.

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