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Look Inside Issue #10: Color!

Art by JooHee Yoon.

Art by JooHee Yoon.

Oh happy day, Issue 10: Color is here! Where did color come from? Some say New Jersey, and some say outer space. No matter what your opinion, this issue explores how we see and use color. Order your copy, or subscribe today and receive your issue just in time for the holidays

We are honored to feature a cacophonous cover by printmaker and renowned children’s book illustrator JooHee Yoon, creator of Up Down Inside Out and Beastly Verse. Find an interview with the artist inside, plus…

DIY Travel Palette by Maggie Wauklyn, Eat Purple by Mascot Press.

DIY Travel Palette by Maggie Wauklyn, Eat Purple by Mascot Press.

Winter to Spring by Sanaiya V., art by Charlotte Ager. Color Haikus by students at 826 Valencia.

Winter to Spring by Sanaiya V., art by Charlotte Ager. Color Haikus by students at 826 Valencia.

Mantis Shrimp by Docu-Comix, art by Julia McNamara. Miscellaneous Revelry by Emmy Kastner.

Mantis Shrimp by Docu-Comix, art by Julia McNamara. Miscellaneous Revelry by Emmy Kastner.

Learn how to make your own DIY travel palette, moody self portraits, and all purple party. Read short stories, haikus, and interviews written by International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers. Find out everything you need to know about the marvelous Mantis shrimp and enjoy three pages of Miscellaneous Revelry.

How We See Color by Jamyelese Ryer, art by Lan Truong. A History of Color by Alexis Joseph, art by Lindsay Stripling.

How We See Color by Jamyelese Ryer, art by Lan Truong. A History of Color by Alexis Joseph, art by Lindsay Stripling.

Interview with Creative Adults at work, and Shana Cleveland.

Interview with Creative Adults at work, and Shana Cleveland.

Interviews with Are You Kidding Socks, and Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens.

Interviews with Are You Kidding Socks, and Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens.

Learn the history and science of color in incredible, easy to understand non-fiction articles. Hear from passionate youth activists in Pittsburgh, teenage entrepreneurs who started their own sock business, and surf rock musician Shana Cleveland of La Luz! Plus, enjoy awesome story building prompts, coloring pages, book reviews, comics and more in this optical issue. Order your copy, or subscribe today and receive your issue just in time for the holidays! 

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Issue 10: Color Release Parties

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We hope you’ll join us for two evenings of music, poetry readings, trivia, and giveaways during our upcoming Issue 10 release parties.

Photo of Larry Yes by Julie Keefe.

Photo of Larry Yes by Julie Keefe.

Saturday, November 30
4 - 5 pm 
Mother Foucault’s Bookshop 
523 SE Morrison St
Portland, OR 97214

Join Illustoria Magazine to celebrate the release of Issue #10: Color! This free, family-friendly event will be filled with music and creativity. Musician and Issue #10 featured artist Larry Yes will perform songs from his new EP Sychic rhyming Dictionary. There will be a DIY holiday card making station with art supplies provided by Sakura of America! Plus, there will be fun trivia, giveaways, and back issues of the magazine for sale. RSVP to the event here!

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Friday, December 6 
7 - 8 pm 
826 Valencia Youth Writing & Tutoring Center
San Francisco, CA 94110

Join Illustoria Magazine to celebrate the release of Issue #10: Color! This free, family-friendly event will be filled with music and creativity. 826 Valencia students featured in Issue 10 will read their haikus, musician Gregory Gardner will perform with his brilliant crew of kindergarten students, and folks can create holiday cards with beautiful gel pens provided by Sakura of America! Plus, there will be fun trivia, giveaways, and back issues of the magazine for sale. RSVP to the event here.


We can’t wait to see you there. In the meantime, be sure to pre-order or subscribe to Issue #10 today!







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