.RAW Journal of Art and Design is a quarterly digital and print magazine committed to being an active source for art and design in the San Luis Obispo community. .RAW acts as a centralized public space for student work in photography, video, graphic design and studio art produced in the Department of Art and Design at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Since its founding, as a class project in Professor Lana Z Caplan’s Winter 2017 Editorial Photography class, nine quarterly issues have been entirely student published. This is the second annual issue, containing selections from the previous three …

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The Quatrain - Volume 4 Oct 2020

The Quatrain - Volume 4

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From “Life”, Ana Balestrazzi Oct 2020

From “Life”, Ana Balestrazzi

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Ana Balestrazzi is originally from Venezuela. She is a freshman at Louisiana Tech University studying political science. She takes pictures as a hobby, and was inspired by her father, a photographer. Her father graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a major in geography and minor in photography. Her pictures were inspired by beautiful things she found as she travelled.

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Listen, Kristyn Hardy Oct 2020

Listen, Kristyn Hardy

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Kristyn Hardy is a first year student at Louisiana Tech University studying English. Her goal is to one day become a published author. She is from a small town in Arkansas and was raised in a family that emphasizes creativity above all else. Kristyn hopes that her piece embodies this ideal.

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Elvis Presley, Aubrey Smith Oct 2020

Elvis Presley, Aubrey Smith

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Aubrey Smith is currently an accounting major at Louisiana Tech University, and is also a member of the cheer team. She loves to create works of art in her spare time, and it is by far her favorite hobby. Painting is her happy place, and she is so glad she gets to share her artwork with others.

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People, Jolee Rogers Oct 2020

People, Jolee Rogers

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Jolee Rogers was born in Marrero, Louisiana. She moved to Franklinton, Louisiana around second grade. She graduated from Franklinton High School and is currently studying graphic art at Louisiana Tech University. She grew up with a mother, a father, two siblings, and her grandmother. She normally keeps to herself and is only talkative when she feels that she is in a comfortable environment. When Jolee first started writing, she did it to release her stress and anxiety. She has been encouraged to continue to write for future novels and poetry books.

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Downfall, Donovan Robbins Oct 2020

Downfall, Donovan Robbins

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Donovan Robbins is currently a junior attending Louisiana Tech University and majoring in computer information systems. Even though his major doesn’t directly deal with writing, he still has a strong interest in poetry. Donovan simply enjoys writing for fun and sharing his works with other people who can appreciate poetry.

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The Hunt, Sadie Seilhan Oct 2020

The Hunt, Sadie Seilhan

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Sadie Seilhan is a freshman at Louisiana Tech University studying Spanish. She loves to write, and hopes to minor in English. She aspires to be a professional translator when she finishes school. Sadie loves language and art, nature and photography, and food and culture.

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Lucid Dreaming, Stevie Iseral Oct 2020

Lucid Dreaming, Stevie Iseral

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Stevie Iseral is a junior majoring in interdisciplinary studies, with concentrations in photography, sociology, and marketing. She became interested in photography her freshman year of high school and started her own photography business the summer after her junior year. Stevie loves photography because it allows her to showcase the beauty of life through her lens.

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Saint Allie, Hannah Lail Oct 2020

Saint Allie, Hannah Lail

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Hannah Lail attended the University of North Carolina in Asheville, where she worked with Wiley Cash, author of the Southern novel A Land More Kind Than Home, on her creative writing thesis. She graduated in 2017 with a BA in English and an intensive in creative writing, and is planning to graduate from Louisiana Tech University with an MA in Literature.

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Man With The Yellow Hat, Addison Lindsay Oct 2020

Man With The Yellow Hat, Addison Lindsay

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Addison Lindsay is a first-year student at Louisiana Tech University majoring in psychology with a minor in sociology. She enjoys all things coffee, Enneagram, people, writing, music, podcasts, and unlikely friendships, as she likes to call them. Addison loves exploring the depths and color of life and stringing together beautiful words to embody the essence of something. She hopes it is said of her that she loves and welcomes people into any space well.

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Combustion And Sparks, Sherpatrick Washington Oct 2020

Combustion And Sparks, Sherpatrick Washington

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Sherpatrick Washington is an architecture student at Louisiana Tech University. In elementary school, she began drawing cartoon characters such as Spongebob, Mickey Mouse, and Scooby- Doo. She experimented with still life, which also enhanced her analog drawing skills. She took art classes until she reached high school, when it would no longer fit into her schedule, then began experimenting with PicsArt and digital art.

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Morgan, Morgan Mccullin Oct 2020

Morgan, Morgan Mccullin

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Morgan Jeanette McCullin is an MFA candidate in studio art at Louisiana Tech University where she earned her BFA in 2018. McCullin has interned as a portrait painter’s assistant and as a conservationist restoring paintings from a museum’s permanent collection. As an oil painter, McCullin’s personal work incorporates art history, politics, feminism, and humor to address life for young women in the American South.

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The Goddess Of Air, Abby Semien Oct 2020

The Goddess Of Air, Abby Semien

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Abby Semien is a 22-year-old senior at Louisiana Tech University working on a BA in psychology. Her goal is to get an MA and become a clinical counselor. She has always wanted to help other people, although she struggles with dealing with her own emotions. Poetry is a fantastic outlet for Abby to communicate her messages and thoughts, clear her head, and create something beautiful.

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