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CONTENTS

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2 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

4 MAKE YOUR OWN HIGH-WAISTED SHORTS IN FIVE EASY STEPS

6 AUSTIN ARTISANS

10 COLORED CUT-OUTS

12 MAKEUP COUTURE

16 AEROSOL OF AUSTIN

21 STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NOW THEY HERE

28 WINTER ESSENTIALS

26 COOL SEASON SMOKEY-EYE

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3 BIOGRAPHIES

20 ELEVATE YOUR T-SHIRT

PHOTOCREDIT: ED SCHIPUL, FLICKR

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This issue of Mode d’Artiste celebrates Austin’s artisans in four different mediums: clothing, shoes, spray cans, and makeup. Austin’s artisans live Austin, breathe Austin, and get Austin. They know our quirky tattoos, our whimsical hearts, our unique styles, and without them we simply wouldn’t be the same. This semester of Ezine was hard to say the least. We pestered people for interviews, pulled all-nighters writing and editing our feature articles, and raked our minds trying to find our creative touch. Despite the heavy workload we persevered and now we our proud to represent Austin’s artisans with this impeccable magazine, Mode d’ Artiste.

- Caroline Voges

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OUR VERY FIRST EDITION!

Katherine Voges

EMMY GENTILE Born in Boise, Idaho, Emmy has attended two different schools in two different cities before finally moving to Austin in 2008. Since then, she has gotten involved in the sport of Irish dancing and spent almost six years working towards her goal of competing in the world championships. She has also had a strong interest in art since the beginning of middle school, and often sketches or paints in her free time. In the future, Emmy plans to travel the world and draw inspiration from various cultures and people.

TERESA CUEVAS Teresa was born and raised in Austin, Texas. In her free time, she enjoys singing and dancing, and her favorite class in school is Algebra II. She aspires to be a pediatrician in the future.

GRACE HOLT Grace was born in San Diego, California and moved to Austin at the age of one. She loves graphic design and photography and is self taught in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, often creating logos in her free time. Grace is an avid animal lover, and has five lovely cats and two dogs. She loves shopping for bargains and sifting through thrift stores. Some of her favorite shops include Buffalo Exchange, Anthropologie, and ModCloth.

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Emmy Gentile

Robin Holt

Grace Holt

To make your chic high-waisted cutoffs you have to start with the ugliest of items: mom jeans. I got mine at my local thrift store. When shopping for these pants aim for a fit that is tight around the waist and loose around the thighs.

When you get home you can immediately start cutting. Always cut two to three inches below your preferred length. You can always cut shorter, and for a clean look you cuff the ends.

Get your tweezers and popcorn ready because we will be picking at the ends of the shorts to give this otherwise basic piece an edge. This is definitely the most tedious part so I would recommend doing it while watching TV. If you want to keep it simple you can always skip this step.

Now you’re finished! Make them your own with studs or pair them with a crop top to show a little skin. Emily Voges (right) said, “I like to wear them with a tank and a bold belt.”

Put it in the washing machine. I wanted a lighter wash and so I added some bleach to my detergent. Remember that every time you wash you cutoffs you risk it further fraying. I personally like that look but if you don’t put it on a gentler setting or hand wash them.

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How-To: Multi-Layer Stencils

MATERIALS- Spray paint or acrylic paint (at least 3 different shades)- 3 Styrene sheets- Cutting mat- X-Acto knife- 3 copies of one photo- Black (preferably chiseled) marker- Scotch tape- Cardboard- 3 copies of an image

To start, find, outline, and fill in the darkest values in the photo. In future steps, you will find the middle and the lightest values. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will be using three values.

Tape a styrene sheet over the photo, and trace over the highlighted values with an X-Acto knife, making sure to slice through the plastic.

Remove the cut-out parts of the styrene sheet, and untape the plastic from the photo. Label this plastic sheet “DARK” so you know that these are your dark values. Congratulations! You have just created your first stencil!

Repeat steps 1-3 for however many values as you need. The only difference will be that you’re outlining different levels of value in each copy of your image. Label each of these stencils with the appropriate values.

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Whether you’re an art student, or simply the creative-type looking for a hobby, this step-by-step tutorial will teach you how to create multi-layer stencils the easy way!

Starting with your lightest values, tape each stencil one by one to the canvas (not simultaneously). Place masking tape over any surrounding parts of the cardboard that you don’t want to be painted.

Spray over each stencil with the corresponding spray paint, making sure not to spray anywhere outside of the stencil on the canvas. Once you are finished, wait for the paint to dry before you remove the stencil.

When you have untaped the last stencil from the canvas, you’re finished! Now you can stand back and

admire your work!

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This feature will present make up products and different types of ways to

apply it to the face area. Art and fashion is what our magazine is about, but I chose makeup be-cause makeup is like art. The dif-ferent colors and designs are what makes it unique, and applying it on your face is what makes it art. A lot of women choose to wear makeup because it puts up a good impression towards people who observe you while going places. For example, going out to a dinner date with someone you like, you want to look your best, so you choose to do a little artistic ex-perimenting with some makeup. It’s like paint, you apply different colors to make you look and feel beautiful. This article will include examples of M.A.C and Cover girl. I chose these two products because I personally use them

myself and it’s the product almost all women have chose . Colors matter, what i mean by that is colors of the seasons. For example, blue, black, white and generally dark colors are more of a winter cold season look, therefore you

would most likely wear these in the months of October-December. On the other hand brighter colors are more of a summer/spring sea-son so you would most likely wear them January-August do to the weather. January-August due to

by Teresa CuevesThe Art of Makeup

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the weather. I like to use examples of Lana Del Rey because shes perfect in general, but her make up is always on point. I interviewed two ladies in the Cosmetic Business & one high school student. Tajarra Nicole, senior at LBJ high school is one of many teenage girls who is all about her looks. The type of female who wakes up does her hair and makeup but stays home all day. Cosmetology is her dream, besides being a doctor. Makeup isn’t all she fantasies on, she loves doing hair and nails too. These talents bring a lot of her personality out way more than it already is out way more than it already is. She’s outspoken and is waiting for her shot to accomplish her dreams. Her makeup is always on point and shes very unique with it. Meanwhile, I interviewed a very close friend in the facial assistance range. Ashley jones, graduate from Connally High School jetted off first chance she got. From playing with her mom makeups sets to doing friends makeup for parties to getting a job

and dong women’s makeup as a hobby. Moving from Houston to Austin and back to Houston was a big challenge for her, not only leaving behind friends and family, but taking along a big dream she’s had since the age of six. Makeup designing and selling her own products was a big “BOOM” for her. Ashley says “at times yes it does get very tiring do to the fact that I do this every day and all day my arms get tired and the building is always packed and busy”, in my opinion she walks on water with this job. Ashleys on her feet all day and moves around alot, but then again shes immune to it. Makeup and facials is something she sees herself doing for awhile. Also, you wouldnt find this in most women, she’s more focused on the inside than the out. To clarify, she would go out to a lot of places with a messy bun and cute clothes, but is more worried about her personality. She graduated from high school and still wants to go back “as in college”. She wants to get into cosmetology school in Houston.

She wants her own salon/shop for hair, makeup, facials & nails. As a kid, ashley was always the one doing my hair for pictures. Shes been a family member/friend for 20 years, ever since I was a kid she has been teaching me about makeup and the whole cosmetology.

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AEROSOL OF AUSTIN

By Emmy Gentile

PHOTOCREDIT: OLINDA GRAFFITI

A CRUCIAL ASPECT OF THE “KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD” CULTURE

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Above a set of seven stencils, one of Sloke’s wildstyle graffiti pieces is displayed on a cinderblock wall.

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PHOTOCREDIT: CARLOS MERIGO VIA FLICKR

a name for himself. Federico Archuleta is a freelance street artist who makes a living off of his artwork. His pieces are well-known around the region of Mexico through El Paso and Austin, TX. “I do a lot of private commissions...Once in a while, I’ll do a portrait for somebody,” he says. “Ever since I graduated from high school onwards, I had different jobs: designing shirts for a T-shirt place, [making] portraits on the street in Mexico, I worked for a record store that… well there used to be one here in Austin called “Tower Records.” Archuleta has an extensive background in art, reaching all the way back from when he was a kid. When asked about how long he had been doing art, he said, “it’s something I’ve enjoyed doing since I was a kid. Almost my lifetime, you know? Since, I think, probably about the age of [7]. 19 was when I started working at [a T-shirt store] in my hometown of El Paso Texas… We had to hand-color the color separations for each print that we did. I’ve had

As it turns out though, graffiti and street art actually make up two different subcategories. “Graffiti is based on letters and characters, but mainly letters. In graffiti, you write your name, you know? You pick a name or you’re given a name, and you paint your name… You develop a style,” explains Nathan Nordstrom (better known in the world of urban art as “Sloke”), a local Austin graffiti artist. “Street art would be more wheat pasting, stenciling, [and] stickers. [It] tends to deal more with images… Y’know, like an icon.” Sloke, like many artists native to Austin, started out early on. He began working a part-time job when he was in high school and just starting out as a writer (graffiti artist). “So I had a part-time job throughout the years that I’ve been doing, y’know, spray can art,” he stated. “Now, that’s what I do for a living. I do my art for a living. But yes, it’s important to have a day job.” But Sloke isn’t the only artist in the community to make

When passing through the bustling scene of downtown Austin, there

is never a time when you won’t hear the constant hum of city-folk going about their daily lives, as they zip past you on foot or on their eco-friendly bicycles and hybrids. An assortment of tastes and smells fill your nose and mouth as you stroll by the various restaurants and shops lining the streets, and no matter where you are, you will almost always hear music playing on some street corner or coffee house stage. But perhaps the most prominent and culturally representative aspect of Austin is its beautiful street art and graffiti. You may disagree, but no one can refute the frequency with which the art form appears around town. It adorns every available wall, coloring the city-scape with its abstract designs, intricate patterns, and sharp edges. For many, urban art serves as an outlet for self-expression, and it reflects many qualities of both the artist and the surrounding cultural influences in the area. The way that they take these raw elements from every cultural aspect of Austin and employ them in various pieces is what really makes each work of art feel like it truly belongs to the city of Austin TX. There are several kinds of art that you will find on the streets. It is understandable for someone who is inexperienced in the craft to refer to any sort of spray can art as either graffiti or street art.

different jobs over the years, but I guess since the Tower Records has closed down, I’ve tried to maintain [my self-sufficiency]. Sometimes it’s tough.” Modern street artists and writers seem to exist as somewhat of an enigma. Seemingly invisible, they come and go soundlessly, leaving a trail of aerosol and spray cans in their wake. Those who live in urbanized areas have likely witnessed these mysterious apparitions, as they brand their mark and message on the stone walls of the concrete jungle. But it doesn’t necessarily matter where you live, or where you’re from. In the face of all of this, one can’t help but stop and wonder: “Why?” Some artists infuse their art with various aspects of the time or city. “I got inspired by looking at graffiti down in the subways, like in pictures, you know? And I wanted to do that. So... I got into graffiti through hip hop and skateboarding,” says Sloke. Sloke has visited several countries around the world and experienced many different cultures along the way. His favorite city to visit, he says, is Amsterdam, Holland. “I really

liked Amsterdam... And I am going back. I’m definitely going back to Europe. I just like the vibes of the city, and y’know, I really enjoyed my time over there, and I met some really nice artists, and y’know, ....I’m looking forward to going back.” For Archuleta, his main goal in his art is to, “put a smile on people’s faces.” “That’s gotta be

the number one thing,” he says. Archuleta’s artwork is generally inspired by Mexican and American pop culture that he’s surrounded himself with over the years, and says that music is something that’s had a huge influence on his artistic style as well. “I grew up in a border town. My parents are from Mexico. So I maintain a connection with

the Mexican culture, and then American culture as well… Over the years I’ve collected a bunch of stuff that’s inspired me. Number one is [rock and roll] music. Sometimes I hear something that I enjoy, and then I’ll go out and find out who the band is and dig up some more stuff… Music is a big one.” In both street art and

graffiti, there is often a message behind the paint. Artists may express that they feel there is need for change, address social issues,

or convey a certain message to the public through the media of their artwork. This can be seen in Archuleta’s “Paz y Amor Por Favor” (Or, “Peace and Love, Please). Archuleta describes it as a “call for peace” in a time of violence in Mexico. In an effort to preserve and develop this unique and incredibly beautiful art form,

“Put a smile on people’s faces... That’s gotta be the number one thing.”

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PHOTOCREDIT: JER CROWLE, “/3” VIA FLICKR

Federico Archuleta’s “‘Till Death Do Us Part” is one of his most famous pieces. With its main purpose being a message of love, and peace, its very common to see a newly-wed couple taking wedding pictures underneath.

says Heath Speakman, one of the main founders of SprATX. “We started by printing their images on t-shirts, developing a website to sell them, and everything just grew from there.” Now, SprATX has the ability to pay their members for jobs and projects, as said by Speakman. “We offer projects and jobs that pay the artists. Every now and then for the unpaid events such as festivals we always at least get the artists involved free passes to the festival, and those types of events come with highly useful

in the actual family of artists, but that just keeps people working towards becoming a part of it by stepping up the quality of what they are creating. We are constantly pushing the artists to evolve and improve.” Luckily, Austin is a city where urban art is widely appreciated and supported by the community as a beautiful, progressive art form that brightens up the dead wall space, and is very much a part of its culture. “All we wanted to do was grow the art scene in a direction that had not been done

serves as an important creative outlet for many young artists in the community, and it brings awareness to important issues that need to be addressed. The significance of urban art in the community is irreplaceable, and to many artists, it’s not simply “spray-paint-except-out-of-the-can.” As said by Sloke, “It’s a

reflection of who you are.”

there are multiple organizations here in Austin that help the many talented artists in the community continue to do what they love. One of the main ones to note is a group called SprATX. This organization exists to help local artists make a living off of what they do by providing them with opportunities for exposure. “We wanted to help artists create ways to get exposure and have an income without having to do all the work themselves,”

exposure and networking.” Not only does SprATX provide their artists with a way to put their art out into the world; it also pushes them to improve

their skills and up the quality of their work constantly. “We do have a certain feel and standard for the type of artists we involve

yet. Austin has, and will always be proud of their historic art, as it should be,” says Speakman. “We just wanted to give Austin a reason to be proud of the

work that it had access to right now as well. So we are showing

them that even new art can be a big part of what defines the city!” As well as its historical and cultural values, urban art

“...we are showing them that even new art can be a big part of what defines the city!”

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Colorful artwork is splattered across the ever-changing faces of the walls in the HOPE Outdoor Gallery, another local organization that promotes the growth of urban art in the community.

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Clean eye lids with makeup up remover pads to get a fresh clean start.

Apply a thin line of black liquid eye-liner across the lid of the eyelashes .

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Dark blue, Light Blue & White, Apply these colors in a formal pattern across the eyelid barely above the eyeliner.

After you’ve applied these colors, at the corner of your eye apply a white wing of eyeshadow to fin-ish the color scheme .

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