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THE ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
VOLUME FIVE
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TEAM. KELLY SEARLE EDITOR IN CHIEF JESSICA PORTILLO PHOTOGRAPHER KARALYNE THOMAS MODEL BRANDON HARRISON PHOTOGRAPHER MARTHA CHERY STYLIST OKSANA ORLORA @ APM MODEL EMILY MEST ACTOR, MUSICIAN, MODEL JENNY WU JEWELRY DESIGNER KELSEY FUGERE PHOTOGRAPHER ALEXANDRIA BASSO MODEL, OWNER @ OPALARROW KAT KAYE PHOTOGRAPHER CORBIN MCCARTHY MODEL, ACTOR
JACK WAGNER PHOTOGRAPHER, FILMMAKER AMANDA BJORN MODEL DANIELLE SPIRES PHOTOGRAPHER CHEERA CHOO MODEL @ APM CHRISTIAN HARKNESS PHOTOGRAPHER LAUREN WESTERFIELD MODEL JACLYN TUCHMAN MODEL MADISON RENE KNAPP MUSICIAN SAM ZACHRICH PHOTOGRAPHER KRISTINA KRAJCIROVA MODEL @ TWO MODELS ELIVEN QUIROS BEAUTY ANNA GALLE STYLING SEAN DICKERSON MODEL MADASHELL VIDEO
WELCOME
Welcome to the Anniversary Issue!
In this spring issue we’ll explore the theme of catharsis from all angles. You’ll see profiles of artists like Christian Harkness, who shares his photography of fisherwomen spanning his 30-year career, and Jessica Portillo, a student whose powerful photography makes up our cover shoot for this issue. Catharsis is a hallmark of celebration, and being that this issue marks the one year anniversary of Liner, we wanted to share stories on that theme. You’ll see profiles of musicians, actors, artists, students and accomplished masters of their fields grappling with the theme of release and celebration. Personally, this past year working on Liner has amazed me every step of the way. I have to say, it is quite cathartic working on each issue, and there’s a certain beauty in wrapping this one up especially. I feel very humbled that this little project I worked on alone in my PJ’s has turned into something so collaborative and inspiring to me. I started this magazine on a couch in the morning before my shift at a retailer, and I did the first couple of issues in Pages (not recommended!). Since then I’ve taught myself InDesign and have learned so, so much working on Liner.
This year has contained some of the best (moving to LA with my husband) and worst (grieving the passing of my best friend; everything I do is for you TT) moments, and working on Liner has remained a constant source of motivation for me through it all. Our readers and contributors hail from places as diverse as Russia and Cleveland, but we all share an interest in the unvarnished truth, and believe in the beauty of imperfection. This magazine has brought me in contact with so many amazing people and I thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. Your openness and appreciation of ‘flaws’ has inspired me and pushed me to be more open as well. Mine and this magazine’s flaws have been littered on these pages too. If there’s anything I’ve learned this year, catharsis comes from the most unexpected places. Liner has definitely proven that to me. This issue is broken up into the three pieces of catharsis: the cleanse, the rebirth and the revelation. I hope you enjoy reading these stories, and thank you for an amazing year of Liner! KELLY SEARLE / EDITOR IN CHIEF
VOLUME FIVE Taking stock, reassessing, unearthing the hidden dust: treasures of the spirit. Scrubbing, wiping clean, reconfiguring an atmosphere, a mindset. A spring cleaning of the soul, a fresh start, a breath of tulip-drenched air. To be reborn, as we inevetably will be, again and again, throughout the span of humanity. To be human is to err, to fumble, to make a mess of things. To be human is to optimistically and bravely take that information and push forward, do better, clean up the mess. And in the cleaning, we find ourselves, once again, like our ancestors and the meteors in the sky, for eons and eons, releasing ourselves, whether we want to or not, from constraint. Chaos is the one constant, and we must welcome the cathersis. We must be free. And we will be.
Let’s celebrate.
part one.
THE CLEANSE
TOP GIAMBATTISTA VALLI SKIRT DKNY JEWELRY STYLIST’S OWN
DRIFTING PHOTOGRAPHY Brandon Harrison STYLING Martha Chery HAIR & MAKEUP Megan Cox MODELING Oksana Orlova (APM)
DIGITAL TECH Jeanine Robinson PHOTO ASSISTANTS Adrian Doza & Noel Frederizo STUDIO Be Electric
DRESS STYLIST OWN
TOP CALVIN RUCKER PANTS STYLIST’S OWN
HARNESS JEFF TODD BANDEAU DRESS STYLIST’S OWN SHOES JILL SANDERS
DRESS PRADA SKIRT STYLIST’S OWN SHOES BCBG
motel mania photography KELLY SEARLE hair and makeup KELLY SEARLE modeling, words and wardrobe EMILY MEST ACTRESS, MUSICIAN & MODEL
HEADPIECE JESSLABELLE AVELAR TUNIC VINTAGE PANTS VINTAGE
“Trying to be as honest as possible is the common thread throughout my work.�
SWEATER M.Frederic
“When I play a character I try to find parts of myself in them, but at the same time it’s so nice to be outside of yourself for a moment.”
“I learned to not get lost in someone else and that I am responsible for my own happiness.�
“There’s so much beauty around us. I try to remind myself to just look around and soak it all in.”
JENNY WU Jenny got her start as an architect, and after a more than stellar career, she’s branched out into jewelry. You can see her singular aesthetic in everything she touches. The artist shares her journey and new collection for her line LACE with us. WORDS Jenny Wu PHOTOGRAPHY Christian Coleman MODEL Luana Fabre STYLIST Zinnia Kim
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How did you get involved with wearables? I have always been interested in fashion, especially in jewelry and wearable art pieces. My fashion style is very clean and modern but I like to pair it up with a piece of statement jewelry to give it an edge. About two years ago, I started designed some pieces for myself. Instead of going to a jewelry maker to produce them, I decided to 3D print them since I had a lot of experience with 3D printing due to my background as an architect. I wore the prototypes to Art Basel Miami two years ago and based on the overwhelming reaction towards them, I decided to pursue the design of a 3D printed jewelry line. This past October I launched the line online and debut the collection in December at my first pop-up shop during Miami Art Week. What was your training? I was educated on the east coast, Columbia for undergraduate and Harvard for my Masters in Architecture. I moved to Los Angeles in 2004 and started an experimental architectural firm, Oyler Wu Collaborative, with my husband, Dwayne Oyler. I still run our architecture firm in addition to starting LACE. You have a very diverse career history—is there a common thread that runs through your work? My office has been utilizing line-based geometries in the design of installations and buildings for some time. I see the jewelry as an extension of the architectural inquiry but now applying it
to the body. We weave together intricate combinations of lines to create unique, 3-dimensional pieces. What inspires your artwork? What’s your favorite place in the world? As mentioned before, we are obsessed with lines and 3-dimensional spaces. I like to think that the jewelry is an extension of our avant-garde architecture. My favorite place in the world… that is a difficult one. But if I have to pick, I love Taipei. It was the place I was born and now we have some projects there. It is unlike many Asian cities because there are hardly any tourists and people there are so genuine and welcoming. If you had to pick a turning point in your career that has defined your life in some important way, what would it be? I would say moving to Los Angeles was a turning point in my career. In LA, I was able to create and build projects that I couldn’t do anywhere else. There is a great atmosphere for experimentation and collaboration that compels us to keep pushing forward even when it is difficult. It is here that we have found some amazing patrons who are willing to give us a chance to create something original and different. CHECK OUT MORE OF JENNY’S WORK AT OYLERWU.COM & JENNYWULACE.COM.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELSEY FUGERE
the artist is present.
MODELS Jehoshua Brown & Whitney Wells CREATIVE DIRECTOR Marissa Harrington MAKEUP ARTIST Marlaine Reiner HAIRSTYLIST Rebecca Bayley
DRESS HOWL NECKLACE KATE MISS
part two.
THE REBIRTH
FALLEN ANGEL PHOTOGRAPHER KELLY SEARLE HAIR & MAKEUP KELLY SEARLE STYLIST ALEXANDRIA BASSO @ OPALARROW MODEL ALEXANDRIA BASSO JEWELRY BLACK WILLOW JEWELRY
TOP/SOCKS NASTYGAL DRESS/GLOVES STYLISTS’S OWN
HAIR: LANZA REDKEN TIGI
COAT/NECKLACE H&M PETTICOAT AMERICAN APPAREL GARTER BELT STYLIST’S OWN
2 1. JANE IREDALE AMAZING BASE is an SPF 20 base that lets skin breathe and gives luminosity. 2. CLINIQUE DIFFERENT LIPSTICK in Tenderheart is the moisturizing 90’s shade dreams are made of. 3. MAC’S PRO LONGWEAR PAINT POT in Rubenesque is the perfect pink-gold that literally flatters everyone and stays put all day. 4. SMITH &
CULT’S POLISH in Lover’s Creep has Cruel Intentions written all over it. 5. TARTE’S AMAZONIAN CLAY 12-HOUR BLUSH in Tipsy is the perfect coral pop to liven up winter-worn compexions.
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PHOTOS KELLY SEARLE WORDS, STYLING, & MODELING SARAH SVETLANA
CROSSROADS PHOTOGRAPHY
KAT KAYE MODELING
CORBIN MCCARTHY
JACK WAGNER
Jack is a photographer and filmmaker in Los Angeles whose work showcases the humanity and beauty of regular people’s lives. His music videos are heartbreaking and breathtaking, and we were so excited to get a little glimpse into his world. INTERVIEW KELLY SEARLE PHOTOS & WORDS JACK
How would you characterize your interest in realism? Has it always been an interest? I think I have always been interested in observing people and noticing their tendencies. In ethnographic film and documentary, the filmmaker’s responsibility is to live within the subject’s reality, no matter how different it may be from their own. This is how I prefer to shoot, within the reality of the subject. The biggest thrill for me is noticing a little action or detail of a person that tells so much about them, and being able to capture it. Are you interested in the unseen? People who kind of slip between the cracks? I do believe that everyone has at least one really great story to tell. Would you say you’re interested in de-glamourization? On a personal level I do love de-glamourized, raw and unpolished art. I think mistakes and accidents can sometimes be the most brilliant part about a piece of art. That being said, I think its also important to make a music video that perfectly matches the aspects that make the musician great. When I got asked to make Bitter Raps, I sent Boogie and his manager two rambling pages of me describing an abstract mood. I think the phrase I used to sum it up was ‘a dog barking before a storm’. What I find most interesting about Boogie is that he grew up as a Blood in Compton and hasn’t quite been able to escape that environment, all while trying to raise his son and be a good father. He is a very good father, by the way. That is a main thing I wanted to capture in Bitter Raps: the environment that Boogie has to deal with every day while raising his son. So I
went out to do exactly that with a very abstract plan. There definitely was nothing glamorous about the production; none of that was fake. That gun being pointed at me in the beginning was very real. At the time I was told it was unloaded, but later we realized there was one bullet left in the chamber. While that in hindsight was a bit frightening, I like to have a bit of chaos in any production, room for the universe to put things in front of you. Almost everything in that video was unplanned in a way. An intentional lack of planning. When we shot the Thirst 48 cover, I thought my whole ‘intentional lack of planning’ would fail on me for the first time because the sun was setting and I knew I didn’t get anything that I liked. Boogie had this on-and-off girlfriend with him, one of those really tumutuous relationships. The whole album was actually about that girl and social media in general. So were walking back to the car about to leave and I look back and see Boogie and this girl taking selfies on the corner. It all clicked right there, that moment was the summation of the entire album and had to be the cover. I sprinted over and started taking shots like a maniac. They broke up the next day for good so it was a bit of an ordeal getting her to let us use it as the cover, but it all worked out. What are some of your general thoughts on pop culture right now? In the end I think that technology in our hands is a wonderful thing. People are fast to issue these tired, sweeping generalizations about our generation ‘being glued to the screen’. I don’t buy into that at all. The internet and social media have given a voice to many voiceless people.
“I like to have a bit of chaos in any production, room for the universe to put things in front of you.�
part three.
THE REVELATION
WANDER //LUST PHOTOGRAPHER Brandon Harrison FASHION STYLIST Martha Chery MAKE-UP/ HAIR STYLIST Megan Cox MODEL Cheera Choo, APM Models
PHOTO ASSISTANTS Thomas Sweeney &Will Heath LIGHTING EQUIPMENT Scheimpflug LOCATIONS Grand Central Terminal, Air Bound Aviation, Essex County Airport, Great Piece Meadows, New Jersey Natural Land Trust PROPS Lost and found & Acme Studio AIRPLANE Stefano Azario
SWEATER A.P.C. OVERALLS True Religion BOOTS Rag & Bone
TOP Koral JACKET Marc by Marc Jacobs COAT Cole Haan JEANS Hudson SHOES: Sergio Rossi
TOP: Koral COAT: Ralph Lauren JEANS: Guess
JACKET Miu Miu TOP Guess JEANS Citizens of Humanity EARRINGS Alexis Bittar
JACKET AG Adriano Goldschmied COAT Vera Wang JEANS Ralph Lauren
JUMPSUIT Guess SHOES Slack London
TOP Muai JACKET Koral JEANS 7 for All Mankind
CHRIS HARKNESS Christian Harkness is a photographer from the small Florida Island community of Cedar Key. He has lived many lives including an infantry officer in the Marine Corps and a photography professor at Florida State University. We were blown away when he reached out and submitted his life’s work: a series called Water Women, shot on film over a span of almost 30 years. WORDS & PHOTOS CHRISTIAN
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These photographs span almost thirty years, picking up around the time of the enactment, in 1995, of the Florida Net-Ban, outlawing the use gill and trammel nets. When the net-ban became effective I had been living in Cedar Key, Florida, a small island town of about 800 inhabitants in the northern Gulf of Mexico, on Florida’s west coast, for several years. For generations its residents had made their living largely from fishing, crabbing and oystering and those tourist attractions that revolve around restaurants, fishing, and the attraction of an offbeat vacation in an out of the way place. Cedar Key was a place that had endured. It had survived storms and hard times and its inhabitants were not getting rich, but were ‘getting by.’ The coming of the net-ban and the end of a way of life produced severe anxiety, concern, and anger in the community. It was then that I decided to start photographing a few of the fishermen I had gotten to know. Silent and reticent towards ‘outsiders’ they were difficult for me to approach. Almost coincidentally to the coming of the netban was the developing of aquaculture, in this
case clam farming, in Cedar Key waters. Generally, the fishermen wanted nothing to do with it and were in denial about the demise of their future and ability of making a living by working independently on the water. I had a friend who was doing some small boat, commercial fishing and also became involved in clam farming. Through her, I realized that while the fishermen might be staying away from showing any interest in clam farming, several of the women from fishing families started taking an interest in the business. These waterwomen certainly did not think of themselves as being unique, or special. Growing up in Cedar Key, they were connected to the water and making a living this way was ‘no big deal’ to them. I felt photographing and documenting their lives would be a big deal because their way of living and working was special and unique to this small group of islands. Clam farming as an industry has matured greatly since the net-ban took effect, and it now dominates life in Cedar Key.
“Cedar Key was a place that had endured. It had survived storms and hard times and its inhabitants were not getting rich, but were ‘getting by.’”
Katy assessing a model’s skin type before a shoot. Photo cred: Kelly Searle
“I felt photographing and documenting their lives would be a big deal because their way of living and working was special and unique to this small group of islands.�
MODERN CLASSIC: RED LIPS PHOTOGRAPHY, HAIR & MAKEUP KELLY SEARLE MODELING LAUREN WESTERFIELD
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PHOTOGRAPHY, HAIR & MAKEUP KELLY SEARLE MODELING & STYLING JACLYN TUCHMAN
STILLS FROM MRK’S NEW VIDEO FOR RIVER OF BLOOD
Video by MadAsHell (Leila Jarman / Mike Leisz) Concept by Leila Jarman / Mike Leisz / Madison Rene Knapp Directed & Edited by Leila Jarman / Mike Leisz Choreography & Dance by A. Dola Baroni Camera by Morgan Demeter / Leila Jarman
MAD FOR MADISON
“I do not believe in any kind of perfection. We need mistakes and wrongdoings and anger. These things are just a different kind of peace, another frequency. What we can always use more of is love and imagination.”
“Emotionality is the true language within our vocabulary of existence and art/music conveys that. Creative expression provides a platform for us to access our common and uncommon states of being.”
AMERICANA PHOTOGRAPHER SAM ZACHRICH MODEL ALLIE BUCKLEY HAIR & MAKEUP SCHUYLER GAGE STYLIST KRISTEN HETTICH
SPRING SERENITY PHOTOGRAPHY, MAKEUP & HAIR KELLY SEARLE MODELING & WARDROBE AMANDA BJORN
Victoria and Daniel dating since August 2011, now engaged.
AWKWARD COUPLES “I love those awkward moments in a relationship because they are painfully humbling.” POLAROIDS & WORDS DANIELLE SPIRES
CHRIS & WALDO PARTNERS IN CRIME SINCE 2012
EVAN & SANA DATING SINCE 2011
ZACH & CHRISTINA DATED 2009-2014
DAVEY & NET DATING SINCE 2007
ALEX & ERIK DATING SINCE 2008
TANYA & EMMETT DATING SINCE 2012
BASH
PHOTOGRAPHY JESSICA PORTILLO MODEL KRISTINA KRAJCIROVA @ TWO MODELS BEAUTY ELIVEN QUIROS STYLING ANNA GALLE
ASSISTANTS EZEKIEL WILLIAMS / NATLY PACO / DAVID WANG
DRESS, THREE FLOOR SOCKS, AMERICAN APPAREL SHOES, DOLCE VITA EARRINGS, SPRING STREET BRACELET, VINTAGE SUNGLASSES, STYLIST OWNED
“Photography is like free therapy. I get to work through all my problems with the click of a button.”
BODY SUIT, FOR LOVE AND LEMONS SKIVVIES & KIMONO, RIVER ISLAND SHOES, DOLCE VITA EARRINGS, MOCHA SUNGLASSES, STYLIST OWNED
SUIT, TOPSHOP SWEATER, AMERICAN APPAREL SHOES, TOPSHOP SUNGLASSES, STYLIST OWNED
DRESS, PAUL & JOE SISTER SHOES, TOPSHOP EARRINGS, NORDSTROM RACK BRACELETS, FREE PRESS SUNGLASSES, STYLIST OWNED
BLOUSE, ASOS JACKET, SELF PORTRIAT SKIRT, ASOS SOCKS, AMERICAN APPAREL SHOES, JESSICA SIMPSON EARRINGS, NORDSTROM RACK SUNGLASSES, STYLIST OWNED
SHIRT, TOPSHOP VEST, TOPSHOP SKORT, TOPSHOP SHOES, TOPSHOP SUNGLASSES, STYLIST OWNED BRACELETS, VINCE CAMUTO SHOES, MICHAEL KORS
CONTRIBUTORS Kelly Searle | Editor in Chief | kellysearle.com Jessica Portillo | Photographer | jessica-portillo.com Karalyne Thomas | Model | modelmayhem.com/3199623 Brandon Harrison | Photographer | brandonlharrison.com Oksana Orlora | Model | apmmodels.com Emily Mest | Actress, Musician | @cremedelaem Jenny Wu | LACE | jennywulace.com Alexandria Basso | Model, Owner @ Opalarrow | @AliMarie_B Kat Kaye | Photographer | katkaye.com Jack Wagner | Photographer, Filmmaker | jack-wagner.com Amanda Bjorn | Musician, Photographer | amandabjornphotography.com Danielle Spires | Photographer | daniellespires.com Cheera Choo | Model | apmmodels.com Christian Harkness | Photographer | chrislh.wordpress.com Madison Rene Knapp | MRK | mrklovesyou.com Sam Zachrich | Photographer | samanthazachrich.com Kristina Krajcirova | Model | twomanagement.com Eliven Quiros | Makeup Artist | elivenq.com Anna Galle | Stylist | annagalle.com
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