'First Touch' By Macy Ebright

Artist Macy Taylor Ebright was born and raised in an unremarkable yet beautiful town outside of Boise, Idaho. Macy moved to Los Angeles in 2018 to attend school, then she briefly returned to her hometown during the early stages of the pandemic. Now that she is back in LA and no longer enrolled in school, she enjoys having an incredible amount of free time to spend drawing, watching movies, and going to the beach at night.

Macy explores her propensity for escaping in her piece, 'First Touch.' Due to this, she created her own universe and includes ‘other-worldly creatures’ in the piece.

All of the creatures have a purpose and coexist there. When you become inundated with junk in your life, you have two options; face it head-on or put your head in the sand like an ostrich. I have strong ostrich tendencies. I'd imagine that's the origin of everything I've made. Sometimes the sand is just way more beautiful and interesting than what's in front of you.

The creature included makes a connection with an ‘energy’ or ‘spirit’ through touch, this is in a majority of her drawings—a variation of a meeting.

“Maybe unintentionally I've been trying to manifest a connection for myself. That's kind of a funny thought. Honestly, I think true connection is one of the most beautiful things we have and something I crave deeply. I'm an extremely shy person and find it uncomfortable to be social and even more so to be vulnerable.”

By Macy Ebright

Read more on issue 003: Boiling Point.