Forest child magazine issue #1: an introduction to the adventure (PREVIEW EDITION)

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YOUR ROADMAP EDITOR’S LETTER

5 COVER ARTIST 7 MEET THE TEAM 10 MEMBER BIOS 17 FEATURED 22 THINGS ARE CHANGING PHOTOSET

BY BREET COLE YOUNG 24 TEENAGE ROYALTY

BY STAR YON FT INTERVIEW W/ @priiincessaurum

27 PHOTOGRAPHY BY MYA GOODMAN 28 CHATTING W/ JANICE HILLMAN 36 SCHELESY FEATURE 44 MEET CHLOE HENDRIX 52 ADVENTURES WITH MIKA 59 PHOTOGRAPHY BY OLIVER CRAIG 74

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANIKA

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83 MINI PHOTOSET BY ALLEN 85 TRINITY GARDNER FEATURE 93 @ELLIETHELOSER INTERVIEW 95 ARTWORK BY IAN WOODS 2

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125 ARTWORK BY KLAE BROWN 130 KIYOMI’S WORKS 137 CHILLIN’ THE OLDER GIRLS 146 PHOTOGRAPHY BY SELAM WORKNEH 159 THE ADVENTURE SERIES: CHERRGLAZERR CONCERT 168

HANNAH LEVIN FEATURE

174 @ANALAURADRAWS FEATURE 188PHOTGRAPHY BY JAMIE DUKE 195

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198 @MEGANDOODS FEATURE 207 MORE PHOTOGRAPHY BY MYA GOODMAN 209 BRANDON STAINCELL FEATURE 211 TAYBASSI FEATURE 215 EVEN MORE FUN

editor’s letter Hello there reader!

If you are holding this issue of Forest Child Magazine you are truly in for a real treat. I believe this issue will most defintely be one of the biggest, if not the biggest issue that we will have here at Forest Child.

The theme of this issue is “AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ADVENTURE”stemed from the ideal to have our first offical issue titled “introductions” and our second “adventures”. However if you are anything like me you realize that putting together a magazine such as this takes a lot more patience,time and commitment than many bargain for.

Despite any minor difficulties we might have gone through we have made it here to this moment. The release of this first offical issue of our magazine.

itself,through its planning, organization and creation was an adventure of its own making.As you explore these pages I hope you will find the adventure that is you just waiting to be explored and expressed. all my love, Ariana Founding Editor-in-chief of Forest Child Magazine Enjoy!

Now for this issue as was previously mentioned we combined the introduction and adventure aspects. So I guess you could say this edition of the magazine is two issues in one.Here you will find vivid photos and artistic works introducing many of our members here at Forest Child. Along with me asking my creative team members to provide introductions of themselves in any way that they would like I also asked if they would pick or create works of their own they they felt reflected or rather represented their ideolgy of adventure.The feeling, the sense of an adventure of their own. I myself didn’t submit adventure works persay for this issue within

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MEET THE COVER ARTIST

mithsuca berry

My name is Mithsuca Berry, a 15 year old teenager born in Canada and raised in MA. I am self taught and have been drawing since I was really young. I used to draw a lot to kind of shield myself from the harsh bullies in my school and it motivates me even more afterwards seeing as how it helped me. I was first introduced to digital art and mixed media in 7th grade when I took my first graphic design class and since then I’ve broadened my horizons and have been improving tremendously and it’s cool as heck. I think art is an amazing form of self expression that should never have limits and will last forever. Art is a huge part of my life and without it I wouldn’t have so many connections and opportunities coming my way. Art eases the mind and we as a society are lucky to have it.

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MEET THE TEAM

Oliver Craig photographer

Klae Brown artist Alexis Henry writer and head blogger for Forest Child Mag website

Shania Morain writer

Madge Yang photographer Ross writer

Starr Yon writer

Breet Cole Young photographer

Pryce Atkinson writer and photographer

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Jamie Duke photographer

Mika photographer

Ariana Founding Editor-In-Chief

Hanna Oravecz writer

Ian Woods artist

Hey there! It’s Ariana the founder and editor-in-chief of Forest Child Magazine. I’m seventeen years old and from Texas. I contribute my writing, photography and so much more to this magazine.I’ve always wanted to create a platform for expression, art I’m hoping to make this magazine different from the rest.

I’ve always been one for being creative and being myself. Ever since I was little I’ve dressed in my own what my family calls “unique” style. I just see it has vintage 80’s and 90’s. I’m all about those high waisted jeans,crop tops and bodysuits. I’m probably a thrifting addict to be honest go whenever I can and when I do 99.9% of the time end up finding some pretty neat stuff. A lot of the time I end up going home with one or two big bags of clothing.

My thrifting trips to me are kind of like going on treasure hunts,you go in never knowing what you’re going to find and end up leaving with multiple treasures.

My music tastes is insanely varied. It ranges from Andrea Bocelli to the donnas, two door cinema club,walk the moon,the 1975,cherry glazerr,HAIM,Bombay Bicycle Club, Artic Monkeys,FKA Twigs,Frank Ocean,Beyonce, to even Biggie Smalls or any old school rap. To be honest it depends on

had our vice principal call us to her office so she could buy a few.(I still remember how terrified me and my friend Grace were at the time) A lot of people think I’m shy but I’m really not. I probably either just don’t feel like talking or I don’t really have anything to say.(Plus its more fun having people think you are quiet and then make a smart remark every once in awhile) It’s also fascinating to observe people and their ways you can actually learn a lot about a person. Anyone who knows me really well knows that I’m anything but quiet.They will probably give you the crazy-eyed look as if to say “you said what now??”. I love to laugh and go around dancing and singing around the house and out in public I honestly don’t care. I don’t think I never realized how much what other people thought of me never affected me.

I’m hoping that this project and platform I’ve created will allow for me to connect with and make friends from all over the world, to travel attend tons of events and so much more.

I hope you guys will enjoy this adventure all you adventure-seekers out there who want to do more and see more . I think we all crave a little adventure in our lives every now and then hopefully you’ll get a little taste of that through this magazine.

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Hi, I'm Jamie. I'm a student at Utah State University. I love pizza, hammocking, Saturn, and photography.

ALEXIS HENRY

My name is Alexis but every one calls me lex. ive been living all over california for 17 years now and as of writing this I’m about 3 months from graduating high school (class of 2015 woo!!)

I’m (hopefully) going to Syracuse in the fall to major in journalism so writing for Forest Child will be good practice and I hope to stick around for awhile.

I am an only child which causes me to be a little weird but there’s never anything wrong with that. I’m really into science, weird socks, dolphins, classical art, basquiat, social justice, chicken nuggets, music, photography, lowercase letters, adonis bosso, bad jokes and just about anything else under the sun. oh and I’m kinda obsessed with drake (sike I’m really obsessed with drake) Other than that I’m very uninteresting. (if you really need more info my personality type is intp) I hope you all enjoy what I hope to bring to Forest Child. yours truly, lex - Occasionally I catalog my life on the internet, you can follow my twitter ((thehomielex)) , tumblr ((hardboiledshawty))) and my instagram ((eyeamlex)) photography: https://www.flickr. com/photos/shawtea/

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Oliver Craig

Introduction, n Pronunciation: Brit. [in-truh-duhk-shuh n] 1. a. a formal personal presentation of one person to another or others.

I don't think myself to be very adept at introductions but I'll give it a go. I have a plan, it is similar to a five year plan but it goes way beyond that, I want to work on films. It's a traditional route: A-levels, University, work placements, networking and a whole lot of hard work in between. This all started when my mother bought a fairly cheap DSLR and left it lying around for my wandering hands to find.

That’s the point at which I began, I taught myself the basics: the ins and outs of a camera, trial and error, lighting, sound and editing. The first video I made with that camera was (looking back) truly truly terrible, but to me at the time it was the best thing in the world.

I had in my hands something that I could make stories with. And that’s exactly what I did, short sketches, vlogs and montages were what I did for years and continue to do. It really opened my mind, I believe it gave me a creative side and motivation to create. I have since been exploring artistic expression, I try to innovate and use the skills that I have learnt to make art I am proud of.

portfolio:www.oliverandfilm.tumblr.com)

Hello! My name is Mya Goodman and this is a little bit about me! I’m a freshman in high school in Virginia, and I have two siblings. I really enjoy photography and I’ve been taking pictures for as long as I can remember. Even when I was younger, I had one of those little kid, drop proof camera that i took everywhere. Of course I’ve upgraded (and improved, thank goodness) since then, which I document on my instagram.

My photography really varies with the days. I have so many different ideas and styles that I’m constantly trying and developing and that’s what I love about all artistic styles; you can change or develop them however you want.

Besides photography, I love to paint, draw, write, exploring, and read. I also spend a lot (more than I’d like to admit) of time on instagram. I’ve been a girl scout since first grade and am now on the senior level.

I spent quite a lot of my free (and not free) time listening to music. Some of my favorite artists are Ed Sheeran, 5 Seconds of Summer, Melanie Martinez, Imagine Dragons, Fall Out Boy, Little Mix, Lana Del Rey, Hozier, and Taylor Swift.

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Hey! im mika, i am 15 and i was born in the philippines but i moved to vancouver when i was 7. it was a big step in my life but honestly it’s one of the best things that’s happened to me, I’ve met so many people here and made lots of new friends that i can have a laugh with and life is just really good for me right now and I am forever grateful for that. i love photography, watching sports like basketball and football (soccer), meeting new people, exploring new things and just having a good time. just over a year ago i was extremely insecure about myself, I just hated the way I looked. then I realized that I shouldn’t be holding myself back because of my flaws, I should be more confident, try new things and stop being so hesitant and afraid when meeting new people. so as the year went on I tried my very best to love myself, to believe that I could do things, and to trust myself more and more, and it worked for me. i may not be super confident but I’m better than I used to be and I am extremely proud. well anyway, what I’m trying to say is, love yourself, no matter who you are you have to love yourself and trust yourself, you’ll be so much happier that way.

Name: Shania Morain Instagram: @l.o.mein Tumblr: Princesslo-mein.tumblr.com Age : 16 Location : Columbia, SC I enjoy drawing and painting. I also have a deep love for music! (over 700 songs isn’t enough!) I was born in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida and relocated to South Carolina in 2013. My favorite animals are monkeys and bunnies. My favorite food is of course Lo-mein and fried rice! I am very proud to be involved in the production of this magazine! i hope we make you extremely happy.

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Things are changing. Things to be remembered. Sit back and embrace the storm. Soltice is here. Things are changing. The solstice, the warm wind, and the red thunder. Overcast isn’t always a bad thing. Things are changing around here. (Models: Kelsey Hall, Aidan Doyle, and Danny Whaley.) All pics by Brett Cole Young

Teenage Royalty

By Starr Yon

are true art forms and can sometimes affect us to a very large degree. I highly encourage you to often have movie marathons to cater to your motion picture needs.

The next activity (which is my favorite) is pampering yourself! This means taking relaxing bubble baths, polishing your nails, visiting the spa, or even treating yourself to whatever your big heart desires! Pampering is all about focusing on you and doing the things that make you feel like royalty.

Throughout my days as a teenage girl I’ve come to realize I like to live as close to a princess lifestyle as possible. To carry out your day-to-day life in a royal manner, as a true princess would, requires you to fulfill simply darling and congenial tasks. This includes; loving and protecting Mother Nature, reading large amounts of literature, watching classic films, spending lots of time pampering yourself, singing, dancing, and most importantly, being yourself.

From personal experience doing these activities lead me to having a lively, cheerful soul. Each of these tasks is essential and important in their own way.

Taking care of your environment not only connects you to Mother Nature but makes you feel good and Singing and dancing are very much necessary! They can be the most beautiful form of self-expression. Blast benefits everyone! Reading is one of the greatest things you can do. Reading is fun, builds your vo- music in your room and dance your heart out. Shout cabulary, increases your knowledge, and stimulates your favorite lyrics at the top of your lungs and get lost your mind. Books can take you anywhere you want in the tune.

Lastly to ensure your highest level of royalty, always to go (clichĂŠ quote but still very true)!

Along with reading is watching movies, an extrava- be true to yourself. Embrace your personality and do not change who you are because of what anyone gant form of entertainment. Movies thinks. Always

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be the best you can be, and people will admire you for your sincere character.

Doing these things will make you feel like a princess, but there is more to actually being a princess. To be a princess is all about compassion, generosity, strength, and independence. Your kindness keeps you a loving soul and others will notice your positive attitude. In today’s world, holding a strong nature is very important! You have to remember to not let difficult circumstances keep you down. Continue to hold your own, while maintaining a positive outlook on life.

To give a tad bit more insight on the actuality of being a princess, I’ve asked cutie teen queen, Aurum, a few questions to help guide you to your inner queen ship.

Instagram: @priiincessaurum

Withholding independence is also an excellent trait to possess. There is nothing wrong with leaning on others every once in a while, but you should not depend on others for love, success, or happiness. Work to find all of those things within yourself and construct your own world of positivity.

Starr: First, what does it mean to be a princess?

Aurum: To be a princess is to represent strong women, who use their talents and courage to make life better for the people around her. She represents beauty, brains, and a positive presence.

Starr: What makes you feel like a princess?

Aurum: I guess I would say myself. I am self-proclaimed. Anyone can be, and I have really cute fuzzy shoes that make me feel like royalty.

Starr: Speaking of, I am so in need of some more cute platforms and colorful sandals!

Aurum: You can never have enough, they’re essential to every outfit.

Starr: Exactly! Next, what advice would you give to those who are having a hard time finding happiness?

Aurum: Most importantly don’t look for happiness in others.

You can only make yourself truly happy. Love yourself, and your aura of happiness will bring other happy people around you.

Starr: Amazing! Those are all of the questions. Thank you so much for your input, Aurum. Hope you have a lovely day and stay fab!

Aurum: Thank you for the opportunity!

There you have it! Seems like being a princess is all about happiness, love, respect and of course FUN! To get you in more of a princessy mood, I’ve included a playlist below which is sure to make you embrace your inner princess. For proper listening you are advised to wear a crown and delightfully frolic aimlessly around your home.

Hugs and kisses, Starr Exploration – Coraline Soundtrack Troupeau bleu – Cortex Kitty’s Debut – Dario Marianelli Nocturna – Nicolas Errera Rogue Waves I – Boy Friend Landfill – Daughter Photograph – Arcade Fire Beast – Agnes Obel Underwater Secrets – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Waltz of the Flowers Tchaikovsky

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PHOTOS BY MYA GOODMAN

Hello everyone! I was lucky enough to be able to interview the magnificent Janice Hillman. she is known for her blog on Tumblr ( theglitternymph.tumblr.com ) and her famous Instagram account.

We have chosen her for our magazine because she has somehow managed to work her way into everyone hearts and has recently started modeling. She has people and stores falling at her gracious feet, begging for her to be involved with them, but the poor girl is only fifteen! She has come such a long way in such a short time.

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JANICE HILLMAN

I knew about Janice before the interview, as I followed her through Tumblr as well as Instagram, and was so excited to get the opportunity to speak with someone who is classified as “Insta-Famous.” Being an average person, it’s hard to imagine famous people (shall we even say celebrities?) as real. You kind of blur out the fact that they are real and smart and thoughtful and human.

Before the interview, I saw Janice as beautiful, talented and extremely lucky.

Now that I’ve gotten to speak with her, my opinion still holds those characteristics, but I also know that she is smart beyond belief, very philosophical, and yet still a sweet young girl just wanting to fit in and make friends in this crazy, hectic, and spiteful world.

Below, you can read through our actual conversation and form your own opinions on the splendid and fabulous, young Miss Janice Hillman.

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interviewe“First off, thank you for letting me interview you! All of us at Forest Child really appreciate your cooperation and fashion insight. So to start, how do you feel about fashion? And how has it changed your life for the better or worse?”

Janice“I have loved fashion since I was practically a baby. I had a little notepad when I was five, and in it I would sketch outfits and pattern ideas! I have always found it fascinating how a single person could come up with an idea for a garment, manufacture it, and cause a frenzy of oohs and ahhs all over the world. But I feel that a lot of people view fashion through a narrow sighted lens; That it’s a petty business centered around materials that don’t make a difference. But fashion is so much more than that.

It’s an art form that you live your life in; A chance to express yourself in a way words can’t. It can give someone confidence and inspiration, and even bring people together. The best part is, fashion keeps changing and revolutionizing - in a way you could define as opalescent. Personally, fashion has given me so many opportunities, especially through Instagram. So fashion has definitely changed my life for the better!”

interviewe“That was amazing! So how long have you been modeling and what are the biggest misconceptions?”

Janice“I’ve been modeling and doing promotional work for a little less than a year (maybe 8 or 9 months?) and it’s so much fun, I love it! I guess I would say the biggest misconception most people have is that it’s very daunting and the people aren’t that friendly (which I thought as well) but I’ve been very fortunate because all the people I’ve worked with have been very sweet and approachable.”

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interviewe“That’s so great! Now what are your opinions on social media? How has it helped you get to where you are today and what would you recommend to others striving for a modeling/fashion based career?”

Janice“I have a love/hate relationship with social media. I think it’s great in terms of making information accessible and exchanging ideas or marketing strategies, like Instagram does for the fashion world, but sometimes I think people put too much emphasis on social media and forget to make time for other things. Like going out for a walk or writing a letter (I know email is basically the same, but there’s nothing like getting a letter in the mail and knowing whoever sent it put a lot of time and effort in it). The only forms of social media I use are Instagram and my blog ( theglitternymph.tumblr.com ), and they have helped propel me into a world I could only dream about. I never once imagined having 30K+ followers on Instagram and stores that want me to model their merchandise... And sometimes is still can’t believe it! I would recommend to others to stay true to themselves and stay passionate! When you love who you are and what you do, others (and maybe even the world) will surely follow! <3”

interviewe“So I can already guess your answer for this one, but how do you feel about artistic expression and how do you express yours?”

Janice“I believe artistic expression is extremely important and it can really verify what a person thinks, values, and has interest in. I feel that I show mine through fashion, as it enables me to experiment and ultimately create ensembles that reflect or translate who I am and what I mood I’m in. Fashion is like my other language!”

interviewe“Well it’s been such a pleasure talking with you Janice! The last little questions are about you. Like what kinda of food do you like, biggest fears, favorite color, etc.”

Janice“My favorite foods are cherries, sushi (the vegetable kind since I’m vegetarian), cake, and soufflés!

My biggest fears are being buried alive, the ocean (like deep DEEP down in the ocean), and that I won’t end up living my dreams. My favorite colors are dove grey, candy floss pink, and yellow. My style icons/role models are my mom (Grace), Audrey Hepburn, Coco Chanel, Jane Birkin, and Brigitte Bardot.”

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interviewe“Thank you so much for speaking with us Janice! We really appreciate your time and willingness to work with us. Are there any questions you have for me or the magazine?”

Janice“I guess not! I had such a fun time talking with you! <3”

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Hey there readers! I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to Chloe Hendrix a young, aspiring music artist about performing her VERY FIRST GIG. I felt very honored that I got to chat with her about the experince and get to know a bit more about her along the way. I am also glad to call Chloe a new and good friend of mine. Hope you stay tuned to learn more about Chloe and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to come for her in the next few pages.

ENJOY, Ariana

when did you start and what do you hope to do with your passion and talent for music?

-My dad taught me the most simplistic of simplistic guitar chords when I was 9 in the trunk of his pickup truck while we were waiting for the 4th of July fireworks show, and I’ve been playing ever since. Although, I don’t know as much as I should (like the letters of the strings) considering how long I’ve been playing for haha.

I hope to make people feel something, give them goosebumps, make them think, cry, get them angry, make them feel any type of emotion. But, also get that certain message across

what inspires you to perform,make music?

-Everything inspires me honestly. On my ride to and from Denver this past week, I wrote down tons of lyrics for some songs I have in mind, and I’ve been thinking about changing my groove for my music and which direction I want to go in this past month also.

And I love performing because you just get to express everything you have in you through a song or two and to see the reaction and to hear the claps is just amazing. Words can’t describe the feeling.

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do you do many gigs like singing at places like banter often?

-Actually, playing at Banter was my first performance in front of a crowd!! It was intoxicatingly amazing.

Awesome so you are just starting out.

What finally made you decide to perform in from of a ton of people?

-Banter is closing in about 2 weeks, and I just fought the devil on one shoulder and went up on the stage and gave it everything I had.

what a rush! Do you have any other singing gigs planned in the near future?

-Right!! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredible.

And I do! Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m planning this summer to host an instameet/concert and jam with some cool people and put on a little show in Dallas and/or Denton.

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That sounds incredible!I’m 100% positive you’ll get a lot of interest in that! I’m sure it will be a big hit!Music and Instagram friends a great combo!

-I know right! So much unheard and unseen talent that I can’t wait to watch and hear come to life in person :)

inspired!:) truly inspired.For those of us out there who love your music but can’t come out to see one of your shows is there anywhere we can find clips or videos of some of your music?

-Shhh shhh I’m making an EP in the time span of these months until summertime and I’ll release all the songs that I’ll be playing!

But also, I’m sure my mom will record it and post it everywhere, but I’ll also make sure to upload it to YouTube or soundcloud :)

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Haha well we can’t wait!:) and your mom sounds super supportive and sweet we’ll be keeping an eye out for all the awesome things you’ve got going on the next couple of months:)It was absolutely wonderful talking to you Chloe I wish you all the best on your musical journey!!

-She’s the total bomb.com dude :) And thank youuuuuu!!! x

to keep up with what’s going on with chloe check her out on instagram:@clxii

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The Adventure isn't over yet! to see the full issue all 215 pages go to our website and order yourself a copy!:) You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be disappointed!! forestchildmagazine.wix.com/forest-child