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Mauna Kea
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A Bhutanese Trilogy of Life
Hawane Rios talks about her love of MAUNA KEA.
Gross National Happiness (GNH), Culture and Environment.
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Anthony Howe is visionary artist and renowned kinetic sculptor who creates beauty and movement in his metal sculptures.
YONGA ARTS
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Understanding the African’s oldest language through symbolism.
An inside look to JB Dondolo’s voices for water awards.
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JB Dondolo
Aaron Heimes
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Join e360 TV CEO Aaron Heimes as he talked about his experience being one of the judges for Music for Water.
Misty Blanco “the Oprah Winfrey” of the hip hop world reveals some of her
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Misty Blanco
Greg Schwem
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Sculpture’s Hands
An invitation into the world of comedian Greg Schwem.
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OXDX
A sneak peek of what’s hot and the latest collection from the iconic Berny Martin CEO of Mid West Fashion .
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Fashion Editorial
Janol Holmes
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Janol the president of Supernatural INC. talks with Fusion about what inspires and motivates him.
The Land of Indigenous Solidarity
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Celebrate indigenous month in Portland with our own very talented photojournalist Sunny September.
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Berny Martin
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Introducing the newest members of Fusion Magazine.
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Dia De Los Muertos
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Get your doze of life coaching advice as our very own life coach shares her insights.
CEO of Mid West Fashion and international designe Berny Martin,. invites us to explore his insights about the world of fashion.
2 Brosik In celebration with Holloween Satomi Kim together with her team and known photographer Don Jose Romullo Davies give us their version of Dia De Los Muertos.
Taking Back
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They say life begin’s at 40, discover why as Kristine a beauty guru let’s you into her little secret.
Black Designers
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Big Changes at 40’s
You Need to Know
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Know the very best black designers in the field of fashion.
Unveil the hidden surprise waiting for you in the month of December.
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Astrology
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An in-depth interview with a successful native CEO/designer of one of the favorite Tees brands OXDX.
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Time. What do you do with it? This month in Fusion, we take time to honour the activists, the changemakers and artists, selflessly using their time to create a better future for all. Leading the way and leaving a legacy for the next generation “Time is all we have, what we do with it is important, think of other people, not just yourself.” Janol ‘mecca’ Holmes. This month is dedicated to all of you struggling to make a difference, or simply just trying to survive 2020. We are excited to share the indigenous artists, musicians, designers and writers, who represent the voices of all who have gone before and all who will come after. Thank you. A special thank you to our creative director Ben Salvacion who despite battling through Typhoons in the Philippines and having Covid, still gave his time to Fusion. Let’s all make the most of the time we have, remember we are connected. Remember those coming behind us. Ask what your legacy is. Time to make a change. Maighread Ni Mhaonghail.
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Editor-in-Chief Jim Mc Monagle Sub-Editor
Benedict Salvacion Creative Director
Sunny September Writer
Kristine Rodriguez-Lucas Writer
Estella Galorport Writer
Stella Vegas (Astrologer) Writer
Nigel and Shane Mushambi (2Brosik) Writer
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Helen Gibson Writer
Tashi Dendup Writer
CONTRIBUTORS A Bhutanese trilogy of life
Writer Tashi Dendup Photographer: Krishna Prasad Dhimal is a Forester and Environmentalist by profession. He currently works under Mongar Forest Division under Department of Forest and Park Services. He is also a passionate photographer, especially, the landscape and wildlife. He is also regular birdwatcher and spends most of his leisure time in the wilderness.
Yonga Arts Costume and styling by @la_createur_du_creation Body arts @yonga_arts | Models: @_matt_blvk as Warrior, @oluwakwaku as King, @afuahbrown as Slave, @blackgirl_akila as Priestessa
Harvey Cenit
model : Daria Balashova hair and makeup by Ivy Kepz Peralta designed by Harvey Cenit photographed by Angelo Bautista
Dia De Los Muertos Head Makeup Artist: Satomi Kim IG: satomikim.official | Assistant Makeup: Kayee Jones Acosta Photographer: Don Jose Romula Davies | Designer: Maria Loerienel Agawin Fb: Maria Lorein Dress Shop Models: Santa Muerta - Blue Hernandez | Dante - Kurt Marquez La Catrina- Lena Vorotnikova | IG lena.vorotnikova
Berny Martin Photographer Carissa Lancaster | Female model: Falonne | ClĂŠmence Male model: GIULIO PASTORELLI
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VOICE of Mauna Kea by: Maighread Ni Manghaoil & Benedict Salvacion
Hawane Rios a 32-year-old Native Hawaiian award-winning singer-songwriter, dancer, chanter, water protector and activist. She believes deeply in the power of music to heal generational trauma and bring the world together. Hawane talks to Fusion about the inspiration behind her new album, Together We Rise, and why she will always protect Mauna Kea.
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Anthony Howe is visionary artist and
renowned kinetic sculptor who creates beauty and movement in his metal sculptures. His work has sold to hundreds of private collections from the Middle East to California, and many places in between. It has been showcased in palaces, sculpture parks, and the Barneys Christmas window in Manhattan. He designed the cauldrons for the Brazil Rio Olympics; one for the opening ceremonies and another, permanent, outdoor version that resides in the downtown section of Rio. Recently the work “Lucea” provided a backdrop to Auli’i Cravalho singing “How Far I’ll Go” in the 49th Academy Awards Ceremony.
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on reati _ du_c eur_ : @_matt n creat w s @la_ ls Model afuahbro g by tylin rts Mode s King, @ a and s a ume @yonga_ wawaku estess Cost i s u y art as Pr , @ol | Bod s Warrior irl_akila g a blvk e, @black v as Sla
ail ngh hao Ni M ead n ghr Mai lvacio by: Sa en & B
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scar Korbla Mawuli Awuku is the young Ghanaian Artist who describes his work as “a careful fusion of visual networking designs of the spider with historical Ghanaian Adinkra symbology�. His goal is to create personal transitional designs on the body that echo the knowledge and wisdom of the ancestors, while offering a message of empowerment and equality.
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BERNY MARTIN
Fashion has always been a way of life for me. As a child growing up in Haiti, my grandmother encouraged my interest and helped me sew my first design: a pair of jeans. While later acclimating to life in the Midwest, I pursued a “safer” career option in the tech industry, but I quickly learned that “safe” wasn’t for me. At the advice of a friend, I took a leap of faith and attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and slowly began the process of starting my own label, Catou, named after my grandmother who inspired me so long ago.
Photographer Carissa Lancaster | Female model: Falone | Clémence Male model: GIULIO PASTORELLI
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Dia De Los MUERTOS by: Satomi Kim
I spent a week of preparation finalizing the concept I wanted to portray. I finalized a plan with Don Jose Davies and Benedict Salvacion Titan to work on a story type portrait. We came up with Santa Muerte, coupled with Dante, and La Catrina as solo personifications of the modern La Calavera Catrina.
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took my inspiration for this project mastery 3.0, from the annual Dia De Los Muertos Festival in Latin America. The biggest festival in the region. Most people confuse La Calavera Catrina and Santa Muerta as the same icon. But they are personified in different eras, therefore both have different meanings in Mexican-American history. My objective was not only to just create my vision but also to promote respect for and understanding for each others culture and traditions and eradicate discrimination amongst other culture. To honour in some way this very beautiful tradition. In collaboration with one of the best photographers in the country, I was allowed to share the knowledge about the two popular icons through photography and makeup artistry.
Makeup took 3 hours for Santa Muerte alone. I wanted a realistic undertone of corpse-like flesh tone. Not the typical white face paint cover. To achieve that I had to do so to spend time mixing of oil-base and water-base paints which is not easy to do, then airbrush to achieve the colour needed. And to make sure we captured the vibrancy of the colours, It’s hypoallergenic, and it stays for hours. I felt confident using Kryolan for this. Our designer created beautiful headpieces for the three icons. She’s very dependable and she was able to match the outfits with the makeup concept perfectly.
Credits Head Makeup Artist: Satomi Kim IG: satomikim.official | Assistant Makeup: Kayee Jones Acosta Photographer: Don Jose Romula Davies | Designer: Maria Loerienel Agawin Fb: Maria Lorein Dress Shop Models: Santa Muerta - Blue Hernandez | Dante - Kurt Marquez La Catrina- Lena Vorotnikova | IG lena.vorotnikova
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