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About ULTISOL ULTISOL is a collective art zine by & for creatives in North Carolina.

North Carolina is home to many incredible artists, writers, and makers of all kinds, but our creative scene is often overlooked. The goal of this project is to help change that - hopefully, its existence will help facilitate collaborations, work, discussions, and artistic community.

Instagram: @ultisolzine Website: ultisolzine.carrd.co

Table of Contents Untitled, Martina Gonzalez Bertello ....................pg 01 The Spins, Emilio Jeffries ......................................pg 02 No Contest, Hal Malone.....................................pg 03 Consecrated, T Cruz .........................................pg 04 Long Table, Mage M..........................................pg 05 Selections of New Work, C Bay Milin..................pg 06 Your Ocean Is On Fire, Isabel Lu.......................pg 07 Cowboy, Trey Vanterpool ..................................pg 09 Half of Me, Keem ............................................pg 10 Gold Heart Ring, Christina Miracola .................pg 11 Catmilk, SCUMSUCK...........................................pg 12 Interview with Kentenshi, by Chell....................pg 13 Wild Trees and Nestling, Colleen Regan ..............pg 19 Herons, Laura Casteel.....................................pg 20 Sun Cottages, R A Barkley ...............................pg 21 Portrait of Self Love, Emery Shao.....................pg 22 Dance and Anything Could Happen, Giselle...........pg 23 Memory, Olivia Guenther ..................................pg 24 I Am Not Your Sophie, Erie Mitchell ..................pg 25 Stay Golden, Sydney Vaught ..............................pg 28 Guide For When Things Go Wrong, Sana S .............pg 29 .44 Cal, Juan.................................................pg 30 In Defense of Raleigh, Marty Rogers .................pg 31 Gutless (Performance Evaluation), C Hart ...........pg 35

Untitled, Martina Gonzalez Bertello Digital Photography

I shoot digital and film photography and typically go for liminal spaces or environments that can look interesting with the right direction and lighting.

@marto.graphy on Instagram / marto.graphy.work

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The Spins, Emilio Jeffries (Lio) Digital Illustration

The Spins: A psychedelic (or drunk) exploration of transformation and surrender, where the boundaries between self and reality blur, and control slips away in a moment of hypnotic fascination.

@emilio.jeffries on Instagram emiliojeffries.com

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No Contest, Hal Malone Linocut Print

I have primarily been digital artist my entire life, focusing on character and zine work. However, the rise of AI and so many other invasive advances of technology have prompted me to swing back to analog media. Having something to hold, to feel, that can’t be so easily erased is the motivation for my current body of work.

@cicadasaint on Instagram

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Consecrated, T Cruz Poetry My name is T and I am a poet based in Charlotte NC, for now :).

I recently completed my M.A. in English and will be continuing my education as a PhD student. I live with my wife, our 2 dogs, and our 2 cats. I hope to one day teach creative writing.

@_tacruz on Instagram i remember these nights damp grass dancing, poking our backs through the hand-stitched, moth-ball-scented quilt. prayer-weighted July air

carried the hum of the once silent cicada choir. red clay stained my fingertips as the earth, like you, offered me its secrets. the river did not ask why I stood there, the stones below have no measure of what’s forbidden. the water knew how to flow without fear. and now. now? now, i walk on that river, and wonder where the wild has gone trees don’t ask me to explain, they grow without the need to justify their reaching toward God. have i forgotten the way it feels to be held by the earth.

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Long Table, Mage M

Acrylic and felt on canvas my name is mage. i like to organize shapes and colors with a certain dialogue. i like exploring the concept of time and identity within interior or framed spaces.

@magictelephone on Instagram & BlueSky

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Selections of New Work, C. Bay Milin

Photography shot on expired FP-3000b film I am originally from the San Francisco bay area, and hold a masters of professional studies in digital photography from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. My personal work includes explorations of the Self, where i aim to create work which peers behind the scenes of our place in the world. i love following my curiosities and treat photography as a memory holder, as an idea palace, as therapy, and as healer. I find a beauty in the seemingly mundane, and revel in how people inhabit their daily environment.

Currently I reside in Durham NC, and am a recipient of the 2023 North Carolina Arts Council Artist Support Grant, awarded through the Durham Arts Council.

@heycbay on Instagram / cbaymilin.com

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