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Social Culture
At Compose Yourself Mag, we thrive on showcasing talented and unique individuals, those motivational people you can’t help but become inspired by. That’s where Heather Hanson comes in, a wildly passionate and creative soul living in Portland, Oregon, who is the brainchild behind The Super Groovy Cosmic Bus. Determined to see the world and make […]
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Art
The artist known as Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City back in 1960. Gaining success for his art work through a local graffiti group known as SAMO, Basquiat produced creations that inspired, motivated, devastated, and most importantly, caused an impact on those peering into the art world at the […]
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Festival Coverage
Who are the Imagine Nation, you ask? They are a band of dreamers and do-gooders. A band of people who are hard working, passionate, and forever waltzing with their heads above the clouds, inspiring, creating, and always celebrating the perils and successes of life. The Imagine Nation are unlike anyone we know, because they are […]
Social Culture
Teressa Raiford is the lead organizer of Don’t Shoot Portland, a civil rights activism group based in Portland, Oregon. Raiford is also the mother of two and a native Portlander. She owned an entertainment advertising group in Dallas, Texas called Intrinsic Entertainment Group LLC and is the Chief Information Officer at the World Arts Foundation, […]
![[Photo Series] Artists We Love | Audrey Kawasaki](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/lilighost_lj.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Social Culture
Audrey Kawasaki mesmerizes us with her ability to convey such strong emotion in her work while sticking to soft and muted tones, delicate color schemes and fantasy-like worlds for her creatures to dwell within. Using wood as her only canvas, it gives her work a nostalgic and familiar touch, making her work even more […]
Spotlights
This breathtaking photograph shot in the infamous Antelope Canyon has captivated an audience around the world. Using simplistic yet stern lines, bold shadowing and just the right touches of light, ‘Phantom’ does wonders to your soul as you witness the extraordinary magic taking place on this abandoned desert floor. As of December 9th 2014, Peter Lik holds […]
Social Culture
Leticia Sedberry is an abstract artist in the Dallas, Texas area. Her work has been featured at the Magnolia Hotel in Downtown Dallas, the Bedford and Hurst Public Libraries, in January at the Buon Giorno Café in Grapevine, and various other galleries around the area. She attended the Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She enjoys […]
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Social Culture
Retro inspired games and 2-D side scrollers have been making a bit of a comeback lately, and Shovel Knight joins the rank in staying true to its’ 8 bit predecessors. This is the type of game that immediately gets addictive, and makes you love it for the rewards and challenges rather than the jaw dropping […]
Interviews
There’s a reason an entire crowd can become transfixed with a particular stage at a festival or concert, completely mesmerized by titillating sensory delights, pulsating sounds and the overall extreme production and detail such events need to come to fruition. We revel in the musical goodness that our favorite performers release from the stage, but the […]
Festival Coverage
Shopping the marketplaces within a festival environment is an entirely new world in itself. Given the vast variety of trinkets, clothing, jewelry and more available, it can make your head spin when deciding exactly where you should put your money. Essentially, your purchase should be mutually beneficial in that the movement behind the product itself […]