Author: Visionary Artistry Magazine

Cassandra Jenkins: When the Ordinary Becomes Phenomenal

Although life makes us resilient, sharing personal experiences and breakthroughs are what keep us connected. Cassandra Jenkins highlights the beauty of these life moments in her music. 

Jenkins is a musician, singer, and songwriter who incorporates elements of pop, rock, and folk into her music. She is from Brooklyn, New York, and grew up playing the guitar and singing folk music in her family’s band. In 2006 she graduated from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and worked as an editorial assistant for The New Yorker magazine.

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King Kai: The 13-Year-Old CEO

The #kidboss hashtag on Instagram highlights kids from around the world that have turned a passion or hobby into a profitable business. Whether it be in the field of cooking, design, or in this case, a children’s book and apparel company, kids have been utilizing social media to let their voices be heard. Meet Jakai Fountain, a 13-year-old kid boss in Atlanta and the owner and CEO of King Kai LLC.

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Loie Hollowell: Mind Bending Bodies

“It’s not abstraction with a big ‘A.’ But even the most abstract things have some reference,” Loie Hollowell told Flaunt Magazine when describing her art that falls somewhere between abstract, realism, or modernism. The artist focuses on themes such as sex, pregnancy, postpartum, and the dynamic between her mind and her body. “So I view my works as body landscapes through the language of minimizing forms to a more symbolic space,” Hollowell explained to Flaunt. 

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Claud: Indie Explosion

Music lets artists express their feelings in a way that plain words can’t, and the explosion of independent artists through Spotify and TikTok have let this music finally be heard. Claud Mintz, whose professional name is simply Claud, is a nonbinary musician from New York (and uses they/them pronouns), has blown up in the bedroom pop (where artists typically record in their room rather than a recording studio) and indie music world. 

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