On the Cover

Hiya! I’m the Art Director for Motif, doubling as the cover artist for this issue. Here’s a little dispatch from my side of things. The themes for this issue morphed […]

A few months ago, cover artist Grechel Rosado of Providence felt like she was burning out. Creating a piece of art every month, while juggling a full-time job, was becoming […]

I met Michelle Perez downtown for coffee at Bolt. I was looking forward to getting together because I had been poking around her website and discovered that she is an […]

In creating the cover for this issue, Amelia Rozear of Providence says she wanted to depict “the glow of warmth after a cold, cold winter. It’s the grandeur of spring […]

I met Michelle Perez downtown for coffee at Bolt. I was looking forward to getting together because I had been poking around her website and discovered that she is an […]

Anthony Russo is a freelance illustrator living in Little Compton. His clients include the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, The New Yorker, The New Republic, Esquire, Random House, […]

SARA INÁCIO, Providence artist, printmaker, and public engagement maintainer says, “I’ve been into making art for as long as I can remember – I was always the art kid growing […]

Christian Scott picks up the phone after a few rings; when I ask how he is, he says, “Good.” Then a pause. “Sitting on a comfy couch!” This comfy couch […]

The door of the tiny building is already open. We set our bags by the front windows, dotted with glass baubles. Doves, pumpkins, clear cubes with suspended drops of bright […]