Support Young Artists & Art Media Entrepreneurs with a Pre-Order Scratch Zine Collectors Issue Number 4

Sonoma County, Petaluma-raised Stella Brown is blazing a trail as an art media entrepreneur with the release of the fourth issue of her internationally-collected, limited edition Scratch Magazine. 

In an online era of declining print subscriptions for traditional media, it's super exciting to witness and absorb soon-to-be art student graduate Stella's real world success in reaching beyond her current Northern California base to an impressive base of young artist contributors and fans around the world. 

I asked Stella, who is wrapping her undergraduate studies at UC Santa Cruz from her San Francisco base, to tell us how she found herself as editor-in-chief and publisher of the super cool Scratch Zine. 

"Scratch was started as a collective space for collaboration and expression of all art mediums," she explained. "It was originally intended to be a physical event in March of 2020 in Portland. As it became clear that we would all be socially distancing for a longer amount of time, the original concept was translated to print. Scratch is now an evolving web of connections for up and coming artists. The magazine is meant to represent a community space for art; it is alive and growing and has vibrant energy of its own. Each volume of Scratch is a curated group art show."

 

Each issue has garnered a continually growing audience and back issues are highly sought after amongst collectors. The multi-media artists and designers whose submissions make it into an issue reach out to one another across state and international borders. I expect we'll see great things for these youthful creative forces in the short and longer term.

 

I've preordered my copies and look forward to the tactile experience of perusing the varied, eclectic works in actual print. It's really so much more fun to hold a collection in hand than virtually scrolling a screen.

 

Stella attended Petaluma and Novato public schools before attending universities in Oregon and California. At 23 she's already a dynamic leader in her field.  

 

Check out the magazine's website: www.scratch-zine.com / follow on instagram: @scratchzine

Click here for website and pre-orders for new and past issues. 

Contributing Artists:

888vino888 (@888vino888)
Aja DeWolf Moura (@ajadewolfwoura)
Axel Steeno (@lexa_s.o.s)
BANGRS (@bsclothingsf)
benedetto b (@detronome)
Bryant Sina (@bryant.sina)
Build & Break Records (@build8breakrecords)
Classic Jasik (@classicjasik)
das wassup boss (late_2party)
Destroyedpeoples (@Destroyedpeoples)
Devin Jie Allen (@devjie)
Gage maurie (@gage_maurie)
Gunnar (@smorgus.board)
Hannah Ronningen (@hangbabyart)
iracema steurs (@ikbencema)
Jack Boucher (@Legomaniac1256)
Jacoby Zel Gutierrez (@jacobyzel)
Jonas Anderson (@on__island__time)
Josie Tolliver Shaw (@fishnjipz)
Lu Gold (@Prince__charming__lu)
Nik Cotten (@niks_photography_56)
祿 OROKU (@oroku.work)
Parker Luse (@mozarts.requeim)
Ryan Nurse
Sam Shin (@samshin.ai)
Sarah Pincock (@artmuseum.edu_ )
Sarah Sekula (@photosfordayz)
Sasha Grace (@sashagracephoto)
Sky (@ _dirtfarm)
Sofia Peters (@art_4urbrain)
Sophia Jean Van Dyke (@m.f.corncob)
S.O.S. clothing (@s.o.s.clothing)
starkey fossgreen (@star_key_f)
Stella Brown (@contra.pesto)
Tiger Brown
Tony DiPasquale (@hopelesscomix)
Undergroundteaparty: (@undergroundteaparty)
WARNING? (@unattaniable_warning_noise)
Zoë Gleitsman (@matzohballmama)

***Pre-ordered magazines will ship in 3-4 weeks, no guaranteed delivery before xmas***