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local optimist issue 04—pathways. the latest issue of our print magazine includes a lineup of artists who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection.

it features sabrina fuentes, kaile teramoto, yuka takahashi, alice sparkly kat, devon turnbull, rachel day, coco star sims, asmeret berhe-lumax, a history of frogs, dean edmonds and natsumi sashida, and more.

available now at madhappy.com.

local optimist issue 04—pathways. the latest issue of our print magazine includes a lineup of artists who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection.

it features sabrina fuentes, kaile teramoto, yuka takahashi, alice sparkly kat, devon turnbull, rachel day, coco star sims, asmeret berhe-lumax, a history of frogs, dean edmonds and natsumi sashida, and more.

available now at madhappy.com.

local optimist issue 04—pathways. the latest issue of our print magazine includes a lineup of artists who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection.

it features sabrina fuentes, kaile teramoto, yuka takahashi, alice sparkly kat, devon turnbull, rachel day, coco star sims, asmeret berhe-lumax, a history of frogs, dean edmonds and natsumi sashida, and more.

available now at madhappy.com.

local optimist issue 04—pathways. the latest issue of our print magazine includes a lineup of artists who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection.

it features sabrina fuentes, kaile teramoto, yuka takahashi, alice sparkly kat, devon turnbull, rachel day, coco star sims, asmeret berhe-lumax, a history of frogs, dean edmonds and natsumi sashida, and more.

available now at madhappy.com.

local optimist issue 04—pathways. the latest issue of our print magazine includes a lineup of artists who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection.

it features sabrina fuentes, kaile teramoto, yuka takahashi, alice sparkly kat, devon turnbull, rachel day, coco star sims, asmeret berhe-lumax, a history of frogs, dean edmonds and natsumi sashida, and more.

available now at madhappy.com.

local optimist issue 04—pathways. the latest issue of our print magazine includes a lineup of artists who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection.

it features sabrina fuentes, kaile teramoto, yuka takahashi, alice sparkly kat, devon turnbull, rachel day, coco star sims, asmeret berhe-lumax, a history of frogs, dean edmonds and natsumi sashida, and more.

available now at madhappy.com.

local optimist issue 04—pathways. the latest issue of our print magazine includes a lineup of artists who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection.

it features sabrina fuentes, kaile teramoto, yuka takahashi, alice sparkly kat, devon turnbull, rachel day, coco star sims, asmeret berhe-lumax, a history of frogs, dean edmonds and natsumi sashida, and more.

available now at madhappy.com.

local optimist issue 04—pathways. the latest issue of our print magazine includes a lineup of artists who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection.

it features sabrina fuentes, kaile teramoto, yuka takahashi, alice sparkly kat, devon turnbull, rachel day, coco star sims, asmeret berhe-lumax, a history of frogs, dean edmonds and natsumi sashida, and more.

available now at madhappy.com.

local optimist issue 04—pathways. the latest issue of our print magazine includes a lineup of artists who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection.

it features sabrina fuentes, kaile teramoto, yuka takahashi, alice sparkly kat, devon turnbull, rachel day, coco star sims, asmeret berhe-lumax, a history of frogs, dean edmonds and natsumi sashida, and more.

available now at madhappy.com.

Local Optimist Issue 04—The Pathways Issue. A departure from where we started but an indicator of where we’re going.

The latest issue includes a lineup of artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection. Cover stories include Kaile Teramoto—visual artist and composter based in Northern California, Sabrina Fuentes—front woman of the band Pretty Sick, and Yuka Takahashi—founder of Tokyo’s Hi Bridge Books. Features are supplemented by stories spotlighting Alice Sparkly Kat, Devon Turnbull, Rachel Day, Coco Star Sims, Asmeret Berhe-Lumax, A History of Frogs, Dean Edmonds and Natsumi Sashida, and more—alongside a group of New Yorkers finding new ways forward.

What pathways do you need? What pathways can you forge that seem traversable only by means of imagination?

Kaile Teramoto photographed by Keith Oshiro

Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, available now at localoptimist.com

#kaileteramoto #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Local Optimist Issue 04—The Pathways Issue. A departure from where we started but an indicator of where we’re going.

The latest issue includes a lineup of artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection. Cover stories include Kaile Teramoto—visual artist and composter based in Northern California, Sabrina Fuentes—front woman of the band Pretty Sick, and Yuka Takahashi—founder of Tokyo’s Hi Bridge Books. Features are supplemented by stories spotlighting Alice Sparkly Kat, Devon Turnbull, Rachel Day, Coco Star Sims, Asmeret Berhe-Lumax, A History of Frogs, Dean Edmonds and Natsumi Sashida, and more—alongside a group of New Yorkers finding new ways forward.

What pathways do you need? What pathways can you forge that seem traversable only by means of imagination?

Kaile Teramoto photographed by Keith Oshiro

Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, available now at localoptimist.com

#kaileteramoto #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Local Optimist Issue 04—The Pathways Issue. A departure from where we started but an indicator of where we’re going.

The latest issue includes a lineup of artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection. Cover stories include Kaile Teramoto—visual artist and composter based in Northern California, Sabrina Fuentes—front woman of the band Pretty Sick, and Yuka Takahashi—founder of Tokyo’s Hi Bridge Books. Features are supplemented by stories spotlighting Alice Sparkly Kat, Devon Turnbull, Rachel Day, Coco Star Sims, Asmeret Berhe-Lumax, A History of Frogs, Dean Edmonds and Natsumi Sashida, and more—alongside a group of New Yorkers finding new ways forward.

What pathways do you need? What pathways can you forge that seem traversable only by means of imagination?

Kaile Teramoto photographed by Keith Oshiro

Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, available now at localoptimist.com

#kaileteramoto #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Local Optimist Issue 04—The Pathways Issue. A departure from where we started but an indicator of where we’re going.

The latest issue includes a lineup of artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection. Cover stories include Yuka Takahashi—founder of Tokyo’s Hi Bridge Books, Sabrina Fuentes—front woman of the band Pretty Sick, and Kaile Teramoto—visual artist and composter based in Northern California. Features are supplemented by stories spotlighting Alice Sparkly Kat, Devon Turnbull, Rachel Day, Coco Star Sims, Asmeret Berhe-Lumax, A History of Frogs, Dean Edmonds and Natsumi Sashida, and more—alongside a group of New Yorkers finding new ways forward.

What pathways do you need? What pathways can you forge that seem traversable only by means of imagination?

Yuka Takahasi photographed by Motoyuki Daifu

Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, available now at localoptimist.com

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Local Optimist Issue 04—The Pathways Issue. A departure from where we started but an indicator of where we’re going.

The latest issue includes a lineup of artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection. Cover stories include Yuka Takahashi—founder of Tokyo’s Hi Bridge Books, Sabrina Fuentes—front woman of the band Pretty Sick, and Kaile Teramoto—visual artist and composter based in Northern California. Features are supplemented by stories spotlighting Alice Sparkly Kat, Devon Turnbull, Rachel Day, Coco Star Sims, Asmeret Berhe-Lumax, A History of Frogs, Dean Edmonds and Natsumi Sashida, and more—alongside a group of New Yorkers finding new ways forward.

What pathways do you need? What pathways can you forge that seem traversable only by means of imagination?

Yuka Takahasi photographed by Motoyuki Daifu

Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, available now at localoptimist.com

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Local Optimist Issue 04—The Pathways Issue. A departure from where we started but an indicator of where we’re going.

The latest issue includes a lineup of artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs who have forged their own pathways of creation and connection. Cover stories include Yuka Takahashi—founder of Tokyo’s Hi Bridge Books, Sabrina Fuentes—front woman of the band Pretty Sick, and Kaile Teramoto—visual artist and composter based in Northern California. Features are supplemented by stories spotlighting Alice Sparkly Kat, Devon Turnbull, Rachel Day, Coco Star Sims, Asmeret Berhe-Lumax, A History of Frogs, Dean Edmonds and Natsumi Sashida, and more—alongside a group of New Yorkers finding new ways forward.

What pathways do you need? What pathways can you forge that seem traversable only by means of imagination?

Yuka Takahasi photographed by Motoyuki Daifu

Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, available now at localoptimist.com

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Bridge Books’ Yuka Takahashi, as seen through Motoyuki Daifu’s lens for Issue 04: Pathways 📚

@yukaponsan @hi_bridge_books @motoyukidaifu #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

The first in a series of original comics by Leomi Sadler for Local Optimist, Sweetheart Technology viscerally explores themes of intimacy, metamorphosis and transformation in Issue 04: Pathways, available via link in bio 🎀

#leomisadler #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

The first in a series of original comics by Leomi Sadler for Local Optimist, Sweetheart Technology viscerally explores themes of intimacy, metamorphosis and transformation in Issue 04: Pathways, available via link in bio 🎀

#leomisadler #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

The first in a series of original comics by Leomi Sadler for Local Optimist, Sweetheart Technology viscerally explores themes of intimacy, metamorphosis and transformation in Issue 04: Pathways, available via link in bio 🎀

#leomisadler #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

The first in a series of original comics by Leomi Sadler for Local Optimist, Sweetheart Technology viscerally explores themes of intimacy, metamorphosis and transformation in Issue 04: Pathways, available via link in bio 🎀

#leomisadler #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

The first in a series of original comics by Leomi Sadler for Local Optimist, Sweetheart Technology viscerally explores themes of intimacy, metamorphosis and transformation in Issue 04: Pathways, available via link in bio 🎀

#leomisadler #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

The first in a series of original comics by Leomi Sadler for Local Optimist, Sweetheart Technology viscerally explores themes of intimacy, metamorphosis and transformation in Issue 04: Pathways, available via link in bio 🎀

#leomisadler #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

The total solar eclipse of July 18, 1860, as photographed by Warren De la Rue (detail) with “Zinnia” by Vaishak Kallore, CC BY-SA 3.0 / cropped from original

Release, Receive, Return for Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, link in bio

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

“The whole world as it now is should be on my side; because I dreamed a lot of it up, too. Well, after all, it is on my side. That is, I’m a part of it. Not separate from it. I walk on the ground and the ground’s walked on by me, I breathe the air and change it, I am entirely interconnected with the world.”

—Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven, 1971

Release, Receive, Return for Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, link in bio

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

“The whole world as it now is should be on my side; because I dreamed a lot of it up, too. Well, after all, it is on my side. That is, I’m a part of it. Not separate from it. I walk on the ground and the ground’s walked on by me, I breathe the air and change it, I am entirely interconnected with the world.”

—Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven, 1971

Release, Receive, Return for Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, link in bio

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Mur Murs by Agnes Varda, 1981

After returning to Los Angeles from France in 1979, Agnès Varda created this kaleidoscopic documentary about the striking murals that decorate the city. Bursting with color and vitality, Mur Murs is as much an invigorating study of community and diversity as it is an essential catalog of unusual public art.

—Criterion Collection

A recommendation from Ways to take care, part twenty four: LA by @raquel_dia

Subscribe to Rachel Day’s Ways to take care newsletters at dayacupuncture.substack.com

@raquel_dia @agnes.varda #agnesvarda
#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Two forces, one flow.

Buzzing away in their East London studio, Dean Edmonds and Natusmi Sashida cleverly craft items for the home: cabinets, chairs, trinkets, and more, from would-be forgotten materials. The key to their cult-like success? Creative harmony.

Josh Itiola traces their trajectory for Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, link in bio

Photos by Oscar Foster-Kane

#deanedmonds #natsumisashida #joshitiola #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

The year 2025 is the year of medicine. It is the Year of the Snake, the symbol of physical metamorphosis. Medicine is the thing that supports you in transforming your physical body. It’s what helps us hold new shapes. We need medicine just like we need each other.

Alice Sparkly Kat for Local Optimist Issue 04: Pathways, available now via link in bio 🐍

#yearofthesnake #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Antonia Pinter & Chase Biado
of A History of Frogs

On view with @marta.losangelesat @newartdealers New York, until May 11

Above: Rhabdom, 2025, cast aluminum, 16.75 × 15.5 × 12.5 in.

#ahistoryoffrogs #localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and friends who gathered with us in New York to celebrate the release of Issue 04. We shared a beautiful dinner—hosted in collaboration with Upstate—with a seasonal menu by Chris Crawford of @tartvinegar

An evening of warmth, conversation, and connection ✨

Photos by Alec Castillo

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and friends who gathered with us in New York to celebrate the release of Issue 04. We shared a beautiful dinner—hosted in collaboration with Upstate—with a seasonal menu by Chris Crawford of @tartvinegar

An evening of warmth, conversation, and connection ✨

Photos by Alec Castillo

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and friends who gathered with us in New York to celebrate the release of Issue 04. We shared a beautiful dinner—hosted in collaboration with Upstate—with a seasonal menu by Chris Crawford of @tartvinegar

An evening of warmth, conversation, and connection ✨

Photos by Alec Castillo

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and friends who gathered with us in New York to celebrate the release of Issue 04. We shared a beautiful dinner—hosted in collaboration with Upstate—with a seasonal menu by Chris Crawford of @tartvinegar

An evening of warmth, conversation, and connection ✨

Photos by Alec Castillo

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and friends who gathered with us in New York to celebrate the release of Issue 04. We shared a beautiful dinner—hosted in collaboration with Upstate—with a seasonal menu by Chris Crawford of @tartvinegar

An evening of warmth, conversation, and connection ✨

Photos by Alec Castillo

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and friends who gathered with us in New York to celebrate the release of Issue 04. We shared a beautiful dinner—hosted in collaboration with Upstate—with a seasonal menu by Chris Crawford of @tartvinegar

An evening of warmth, conversation, and connection ✨

Photos by Alec Castillo

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and friends who gathered with us in New York to celebrate the release of Issue 04. We shared a beautiful dinner—hosted in collaboration with Upstate—with a seasonal menu by Chris Crawford of @tartvinegar

An evening of warmth, conversation, and connection ✨

Photos by Alec Castillo

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and friends who gathered with us in New York to celebrate the release of Issue 04. We shared a beautiful dinner—hosted in collaboration with Upstate—with a seasonal menu by Chris Crawford of @tartvinegar

An evening of warmth, conversation, and connection ✨

Photos by Alec Castillo

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and friends who gathered with us in New York to celebrate the release of Issue 04. We shared a beautiful dinner—hosted in collaboration with Upstate—with a seasonal menu by Chris Crawford of @tartvinegar

An evening of warmth, conversation, and connection ✨

Photos by Alec Castillo

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine

Thank you to the contributors, collaborators, and friends who gathered with us in New York to celebrate the release of Issue 04. We shared a beautiful dinner—hosted in collaboration with Upstate—with a seasonal menu by Chris Crawford of @tartvinegar

An evening of warmth, conversation, and connection ✨

Photos by Alec Castillo

#localoptimist04 #localoptimistpathways #localoptimistmagazine