journal
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* Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
*Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period
*Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...
graphic designer
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Erik Kiesewetter and writer/edito Patrick Strange who is also the ex-managing editor of Los Angeles-based '' Filter''. Exploring the "fragmentary life that is New Orleans," ''Constance'' publishes many forms of
visual art
The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile ar ...
and creative writing with a focus on New Orleans and the ongoing crisis following Hurricane Katrina.
About the magazine
The magazine is named ''Constance'' after the street in New Orleans where Kiesewetter lived before Hurricane Katrina. It also refers to the resilience of those who live in New Orleans, and the spirit of art. The magazine features a wide range of art, including painting, writing,
illustration
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graffiti
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, poetry, sculpture, photography and collage. Accompanying each artwork is the artist's mini-biography, which includes their location pre-Hurricane Katrina, their current location, and their contact details.
Proceeds from the sale of the magazine go towards printing costs and the cost of developing future volumes.
Issues
The first issue, "Replicas and Replacements", was published in December 2006 and featured 40 New Orleans artists and writers in a 96-page color publication. The issue had a limited run of 1,000 hand-numbered copies and included works by Christopher Chambers, editor of the ''New Orleans Review'', Michael Patrick Welch, author of the novel ''The Donkey Show'', and Samia Saleem, editor and creator of ''Degrees of Separation''.
The second issue of ''Constance'', entitled "Delicate Burdens", was published on February 15, 2008. "Delicate Burdens" contains the work of over 45 New Orleans-based writers and artists, including Lee Crum, Frank Relle, Bud Faust, Andy Young, and Tim Best.