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The Dial
A magazine by and for rational optimists.
Spring 2023
Issue 5 - Attention
In Issue 5, contributors deliberate on the essence of attention as where we focus our attention in our modern world is being tested like never before. Issue 5 features 26 original works that explore attention and its significance in our lives.
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Photography
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ISSUE 5
Photography by Kyla Fleming
by Kyla Fleming
"comand light" a digitized watercolor painting of a hummingbird with digital
overlays."channeling connection" A Poloraid photograph edited with digital
overlays
Artist’s Note
There’s a uniquely delightful dance between the natural world and what’s beyond
our sight. The intersection of science and spirituality spark inspiration and
highlight the relationship of what exists around us and what we choose to see.
Combining these two elements forms a language around what lives without words,
pure
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Necessary
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ISSUE 5
Of Grass & Roots
by Cayla Bleoaja
There are 11,400 known kinds of grass. That is more than a human would ever be able to encounter in a lifetime. I find this fact wondrous.
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Artwork
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ISSUE 5
Art by Rebekah Danae
by Rebekah Danae
RelaxPublic UnveilingDiverse CoalitionsTornado cookies Artist’s Note
As a whimsical femininist from the vermilion Texas desert, my worldview hasn't
shattered, but surrealized. There are volumes to paint on the modern American
Western Progressive Experience - on streetwear and western wear, racism and
christianity, social media threads and community organizing meetings, and the
people who live it each day. Impossible to portray in their totality, I offer my
painted and sewn perspective as a pr
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Artwork
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ISSUE 5
Cover Art
by Courtney W. Brothers