Astral speak with Oregon based magical artist @marybelmartin "Growing up in the shadow of Disneyland in a Southern California suburb and later in the bustling city of Buenos Aires, Marybel has a unique way of looking at life. She has been drawing, painting and creating characters ever since she was a child. She has said that she could always escape to other worlds with the stroke of her pencil. Her childhood home was filled with magic and excitement. At times, there were myst

In discussion with Oregon based surrealist painter @micahofstedahl "Micah is an artist who reimagines the natural world as a space where perception bends and reality fractures. Now based in Oregon, he explores what he calls “altered realism,” where hyper-realistic landscapes are disrupted by unseen forces—patterns and distortions that ripple through the familiar, revealing hidden structures beneath the surface of reality. His work invites viewers to question what is tangible

Astral speak with Cumbria (UK) based illustrator @pea_artsoup "I feel like I'm in a kind of hopeful liminality where I feel the potential of so many things. I think that as every small cycle of life goes you feel a bit lost and then realise you knew what you were doing the whole time- and I’m coming to peace with it for the first time..." - Elise Poppy (Astral Mag interview) Read on below for the full interview.. Firstly how are you and how is life at the moment? I’m actually

In discussion with Indonesian illustrator and concept artist @antonioreinhard "My biggest passion is for world building, creating concept arts for environment, character design, writing lores, plots and character backstory, these characters i've created so far, you can ask me about them and i'd tell you about them as if they're my oldest friends." - Antonio Wisesa Read on below for the full interview... Firstly how are you and how is life? I am alive and well, the Petrea I pl

Astral are delighted to speak with psychedelic artist @rosenfeldtown "Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, with a passion for drawing that began in early childhood, his recent years have been dedicated to capturing the world of sacred plants, psychedelia, dreams, and the bizarre side of life. Through his illustrations, he seeks to bring both ancient and modern psychonauts into the light, portraying them while weaving subtle clues about their work into each piece." - editionssociety.c

Astral speak with Mexican surrealist painter @carolinaapavia "Carolina Pavia's work occupies a fascinating intersection where the raw energy of urban art, the rigor of academicism, the atmosphere of magical realism, and the depth of surrealism converge. Through her painting practice, she materializes dreamlike states and psychological tensions, creating a visual universe where the everyday is transfigured into the extraordinary. Her canvases and murals act as portals to inner