The Reader

Julie Pascchkis grew up in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. As a child she was encouraged to read, draw, and make things. She later taught art to grade school children for about 8 years and during that time developed her own approach to art and illustration. In 1991 she stopped teaching and committed herself to life as a full time artist. Her art includes painting, illustration, and illustrating children’s books; all of which is connected by a common thread of a narrative appraoch. Paschkis states, “All of it is connected in that it is all storytelling … The commercial and editorial illustration lead me into worlds that I didn’t know about before … the paintings are open-ended stories.”

More cover art: Abshalom Jac LahavKarl Mark

Robin Ross, Blue During Blues

Susan Dee, How Deep is the Ocean

Evi Tchernikhovski, Moving Clouds

Ezra Sarajinsky, Smyrna Icon

Bara Sapir, Taxi

Xavier Nuez, Alleys & Fire Escapes, no. 50 – “Deliverance”

Marni Horwitz, Three Brothers, Christmas 2001

Jeremy Sparig, Alphabet City after Snow Storm

Jerry and Orrin Zucker, The Strange Trip

Nick Fox-Gieg, The Story of Enoch

Jack Feldstein, The Loser Who Won

Hilla Lulu Lin, Rising of the Sunset

Loren Ellis, The World Cares

Andy Alpern, Fisherman

Jenny Krasner, Power Play X

Zohar Nir-Amitin, unexisted things exist in my head

Ahron Weiner, Ad Infinitum #167

Melissa Shiff, The Medium is the Matzo

Lilian Broca, Queen Esther

Doug Fogelson, Deluge

Peter Azrak, untitled

Art. Lebedev, New Candles

Ron Pokrasso, Altered Tune With A Connection To St. Johns Place

Anonymous, Shofar Kid

Gene Feldman, Color Test

Patricia Albouhair-Taieb, Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain

Mina Dareshet, Ocean

Mindy Stricke, Self-portrait

Jesse Mintz-Roth, untitled

Lynne Marie, Movement

Bill Bragg, Defending the Post

Jay Michaelson, Nighttime road

Allyson Grey, Magic Square

Shirah Rachel Apple, Alef 2

David Katz, The Evil Bush Administration

Lauren Curtis, Flora meets Arcadia

John Hall, Untitled

Pamela Yates, Summer Sleeping

Paul Mindell, Greens, Jeans, and InBetweens

Jay Michaelson, Mayflowers

Bara Sapir, untitled

Bara Sapir, untitled

Jay Michaelson, Ice Tree

Jay Michaelson, untitled

Jay Michaelson, Eldorado Chanukah

Jose Campos, III, untitled

Jay Michaelson, Shofar Kitsch

Mica Scalin, Plates

Mica Scalin, Untitled

Jay Michaelson, Go in Peace

Mica Scalin, Hope

Mica Scalin, Plague Cookies

Jay Michaelson, The Park in Winter