Los Angeles-based artist Mike Stilkey uses books as building blocks in installations and as the canvas for his paintings.

"Mike Stilkey has always been attracted to painting and drawing not only on vintage paper, record covers and book pages, but on the books themselves. Using a mix of ink, colored pencil, paint and lacquer, Stilkey depicts a melancholic and at times a whimsical cast of characters inhabiting ambiguous spaces and narratives of fantasy and fairy tales."

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UPPERCASE is a quarterly print magazine inspired by craft, design and illustration. A playful exploration of creativity, an affinity for vintage ephemera, and a love of handmade are some elements common in each issue. The magazine boasts high-quality paper and printing, a unique design aesthetic and incredible attention to detail.

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Mike Stilkey Books as canvas

UPPERCASE

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For the creative
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UPPERCASE

CURRENT ISSUE

For the creativeand curious

For the creative
and curious