Artists & Photographers

No matter what they say, we all judge a book by its cover. Special thanks to these artists and photographers who have made Sibling Rivalry Press titles easy on the eyes. Show the love! Visit their sites, go to their shows, follow their careers, buy their work! Each of these folks is amazing in their own right, and we’re proud to be associated with them.

Christine Blu Ashton - Cover Artist, Voices Through Skin

Christine Blu Ashton works in various mediums including oil, acrylic, charcoal, digital paintings and photography. Her work often features the human figure in an attempt to convey strong, sometimes dark and passionate emotions. She is inspired by music and good writers and credits the man in her life (a talented writer in his own right) for encouraging her to continue to create.

Christopher Benbow - Cover Photographer, When the Only Light Is Fire

Christopher Benbow has been a photographer for many years. He has been classed as an ambassador of light painting and is one of the best night photographers in the world. He has even coined his own word for what he does; “Noctography” is Chris’ life. It’s that into which he throws all his energy.

Ashley Blazawski - Cover Artist, Burnings

Ashley Blazawski is a photographer, painter, illustrator, and graphic artist from central Connecticut. She is currently studying to become a graphic artist for a magazine and a painting teacher for university/college students. She primarily paints and takes her camera everywhere she goes. Everything around her is inspiration, especially people.

Catskills Photography – Cover Photographer, Shine

Angus Clyne – Cover Photographer, Road Work Ahead

Angus Clyne is a woodturner living and working in rural Perthshire (UK), producing wooden vessels and sculptures using native woods from his workshop and showroom in Murthly. His work is also available from galleries throughout the United Kingdom.

Nico Corvalán – Cover Photographer, Ganymede Unfinished

Nico claims there’s nothing interesting about  him. We disagree. We could spend days gazing at the photos on his Flickr photostream. We admit it. We have a little crush on him.

Michael DiMotta -  Cover Artist, Skin Shift

Michael J. DiMotta is a graduate from Maryland Institute College of Art, where as an Illustration Major, he studied sequential art and illustration. Production design, portraits, architectural renderings, editorial illustration, children’s work and book covers are a few of the many experiences demonstrating Michael’s versatility as a free lance illustrator and story-teller. Check out his online portfolio at michaeldimotta.tumblr.com.

Dana Ashton France – Cover Photographer, SOB

Dana Ashton France is prolific, running three websites of varying intent and focusand carving out a lucrative career as a photographer while juggling the most difficult job in the world: being a mom. Dana is like stained glass. Depending on which way the light catches her, you’ll see something different. But no matter which side of her you catch, it’s guaranteed to be beautiful.

Nori Hara - Cover Artist, collective BRIGHTNESS

Nori Hara, originally from Japan and now based in San Francisco, is a graphic designer specializing in branding and illustration. See more of his work at norihara.com.

Cody Henslee - Cover Photographer, Assaracus Issue 3

Cody is an undergrad student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He’s working towards his BA in Art History with a minor in Photography. His ambition is to acquire an MFA in Photography and use his knowledge of art history to better inform his continuing body of work.

Seth Ruggles Hiler – Cover Artist, My Life as Adam/Assaracus Issue 6

Seth Ruggles Hiler is an artist and arts educator from Boonton, NJ. He received a BFA from Syracuse University in 2002 and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2005. He is a portrait painter at heart, but landscape is his mistress.

James Kaminski – Cover Artist, Assaracus Issue 4

James Kaminski was tutored in sculpture by Marshall Fredricks in the ’60s and received his BFA in Fine Arts and Interior Architecture from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. In the ’70s, he co-founded The Artist Guild of Detroit, an experimental co-op gallery featuring the early urban contemporary art scene. He has been honored by the city of Detroit and works as an independent consultant for several development firms. He continues his studies of decorative arts in Florence and Rome.

Michael Moran – Cover Artist, Assaracus Issue 2

Michael Moran studied art from 1984 to 1989 on Shelter Island, New York, under August Mosca. He attended the Art Students League in New York City from 1989 to 1990. Since then he has spent much time and private study developing his artistic talents. He paints in oils and acrylics and draws in pencil, pen and ink, and silverpoint. He is an unabashed realist, painting landscape, still life and the figure.

Paul Pinkman  – Cover Artist, Assaracus Issue 5

Paul Pinkman studied Art History and Art Studio at Seton Hall University. He followed this with graduate studies in Art History at Rutgers University. He has exhibited extensively throughout the Tri-state Area since the mid 1980s. His work has been included in a variety of shows in New York City, such as the Independents’ Biennial as well as in the New Jersey Arts Annual at the State Museum in Trenton and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit. Articles about his work have been featured in The New York Times, The Star Ledger, The Courier News and in multiple places online.