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�Ru, Shantay Please Stay�
Here�s to the Queen! The queen of �em all. Rupaul�s work has transcended barriers especially to the drag community in the US and the whole world. Her work finally has reached more audience especially the age of the millennials. Rupaul has never been ashamed to be who she is and what her craft can do the world. Her reality competition program, which I believe should�ve been an Emmy nominee the day it aired because for me it has been inspiring kids and those that struggle to express who they are and want to be in our cruel society. In her famous words, �You gotta love yourself, how the hell are you going to love somebody else. Can I get an amen?�

Award winning artist Marconi Calindas dabbles on black lines and pure hues as his trademarks of distinctive rendering style. While his subject matter varies from pop icons to triumphs of the human spirit, it’s the boldness of his visual vocabulary that holds the viewers attention and continues to attract a widening audience. Marconi Calindas has been a resident artist in San Francisco. Translating his art onto clothing using designs inspired by Guam and Northern Mariana Islands. Stateside, he has been invited to display his work in public art projects ranging from San Francisco City Hall, Children's Creative Museum, SoMARTS Gallery SF, Hotel Triton Mezzanine Gallery, Magnet SF and Menlo College to exhibits at A-Forest Gallery NYC,...