Local Optimist is a biannual publication for radical discovery and connection. Lead by the spirit of curiosity, we actively engage an evolving spectrum of artists, writers, and thinkers as a way of synthesizing perspectives that unify.

Local Optimist

Issue 01

In its inaugural issue, Local Optimist gathers written works and profiles on a harmonic group of creatives: Echo Park’s great ceramicist, designer, and former Memphis Group member Peter Shire, exuberant, color-centric stylist Shirely Kurata, multi-hyphenate artist Sofie Royer, Tom Wright of NYC’s Toms Juice, thinker and curator Josh Itiola, Forest Bathing specialist Dr. Qing Li, and more.

Issue 02
Issue 03
Cover:
Peter Shire
In-Stock
$30.00