ARTISTS MUST PROTECT THE FIRST AMENDMENT
By Will “Topiltzin” Sanchez Owner/Artist/Activist Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:8-9 Have we forgotten our history? Oh how we have abandoned ourselves,... Read more
AN AMERICAN DREAM GIRL
By Will “Topiltzin” Sanchez (In Photograph Daniella Calabrese) On a rainy afternoon, just another cold dreary February on the North coast, if melancholy was a temperature, this was it. As I gathered my interview items, including pens and notes scribbled on a well-used legal pad, my attention was off.... Read more
10 RULES OF A PRISON ARTIST
By Will “Topiltzin” Sanchez (In Photograph Judge Nancy Margaret Russo 2020)   In 2003, I had to become a part of the judicial system, having been convicted of aggravated robbery sentenced to 5 years. Out early on Judicial release, but the probation length is usually twice the prison sentence.... Read more
NEW ERA IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY IS UPON US
By Will “Topiltzin” Sanchez (Photograph Ivan Gomez) Since entering the art scene over 20 years ago and establishing ourselves, until this day, my mission is to develop creatives. Not only as a studio artist but as artists who collaborate and co-design with community partners or residents around a collaboratively... Read more