Upstate Diary 專門報導那些非常酷的藝術家的私人世界，或是生活方式比較接近大自然的創作家，讓我們看到一個全新的生活方式。

Tschabalala Self known for her depictions of Black female figures, her meteoric rise in the Art Market is complicated — and she tells it how it is.

Dan Colen The artist, and former bad boy, has turned his naughty behavior into good stuff: he is growing fresh veggies for food banks — and he gives it all away.

Jeila Guermian’s inspiration and source material is never farther away than the nearest thrift store. Her playful whimsical womblike installations of are just what the doctor ordered – lets step inside!

The Art of Animal Communication Cindy Brody helps animals to express their feelings, unravelling behavioral issues—we could all learn something from her.

Jonathan Kline Is a weaver working against time — weaving stunning baskets and sculptures from Ash trees which was once so abundant, but is now succumbing to the deadly Emerald ash borer.

Suzanne Demisch Don’t judge a book by its cover, specially not the slightly built co-founder of renowned Demisch Danant gallery in NYC. Demisch rebuilds historic stonewalls in her free time — which we consider a more than back breaking hobby.

Kieran Kinsella carves tree stumps, he finds in the forest, into stunning stools that collectors are going wild for.

Lexie Smith explore bread baking’s potential as a social, political, economic, and ecological barometer — and as edible sculptures.

Kai Kuhne proves that there is nothing off about being eccentric.

The Ultimate Man Cave Greg Powlesland restores sails boats in his awe-inspiring studio.

Billy Childish the British performer and artist is a one-man torrent of unselfconscious expression, producing creative works in many different fields at once — poetry, music, painting, photography, film and probably ones that we don’t know about — and not worrying much about reactions or reviews. He finishes the thing, then he moves onto the next one.

Joshua Vogel co-founded BDDW, an American made furniture & design company, yearned for a life in the countryside. Known for his exquisite work in wood, he is now exploring stone sculpting.

…and more!