Googas Nation

Googas Nation is a personal creative project and online portfolio launched in 2022 by Marie, a Mexican-American artist and poet from southeast Los Angeles. The site serves as an archive for original artwork, poetry, and zines, showcasing mediums like screen printing, printmaking, hand-sewing, sketching, pastels, and pen and ink work. It functions as a self-expression archive that invites visitors to explore the maker's inner world and creative output.

The business is designed for people who appreciate how writing can serve as an outlet for intense emotions and love, particularly those who are painfully sensitive and soft-hearted. Marie crafts words specifically for these audiences to articulate the soul's innermost sentiments and connect celestial, cosmic spaces, natural life on Earth, and human nature. The work often takes the shape of collages weaved with drawings, words, and love.

Visitors can explore the archive of work throughout the years and view specific projects such as The Great Googas Yard Sale, The Origin of Googas, and Zine Spotlight. The site also connects users to an associated Instagram account at @googasnation and offers an email subscription option for updates. Users can sign up for the mailing list directly on the website.

Marie has self-published several zines ranging from grief and suburbia's complex tenderness to the contentions between a despairing mind and a hopeful heart. These works have been published in UCLA's FEM NewsMagazine, Same Faces Collective, and Death of a Rabbit Magazine. The zines cover themes of the connection between celestial spaces, natural life, and human nature.

Visitors can contact Marie for questions regarding commissions and collabs by emailing the address provided on the site. The website explicitly states to email for inquiries about these specific opportunities. There is no phone number listed for general contact.

The site includes a blog section where Marie shares thoughts and updates on projects. Users can subscribe to the mailing list to stay updated on new content. The platform also features a privacy policy and options to log in or manage subscriptions for registered users.

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