The Cone Issue #13 - 2017 | Page 10

Contributors Courtney Barriger Marcus used to be a doorman, a service elevator operator, a mover, a process server, a set decorator, a terrible gambler, and a failed gold prospector. In his most recent trick, he's been working on TV shows. Marcus Brown Violaine Khal When she is asked what she does for a living, Violaine replies: "I make people dream!", then bursts out laughing! It was her motivation when she first started as a photographer: to capture the moment and share her very own dreamy vision of the world with us. Violaine is also an actress and a film-director who likes to tell herself - and others - stories. She spends hours observing her surroundings, waiting for something to finally happen in the frame she has designed. She his currently developing a documentary movie on "the woman's body" and now lives in Paris, not knowing where she'll be tomorrow! Courtney Barriger (1987-) is an American author, artist and designer. She is known for writing and illustrating short stories and creating short films with which she performs and directs. Her short films have been shown internationally, and she has been acknowledged by Women's Entertainment as "America's It Girl" by winning a reality based TV program with a reading from her novel "NightBook Short Story Anthology." A Rebel with a Cause, she co-launched Naz&Court - a sustainable and ethical clothing line based in LA - and has been recognized as a designer by the United Nation Fashion Fights Poverty as "The Annalee Autumn is a writer living in Los Angeles. She spends most of her day thinking about witches and wondering if she could wear a witch hat to the grocery store. "We're going to have a dreadful time. At least, I hope we will..." - Annalee Annalee Autumn 10 THE CONE - ISSUE #13 - 2017 Future" of fashion. Courtney lives in Los Angeles and continues to pursue her passion for travel, story telling and design. www.courtneybarriger.com www.nazandcourt.com