We had the good fortune of connecting with Elliott Alexander and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Elliott, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking
Risk is everything, if you don’t take on those lofty ideas how would you ever know what you’re capable of ? When you can surprise yourself with an achievement that you didn’t know was possible- that is one of the best feelings you can have for yourself.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
My art is multi dimensional. I’ll be focusing on paintings one day, and a poem a few days later, and then a photograph the next. They are these different entities inside me that want to reach out- I have to yield to each one, if I don’t I’ll feel some sort of emptiness.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
San Francisco is the biggest little city, the many different neighborhoods have so much to offer. My first reaction is to take them to one of my fav taquerias down beautiful 24th street in the Mission, and to show them the many murals in the neighborhood so they can learn the vibe, politics, and feel of one of the most important neighborhoods in the city. From there we can go to the Castro to grab some Hot Cookies. From Hot Cookies we can walk to lower Haight and grab a drink at one of the last punk bars, Molotovs, then up on Haight we can browse Amoeba for some music fixings. At the edge of Haight is the beginning of Golden Gate Park and from there we can meander the many gardens and trails finally ending up at Ocean Beach for a nice breeze and some sand on your feet.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My mom, pops, family and of course my friends. And the many independent artists of the Bay Area.

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Image Credits
all images are my original photos and paintings

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