At Bruja Magazine, we believe artists are spellcasters in their own right—shaping stories, bending emotion, and leaving us changed with every brushstroke, stanza, or frame. Our Artist Spotlight series is where we honor those voices and visions, sharing glimpses of creators whose work hums with that undeniable resonance. This week’s feature is gifted writer, Stephanie Alvarez.

With the season upon us,
let us rise in the energy of creativity and truth.
Let us be our most authentic selves,
running barefoot through the valleys of our souls.
Let the shackles of darkness be broken.
Let us learn, transform, and manifest—
like monarch butterflies with no borders, no bounds…
guided only by the clock of our souls
and Mother Nature as our compass.

There is a place just beyond the veil of what we call reality—where dreams, memory, and feeling twist into shape. Surreal photography lives there. It doesn’t just capture what’s in front of the lens; it captures what’s behind the eyelids when we close them.

Read Poetry by the editor and creator Tiffany Arraigada

There are pieces that tell a story.
And then there are pieces that feel like one.

This abstract painting wasn’t created to explain anything. It was created to move. To invite you inward—to a space before words, before reason, before definition. This is the space where the soul speaks in shape and color.