Blog Archives - Please Hold Studio: Characters & art by Alla K • NYC

The Exchange: Alaina Joy

Alla / January 14, 2026

The Exchange: Alaina Joy — Art as Resistance, Bodies as Voices For this Exchange, I sat down with Alaina, an […]

Alla / December 4, 2025

The Exchange: Kiri Theory — Color, Craft, and the Magic of Making There are some artists whose work feels like

Alla / November 5, 2025

The Exchange: Chunky Brewster — Radical Honesty, Grit, and Glitter Eyeshadow This month marks the first feature in The Exchange

Alla / October 30, 2025

Sometimes one question can reroute your whole sense of self. Recently, I was listening to a random podcast — something

Alla / October 8, 2025

A few weeks ago, I took a trip to Florida. Trips south are usually family time — most of my

Alla / May 1, 2025

Inside This Artist Website Update: What I’ve Been Working On This week I’ve been deep in a new painting series

Alla / April 24, 2025

Sometimes the most powerful ideas arrive when we stop chasing them. For me, it happened during my recent trip away

Alla / April 17, 2025

Every painting starts with a feeling. Sometimes it’s clear and vibrant; sometimes it’s hazy and waiting to take shape. The

Alla / April 10, 2025

Posted while packing for vacation—because I practice what I preach. As artists and creatives, we often feel pressure to always

Alla / April 3, 2025

Every piece of art starts with an idea, but where does that idea come from? For me, developing a concept

Alla / March 27, 2025

This weekend, I’m thrilled to be participating in a sticker art festival, a celebration of one of my favorite creative

Alla / March 20, 2025

Love is both a gentle embrace and an unshakable force. It can be freeing or guarded, flowing or structured- always