{"id":16,"date":"2026-09-01T01:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T01:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagancouture.com\/home\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-09-12T00:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:14:00","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sagancouture.com\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a4ca6233 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">Starstuff Ink, Art for Art&#8217;s sake<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/sagancouture.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Video-1.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video of Old Town Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico being painted in oils<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-1-font-size\">Starstuff Ink<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Starstuff Ink is an interdisciplinary arts organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is currently run by Sagan Couture.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">Art and mental health are interconnected. \nThe art we represent aims to show the connection of spirituality, isolation, belief, and love. \nTo find the beauty in tragedy\nand the beauty in everything\nArt for art's sake<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-63037d28 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-2-font-size\">What you will find<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1c1a238d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">Short stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Published when they are ready. Receive writing and art for free by signing up for our newsletter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">Novels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Three novels are in the works. Find out more about them in the Art tab. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">Paintings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Visual art, often with accompanying YouTube videos. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5089ce5c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--0);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--0);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-2-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sagancouture.com\/home\/portfolio\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"48\">Sagan Couture&#8217;s portfolio<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-afbfecc0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:16.66%\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Check out Sagan Couture's <a href=\"https:\/\/sagancouture.com\/home\/portfolio\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"48\">painting portfolio<\/a>. 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