DOSE OF HOPE

“I CAN’T SLEEP. I SMOKE [CANNABIS] EVERY NIGHT; IT’S LIKE MY GLASS OF WINE.”

During the horrors of the pandemic, most people shrank inward, focusing on self-care, self-reflection and individual creation. While Corie Mattie, also known as LA Hope Dealer, stayed isolated, COVID-19-compliant and focused on creation, she reached outward with her art to the isolated world—which was starved for human connection.

Already having a tough year, facing personal and financial difficulties, like many others, the pandemic hit like a ton of bricks and made