@jangatewood loves to laugh. “I have so much respect for people who are hilarious. The amount of charm and charisma it takes is amazing,” he says. Fortunately for us, he realized early on that he didn’t have the chops to become one of the greats and shifted his focus onto other creative pursuits: namely, the multimedia drawings that have now been displayed in galleries across the country. For our issue 18 cover story, we spent the day cracking jokes with Jan in his Vernon, CA studio. Photography: @paulo_sutch Styling: @simonrasmussen @sebjective Talent: @jangatewood Text: @dalyabenor Producer: @sarahschecker Photo assistant: Dan Patrick Fashion Assistants: @aidanjosephpalermo @dylan_andrewss @momocharlton @kaiacarioli