Art4Health 2011

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Medium: wood base with photo
Size: W: 34in, H: 49in, D: 4in, Weight: 8lbs
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Description: I am a photojournalist who loves art. I love capturing real emotions and I love making art. For my Art4Health submission I tried to combine both my craft and my artistic side all into one. My inspiration for this project is the theme for this contest, heart & soul. I am constantly making art for others and with this piece of art I wanted to focus on what I love. I separated the heart into three pieces, the heart is not broken when pieced together it makes a full heart. The theme is directed towards what I consider my heart and soul. I love people, places, and things. I believe others can relate to my art work. Everyone has people, places, or things that they love, sick people or healthy people.

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Medium: Printmaking
Size: W: 16in, H: 16in, D: 1in, Weight: 3lbs
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Description: Coronary heart disease put an end to my grandmother's heart and soul and this print is a response of my attempt to keep her vital.

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Medium: Printmaking. Copper Aquatint.
Size: W: 16in, H: 13in, D: 1in, Weight: 3lbs
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Description: Time and motion is a release from one's own bind to reality. That reaction of self-expression and freedom is untitled.

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Medium: Photograph
Size: W: 23.25in, H: 19.25in, D: .5in, Weight: 1.5lbs
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Description: This picture was taken at the Nature Center by my house while I was out walking my dog one day. We often hear the phrase "take time to smell the roses"; I believe in taking time to just really look at your surroundings. This is a weed sprouting out of the ground, but as I was walking by I noticed the ladybug crawling. When I crouched down I just took a moment to enjoy the beauty of nature and that's when I snapped this picture. I used my Macro setting on my camera, which allows the closest of looks, and is my absolute favorite feature. It's funny that while I was out taking a stroll right underneath my foot so was this small ladybug.

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Medium: Colored pencil on toned paper
Size: W: 11in, H: 8.5in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: Sometimes, we just feel as if we are becoming robots.

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Medium: Digital
Size: W: 11in, H: 17in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: Inspired by Lady GaGa's popular song, "Born This Way" promotes equality, originality,and self-confidence. I can only hope this piece has succeeded in re-interpreting those messages and continues to spread positivity to those who view the work. "Rejoice and love yourself today, 'cause baby you were born this way."

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Medium: Photography
Size: W: 11in, H: 8.5in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: I have witnessed my nieces and cat grow together. As they get older, their connection represents health. To be able to have that much love and joy for a cat is what the essence of health is. It's not everyday you get to see something so rare as pure love that is not tainted.

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Medium: book paper
Size: W: 18in, H: 18in, D: N/A, Weight: 1lbs
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Description: My brother's dog that is currently fighting aggressive and extensive cancer is what initially inspired Hitotsu. Since he was diagnosed with cancer I have adopted him from my brother and have been taking care of him. It has been more than four months since the veterinarian has suggested his euthanasia. It has been difficult to watch death slowly taking over his precious life. However his unexpected vitality and love for life has amazed our family and has taught me valuable lessons. Additionally on March 11th, a devastating earthquake shook my country, Japan. Unimaginable numbers of people have lost their lives and until this day the nation is still suffering from distressing aftershocks. Friends and families are still experiencing alarming times. Yet we have taught ourselves to stay together to rebuild the country with each and every one's strength, love and passion. In our culture, we have a fable that if a person folds a thousand paper cranes you are promised to be granted a wish by a crane. Hitotsu is a form of a book art created with all my prayers for everyone to stay united as one and to overcome any hardships we face for a brighter future. Therefore instead of traditionally placing cranes on a string, I have created a sphere shaped lantern to represent unity and the hope of light. Additionally instead of using origami paper, I have chosen the pages of a book about love and hope to fold the cranes. Hitotsu means, "As one" in Japanese.

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Medium: Photograph CPrint
Size: W: 40in, H: 57in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: 2010 was an extraordinary year where I had an opportunity to live in South Africa for three months. One of the most influential experiences was visiting a village where three hundred aids infected people, including orphans, were quarantined. All villagers were neglected from the government, the communities, and even their own families. Each one of them suffered from physical pains along with the emotional distresses they had to face until the last day of their lives. It was terrifying, overwhelming, a soul crying experience. It was beyond heartbreaking where no words could be found to explain this mournful reality that has impacted my life in various ways until this day. Silence is a series of work that I have photographed at an AIDS village in South Africa. This series was created to raise awareness of problems happening outside of our serene daily life and to support those that are fighting against AIDS. Raising awareness and having people care for one another is part of pertaining to a healthy life. The title and the color represent my personal grief and also the villager's present hopeless situation of uncontrollable life.

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Medium: Photograph CPrint
Size: W: 40in, H: 57in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Medium: Photograph CPrint
Size: W: 16in, H: 20in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Medium: Photograph CPrint
Size: W: 16in, H: 20in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Medium: Mixed
Size: W: 28in, H: 33in, D: 2in, Weight: 2lbs
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Description: Change has a tendency to create fear within us, but change is a necessity for all things to grow.

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Medium: Mixed
Size: W: 15in, H: 15in, D: 2in, Weight: 2lbs
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Description: To understand who I am, you must first understand who you are.

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Medium: Mixed
Size: W: 26in, H: 23in, D: 2in, Weight: 2lbs
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Description: We try so hard to avoid death, when we should be embracing it.

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Medium: Mixed
Size: W: 28in, H: 33in, D: 2in, Weight: 2lbs
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Description: An attempt to find order among chaos.

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Medium: Acrylic
Size: W: 10in, H: 8in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: Men and women connecting and mending together through body, mind, and soul.

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Medium: Acrylic Paint on Cold Press Paper
Size: W: 18in, H: 18in, D: 0.03125in, Weight: 0.2lbs
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Description: Inspiration of this artwork came after watching the first Iron Man movie. Working with perspective and geometric shapes, I wanted to create a piece that had a lot of depth and weight to it. At first it was many shapes and colors that captured this. It wasn't until later after becoming a fan of the newest Iron Man film that I wanted to add something iconic to the piece to make it less abstract and to have a spice of personality for everyone to recognize and relate to.

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Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: W: 8in, H: 11in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: Inspiration for the piece comes from a band called Grizzly Bear. The different cutting images has to do with the complexity of the human heart.

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Medium: Mixed Media
Size: W: 24in, H: 24in, D: 2in, Weight: 51lbs
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Description: Heavy Metal embraces. The doors to Metal open themselves to the downtrodden, the maligned, the oppressed, the disenfranchised, and uplifts their broken spirits. The band patch is a symbol, a sigil, of who we are as represented by the music we live by. There is strength in Heavy Metal that says you are capable of greatness, and no never let anyone say otherwise. It accepts you for who you even, even if that means your gay. This piece is a symbol of the soul within, that Gay and Metal can exist as one.

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Medium: Pastel on Charcoal Paper
Size: W: 24in, H: 18in, D: N/A, Weight: 11lbs
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Description: Who wouldn't want to wake up next to this?

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Medium: Digital Print
Size: W: 11in, H: 8.5in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: First in a series of digital paintings done from life. In this one I tried to focus on the mood of the model as well as the delicate transparency of the dress and the shine of the pearls.

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Medium: Digital Print
Size: W: 11in, H: 8.5in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: Second digital painting done from life. In this one I focused on the light and emphasizing the softness of the form and its environment.

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Medium: Digital Print
Size: W: 11in, H: 8.5in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: Third in the series of digital painting done from life. The focus on this one was on a rougher painterly style and playing with the colors.

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Medium: Digital Print
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Description: Fourth in the series of digital painting done from life. I tried to capture the lighting of the scene and use it to enhance the emotion of the piece.

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Medium: Digital Print
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Description: Portrait done from a friend's wedding photo. I mostly just played with the different material qualities and the soft back lighting.

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Medium: Digital
Size: W: 14in, H: 10in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: I wanted to take a compelling image and fracture it with artistic lines and shapes. The image is expressive as possible to evoke an emotion in the view. There is a quiet agony in the expression, but at the same time, there is strength in the direct, confrontational gaze of the eye.

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Medium: Digital
Size: W: 6.3in, H: 7in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: A creepy, bare-chested man. He has exaggerated features, an intense gaze, and whimsical strands of hair.

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Medium: 35mm negative, C-41 print
Size: W: 6in, H: 9in, D: .25in, Weight: N/A
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Description: The image is silent and softly lit by a natural yellow glow. The bedroom is asleep and awake at the same time, the light will remain in the bedroom like this forever. My mother's house is a welcoming place with a lot of light and love.

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Medium: 35mm negative, C-41 print
Size: W: 7.5in, H: 5.5in, D: .25in, Weight: N/A
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Description: I wanted to cover the computer with fabric because it needed a nap. The image is open to interpretation also.

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Medium: 35mm negative, C-41 print
Size: W: 10in, H: 8in, D: .25in, Weight: N/A
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Description: I am familiar with icons and their status in everything natural and wonderful, so I wanted to create, perform and photograph myself as a veiled icon. I am sitting in a dark studio with a scene around me, thinking about religion and light and anything else, excited to see what comes next.

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Medium: Digital Photoshop Diptych
Size: W: 8.5in, H: 13in, D: .25in, Weight: N/A
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Description: I like the puzzle quality of the men in trench coats marching along. Again, icons are present with the man in nature who has a tale about the Earth.

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Medium: Oil on board
Size: W: 24in, H: 32in, D: N/A, Weight: 15lbs
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Description: You need help. I had complete confidence before I started painting. But with the crowd of friends and strangers 25 feet behind me, the thought of failing in front of them crept in like a light from a hallway into a dark room. Like the light consuming the darkness, so would the fear consume if it continued. I had to pray and ask Jesus to calm my soul. My prayers were answered with a calm voice inside saying, Don't focus on what the people want. It's not about a successful painting. It's about a successful communication with me." The fear slowly began to subside. I was asked by The Arts For Health commission to do live painting during the opening reception of the Curative Creations art show. I was to start a painting during the reception and hopefully finish the painting before the reception ended. I agreed to do it with much confidence. I painted live once before two years previous and I had a lot of fun and it was very informative. I realized that there were more artists that went to art openings than people who were not artists. I learned that when I am painting with a crowd, I am communicating that I am open to opinions more. I believe it is because people think if you are brave enough to paint in front of an audience and show your flaws as an artist, then you must be strong enough to take criticism. So the criticism came. Most artists do not like people to see the flaws in a finished piece, how much more painful it would be to show the flaws in a piece in process. There is a risk of getting hurt emotionally. If someone were to see the unfinished work in progress and make a comment like, "You don't know how to paint", then the insecure artist's thoughts and the comment would be in complete agreement. Before I would try everything I could to avoid those negative comments. To step out and paint in front of a crowd is putting oneself in the line of fire of criticism. As for me. I changed. I began to realize that painting was not about just making an accurate recreation of a person's face, but it was about learning. Learning from mistakes on the canvas, learning to be flexible when things do not go my way, but most importantly, learning to see God's character through the paintings. With the crowd behind me, my fear of failing was subdued by the answered prayer from God. I began to paint with confidence and then the waves of insecurity kept coming in like low tide. The first wave came in a question, "What if I don't finished?" It was answered a gentle voice, "You can finish it another time". My answer was, "But I'll look bad" His reply, "Then you'll look bad. It's not about you looking good." Second wave came with doubt of my ability. I thought the painting will look horrible when I finished. "Then fix it", interrupted my thoughts. Back and forth I fought my insecurities with God's guidance. Then I came to a point in my painting where I did not know what to do next. I knew it needed more, but more what? This happens regularly with me. The best solution is to ask another painter their opinion. It is always good to a second or a third pair of eyes to catch something I missed. I asked a former classmate her opinion. I was in complete agreement with what she said. She said she missed the eyes and wanted to see them again. After I finished the portrait I distorted it by wiping it with a rag which almost completely wiped away the details that were in the face. I went back and added the some of the eyes back in. After that happened the piece seemed to open up to me. I began to see what else it needed. More dark shadows on the top left and the more white paint on the top right. Her suggestion created a domino effect. Then it hit me, like a splash of water. I knew what the painting was about. I heard the voice of God one more time and he said, "You need help". I needed help from my former class mate to continue painting. I needed help from Jesus when the waves of insecurities came. I need help. It is hard for me to admit I need help and even harder to except it. I think I need to figure out everything for myself and if I can not, then I think I failed as a man and as a Christian. To ask for help is admission of failure, so I thought. But it was Jesus who taught me through the process of the painting that I need help. And, thus the title.

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Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: W: N/A, H: N/A, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.

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Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: W: 45in, H: 50in, D: N/A, Weight: 20lbs
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Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: W: 48in, H: 38in, D: N/A, Weight: 35lbs
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Description: One step away from hopelessness: Step two I wanted to revisit what I painted in the piece called 'Still uncomfortable'(1). There was something about that piece that captivated people, and I found that surprising because it was my least favorite at the time of completion. Most of the comments from the audience were about the colors and how it looks as though it is underwater. I decided to use myself as the subject of "One Step Away from Hopelessness: Step two"(3) in order to keep a similar color scheme as 'Still uncomfortable'(1). I also kept the size of the new piece and the placement of the face similar to the original. Even though I wanted to revisit this piece, I did not want to copy the original. The second piece was done a little less than a year later and I was not in the same spiritual state and I had also became a better painter. Although I used the same techniques and similar colors, I wanted to take the painting to a higher level moving beyond what I already knew. As I was finishing the painting I came to the same point where I had been before in "Still uncomfortable"(1). The piece looked finished but it did not feel finished. I'm very intuitive when it comes to painting. I knew that I needed to go further in my exploration in this painting but there was the very real fear of making a huge mess of the painting and possibly having to start over. If left as it was, the painting would be a decent painting, some might even say it was beautiful, but it would still feel incomplete to me. I had a choice to make; either leave it alone and still have the feeling of incompleteness and take the safe route, or step away from my comfort zone and risk making a muddy mess of the painting. I decided to take the risk. It was painful and I was not sure of the results, but I went ahead full force and reacted to the paint. The process felt like lifting weights. It was hard struggle and very strenuous. In the end, the results were phenomenal. I was well pleased. The technique that I used involved rubbing thin oil paint on selected areas using my oblit tool. This style was an offshoot from another painting, "One Step Away from Hopelessness: Step One"(2). In "Step one", I also used myself as the subject and I used a similar rubbing technique. The difference was that I used a rag for rubbing, laying the paint down, rubbing it in, removing some paint, and then repeating. During the time that I made this painting I had come out of a depression. However, even though my spirit was healed, my mind and body continued to do some of the same things that my unhealed self had been doing. I still thought as though I was in a depression, with low self-esteem, low self-confidence and setting low goals. I would still sleep too long and talk myself out of going to the gym. In other words, as I had while creating my painting, 'One Step Away from Hopelessness: Step two'(3), I had to make a choice. I could either stay with what is comfortable or take a step out of my comfort zone and risk destroying my life. I saw that in my life, I chose not to risk. In 'Step two' I did take one step away from my normal way of painting. As a result, I realized where I was spiritually and what I also needed to do in the physical world. I was scared to make new moves in painting as well as in life, and I needed to take steps away from my feelings of hopelessness in my life. In every piece of artwork I create Jesus speaks to me and I speak back. In this piece he was speaking to me about faith and risk. He was showing me fears that I did not realize I had, and also what to do about them. I needed to go forward, trusting him one step at a time.

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Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: W: 48in, H: 36in, D: N/A, Weight: 25lbs
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Description: In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."

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Medium: Ink, Acrylic Paint, Spray Paint
Size: W: 15in, H: 10in, D: .125in, Weight: N/A
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Description: This piece reflects the complexity of the heart and soul. With so much going on in todays' society, it seems that the world is just a crazy place, and it is often hard to find what one thinks is important in life. The bright yellow notes that through all the dark and craziness, there is still hope and we will all find our way.

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Medium: Acrylic/Oil Paint
Size: W: 20in, H: 16in, D: .5in, Weight: 1lbs
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Description: I intend to change current conventions of modern art by challenging the perceptions of what is known as unsettling, graphic, violent, and surreal. The psychotic condition of body and mind is an inspiration for the work.

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Medium: Acrylic
Size: W: 24in, H: 36in, D: 1.5in, Weight: 5lbs
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Description: Capturing movements with dance, dress, and color inspired this work.

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Medium: acrylic, illustration board, b&w photos
Size: W: 20in, H: 30in, D: 1in, Weight: 5lbs
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Description: This artwork is a response to the tendency to categorize or 'box' spirituality, my de Stijl take on a spiritual experience, the catharsis following effects of a debilitating eye problem faced during its creation, and most importantly, a reminder that creation itself can be a profoundly deep and healing action. The photographs were shot with a 35 mm Canon AE-1 camera, with the film and prints developed in the darkroom located on campus.

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Medium: Printmaking
Size: W: 11in, H: 9in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: The inspiration to create this print, came from all of my time spent in the Sierra Nevada. Out of all the mountain peaks I've seen, none are more statuesque, than our states highest peak, Mt. Whitney. She is the heart and soul of California.

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Medium: acrylic
Size: W: 10in, H: 14in, D: 1.5in, Weight: 6lbs
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Description: There is a verse in the Bible that says, "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" Deep in my heart I know that I should not worry, but find peace and joy in that if my God cares for birds--then He will take care for me. And whenever a bird flies by, I take it as a loving reminder that I can feel at peace.

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Medium: embroidery
Size: W: 20in, H: 20in, D: 1in, Weight: 10lbs
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Description: I had never tried my hand at embroidery before and wanted to give it a try. This artwork is about the idea of being looked after and loved by Someone beyond our understanding. The circle is a symbol of eternity as the bird's soul feels uplifted and free to fly.

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Medium: color pencil
Size: W: 11in, H: 10in, D: 1in, Weight: 5lbs
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Description: The time when my boyfriend was overseas serving in the Coast Guard was very hard for the both of us. This drawing was my visual representation of what my boyfriend must've seen and felt as he left home. He looks at the city with fondness, praying in his heart that everything will work out well in the end.

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Medium: mixed media
Size: W: 15in, H: 12in, D: 1in, Weight: 5lbs
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Description: Everyone has a heart desire to understand themselves in a way that is personal and unique. All of my previous artwork aired on this side of realism. This artwork was my effort to fuse abstraction and realism and an effort to fulfill my heart desire to understand myself in a new way that was unique to myself only.

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Medium: color pencil
Size: W: 17in, H: 12in, D: 2in, Weight: 7lbs
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Description: In life our souls always try to search for peace and beauty despite the craziness of our lives. This artwork reveals that it can be found after the we have been cleansed of all the impurities of our lives.

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Medium: micron pens and copic markers
Size: W: 11in, H: 8.5in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: The truth is this piece was done purely for leisure; however that does not go against its merit. The intention behind this image is to act as a rorschach test. There is no meaning to it, save the interpretation of the viewer. People should see in it what they want to see, not what I say it is.

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Medium: micron pens and copic markers
Size: W: 17in, H: 11in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: Death has always been a favorite subject of mine. Too often is death portrayed as the cliche of the malevolent force with a scythe. However, death is not universally seen as a force of evil; in many places it is seen as a custodian of natural order. Personally, I imagine death as more of a motherly being embracing all who pass over. Every culture has its associations to death, and it seemed only fair to include some of them. Marigolds for Dia De Los Muertos. Trees in winter, as many cultures see the season as dead. The skull and cloak take their cue from the Pale Hourseman;and the oar is a representation of the ancient Greek ferryman, Charon. Psychopomp translate as 'guide of souls,' a personification that has unfortunately been lost. I am not suggesting to seek death, rather to accept it as a natural event. The embryo floating in Death's hand is everything living. From the day we were born we were all destined to take our rest.

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Medium: Graphite and Acrylic on Canvas
Size: W: 6in, H: 6in, D: 1in, Weight: 1lbs
Price: $310
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Description: What leads us into the paths we put ourselves into in everyday life? Life has no map or direction that informs, which is the right path to follow? What is our cause? These questions are what I feel are what inspired me to create this piece. I feel a connection to the central figure who finds himself walking through a field, struggling along, and finally arriving to a point not knowing what to do next.

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Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: W: 12in, H: 12in, D: 1in, Weight: 1lbs
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Description: This painting was created thinking about age, progression, sequence. I wanted to incorporate these ideas using color and non figural elements. The inspiration behind this painting is time and how everything changes because of it. I thought about fall, a season in which I feel one can feel time because things around us are age right before our eyes. I feel I capture the melancholy of fall using a quiet field in the stillness of day slowly changing and fading.

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Medium: Acrylic and Ball Point Pen on Canvas
Size: W: 10in, H: 10in, D: 1in, Weight: 1lbs
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Description: This painting is the counterpart of Cause two, the same elements of using non figural means to describe these ideas of age, progression, and sequence are apparent, but In this case what I am trying to illustrate are early stages of time. I felt that the best way to explain this idea visually was to render a field using bright blues, yellows and greens, so that the viewer could feel the vitality of its blooming.

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Medium: Digital Photography
Size: W: 8in, H: 11in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: "It is not necessary to advertise food to hungry people, fuel to cold people, or houses to the homeless." ~John Kenneth Galbraith~

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Medium: Digital Photography
Size: W: 8in, H: 11in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: "No one is asking what happened to all the homeless. No one cares, because it's easier to get on the subway and not be accosted." ~Richard Linklater~

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Medium: Digital Photography
Size: W: 8in, H: 11in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. ~Tom Brokaw~

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Medium: pen and ink and watercolor
Size: W: 17in, H: 20in, D: 1.5in, Weight: 1lbs
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Description: The complexity of plants, and ferns in particular, interest me. In my work, fairies signify the sense of wonder I feel for the natural environment. The fairies I paint are often reading or in some other contemplative pose. My study and meditation on the natural world drives my creative process. I have a certificate in Horticulture and practice landscape design; I need a balance of keeping my hands in the dirt to keep my creative process alive.

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Medium: watercolor
Size: W: 17in, H: 20in, D: 1.5in, Weight: 1lbs
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Description: This is concept art from my graphic novel, SURFSIDE GIRLS, THE SECRET OF DANGER POINT. The "Burger Dude" is the protagonist's father's business, and a social hub in the fictitious town of Surfside. I hoped to capture the late afternoon sunlight colors of Southern California, as the book is set here. The outdoor lifestyle, and having the ocean as a playground, is a large part of who I am, and influences the art I create.

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Medium: pen and ink and watercolor
Size: W: 20in, H: 17in, D: 1.5in, Weight: 1lbs
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Description: An actual page from my graphic novel SURFSIDE GIRLS, THE SECRET OF DANGER POINT, this page shows the main character Sam's relationship with the ocean and her athletic prowess. While her best friend Jade approaches life from an intellectual standpoint, Sam is intuitive and physical, noticing wind direction shifts on a flag, fluctuations in water temperature, understanding cloud patterns. She finds solace from the turmoil of puberty by surfing.

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Medium: prismacolor and watercolor
Size: W: 17in, H: 20in, D: 1.5in, Weight: 1lbs
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Description: I take a lot of inspiration from my life at home as a mom, the quiet moments I have experienced with a young child are so different than when experienced alone! The sunlight coming through the window is morning sun, and signifies that the day is new, as it is with a child. There is a sense of hope and wonder that comes with a new day.

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Medium: Photography
Size: W: 16in, H: 20in, D: .5in, Weight: 1.5lbs
Price: $250
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Description: This image from my "Seasons in the Prayer Garden" series is a precisely detailed, color saturated image of a forest landscape in the Pacific Northwest, experienced as a mesmerizing tapestry of living color. In this series I utilized techniques which enhanced color frequencies embedded in natures' color field not visible to the human eye. Color theorists postulate color frequencies have a positive effect on human emotions and psyche, which have the ability to activate latent regenerative, healing properties.

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Medium: Photography
Size: W: 16in, H: 20in, D: .5in, Weight: 1.5lbs
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Description: This image from my "Seasons in the Prayer Garden" series was photographed in a Japanese Garden located in Southern California. While photographing lilies I was startled by a large Egret which positioned itself in front of my camera and eyed the brilliantly colored Koi fish swimming in the pond. In Japanese symbolism the koi represents perseverance in adversity and strength of purpose. The strongest koi swims upstream until it reaches the final waterfall, where it vaults into the mists and becomes a water dragon.

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Medium: Photography
Size: W: 16in, H: 20in, D: .5in, Weight: 1.5lbs
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Description: Night Flight is an image from my "Seasons in the Prayer Garden" series. It is a luminous photograph of a Bird of Paradise. My process enhances latent regenerative color frequencies inherent in nature.

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Medium: Photography
Size: W: 16in, H: 20in, D: .5in, Weight: 1.5lbs
Price: $250
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Description: Island Dream was photographed on the island of Maui. While viewing this image I recall warm tropical breezes and amazing ocean vistas with brilliant blue skies and swaying palms. My experience on Maui was extremely therapeutic and regenerative.

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Medium: Photography
Size: W: 16in, H: 20in, D: .5in, Weight: 1.5lbs
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Description: This image from my "Seasons in the Prayer Garden" series was photographed in Lithia Park located in Ashland Oregon. I experienced this Dwarf Maple, transformed by autumn color, in this magnificent enchanted landscape. In my Prayer Garden series I utilized techniques which enhanced color frequencies embedded in natures' color field not visible to the human eye. Color theorists postulate color frequencies have a positive effect on human emotions and psyche, which have the ability to activate latent regenerative, healing properties

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Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: W: 18in, H: 24in, D: 1.125in, Weight: 3lbs
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Description: Inaudible Echo: Artist Statement Art can speak many languages and can take many forms; it is my job to explore the avenues of these possibilities and communicate them to spark an idea, an interest or to invoke an enigma. Whether the subject matter presented is lucid or complicated, it is my responsibility to plant a seed of the visual in the minds of the onlooker and allow the individual expansion for understanding. The birth of the idea or riddle expressed in my artwork does not have to be ignited with intense, hard to digest subject matter. The artwork that I create is executed with a greater purpose. I do not want my audience to be segregated to the few, but rather, give my visual language to the vast, I want to reach as many as I can, so they too will question in the subtlety I give with my art. The work I produce is shown through a more devious boulevard; humor, cute, easy-to-swallow, fragile, raw, horror-lolly-pop, colorful, easy to digest. My art pieces are presented this way because the bigger meaning is hidden in the image. I refer to my art as, "emblematic cartoons." Art has always been a very big presence in my family, which is why I rarely question why I do it; it's like breathing to me. I do not question why I do it, I just do it. I also understand being an artist I carry the torch of thought. I have to generate the velocity of dialogue, questions, and emotion. I have been creating artwork since the age of two so I wouldn't have to speak audibly, I hid behind my creations. The art itself is no longer enough, I am learning that I am the voice that shouts so subtle in the art I conceive. My once inaudible echo is no longer prudent. I am louder than words.

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Medium: Digital Photography
Size: W: 14in, H: 11in, D: 1in, Weight: 2.5lbs
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Description: I find the soul of a child opening their heart very touching and beautiful. The childlike faith, captured here resounds humility, dependence, trust and a teachable heart. Attributes many of us loose as adults. My grandson was the inspiration for this piece. Mark 10:14

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Medium: Colored Pencil on Pastel Paper
Size: W: 11in, H: 14in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
Price: $225
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Description: Based on a story I wrote about Asani the little lion who runs away from home because he believes performing in the circus will bring him love and attention that he doesn't seem to get at home. He meets an Ostrich with rather large feet who encourages him to "put his best foot forward". Sometimes we need to be encouraged to do our best when we are feeling discouraged or not good enough. Nothing can beat the feeling of knowing you did your very best at something.

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Medium: Arcylic on Illustration Board
Size: W: 7in, H: 5in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: An apple a day keeps the doctor away! This painting actually goes along with another painting about gluttony and warning against it. It is important to be aware of your eating habits and health. It is so easy to eat what we want and don't think about how much we NEED to eat. It usually isn't as much as we want. Not only should we watch the amount we eat, but also what types of food we eat. Fruits and veggies are our friends; and taste yummy too!

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Medium: Colored Pencil on Illustration Board
Size: W: 9in, H: 9in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
Price: $250
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Description: This drawing (1 of 3) is based on the Aesop fable "The Ant and the Cricket". A story about the importance of hard work and not procrastinating. The Cricket is a character who sings away the summer and finds that suddenly winter is here and he hasn't stored up any food for the cold months ahead. Although that is very important, I must not disregard the importance of relaxation. There is a time for hard work and diligence, but also a time for fun. Find a healthy balance in your life.

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Medium: Colored Pencil on Illustration Board
Size: W: 10in, H: 20in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: This drawing (2 of 3) is based on the Aesop fable "The Ant and the Cricket". A story about the importance of hard work and not procrastinating. The Cricket is a character who sings away the summer and finds that suddenly winter is here and he hasn't stored up any food for the cold months ahead. This image focuses on the contrast between the lazy Cricket and the hardworking Ants.

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Medium: Colored Pencil on Illustration Board
Size: W: 9in, H: 9in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: This drawing (3 of 3) is based on the Aesop fable "The Ant and the Cricket". A story about the importance of hard work and not procrastinating. The Cricket is a character who sings away the summer and finds that suddenly winter is here and he hasn't stored up any food for the cold months ahead. This image shows the ending of winter, after the Cricket has survived the cold and hunger. The warmth and life of spring is here, as well as the chance to reconcile himself and work hard through the summer to collect food for next winter. Let's hope the Cricket has learned his lesson.

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Medium: graphite
Size: W: 13in, H: 14in, D: 1in, Weight: 1lbs
Price: $200
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Description: Where one grows up with always be a part of them. The environment that surrounded us shapes who we become. The image I chose is of my childhood home's backyard. When I look at this piece I recall many memories from playing hide and seek as a child, to loading that exact wheelbarrow as an adult. No matter where I go or long how long I have been away, I will always call the place where I grew up home. And isn't home where the heart is?

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Medium: pastel
Size: W: 13in, H: 13in, D: 1in, Weight: 1lbs
Price: $150
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Description: When an artist of any kind reveals their artwork to the world, they are revealing a part of themselves with it not unlike a flower opening for the first time. When creating an art piece I get an emotional attachment to it from the meaning behind it and all the hard work that went into it. When I reveal a piece to the world it is a chance for them to get a glimpse of what is important to me and what I think is important to share with the world: the things that make up my soul.

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Medium: graphite
Size: W: 14in, H: 24in, D: 1in, Weight: 1lbs
Price: $120
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Description: Early in the history of sport shoes, so few changes took place from year to year that historians have trouble accurately dating different pairs. For an athlete, a shoe can be the key to running on the open road, jumping to make the shot, or stopping on a dime. They are as important as an artists' paintbrush, sculpting knife, or pencil. And a shoe wouldn't be a shoe without a sole.

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Medium: Mixed Media/Clay
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Price: $75
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Description: In this busy world. it is a struggle to allocate time to our highest values. Nourishing one's heart and soul needs to be championed. or the moments fly elsewhere. spent on things that matter less. This piece reminds me to examine how I am using my time and whether I need to make adjustments. I hope viewers will join me.

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Medium: Mixed Media/Acrylic
Size: W: 5in, H: 5in, D: .5in, Weight: 7lbs
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Description: When I was 19. I was one of four artists asked to paint at a nightclub. so that guests could wander through and enjoy the creative process. I had been told everything would be provided. but when I arrived. there were no brushes! I am. at core. a creative problem solver. I raided the bartender's supplies. and solicited items from like-minded guests - gathering an array of strange items to work with. The night was a success. and the picture is a happy reminder that with the right attitude. I have what I need. Over the years. I have added touches here and there, resulting tinally in "Muse" - a representation of the creative spark that is the root of my heart and soul.

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Medium: Pencil
Size: W: 12in, H: 12in, D: N/A, Weight: 1.5lbs
Price: $75
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Description: Creating this trapped. broken heart helped me process how stuck I felt at the time. Spending time drawing it and seeing the final product on paper prompted me to talk to dear friends - a first step toward making positive changes. I other this piece to remind myself and to share with others two things: the role art can play in processing pain. and that strength sometimes requires admitting you need someone to talk to.

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Medium: Oil/Acrylic
Size: W: 30in, H: 16in, D: 2in, Weight: 2lbs
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Description: Ive learned in the past to run with inspiration when I have it. This work is the result of painting over a final for an art class; a study of a trash can and bag, a piece that had bothered me since the day I finished it. This work came out of me going crazy with oil pastels as soon as the black paint had dried over the disgusting trash barrels. Ultimately, it is a example of what happens when I let my mind free; a transcendent work that bridges my mind to reality.

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Medium: Photography
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Description: These are pictures of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), an organization here on campus that helps communities gain easier access to locally grown fruits & vegetables. They are grown on a farm in San Juan Capistrano (South Coast Farms) and delivered bi-weekly to a drop-off area at the Arboretum where individuals can pick up their pre-arranged baskets that are made up a large variety of seasonal produce to enjoy at home with their family. Its a great way to try new foods, but it teaches children about healthy food options. The wonderful thing about this particular organization is that any baskets that are not picked up, are donated to a local homeless shelter, giving them the opportunity to take eat fresh food, where they would normally be eating canned, processed foods. CSA was started by Dr. Sara Johnson, CSUF Professor of Anthropology, in 2004.

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Medium: Photography
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Description: Waking up to Nature's everyday beauty is a miracle that I alive to be able to see.

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Medium: Photography
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Description: I read Alfred Noyes' poem, "The Highwayman", nine years ago and I have been in love with it ever since. Yes, it may be dark and a bit on the dismal side, but there is so much imagery; it just plays right before my eyes. In the imagination, of course... "The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding, Riding, riding. The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door." ~Noyes Lovely.

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Medium: Photography
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Description: A lonely young cat stalks through the tall stems of flowers and Cat Tails in the front yard. She befriends the family of the house and soon becomes part of the family herself. This little one has been a blessing in disguise, like so many other animals that are saved from a life on the streets. This is an issue that is so close to my heart. We must give our voice to those that do not have one. A bit of love from a pet is immeasurable and can make any down day feel like it never happened. Your life could be filled with companionship by saving the life of a furry friend.

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Medium: computers graphics in floating frame
Size: W: 14in, H: 12in, D: 1in, Weight: 2lbs
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Description: Love is a powerful entity in the human mind. Whether is something spiritual or chemicals produced in the brain, it has major cause on our physical well being too. Buying drinks for the lady is the first step in our journey of love for a lot of men in the modern world.

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Medium: computers graphics in floating frame
Size: W: 14in, H: 12in, D: 1in, Weight: 2lbs
Price: $75
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Description: This is a companion piece to "Drinks for the Lady". Just like the emotion of love might do positive effects on our well being, the feeling of betrayal and lust is strong as well. The impurity color of the lady's ring represents impurity.

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Medium: sculpture made out of packing tape
Size: W: 19in, H: 14in, D: 4in, Weight: 0.3lbs
Price: $175
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Description: This piece is about the soul and the body spirit each one of us posses. Out physical body is a shell for our spirit. Seeing one's heart is emphasized

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Medium: acrylic and water based oil
Size: W: 24in, H: 18in, D: 1in, Weight: 1lbs
Price: $175
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Description: This is about depression and hiding out from the world. The world and the individual can be a beautiful thing if we allowed it to be.

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Medium: Charcoal & pastels on embroidered paper
Size: W: 19.5in, H: 15.5in, D: 1in, Weight: 2lbs
Price: $125
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Description: Named after a song by Miles Davis "Freddie Freeloader", set the toned for an urban jazzy night. Our surroundings effects our everyday living and our mental state.

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Medium: Photograhy
Size: W: 11in, H: 14in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: The beauty and creativity of nature.

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Medium: Photograhy
Size: W: 11in, H: 14in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: The beauty and creativity of nature.

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Medium: Photography
Size: W: 11in, H: 14in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: The beauty and creativity of nature.

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Medium: Photography
Size: W: 11in, H: 14in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: The beauty and creativity of nature.

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Medium: linocut print
Size: W: 24in, H: 31in, D: 1.5in, Weight: 12lbs
Price: $250
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Description: Inspiration came from a fragment of a poem that has haunted me for most of my life, "Hope is a thing with feathers That perches in the soul," thank you emily. [Emily Dickinson]

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Medium: monoprint
Size: W: 18in, H: 22in, D: 1.5in, Weight: 8lbs
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Description: A new series that is at the soul of my current work. Exploring color. This is one print of the series, delving into the color blue, and how the encompassing sky makes me feel.

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Medium: monoprint
Size: W: 18in, H: 22in, D: 1.5in, Weight: 8lbs
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Description: A new series that is at the soul of my current work. Exploring color. This is one print of the series searching out the color of flesh and how i felt as a child under an apricot tree.

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Medium: monoprint
Size: W: 18in, H: 22in, D: 1.5in, Weight: 8lbs
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Description: Trying to find out what is at the heart of my own work. These words follow as all connotations for cordis: heart; mind/soul/spirit; intellect/judgment; sweetheart; souls/persons.

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Medium: Acrylic
Size: W: 48in, H: 48in, D: 0.25in, Weight: 40lbs
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Description: I was happy when I created it, and it makes me happy every time I look at it.

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Medium: Mixed media
Size: W: 26in, H: 24in, D: 24in, Weight: 25lbs
Price: $200
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Description: In this piece I wanted to include part of myself, exposing a little heart and soul. I choose to exemplify my strength, not only physically but psychologically. I'm tired of feeling incomplete; woman are constantly bombarded with ideas that we need to lose 5 more pounds, look younger, know 300 different sexual positions, etc. This piece is about overcoming those ideas and being happy with yourself, regardless of what others may think.

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Medium: Stained Glass and Aluminum
Size: W: 12.5in, H: 18.4in, D: 1in, Weight: 4lbs
Price: $100
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Description: This piece is about not allowing your mind and body to be caged and breaking free.

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Medium: Digital Photography
Size: W: 16in, H: 16in, D: 1in, Weight: 1lbs
Price: $200
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Description: My work is interested in personal exploration of identity. Unlike machines, humans have the ability to be creative and spontaneous. The slow shutter speed of a camera is used to capture the changes in movement between two definitive moments. I, myself, as the artist, exist in the entire image, even in the obscured and faded images of myself. Although my body explodes in every direction, I know that I am still able to retain my selfhood; no part of me is lost. This series reveals my desire to encourage a new wave of rebellion, one that shakes free of the rigid state of mind that is the status quo of the Average middle class American. The movements are unpredictable and spontaneous, while simultaneously creating an image that is fluid and cohesive. Every fraction of time combines to create a graceful dance that speaks about the ability of 2 the human psyche to make deep emotional and psychological connections. The beauty in the chaos beckons the viewer to lean in and become immersed in the image. The images also challenge the viewers to rethink their conventional thoughts about emotional chaos and instability. In this series, the conventional thought is treated as such: society has self-medicated in every possible way to avoid the truth about their fallibility. This series welcomes viewers into a reality which is held together by the faith and belief that in the raw and decayed parts, there is actually more life to be found. How can we be fully alive if we don't recognize the parts that need to be resurrected?

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Medium: Digital Photography
Size: W: 16in, H: 16in, D: 1in, Weight: 1lbs
Price: $300
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Description: My work is interested in personal exploration of identity. Unlike machines, humans have the ability to be creative and spontaneous. The slow shutter speed of a camera is used to capture the changes in movement between two definitive moments. I, myself, as the artist, exist in the entire image, even in the obscured and faded images of myself. Although my body explodes in every direction, I know that I am still able to retain my selfhood; no part of me is lost. This series reveals my desire to encourage a new wave of rebellion, one that shakes free of the rigid state of mind that is the status quo of the Average middle class American. The movements are unpredictable and spontaneous, while simultaneously creating an image that is fluid and cohesive. Every fraction of time combines to create a graceful dance that speaks about the ability of the human psyche to make deep emotional and psychological connections. The beauty in the chaos beckons the viewer to lean in and become immersed in the image. The images also challenge the viewers to rethink their conventional thoughts about emotional chaos and instability. In this series, the conventional thought is treated as such: society has self-medicated in every possible way to avoid the truth about their fallibility. This series welcomes viewers into a reality which is held together by the faith and belief that in the raw and decayed parts, there is actually more life to be found. How can we be fully alive if we don't recognize the parts that need to be resurrected?

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Medium: Digital Photography
Size: W: 20in, H: 30in, D: 1in, Weight: 4lbs
Price: $200
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Description: My work is interested in personal exploration of identity. Unlike machines, humans have the ability to be creative and spontaneous. The slow shutter speed of a camera is used to capture the changes in movement between two definitive moments. I, myself, as the artist, exist in the entire image, even in 3 the obscured and faded images of myself. Although my body explodes in every direction, I know that I am still able to retain my selfhood; no part of me is lost. This series reveals my desire to encourage a new wave of rebellion, one that shakes free of the rigid state of mind that is the status quo of the Average middle class American. The movements are unpredictable and spontaneous, while simultaneously creating an image that is fluid and cohesive. Every fraction of time combines to create a graceful dance that speaks about the ability of the human psyche to make deep emotional and psychological connections. The beauty in the chaos beckons the viewer to lean in and become immersed in the image. The images also challenge the viewers to rethink their conventional thoughts about emotional chaos and instability. In this series, the conventional thought is treated as such: society has self-medicated in every possible way to avoid the truth about their fallibility. This series welcomes viewers into a reality which is held together by the faith and belief that in the raw and decayed parts, there is actually more life to be found. How can we be fully alive if we don't recognize the parts that need to be resurrected?

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Medium: photography
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Description: a flower at its most beautiful state of being- blossomed represents a free-spirit, a confidence in letting go and being open

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Medium: photography
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Description: an artist's love for the music and their emotional connection to their instrument all about the artist's passion- hence, the reason why they play

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Medium: photography
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Description: reflection of the sun illuminates a flower- creating radiance represents the light that is within each of us, and when that light is shown upon us, it reflects our most captivating beauty

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Medium: Black & White 35mm film print
Size: W: 8in, H: 11in, D: N/A, Weight: N/A
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Description: Hope, hope that my friends and I can grow old and surf together one day.