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Christie Jo Mace www.mnartists.org/CJ_Mace I work a lot from my own life and writing, and much of my work has implicit narrative. I want to achieve a non-linear sense of story unrestricted by the page, carrying the sense of intimacy and unfolding present in handheld books into large work. In other words, I am trying to overcome the flatness of drawing and screen printing and make them more “sculptural”. |
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| Alexis
Negron Once when I was hungry and couldn't find my glasses, I braved the outside world without them in search of the local pizza store. As I crossed the street I saw a small black creature that I assumed to be a cat, padding around in a circle. It didn't occur to me that that type of behavior was pretty odd, I just figured it was bored. Then all of a sudden the cat started to circle faster and faster until it straight flew into the air and sailed around for awhile. It didn't register until a split second later that the cat was actually a black plastic bag. But for an instant I sincerely thought the cat was flying. It was a whimsical moment that encourages me to take late night strolls without my glasses more often. Alexis is a freelance illustrator who works and lives in Brooklyn, New York. |
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Laura McKellar http://www.lauramckellar.com |
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Lauren Turner leturner.com In juxtaposing disparate cultural forms, I hope to underscore the value judgments that various segments of society make on creative and intellectual thought processes. The collages pair art against humor, text against image, and academic knowledge against popular passions. In doing so, I hope to establish a stage on which these battles may finally begin the process of reconciliation. No photo-manipulation is utilized. I construct each composition from found images, scissors, and glue. It is my effort at recycling the glut of visual imagery that an individual encounters in her daily existence. |
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Mary Kornblum www.marystudio.com Preoccupation with the idea of justice inspires my work. My failure to act against injustice in my own life created a permanent feeling of inadequacy. Painting operates as a passionate reaction against events that create a feeling of powerlessness in me. My paintings question the current state of human affairs and make the problems personal. They air out personal injustices, like a twelve-step program, lessening the pain of obsessively reviewing them. Through them, my sense of equilibrium is restored. |
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| Janelle McKain www.janellemckain.deviantart.com I have always been creative - although my expressions have manifested themselves in different ways. As a youngster, I drew pictures, wrote stories, played with imaginary friends, talked to ghosts. As a teen, my parents bought me a 12 string Martin guitar, I wrote lyrics and music for numerous songs, some of which are copyrighted. At age 16, I recorded and released a long playing record album with several original songs on it. I majored in fine arts and sang in traditional choirs and the college show choir. I dabbled in printmaking, watercolor, and life drawing. Now, after 50 years of “traditional” living… I intend to spend the second half of my life dedicated to the passion I am driven towards….drawing and painting. I officially started this journey two years ago. I would say I am an “emerging artist”…..as I have just emerged! |
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Emily Cunningham emilycunningham.com At the age of 5 emily's father told her she was going to grow a beard. Immediately she began collecting various products for the upkeep of this beard, fancy shaving kits, trimmers, and, of course, many tiny combs. She was often scolded by teachers in school for doodling mustaches in the margins of the provided text books. She was not interested in academia as she already knew the path her life would follow. Today, one hundred years later, emily still does not have a beard but thanks to years of day dreaming and scribbling she is an OK artist, or at least her mother humors her by saying so. |
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