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Visual Journal Page 18: My Mom

When I look at this photograph I imagine a twenty-something-year-old wandering through an abandoned barn, enjoying a spontaneous afternoon outside. I visualize humid air weaving through the open doorways and cracks in the siding. I imagine a couple having a picnic, snapping a few pictures, and enjoying an afternoon the way most twenty-something-year-olds do, wasting…

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Mixed Media Art: Phone Lines and Birch Trees

This is my most recent mixed-media painting. I was commissioned to create something with blues, greens, and yellows, but other than that it was up to me. At first I was stumped. Whenever I take a break from painting sometimes it takes a minute to get my creative juices flowing. However, even in my most…

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Visual Journal Page 65: You Take Me the Way I Am

THE STORY I wanted to capture multiple moments of my wedding in my journal, which meant multiple pages. I wanted to keep my favorite picture page simple, which meant a lot things were left out. Because of that, this page had to follow. I loved our reception space, and I decided for this page I…

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Mixed Media: Trapped

This mixed media piece was made to go with my other mixed media piece, “Caged“. They are meant to hang next to each other, and reference the upper and lower parts of a whole body. While they create one body, by hanging them next to each other it appears as though the body is split….

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Visual Journal: Art Teacher Lowlight

Sometimes negative experiences inspire art. In this case, an art teacher lowlight of clogged sinks turning into works of art was the base.

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