"Imagination is more important than knowledge" Albert Einstein
I'm an artist (watercolors, oil, acrylic, pottery, clay sculpting) & poet. I also do photography and web design.
Personality/Character? Well, I am opinionated, passionate, strong, compassionate, and sensitive. I am blunt and honest...I have no problem with confronting people about things that are bothering me, get it out in the open and talk about issues. I hate "fakeness". I often feel misunderstood and get frustrated with stupidity/ignorance. I have issues with people who are insensitive and hurtful...life is too short to play games. I like being different and unique, I don't care if I'm not one of the "Joneses" (well technically I am since it was my Grandma's maiden name, but you get my drift!) My motto is "what can you do for someone else today?"
I have gone through some dramatic changes in the last year. My art is very personal to me and the paintings I was doing were not reflective of me, my personal experiences, my soul. I have come to a place where I am able to paint what I feel, what I have lived, what I want to say.
My new series is inspired by my new-found love of "ball-jointed" dolls (Google it). When I first saw them I felt immediately connected to them. For the first time in my life I had found something that so accurately portrays the feelings I have had my whole life. I have always felt like an "outsider", a plastic person stuck into scenes in my life...like I never really belonged there. These dolls just jump out at me as a perfect symbol of those feelings...it's the only way I can describe it. Plus, the dolls I really like have heads that are huge compared to their bodies, and have enormous eyes. They remind me of when I was a child and felt like my head was going snap my neck from the burden of responsibility I felt.
Another series of paintings I am working on is based on the Holocaust. I have been passionate about this since childhood.
For more about my art go to my website www.abeautifulmind2.com
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"...words flew out of her mouth like ugly birds before she could stop them..." Hershon/from 'Swimming'Layout made by TigerMoonk
