Art 165: Art, Meditation, and Disability. This project was an attempt to create healing beads for a class focused around meditation, healing, and self-betterment.  
Beads of the Wild , 2014, mixed media, dimensions variable
Beads of the Wild , exhibited
Also for Art 165, Art in Meditation and Disability: this project, titled Transparent Beauty , is based upon Ethiopian healing scrolls.
In the western world, art and medicine are two totally separate realms. This is not so for many cultures though: Ethiopian healing scrolls heal believers and demonstrate the interrelationship between art and religious faith and their effect on physi
Transparent Beauty , 2014, Mixed media, 5ft X 1ft
Another project for Art 165. Metaphor of Flight  represents the struggle between normality and spiritual ascension. Made from found materials, this piece shows what can be done with minimal found objects and a positive outlook on life.
Made from found materials, the wood, string, beads, and wire represent qualities of the world that surround us every day, but are lost in the confusion of life.
Inspired by readings from the Persian poet, theologian, and mystyic Rumi, Metaphor of Flight attempts to tackle the issue of belief, ascension, and ability
Metaphor of Flight , 2014, Mixed Media, dimensions variable In collaboration with Jason Thomason and Miles Mathews
Metaphor of Flight in its new home. Hayfork, CA
Orange , 2014, broken branch of an orange tree, 6" X 8"  
For my most recent class, Art 119: Global Perspectives in Contemporary Art, we focused on the current happenings of a globally interconnected art world.
For It's All Gucci , I wanted to speak to cultural appropriation, authenticity, and institutionalized motifs.
It's All Gucci , 2014, wooden drawer and acrylic paint, 2' X 3'
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