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CECILIA YU



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JUDE MOONEY


"My current work is about
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nature. For eons gals have been depicted in the woods, rivers, oceans and
meadows, forever the
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DENIZE SOFIA MAALOE



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CATHERINE MOORE


"Grow" by Catherine Moore


In early 1998 I found myself
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MIA FERNANDES

"Sketch for Cow and
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Mia Fernandes' works are connected with memory and relationships. As artist in residence within the U.K., Brussels and Southern India, Mia has constructed an exceptional amount of
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Catherine Moore
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Chapter One: In early 1998 I found myself in a most enviable position, for the first time in my 40+ years of life I have time to nurture my creative spirit. As exciting as that may sound, it was also a bit daunting as I soon realized that having more time, meant greater expectations.The worker bee mentality in me would not allow me to while away the hours (and dollars) on friendly exchanges. My answer to this was to make money with my art work. However, shortly thereafter I realized that this was not the path I wished to take.

Okay, so now I set some short and long term goals for myself. For now, I've decided to work on my skills a bit and explore my options. Long term, I hope that I may generate some degree of income, even if only to pay for my never ending accumulation of art tools and supplies.

Well, that was nearly a year ago. It's been a productive year and I can definitely see signs of progress. I've managed to publish in several art publications. I've learned to draw and paint, and will continue to sharpen these skills.

The next hurdle seems to be WHAT direction to take. What inspires me, what am I passionate about? There are specific things I'm drawn to, such as faces, human form, hands, eyes, architectural elements, but it's not enough to just create these fragments without an underlying "meaning."

Chapter Two: Figure out who I am, where I've been and illustrate it through collage, painting, and drawing. Along the way, I hope to gain a better understanding of not only myself and why I am driven to create, but to let things flow naturally without artificial stimuli.

I currently reside in Peachtree City, Georgia with my husband and two sons but grew up on the sun drenched shores of South Florida. The coastal life was so much a part of me. I never realized just how much until we moved here six years ago. I struggled to find my sense of place in this heaviliy forrested terrain but have grown to love and identify with this earthly sensibility.

Early on I experimented with pottery, stained glass, textiles, and paper arts. In 1997 I began a full time study of drawing, painting and mixed media.

I see myself standing on a threshold between fine art and fine craft. I love working with my hands, I love painting. My art mirrors my roots in both genres.

For more of Catherine's beautiful and inspiring creations: http://www.itsmysite.com/cgi-bin/itsmy/go.exe?page=2&domain=1&webdir=catherinemoore

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"I know now that the imagination is the domain of the inner world and that the creative is the way to it."
- Deena Metzger

I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to, possess as permanent sources of joy and ecstasy.
- Anais Nin

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.
- Martin Buber

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.
- Friedrich Nietzsche

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