"East Meets West," Spring 2021. Pen and Ink and watercolor.
View Artwork and read journal article at Persephone: The Harvard Undergraduate Classics Journal
"Big Worlds, Small Worlds,"
Opening Night, February 17th from 5-9 p.m.,
Kuiper Space Science Building, next to the planetarium. University of Arizona.
My art on exhibit:
"Music to the Spheres" and "Meteor Crater"
So happy to be a participating artist in the annual, The Art of Planetary Science exhibit, on the University of Arizona campus held at the Kuiper building.
Opening Night is September 24th from 6 - 9 pm. The exhibit is in-person as well as virtual. My two pieces are ARP 273, an oil painting of two interacting galaxies 300 million light years away. My second piece includes a meteorite, crystals, on watercolor called Heart Meteorite.
To learn more go to lpl.arizona.edu/art/taps-2021
"East Meets West," Spring 2021. Pen and Ink and watercolor.
View Artwork and read journal article at Persephone: The Harvard Undergraduate Classics Journal
Historical Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, Italian music composer. Verdi's operas have survived for 100 years and continue to delight throughout the world. Verdi confronted head-on the world in which he lived. His music reflected his passion, energy, strength, courage, and love.
His ethos gives me the courage to reflect on my voice in my heart, hoping to inspire the viewer by sharing my process and technique and using mark making to tell a story.
I question what connects us to a particular place. The spirit of place creates the ingredients of community and belonging. Viewing an aerial image on Google earth, we are blind to the details of man’s life and history down on earth. In the topography, we see shadows and elevations of mountains, lakes, hills, and desert. In contrast, as we zoom in further and further, we go on a more profound journey. Our eyes are opened to life, nature, and details of the built environment– man’s impressive handiwork.
These drawings are brief extracts of what makes Tucson unique and special and answer why I connect here. Tucson, My Home, inspires me to grow and learn, observe the moon, planets, and stars, and explore places while respecting spiritual and human creation gifts.
Through memories growing up with vintage phones, accordions, and pottery, my Greek culture also plays a big part in how I find my place through conversation with a diversity of people and experiences. Hello? … let’s catch up with a coffee and a walk.
ART SUBMISSION:
Tucson, My Home bfaexhibition.art.arizona.edu/bfa2021/tucson-my-home
THEME OF HOPE:
"Time brings change because change takes time. The rains carve the canyons, the winds sand smooth the jagged edge. Shine thru the darkness to uncover the hope for a better tomorrow."
In the 2020 TAPS exhibit, my artwork uses photography to capture images of the Moon, which is rendered in oils, pastels, and in acrylic to make tactile art. I would like to see art become accessible for blind and visually impaired students as a way to teach and learn about Astronomy.
Link to Zoom recording: Powerpoint Presentation and continues to Q & A
Poetry Moon Slam: WoMan of the Moon, 5:16 on video. Link to all Poetry
In the photo with me is Nina, a graduate student pursuing a degree in Science and Environmental Journalism, on an interview about using art and science as communication in teaching. Featured is Tactile Moon (acrylic on canvas), and poem book, WoMan of the Moon (Letterpress printed) which was shown in the TAPS exhibit this year.
The University of Arizona, School of Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts juried Exhibition.