Dimensions: 40 x 30 x 1.5 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylics What is your inspiration behind this piece?: This piece is an example of how I use painting for my self care and mental health issues. Art heals, and it has changed my life.
Dimensions: 14 x 11 x 1.5 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Photography What is your inspiration behind this piece?: In memory of the late Albert Peek his family produced yard signs of his favorite phrase "Good Morning World" - the sale of which benefited HUGS charities...my yard sign had lantanas growing beside it and a beautiful butterfly landed on one of the flowers - was able to capture the image.
Dimensions: 14 x 11 x 1.5 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Watercolor painted with traditional Chinese brushes What is your inspiration behind this piece?: The inspiration behind this piece was simply to create calm in my mind and body during a time of stress. Each bump and strange angle in the branches represents my mother’s convoluted and scary journey of navigating a cancer diagnosis. Each blossom represents the victories we’ve had along the way.
Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 2.5 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Wood art What is your inspiration behind this piece?: I believe art is a therapeutic healing process for the mind ,body and soul!
Dimensions: 24 x 18 x 0.5 Submission Url: What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic paint, gold foil What is your inspiration behind this piece?: How practicing yoga and meditation has benefited my mental health and developed a deeper connection to my Higher Self.
Dimensions: 18 x 28 x 1.5 Submission Url: What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): ICM Photography printed on canvas What is your inspiration behind this piece?: I intend to bring joy and hope by entering this composition of colors that also dissolve in the viewer's mind. /// Pretendo brindar alegría y esperanza al entrar en esta composición de colores que también disuelven en la mente del espectador.
Dimensions: 14 x 11 x 1.5 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic What is your inspiration behind this piece?: The inspiration for this piece comes from the single oak that proudly stands at the entrance to the Sunnyhill Nature Preserve. It speaks to the human desire to be remembered, to connect with both nature and strangers.
Dimensions: 31 x 23 x 9 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Metal, wood from a tree, recycled glass, spoons What is your inspiration behind this piece?: The woods inner core resembles heart and or two people to make a heart. Flowers represent bonding, bird hope and the heart love which all heals pain or suffering
Dimensions: 36 x 24 x 1.5 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Markers, Acrylics, Colored Pencils, Clay, Plastic Flowers, Velcro What is your inspiration behind this piece?: My inspiration was the experience that I went through.
Dimensions: 7 x 9 x 2 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic What is your inspiration behind this piece?: Depression
Dimensions: 18 x 24 x 1.5 Submission Url: What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Oil on canvas What is your inspiration behind this piece?: A recent heart issue, followed by self-reflection on personal responsibility for one's health and wellness, inspired this painting.
Dimensions: 24 x 18 x 0.5 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Oil on canvas What is your inspiration behind this piece?: A confined bird is a hard reminder on our own struggle to not spend nights home alone.
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 1.5 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic &permanent marker What is your inspiration behind this piece?: Learning from creating.
Dimensions: 36 x 24 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): acrylic on canvas What is your inspiration behind this piece?: Art has always been my voice when words have failed me. From childhood, when expressing emotions felt overwhelming, to adulthood, where stress, anxiety, and self-doubt have tested my resilience, painting has been my refuge. This piece reflects the freedom and raw honesty of abstract expressionism—a
Dimensions: 14 x 11 x 2 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed-Media Collage What is your inspiration behind this piece?: Through Disco Duk, I hope to remind viewers that art has the power to heal, not only as an outward expression but as an internal celebration of joy. In the whirlwind of life, it’s vital to give ourselves permission to create for the sheer delight of it—letting art uplift and nurture our wellbeing.
Dimensions: 14 x 17 x 1 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Ink on paper What is your inspiration behind this piece?: This piece is inspired by my passion for hand stitching felt as a kind of meditation, a practice in mindfulness, and a way to overcome creative blocks by simply inviting in a state of flow and release. I find the practice of working with felt to be at once calming and mind-opening.
Dimensions: 11 x 14 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): photography What is your inspiration behind this piece?: I think their is nothing healthier than walking , enjoying nature , and capturing some of the changing beauty.
Dimensions: 15 x 12 x 1 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Chromogenic Print What is your inspiration behind this piece?: I tried to capture the moment of her performance that expressed the desire for connection, ability, and the weight of negative space.
Dimensions: 12 x 15 x 1 What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Chromogenic Print What is your inspiration behind this piece?: We searched for a moment the defies expectations of what is possible being disabled and a performer of the visual arts. It showcases not only their athletiscm, but form and poise.
Dimensions: 36 x 48 x 1.5 Submission Url: What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic What is your inspiration behind this piece?: This piece was inspired by my daughter fighting for her life. This painting represents the emotional release that came when we got the word she was added to the liver transplant list.
