iAMDA | Blog | How You Can Support Japan
iAMDA | Blog | How You Can Support Japan. The above link provides a list of ways in which you can support the relief efforts in Japan. PLEASE SUPPORT any way you can. It is an international effort. (above image was drawn in Inkpad and then “brushed up” in Sketchbook…vectors are growing on me. )...
“Art From the iPad” « Austin Details Show
Art From the iPad « Austin Details. I’m delighted to be a part of an exciting new show in Austin,TX. “Art from the iPad” will be displaying four of my pieces (“Baltar”, “Lea”, “Richard” and “Thank You UPS”) on iPads AND in large scale hi-res prints. Check out some of the works that will be...
Collaboration with Hoyland Student in the UK
UK-based artist and “KING collaborator”, Fabric Lenny, was recently commissioned to lead an arts project with a group of 7 and 8 year old students in Hoyland, UK. Fabric decided to extend the project outward by inviting a group of international artists to collaborate with his kids. He sent each of us a scanned image...
Using Art to Raise Awareness
I know many have wondered what I’ve been off working on over the last 6 months. (It certainly hasn’t been the website–which has gone neglected for quite some time now.) The truth is, I’ve been extremely busy working on some really exciting projects and collaborations…Workshops, iAMDA, Mobile Art Con (and we JUST announced our 2nd...
More photos from “A Healing Touch” Exhibition
Opening night photos by the very lovely and talented Elen Awalom. Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.
A BIG THANK YOU!!!!!
I just want to thank everyone who came out Friday night to support “A Healing Touch: Digital Offerings of Peace for Women Survivors” for helping to make it such a fun and informative event and a great success! The house was packed (comfortably). The artwork was beautiful and definitely inspiring. Though I was curating, I was...
A Healing Touch: The Facts (#18)
I found the following on Hurt.net, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about the devastating impacts of domestic violence and abuse on the Australian population: The United Nations State of World Population Report (2005) revealed that gender based violence globally is the most widely spread and socially tolerated of human rights violations. They found that...
A Healing Touch: The Facts (#17)
To address the worldwide issue of violence against women, we must all re-evaluate our own views…of self, women and our “accepted roles”. Recognize that we are all responsible and play a part in keeping the women, men and children of our communities safe. What I have found in my research is that women’s perceptions of...
A Healing Touch: The Facts (#15)
The following stats were taken from Amnesty International’s Report on Violence Against Women, “Making Violence against Women Count: Facts and Figures – a Summary”, 2004: Violence against women often remains unchecked and unpunished. Some states have no laws at all, others have flawed laws which may punish some forms of violence but exempt others. Even...
A Healing Touch: The Facts (#14)
Domestic abuse is a prevailing global issue. It happens everywhere, in many cases, with impunity (we will explore this in fact 15) Since the accompanying piece was created by a Canadian artist, I thought I’d pull a few stats about the occurrence of domestic abuse and assault among our northern neighbors. Here is what I...
A Healing Touch: The Facts (#13)
Many women who find themselves in an abusive relationship find it hard to leave. Some of the main reasons could be to preserve the family unit, economic limitations, fear of physical harm and/or codependency. Codependency is a compulsive behavior that usually develops during early childhood. It comes from a person’s need to survive or endure a painful, dysfunctional or traumatic situation that they are...
A Healing Touch: The Facts (#12)
“A Healing Touch: Digital Offerings of Peace for Women Survivors is about raising awareness through our art–not just local, but GLOBAL awareness about violence and abuse against women. Its about using our gifts AS gifts. These artists come from all all cultures and backgrounds. Throught his journey, I’ve come to KNOW that culture can sometimes play...
