Art from this time explored letting go of ego identity and moving into greater spiritual awareness and power. There is also a shift towards relaxing into love and the multidimensional self, marked by what I refer to as a mature innocence.

During this time I also turned again towards the written word to articulate how art and the creative force has served me. I co-founded Reflection Press to share this work with others and published my Claiming Face curriculum which uses self-portraiture as a tool of empowerment for children of color.

More about this time period can be found in my bio.

Themes:
letting go, acceptance, expansion of consciousness, growth, expansion in the face of limitation, restriction, integration and resolution of betrayal, nature of physical reality, release, slow return of color

Symbolism:
eyes, flowers, skeletons, ghosts, corsets, gowns, lace and cloth, deer, rattlesnakes, hair, blood, breasts, patterns of growth, hearts, sun and moon, antlers, buddhas, spires

Studying:
Folk artists, historic clothing, Botero, Tibetan and Indian temple architecture, children's book art

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Below is a small sampling of work from 2010-2009

(A) = available pieces