It is no surprise then, that companies that relied solely on in-person transactions have been struggling. If these organizations did not already have a solid online platform to promote and share their products and services, they would have had to either implement one or accept their losses and wait until in-person gatherings are permitted.
Read MoreIt is all too common to be closed off when discussing the worst experiences we have faced in life. Feeling scared, embarrassed, emotional, or that no one else can understand are all-natural reactions when approaching the difficult discussion of trauma.
Read MoreSalma Arastu was born in Rajasthan, India where she practiced Sindhi and Hindu traditions and embraced Islam. She earned a degree in Fine Arts from Maharaja Sayajirao University in Baroda, India, worked in Iran and Kuwait, and was exposed to a wealth of Islamic arts and Arabic calligraphy. She eventually moved to the United States in 1986.
Salma’s paintings reveal stories of unity in diversity, peace and joy, a celebration of life, women, and whirling dervishes.
Her method is a physical and meditative process that fills each canvas with moving lines and multi-layered textures. For Salma, creating art means getting physically involved with the piece: scratching, sanding, layering materials like paper, rope, paper mâché, or copper plate, and embroidering with pen and ink. Thin layers of acrylic color are applied, and all of the layers seem to bring out subliminal images.
Mary Southall was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, where she spent much of her time exploring the countryside. Both of her parent’s roles had in some way influenced Mary’s desire to become an artist. Her father was a farmer and rancher, and exposed her to the wide open space which ultimately fueled the imagination of her subject matter. Mary’s mother was a technical draftsman by trade, and her artistic background was something Mary was inspired to pursue as well.
Read MoreKim Smith was born in America, but spent 10 years growing up in Germany. She travelled a lot throughout Europe, and her mother was interested in antiques, flea markets and museums. At an early age, these were ingrained in Smith, and have become a primary subject of her artistic work.
All of the material used for Kim’s Aldine series, spirals and sky pieces comes from antique books from the 1870’s. She appreciates that using the same source material helps keep a sense of consistency throughout the work.
Read MoreThink Round’s current 3D virtual exhibition, Pieced Together, features four Hunters Point Shipyard collage artists from the San Francisco Bay Area: Mary Southall, Marc Ellen Hamel, Heidi Hardin, and Kim Smith. Here is a brief background about Marc Ellen Hamel and her distinctive collage process.
Read MoreHeidi Hardin was born in 1953 and is originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where she grew up as one of seven children. Her family history is not an easy story to tell, and included many traumatic memories that Heidi repressed for years.
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