JAWALL

The ‘Intimate Energy’ series is an ongoing conversation with the feminine spirit within me. For the life of me, I am captured by the female of our species. The vibrational life energy that they exist at is nothing short of inspiring and moves me at a level that nothing else can.

My Original Series is what I consider a development of my style and my learning to paint with 'energy'. As I grew into myself, I started seeing how every thought, gesture and feeling became my art and I was finally showing the world what I was seeing.

Music in Motion is a tribute to what moves me. I don't ever paint without music. Ever. There is a rhythm to life that is music. Music is the sound made when two souls rub together.

Koi. I love them. I raise them and they are living , swimming and shimmering works of art. The Japanese believe for second that the koi captures your attention, you are present in that moment and free from all worries of life’s distractions, if only for a moment. I have found them to be the most interesting muse of my journey thus far. I have a pond (which constantly begs to grow larger), with several amazing koi. They eat, alot! My friend Ben, who owns the local koi shop, calls them ‘pigs with fins!”

I am still getting 'wet' with glass. The trick with glass is finding the time to focus on it. Then it becomes a series of burns, breakage and awesomeness. I love creating with glass and hope to make a lot more soon.

Since opening Sanctuary Creative Arts in San Juan Capistrano, CA, I have come to terms that I am in horse country. There is something majestic and spiritual about horses. Unlike dogs, who are very expressive, the horse is more mystical.

There is little I can say about the Day of the Dead. I never celebrated it when I was younger. We celebrated Halloween, which was the night before Dia de Muertos. I never understood what it meant until later in life.