I am a Marriage and Family art therapist. I currently work with homeless teens at a mental health clinic in Banker's Hill. I have worked with this population for over a decade and have been a community artist and muralist since I was twenty.
Art has always been a special language for me; a way to communicate that which has no words to express. Art is said to be a window to your soul and as an art therapist I facilitate a new way of looking. Currently I work with homeless youth and have worked with this population for many years. I am a San Diego artist and a community muralist and I share with you a little of myself.
I paint when I’m out of tears and I rest when I watch the drips of paint continue to cry on my canvas
I paint when I’m angry and I layer the canvas frantically with colors and charcoal until my hands are bloody or I collapse
I paint when I am happy and I rejoice with every stroke.
I draw when I am in love and I want to remember every detail of your face.
Re: your clay question, yes, polymer clay is very pliable and is baked in a home oven at a range of 250 - 275 degrees. Very user friendly and most of all... ADDICTING! LOL!
As soon as the crunch-time for these banners end. We have to have them all finished within 2 weeks. There were 8 total, and I am doing 5 of them. Jihmy and Ziggy are doing the other 3. The dedication ceremony for the building is May 21st, 4pm to 8pm. It's going to be great. All of you are invited!
Im doing good. Ive been working on homework and Im ready to fall asleep at this point. Im sooooooooo sleepy and the coffee that Ive been drinking is not working at all.
Hi Berenice. I did a little research and saw you are based in San Diego. Thanks for adding me as a friend on ABLA. I'm way up in San Francisco and so happy to finally feel connected to other Chicana / Latina artists in California and beyond.
take care,
Martha
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Re: your clay question, yes, polymer clay is very pliable and is baked in a home oven at a range of 250 - 275 degrees. Very user friendly and most of all... ADDICTING! LOL!
Glad you like my work.
Abrazos
take care,
Martha
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