Mind Games

Details About Embroidery, bead-work, acrylic and fabric paint, resin on raw canvas 32 x 32 in. © 2019   "My art is a visual journal and memoir of my life. Growing up in a household of artists and musicians the idea of creating was quite ordinary; however like many families there wasn't much additional money to be spent on art supplies. But what my parents lacked in disposable funds, they greatly made up for with unconditional love and support. Any material I could find in the house was fair game, whether it was house paints, old fabrics, or even nail polishes. My mom taught me how to sew, and my Dad taught me how to use his tools. My love for art and fearlessness with material experimentation was realized.Later I went to Langley Fine Arts in Fort Langley where I studied art with a focus on photography. On a whim during my senior year I took a textiles course where I learned how to embroider, and it was like I finally learned how to communicate. By graduation I won the Hyeon Aw