100 Faces: 100 Days 31-40

# 31 Woman in the Moon

#32 Love & Joy

#33 Her Mother's Daughter

#34 Yummy

# 35 Witchy Woman

#36 Angry

#37 Yes, I Can Hear You Now

#38 Sleep Deprived

#39 Sky High

#40 Tree Spirit

ATCs Artist Trading Cards

 

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North High School Students

Des Moines, IA

Art and Cake: 60 Artists over 60: An Interview with Kimberly-Ann

 https://www.artandcakela.com/60-over-60

Art and Cake: An Interview with Kimberly-Ann

https://www.artandcakela.com/post/60-over-60-kimberly-ann-1

“Kimberly-Ann: Photographer”: Digital photography: No size: 2018: Kitty McGinnis (photographer) Kimberly-Ann (editor)

Age 69

What keeps you excited in the studio? All of the different opportunities and materials/mediums I have access to.

Looking back at your trajectory as an artist, how would you say your work has developed? I have never stopped studying art processes: I continually sign up for classes that are out of my current area of knowledge/technique in order to broaden my scope of work or to perfect a current technique.

What role do you think the artist has in today’s society? As art is multi-faceted and artists all speak in different creative manners/disciplines/mediums/techniques; we all have different roles. Some of us focus on political justice, others human rights, some on environmental issues. Personally my photography focuses on beauty in everyday life & objects, however, much of my current work both on & off canvas focuses on encouraging healing of the feminine by helping other women & teenagers find their artistic voices through art of their own.

What’s the most important advice you could give to an aspiring artist? Do not give up: Art is subjective, not everyone is going to like your work… Learn from constructive critique, keep making art, keep learning, moving forward, & don’t be afraid to try something new.

Does age matter in art? Why or why not? Only in the sense of knowledge/skill/technique; I’m talking about the differences between a child and those in their teen-older years. I’ve seen amazing work from teenagers just as I have seen not-so-amazing work from adult artists. Many younger people have what one might call a “natural eye” or intrinsic knowledge of composition, color, and technique while others, no matter their age, do not. For myself, age is not always an indicator or measurement of artistic talent.

What can we look forward to from you next? More artwork, exploring new subjects & techniques, that may serve as an example to other women with the desire to heal & find their inner power by creating art as well. Thankfully this is now possible as I am working with a group of female artists, who have a broader scope of world vision of what it is to be creative & powerful as a female.

Is there anything else you would like to share about being an artist later in life? Follow your inspiration and don’t give up. Many times life’s responsibilities have precluded our artistic tendencies and we have given up hope of following our creative visions. I believe now that we are older and, hopefully, have more time for ourselves, that we can once again be bold/courageous enough to take up our artistic vision where we left off and move forward creating the works of art that have so long shut out of our lives.

@la.photo.kat

“Uniquely Genuine”: Mixed media: 16 inches: 2024: Kimberly-Ann

100 Faces - 100 Days 30-21

 Once Again: in reverse order

Why This happens when uploading multiple photos at one time: I have not a clue

#30 Moon Maid

#29 Mis Abuelas

#28 Waziya Wakiyan Winyan

#27 In Tune With Nature

#26 Mni Wiconi

#25 Breaking Free

#24 Fading Away

#23 One Smart Cookie

#22 Marian Librarian

#21 Alice

100 Faces - 100 Days 20-11

 Well now these are in reverse order: #20-#11

#20 Smile With Your Mouth Closed

#19 On a Bed of Roses

#18  Inside My Head

#17 Of  Air and Sea

#16 Blue Faerie

#15 Queen of the Deep

#14 She of Abundant Life

#13 Atras la Fachada

#12 Moonglow

#11 In My Wildest Dreams (Carrot Top)

You Know You're Fascist When:

 

I Have Returned

 Howdy: Hola: Hello etc.

 How it is I have returned, I'm not so clear...

I have no idea when it was that I last posted, but I do know so very much has transpired:

We now have a fascist government... how the hell that happened, I have not a clue; although I have my suspicions:  When contemplating how my "christian" relatives voted, I am amazed how they voted for HATRED; how they voted  to normalize their  hatred,  how they voted against the beatitudes....

The Beatitudes are blessings recounted by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–10 within the Sermon on the Mount 

How does one claim to be "christian" yet refuse to follow the teachings of Yeshua ben Yosef (Jesus)?  What about "Agape", Unconditional Love?  What about feeding the hungry, healing the sick, providing for the children...

Yet those right-wing-christians (who are neither)... vote for, enable, & support a 34 time convicted felonious conman who also just happens to be a known rapist & pedophile...  How does one justify that?

How does one of immigrant heritage vote against other immigrants, especially those who do the back-breaking, menial, low-paying work (without benefits in all weather) that no white u.s. citizen or poor u.s. citizen would ever consider doing?

Seriously, my relatives are not only 2nd generation americans, but many of their loved ones are from farmworker families....  When asked, not one of the would ever work in the fields, nor would they allow their children or grandchildren to work in the fields....  Yet they have no solution/answer as to who should do that work, so that they might have fresh food on their tables.

The catholics in my family voted for this government because they HATE Muslims.... yet they do not personally know any:  their hatred is handed down from generations of Spaniards... Have they forgotten Franco? Have they forgotten what their priests did during the inquisition & crusades?  Have they forgotten what their priests did to the Native Americans, Indigenous of the entire Continents of the Americas?  How do they forget their ancestors' part in the genocide of the Indigenous people of North, Central, & South America; those very same people who come to amurikkka to do the work they & their families Refuse to do?  How do they forget, that this country of amurikkka was once All Indigenous?  California, Arizona, Texas, etc. was once All a part of Mexico?

The blatant, unmitigated, & unrepentant stupidity & entitlement of my relatives & their loved ones alone is more than enough to make my head spin....

We (amurikkkans) for the most part, have forgotten our roots, where our ancestors came from, why they came here, and what work they were willing to do in order to live this life & pass down to us a much improved manner of living....

How do we dare to forget? How do we dare to condemn those who come here to a land that was originally that of their ancestors to work the fields, clean our toilets, raise our children, clean our houses, cook our meals, care-take our elderly, wash our cars, etc.?  These people (that we want to banish) have more self-respect and work ethic than those amurikkkan citizens on welfare...  They have a kindness & humility that most citizens will never know.

And now, those people that voted for the ones in power who would enable, normalize & condone the hatred that their constituents have for others (libtards & people of color) are suffering: No more federal health insurance, no jobs, no more federal food subsidies, no education benefits, higher taxes, tariffs on non-amurikkkan goods, outrageous food prices: when they voted against helping those in need, they forgot to look in the mirror to see that they themselves are the needy ones and that they voted against themselves.... 

This, is merely the tip of the iceberg.....  People voted for hatred and it has been turned back against them: now what?  FAFO