Austin Quotes + Cindy Sherman Inspired photo "The Character"

Cindy Sherman uses characters in her photography so I wanted to use my own & it just happened to be a ninja turtle :)

When Artists Create Flags - Artworks of Creative Time’s Pledges of Allegiance Project


1. "a flag that embodies art’s ability to channel political passion, raise awareness and unify."
2. "Nari Ward, His flag references Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) flag combined with an African prayer symbol known as a Congolese Cosmogram, representing birth, life, death and rebirth. In this way, he acknowledges the resilience of the human spirit to survive.

Painting With Words, Writing With Color

1. “Basically, the poetry is coming more forward. I’m putting the words out in a bigger way.” Ms. Elsayed said of her work. “And what it’s doing is helping me say, I’m both a writer and a painter. Mine is an interdisciplinary practice, and I’m O.K. with that.”
2. “I’ve always been a writer. The written word always comes first when I’m doing a painting,” Ms. Elsayed