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Mary C.

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"TO SURROUND MYSELF IN BEAUTY"

Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
female
married, 1 child
Speaks: English
Joined Jun 13, 2001

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I AM A GALLERY ARTIST THAT IS JUST GETTING TO KNWO THE CARE2 SITE- ANY COMMENTS ARE WELCOME~

2006 ARTISTS STATEMENT

After formal training in design basics, printmaking, and painting, I began to combine learned and intuitive techniques to explore surface and color, producing both two- and three-dimensional work. Since childhood, I have had a lensing system that has permitted my access to a certain kind of knowledge. At about five years of age I became a voluntary mute. This was in large part because when I started school I like all the others were expected to gain all kinds of skills that had to do with socialization, and memorization. I felt increasingly conflicted with what was coming at me from the outside world in sharp contrast to all the feelings and perceptions I was gaining from listening to my own inside world- Thus the lensing system was born. I simply shut out what I felt took away from my ability to gain "internal knowledge". What became my filtering process has stayed with me through all of my experiences in life. It is the source of my art and my life. Art became a very significant idea and activity for me from about age three and continues into the present. I have allowed my perceptions to become refined, and with this and my internal creative drive I have developed a natural process of what determines my images, use of technique, choice of colors, and overall designs in my work. This process is what I choose to call knowledge gaining. The visual impact of my work can be experienced on many levels, depending on one’s individual readiness for receiving progressive levels of deeper and deeper internal feeling. The esthetic ideal of my work is to nurture and ready the soul to wake up to a much larger reality. The functional ideal of my work is to house in a two dimensional format the designs necessary for one to access a new perspective from which to view larger and larger bodies of ideas and consciousness itself. It is my greatest pleasure to be able to help bring in new languages of "being" from worlds that we can only guess at today, but which will hopefully help expand our worlds of tomorrow.

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Birthday	Dec 29
Languages	English
About Me	see above statement
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Lifestyle
Pets	dogs
Activist Aspirations	Casual
Political Leaning	Moderate
Religions	Christian - Catholic
Eating Habits	Keep it Healthy
Wild Fact About Me	I WAS BORN SCHIZOPHRENIC-
My Philosophy	PRAY TO SAINT RITA
What Gives Me Hope	PRAYING TO SAINT RITA AND JESUS
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by	GIVE LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS TO EVERYONE
What/who changed my life and why	INFAMOUS- THERE ARE SOME FABULOUS QUOTES IN THIS MOVIE
What Bugs Me	THE WORD KIDDO
Passions	ART- SOME MUSIC- BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS
Inspirations	Bill W and Doctor Bob, italian greyhounds, JESUS AND SAINT RITA
What Scares Me	YELLING AND CONFLICT
Favorites
Role Models	the swan king
Quotation	IN EVERY BRIGHT FLAME DON'T FORGET THERE IS THE LITTLE BLUE CENTER
Interests	crystals
Books
Music	TALKING HEADS, CAN'T THINK RIGHT NOW
Movies	FUR, THE PERFECT STORM, INFAMOUS, SUNSET BLVD., ROSEMARYS BABY
TV Shows	24, GREYS ANATOMY, AMERICAN IDOL
Favorite Foods	CHINESE
Favorite Places	BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENTS
Can't Live Without	perfect peace, my husband, my Artwork I create, MY ITALIAN GREYHOUND, BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY, BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS
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	Martin Ramirez-self taught artist- schizophrenic (Nov 2) MARTIN RAMIREZ~A recent article in the New York Times by Tara Parker-Pope uses the work of Martin Ramirez, an artist with schizophrenia... more »
	FON AND EWE FETISH FIGURES (Mar 23) THIS IS MY SECOND TRY AT THIS - HOPEFULLY THE PICTURES WILL SHOW UP THIS TIME. THIS IS MY COLLECTION OF BOCIO FETISH FIGURES. THEY COME... more »
	FON AND EWE FETISH FIGURES (Mar 21) I THOUGHT I WOULD POST MY FON AND EWE FETISH FIGURES AS A SHARE- THESE COME FROM AFRICA. THEY WERE MADE BY A VOUDON PRIEST, USED TO PRO... more »
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Nov 2, 2009 4:22 PM
Karen N. (95)	Wishing you real good success with your group!!
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Oct 1, 2009 7:04 PM
Karen N. (95)	Love you, Mary!!! Karen
Jul 2, 2009 5:43 AM
Jackie M. (308)	Can't wait to do up the town together! Love ya Mary, always wishing you the very best of everything. With lots of love and good wishes...and some ((HUG) too. Stay well and blessed.
Jun 20, 2009 11:40 AM
Karen N. (95)	May your lighted path today bring you to love, peace and a wonderful tomorrow. Love you! Karen
Jun 11, 2009 4:57 AM
Karen N. (95)	Mihintale Buddha I love your background!!! When I saw this I thought of you. It's in Sri Lanka. Love you... Karen
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Victoria R. (86)	Wishing You a Wonderfilled weekend, Mary. Hugs
Apr 6, 2009 12:03 AM
Victoria R. (86)	Thank-You Mary!! Your new avi pic is gorgeous!
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Karen N. (95)	HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARY!!!!!
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Karen N. (95)	A Healing Crystal for You... Love you, Karen
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Karen N. (95)	You are an Angel. Thanks for all your help and beautiful insight. Love, Karen
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