Have you ever sat back and just enjoyed the beauty of silence? Not only filtering out the clamor to your auditory systems, but also the din to your senses caused by street signs, stores, the television, etc. Our lives are completely filled with a constant barage of noise that we have become accustomed to filtering out. This indiscriminant pollutant is a toxin to our lives that offers no relief or space to simply be.

One of Arizona's primary goals with her work is to offer an escape from the din and noise of our everyday lives.

Let your eyes wander through one of the meticulously detailed mandalas and allow your mind to be transported into itself.

Gaze at one of the abstract works reflecting the beauty of our world and allow your heart to be filled with the peace that nature offers.

Enjoy any of her creations and open a path to the here and now - a path that will reduce stress, increase creativity and leave your mind clearer and more open to the good things that our world has to offer.

Arizona is a writer, photographer and artist located near Charlottesville, Virginia knows what it is to be happy and success and she knows what it feels like to lose that success and hit rock bottom.

Having a happy childhood filled with support, starting college early in life, being published in a national magazine at 13 and other childhood successes taught Arizona the power of a positively charged environment.

An abusive marriage, the loss of a child, divorce and thoughts of suicide showed Arizona the power of negativity.

Years of struggle have taught her the joy of creating her own positive environment. Now, Arizona's endeavor is to share what she has learned during her recovery. Her message carries the distinctive flavor of her unique thinking plus the warmth of her caring, creative personality. “The world is already full of too much pain and suffering. I am trying to reintroduce people to their inner imagination, that part of their souls that is filled with dreams, fairy tales, hopes and beauty.”

"We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth."
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963)
"In Praise of Robert Frost"
Amherst College, 27 October 1963

Date		Show
Month of August Open Reception August 6		FLOWING LINEAGE A black and white look at our world and our relationship within it.

Arizona sells her originals, giclee prints and note cards. To find out how you can obtain a piece of Arizona's work please contact her:

 

 arizona@twinoaks.org

 540-894-6994