Allegory of the New fighting the Old, early Japan Meiji, circa 1870, by an unknown Japanese artist. But more significantly, this ink and the foreign trade it represents signaled the changing of the tides for Japan as a country, which finally reopened its borders to foreigners in 1867 after about 250 years of closure. Image Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Artįoreign trade was, by law, extremely limited during this time, so the presence of Prussian blue in Hokusai's prints meant that he was dealing with art supplies smugglers. Whereas Indigo is the traditional Japanese blue ink extracted from the Persicaria Tintoria plant since the 10th century, Hokusai created rich new colors by mixing it with Prussian Blue - a European synthetic pigment that was gaining wild popularity in Japan at the end of the Edo period. Master printmaker Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) created the famous image of "The Great Wave" using a mixture of Indigo and Prussian Blue inks. What makes this famous print so striking is the delicate curvatures of the white water shapes contrasted with dark blue hues.
#ART TOOLS IN A COLORFUL WAVE SERIES#
Under The Wave Off Kanagawa and the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji series are considered masterpieces of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, not only for their material qualities but for the everyday scenes they depict that tell us more about daily life in Japan during the Edo period (1603 - 1867). She inspires all I do in art and healing so I can provide a good life for her.One of the most iconic Japanese images is a woodblock print of a scene at sea: a great wave about to engulf fishing boats with Mount Fuji overlooking the scenario in the distance. I’ve been given an opportunity to change my life drastically witnessing many miracles most of which is the love of my little 2 year old daughter, Magnolia Angolie Gardner. Life goes on and I have learned so much from this experience which I now view as a gift and also a calling. While at the clinic in Mexico I organized a band of great friends to help me put together a very successful art show at the San Clemente Surf Heritage Museum to raise money for my treatment, and family living expenses. The US doctors wanted to put me on more medicine and more surgery, When I had to go off it suddenly, the withdrawal left me completely immobile unable to talk, walk, eat anything for that matter. The medicine I took for two years was a symptomatic Dopamine replacement just masking the underlying issue, Lyme induced brain damage. Having a new two week old daughter, Magnolia (our first!), I'd quite literally escaped the western medical pharmaceutical option in favor of 2 months of treatment at a specialized Lyme clinic in Mexico. I use whatever materials speak to me at the moment and try not to let thinking get in the way, but embrace it if it does. I believe it to be God’s blueprint for all things leading to enlightenment. My artist perspective revolves around Fractal iterations in all aspects of life- specifically nature. Little did I know how God would use this nascent talent for my healing. With all that society tells us one should pursue in hopes for security, I had pushed my artistic pursuits further back on the life priority list. At that point in time it was poorly understood let alone treated for in western medical practice. The true culprit was Lyme disease- a disease that mimics many other maladies. I tolerated the “medicine” for some time, but I had to gradually take increasing doses to survive and keep my performance at my job.įast forward two years- The medicine almost killed me and turns out I was misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s. When I sought treatment I was given a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease- put on synthetic Dopamine and given batteries in my chest to regulate the symptoms via my brain. Getting paid to create what you love, for people you love, doing what you love, is a pretty good place to be in life.Ībout 4 years ago I was experiencing tremors and difficulty moving normally. Additionally, I designed the camp’s logos and branding. In addition I worked the summers at Cola’s Surf Camp as the lead instructor/ lifeguard / and also shot, edited and sold videos for the families to purchase weekly. Eventually I started teaching everything I loved, Marine Biology, Computer Graphic Design and Video Editing at the new JSERRA High School in San Juan Capistrano. I then worked as a science instructor and video editor at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point Harbor. Teaching Credential and Masters in Education with emphasis in Art and Technology. I attended UC San Diego earning a degree in Computing Arts and Music, and later a Ca.
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I grew up in the ocean, that is to say in San Clemente- surfing, free diving, and painting the ocean.
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