Brenda Masonīrenda has been writing and editing business and technical documentation in support of others for many years. For the love of art, I hope to continue expanding my portfolio and sharing glimpses of my soul to this awe-inspiring world. I also enjoy using what I learned in graphic designing to work freelance for non-profit organizations and family-owned businesses. I have fun creating and selling my work at local art shows (when they were a thing) as well as creating commissioned art pieces in my humble studio at home. I earned an Associates in General Art and Business and now use my skills as an avenue to escape work and school routines. I continued to doodle until I had the desire to learn more and went to GCC for art classes. I began drawing in pencil at the age of 9 when I tried to follow along with Bob Ross episodes. I was born in Los Angeles and moved to Phoenix in my teen years. She is also interested in portraying ordinary items that, when examined in detail, magnified or brightly lit, reveal characteristics that become a starting point for an etching, monoprint, linocut or collagraph. She is most interested in capturing those images that come into view for a short time and disappear. Kathi Knox is a printmaker whose work is based on observation of shadows, patterns and line. If you want to see more memories that I have captured in time, follow me on Instagram at Kathi Knox Photography gives me the ability to capture a moment in time, allowing me to fall in love with this passion. Art is not about technicalities or doing things the right way it’s about having the freedom to creatively express yourself. My journey with photography represents a story of determination and believing in myself. Although I didn’t always achieve the results I had envisioned, I gradually got better. My photos would come out blurry and over-exposed, but photography provided me with a happy place that enabled me to zone out from the world and express myself creatively. In the beginning, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. For my 10th birthday, my parents gifted me a camera, and I set foot on my photographic journey. I am currently a student at Phoenix College pursuing a degree in Sociology. Barring the anxiety that comes with such a rapid change of pace, I’m excited to start truly working towards my career, whatever it may be. I enrolled in PC to finish high-school and develop an understanding of a more formal academic environment. I have been fortunate enough to have been homeschooled through all primary grades, which gave me ample time to explore side interests. A quick unassuming ride on my Dad’s old Kona quickly lead to a near obsession with both BMX and Mountain Biking this past year, I saved up for a full-suspension rig to sharpen my skills and find success in Enduro racing. However, the pandemic swiftly put an end to that, and I found myself with no consistent motivation to exercise. I now find myself struggling between what feels like diametrically opposed career paths.Ī couple of years ago, I joined Tempe’s Varsity rowing team and participated in regattas all across the country. These simple sketches quickly grew more elaborate and creative, leading to a full-blown passion for illustration and art. In my pursuit of a career involved in spaceflight, I found myself distracted by my own imagination, sketching aircraft and vehicles of my own design as a way to scratch that impatient itch to be involved in the process of building machines bound for the stars. I’ve been fascinated by all that flies, which naturally lead to an interest in aerospace engineering. Still, despite the scorching heat, I absolutely love it here. Any reasonable person would have probably moved somewhere else by now. I was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, and I’ve lived here for 17 years. Writing is my passion, and it makes me so happy to share my words with others. At ASU I plan to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English, and then afterwards go to graduate school to become an English professor. I decided at 10 years old I wanted to become a writer, and I am currently an English Literature student hoping to transfer to Arizona State University by Fall 2021. After becoming a voracious reader at a young age, I taught myself how to write stories and poems. I grew up in northern Illinois near Chicago and moved to Phoenix in 2014. I would love for all people to achieve that kind of unity in their lives. On my canvas, the black, red, and the white are in harmony, just like my soul. My colors are united in one art piece that is reflecting the tone of the people, the religion of the world, the language of the universe, the poor, the rich.
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