Beloved Painting adding bursts of color with

adding bursts of color with watercolor and high pigmented acrylics

On the other hand

She views the art making process as one of portraiture

Carisa Swenson discovered the joys of sculpting and stitching back in 2006 and has been fashioning one-of-a-kind dolls ever since

molded by dark stories of war and deportation told to her by her grandparents

Beloved Painting adding bursts of color withDetails About Gouache 1 x 2 in. 2016 4 x 5 in. (f) "I was born in the Bay Area, and have since lived in quite a few locations. From Californian suburbia to the country of Kazakhstan, I have met some very colorful characters and have been exposed to many interesting experiences, but so far I couldn't be happier living in the city by the bay. " ~Mary Syring