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RayAnn Garcia: capstone
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Garcia, RayAnn, artist
The artist's statement: My passions are a never-ending discovery, I am a first-generation, ethnically mixed, independent transfer student from Denver, Colorado. I am also an inspiring artist, designer, sister, daughter, and friend; hoping to live a life full of prosperity. Throughout my life, I find myself gravitating towards self-expressionism and craving the feeling of creating something artistically beautiful. Throughout my fibers journey, I discovered a love for construction and finishings. I admire good craftsmanship and aim to produce only quality pieces and forms. I recognize that within my fibers arts, I strive to create a feeling of vision, direction, and space. I create pieces of work that replicates my living spaces and invites viewers to envision home. A majority of my artworks are created with the purpose of becoming decoration and contributions to my homes. I recognize that I constantly live in a world of design, and that I have the power to 'design' my own life and everything within it. The pieces I produce showcase how a designer's personal home space is constructed through the fabrication of artworks and interior attributes. The overarching themes and characteristics for my Fiber work includes modern, clean, simplified abstraction, monochromatic schemes, textures, and spaces. The techniques that I use to create most of my art pieces include weaving, sewing, quilting, knitting, embroidery, and screen printing. The homogeneous idea in most of my fibers artworks is within the value of creating a home. As I create a home by flourishing my living spaces with decorative pieces, constructed textures, soft sculpture forms, and woven textiles, I am contributing to the idea of spaces and connection, in conjunction to expressing my persona and visual aspirations towards the future.
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RayAnn Garcia: capstone
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Garcia, RayAnn, artist
The artist's statement: I always find it a bit typical when people say, "I was born to do this," yet, I never felt more inclined to proclaim this statement then within my present situations. I feel that I was born to be an artist, a designer, a sister, a friend, a daughter, a student, and this list is constantly evolving and growing. I am passionate about who I am and who I aim to be. As a designer I am able to be expressive, compassionate, and providing. From a young age, I always found a purpose and love for the arts, and after taking my first multimedia technology course, the artistic passion within me grew, I became a sponge to the digital design world, soaking in everything that felt like I was merely blinded by from before. I was born to be a graphic designer, I found purpose and passion within the digital world of arts. Everything my eyes presently consume, I am called to attention by its design, justifications, typefaces, the color palettes, alignments, its identity and aesthetic, and the overall presence it contributes to the visual world. As a graphic designer, I am a perfectionist and an intentionalist. Everything I produce is built upon the proposition of intentional and meaningful characteristics, a quality standard, and innovative perspectives. My strengths are typographic formulations and brand identities. I am fascinated with package design and how products interact with its graphic design counterparts. Creating a brand package that includes identity, logo explorations, color schemes, typography, social media toolkits, and product packaging is what I identify as my deepest passion. Design is not a cosmetic addition, rather, it is an essential to survival. There will always be a need and appreciation for good design, and I strive to fulfill that need.