"Syncretic Volition" India ink on silk 6'x3' 2009. This painting translates as the means of blending philosophies or beliefs. It's homage to some of my friends whom are in this piece. One in particular was my first roommate while living by the beach when I first moved to LA. She felt scandalous for being the only one naked of my friends. I told my mom this and my mom replied: "It's a painting,so what's wrong?" I told her I completely agreed too. This is the story about making your own garden of Eden where you as a lady feed yourself the grapes of wrath if that's what you please. For me I love switching over to ink on silk for its more meditative then the harshness of chemicals with oil. What's cool about painting ink on silk is the fact one drop of color goes a long way physically,metaphorically, and philosophically speaking. The trick is building the layers delicately until the silk is no longer porous. It takes multiple layers to build a bridge in bonding. It is in this moment I can zero in on the final details. This is a painting about finding serenity in your own "Self Eden." Individuality is the capability of understanding theology. It's about understanding how religion came to be and also divided into multiple faiths by a leader who brought followers. If one person could blend faiths and make it his own then why the need for followers? Isn't this brainwashing one to follow another's path rather then their own? Thus my questioning of the need for one specific ideology? If every individual took their pick at what they wanna believe, would there be a need for a label of faith or its followers? Wouldn't we all be on our own path letting ourselves define happiness in hope? Well I at least know where my garden is to feed and she became my " Syncretic Volition."