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by Viviana Quezada-Ramirez
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Three-Point Perspective (Disneyland) by Viviana Quezada-Ramirez
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Sabrina Aguirre lives in Corcoran, California and is currently attending West Hills College Lemoore for a Studio Arts degree. She is also pursuing a career as a tattoo artist and building her art portfolio. Alorha Baga resides on the Santa Rosa Rancheria. She has been creating art since childhood. Her focus is contemporary Native art and nature. She is scheduled to graduate in spring of 2021 with an AA in Studio Art.
Maria Cisneros is an aspiring character designer and animation artist from Hanford, California. She is currently studying for a degree in Studio Art. She loves to create and illustrate fan art from shows or video games. In addition, she creates characters and stories about them. Maria's inspiration comes from myths, legends, and the world around her.
Joseph Doty is a former participant of the JFT program, where he taught in Yatsushiro, Japan. He currently lives with two dogs who inspire much of his work during social distancing. Maleina Harvey is from Danville, Illinois but now lives in Hanford. She has a 3-month-old daughter who resembles her more and more every day. She enjoys spending quality time with her family, journaling, and watching 911 Lonestar. Elizabeth Hines is from Lemoore, California. She focuses her studies on visual arts and history. Apart from drawing, painting, and some photography, she writes and is skilled in archery. Amelia Lewis is a four-time RONE book award judge and book blogger who beta reads for self-publishing authors. She loves nothing more than a rainy day, a cup of tea, and a good book.
Darius Loera is an art major at West Hills College in Lemoore, California. His work is influenced by Japanese culture and architecture, specifically the Edo period and Hokusai books. His series depicts villagers running for refuge from an impending typhoon symbolized by the objects (i.e., papers) being blown away in the wind. Darius hopes to create conversation through culture, style, and media choice. Richard Miller Jr. was born in 1984 in the small town of Hanford, California. He is an advocate for children and is currently working on a career and life path to serve both his little family of three and their community. Other joys in his life, besides writing, are cooking, working on cars, and spending as much time as he can with loved ones.
Mubarak Ndoley is a student at West Hills College in Lemoore, California. This artwork was focused on the theme of identity and was created for his final art appreciation project.
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Jay Oliveira is a nonbinary author and artist from Hanford, California. Their method of writing is focused on feelings more so than the story itself - while the two are often connected. Their work reflects their innermost intimate feelings, an invitation to their thought process. Writing for them is a release and helps for a better understanding of their emotions for both the reader and for themselves.
Viviana Quezada-Ramirez lives in Hanford, California. She enjoys watching international movies and reading romance and young adult novels. Viviana is striving to become an art teacher and hopes to have her art displayed in many art galleries. She spends most of her time drawing portraits of her favorite idols, actors, and anime characters.
Tyree Reed was born in Compton, California. He and his mother moved to Hanford when he was very young. He stayed for many years during his childhood life, and Hanford is where he resided and grew up. Now, Tyree lives in Lemoore with his mother, sister, niece, and nephew, and he has been living in Lemoore for four years in a residential neighborhood. Tyree's sister, niece, and nephew have a black Yorkie that is a little over a year old. The black beautiful Yorkie is the most precious thing in the house, which is a huge blessing to everyone. Jacob Reina is a reading tutor living in Fresno. He has two children, one cat, and one dog. Ethan Rocha was born in Salinas, California. He loves video games, art, and music. This work was created in tribute and respect to his grandfather. Jesus Soto is from Corcoran, California. He expresses his creativity and worldview through art. Personal interests include animation, Anime, and Manga. He wants to become an animator for Pixar.
Marisa Tipton is from Texas and will soon be moving back from Visalia where she lives now. She is a veteran and a single mom of two. Wren Wilson is originally from the American South and was stationed in the Central Valley while serving.
