Two words: {{Dawn Okoro}}. I'm not the art connoisseur that a lot of my friends are, but I can appreciate a quality piece of work and her works are ahh-mazing! As I browsed thru her work, my eyes danced across the genius use of space, color, and light to create a soulful, modern, pop-art-esque set of paintings that I'd LOVE to have hanging around my house. She was kind enough to answer a few questions for me so you ladies can get to know her a bit better.Q.What inspires your art?
A.I like people watching. I am inspired by phenomena that affect me and those around me. I am interested in popular culture, and with my art I want to spark a conversation about what causes us to do certain things.
Q. What are your favorite materials to work with?
A. My favorite materials to work with are paint and canvas. I work with oils and acrylics. I am also learning more about photography, and I hope to exhibit some of my photos in the future.
Q. How long have you been creating?
A. I have been creating art for as long as I can remember. I started taking steps to pursue art as a profession about 5 years ago.
Q. Where can we buy your stuff?
A. You can buy art from me directly at {{http://www.dawnokoro.com}} or if you are in New York you can purchase my work at {{RFA Gallery}}. My work will be on exhibit there from January 29th thru March 7, 2010. You can find more info on the gallery {{here}}.
Yall go check her out {{right here right now}} . . . I'll wait.
I bought this product a couple weeks ago because it seems to be all the rave among naturals, and I figured I'd do a little review on it for the folks who've been wondering about it.
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After some experimentation I found that the best way to attach the petals was with 'shiny' scotch tape (the type that looks like packing tape) rather than the matte scotch 'magic' tape (which gave obvious seams/shadows that looked less than stellar). The 'petals' were cut in various lengths (I would cut a sheet of wax paper and fold it over several times so I was cutting 8 petals at a time) and attached from the bottom-->up (with shorter petals at the top)...don't be discouraged if you can see a subtle shadow cast by the tape initially as lots and lots and lots of layers are key! The petals curved naturally from the wax paper coming on a roll, and I placed most of them with the curl flipping out. Also, in lieu of wax paper I might use parchment paper for the next go-round as it has a more matte 
appearance when the light is off.
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