Over this quarter I have spent a great deal of time working on drawings that are involved in organic shapes and textures. The first is of a woman whom is changing to become part of nature and the natural world that surrounds. It is more about living our lives in a responsible and sustainable manner. The grapes growing in the background speak of renewal while the woman is symbolizing the changes that we can make to have a positive influence on the earth. The birch limbs and their peeling bark also reflect renewal. Like a snake shedding its skin it is reborn each year in paper thin strips. In the spring the world comes back to life and the final piece is about how we see the earth in bits and pieces. It is this diffused and broken view that prevents us from seeing nature as a whole system that works together.

Artist Resume

Sparkle Joy Arroyo

1140 Chase Rd

Grandview, WA. 98930

1-509-454-5147

Sparkle’sArt@hotmail.com

Education

BFA 2012 Studio Art Central Washington University

BS    2012 Interdisciplinary Studies Associate of Arts DTA Central Washington University

AA   2005  Yakima Valley Community College

Sculpture, Ceramics, Drawing, Painting

Exhibition Record

2005 Larson Gallery Student Salon exhibition

Painting, Birch Lane. Purchased by YVCC Grandview Campus Student Council 300.00

2012 CWU Student Salon Show Alley Cat Gallery, Ellensburg WA. Sculpture: Ever-changing and Hopelessness Award

Technical Abilities (Technical Expertise, Technical Skills) Kick and electric throwing wheels, creating molds, crochet, knitting, hand embroidery, working with wood shop tools including band saws, lathes, circular saws, hand tools, drawing, painting. Basic computer skills include data entry, documentation, and telephone communications.

Sparkle Joy Arroyo Artist Statement

My name is Sparkle Joy Arroyo and I am currently a post bac senior currently working towards my BFA.

My art is about combining materials, some found some created and integrating them into different organic shapes and forms. It is my hope that by combining different approaches to art I will be able to go beyond having a talent gained by practice in a craft or hobby and into being able to create 3 dimensional works that are about more than just useful items. I want to shy away from creating works that are kitsch or cliché and focus more on creating art that is important to this generation. I have always loved creating artful things with my hands, but had only the opportunity to do so with fabric, yarn and thread before taking art classes; which is why I believe I truly enjoy the art of ceramics.

I want to create art that will touch the world and withstand the trials of time within it. I like creating things that are abstract, and I love painting landscapes. I love things that don’t have a specific answer as to what it is supposed to be. Painting allows me to look at things up close, and I enjoy drawing because it helps me to design. I enjoy the free form of creativity that ceramics gives, but I don’t only focus on art in that medium.