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Little Boxes

A social commentary on the material and trendy suburban American life. I have encountered many people who believe they are unique in their tastes and ideas, yet they live in the same corporate communities, with the same curtains, the same decor, drive the same cars, have the same landscaping, etc. with minor variations in color or style. In the same sentence that they are proudly showing off what they claim is a unique purchase, they also say it's the same one that famous so-and-so has and it can be bought at such-and-such trendy store. In these communities, it seems like so many people want to be unique, but in exactly the same ways.
Techniques used are quilting, thread painting, and applique.

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DNA: Diversity iN America

A celebration of what binds us and at the same time that gives us unique cultural experiences. We are all the same species that have adapted behaviors to deal with the complexities and challenges of life.

Influenced by Andy Warhol, but instead of focusing on consumerism, I found myself looking at ourselves as humans. We are all the same biologically. And although we are all influenced by our hegemonic society, each of us carries our culture within us. We may look the same on the outside, in our social behaviors, but our inner selves are determined, in large part, by the cultures that formed us in our early lives. Those cultural behaviors have helped us, and sometimes hindered us, to interact with our society. We are at times at odds with it, sometimes in synch with it. Superficially, we may behave like one another. But scratch the surface and you begin to see how we differ. Sadly, in my opinion, this is where we begin to experience cultural conflict. But if we go a little deeper, we see we are just trying to survive our complex social interactions with the culturo-behavioral tools we were given from birth. In other words, we are all doing our best with what we have.

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