http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=313497 Artist http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314016 A closer look at the panels in my [i]Luminance [/i]series. Each indidual picture is part of a tripdych of dipdychs.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 01:39:44 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314015 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314015"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/e0da39a7c30b78061287888d91ca0df5/e0da39a7c30b78061287888d91ca0df5_scale_110_73.png" height="73" width="110" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Close-Up)" /></a><br/>A closer look at the panels in my [i]Luminance [/i]series. Each indidual picture is part of a tripdych of dipdychs.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 01:38:17 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314014 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314014"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/b49577bebcb4f30272eaa62013481703/b49577bebcb4f30272eaa62013481703_scale_56_80.png" height="80" width="56" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Close-Up)" /></a><br/>A closer look at the panels in my [i]Luminance [/i]series. Each indidual picture is part of a tripdych of dipdychs.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 01:36:19 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314011 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314011"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/690f3677c265c02a62da903f23591042/690f3677c265c02a62da903f23591042_scale_56_80.png" height="80" width="56" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Close-Up)" /></a><br/>A closer look at the panels in my [i]Luminance [/i]series. Each indidual picture is part of a tripdych of dipdychs.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 01:28:23 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314010 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314010"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/8393b845536f08a06c7dbeae4f63a17f/8393b845536f08a06c7dbeae4f63a17f_scale_110_73.png" height="73" width="110" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Close-Up)" /></a><br/>A closer look at the panels in my [i]Luminance [/i]series. Each indidual picture is part of a tripdych of dipdychs.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 01:09:45 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314009 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314009"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/cbcc000ad5014d8853acb8657e0a9ef1/cbcc000ad5014d8853acb8657e0a9ef1_scale_53_80.png" height="80" width="53" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Close-Up)" /></a><br/>A closer look at the panels in my [i]Luminance [/i]series. Each indidual picture is part of a tripdych of dipdychs.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 01:07:30 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314008 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314008"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/c71d13b5b80b845fea22c7be37490635/c71d13b5b80b845fea22c7be37490635_scale_53_80.png" height="80" width="53" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Close-Up)" /></a><br/>A closer look at the panels in my [i]Luminance [/i]series. Each indidual picture is part of a tripdych of dipdychs.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 01:05:47 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314007 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314007"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/6c80e258b95a7229f33e6942e0712df1/6c80e258b95a7229f33e6942e0712df1_scale_53_80.png" height="80" width="53" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Close-Up)" /></a><br/>A closer look at the panels in my [i]Luminance [/i]series. Each indidual picture is part of a tripdych of dipdychs.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 01:02:04 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314006 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314006"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/0e791ea4299a636785dd126a75fdb9a1/0e791ea4299a636785dd126a75fdb9a1_scale_51_80.png" height="80" width="51" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Close-Up)" /></a><br/>A closer look at the panels in my [i]Luminance [/i]series. Each individual picture is part of a tripdych of dipdychs.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 00:59:41 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314005 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314005"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/c9f45919752214ea431ff33a5a45e94a/c9f45919752214ea431ff33a5a45e94a_scale_104_80.png" height="80" width="104" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Shown Feb., 2011)" /></a><br/>At times when I've felt the most inadequate, I've always wished for someone to remind me that there is a certain but unspoken value and worth present in the unexceptional. In science, it can be noted that all things, living or non, contain within them some sort of potential energy. Every single person, regardless of their appearance, talent, intelligence, or upbringing, emits energy from their body as long as they live. The unimportant things we encounter every day also emit or reflect light and energy. For some reason, I find something really comforting in that thought.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 00:45:17 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314004 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314004"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/47652618deced9a04f8c126b3b1e65bb/47652618deced9a04f8c126b3b1e65bb_scale_103_80.png" height="80" width="103" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Shown Feb., 2011)" /></a><br/>At times when I've felt the most inadequate, I've always wished for someone to remind me that there is a certain but unspoken value and worth present in the unexceptional. In science, it can be noted that all things, living or non, contain within them some sort of potential energy. Every single person, regardless of their appearance, talent, intelligence, or upbringing, emits energy from their body as long as they live. The unimportant things we encounter every day also emit or reflect light and energy. For some reason, I find something really comforting in that thought.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 00:34:51 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314003 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314003"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/d49cf727d6ca7e69217a12cb175ea8a0/d49cf727d6ca7e69217a12cb175ea8a0_scale_104_80.png" height="80" width="104" border="1" alt="Luminance Series (Shown Feb., 2011)" /></a><br/>At times when I've felt the most inadequate, I've always wished for someone to remind me that there is a certain but unspoken value and worth present in the unexceptional. In science, it can be noted that all things, living or non, contain within them some sort of potential energy. Every single person, regardless of their appearance, talent, intelligence, or upbringing, emits energy from their body as long as they live. The unimportant things we encounter every day also emit or reflect light and energy. For some reason, I find something really comforting in that thought.<br/> Tue, 08 May 2012 00:31:56 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314002 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314002"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/87fbed0530ca40d75be858fbebfda99c/87fbed0530ca40d75be858fbebfda99c_scale_53_80.png" height="80" width="53" border="1" alt="I Wear My Memories (Close-Up)" /></a><br/>Another close-up view of the beadwork in my piece [i]I Wear My Memories. [/i]<br/> Mon, 07 May 2012 23:50:45 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314001 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=314001"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/3a7d4780e4bda7531d6a8d927c97bc9a/3a7d4780e4bda7531d6a8d927c97bc9a_scale_53_80.png" height="80" width="53" border="1" alt="I Wear My Memories (Close-Up)" /></a><br/>A closer look at the "bead work" in my [i]I Wear My Memories[/i] piece. Each bead in the longer chain contains a drawing of some aspect of my hometown in Hialeah, FL.<br/> Mon, 07 May 2012 23:45:29 GMT Lauren Alvarez http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=313957 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=313957"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_25394/2ec3d008e9fe41f9f5efa3e99f9349e7/2ec3d008e9fe41f9f5efa3e99f9349e7_scale_110_55.jpg" height="55" width="110" border="1" alt="Birdbrain Series (Peacock)" /></a><br/>Originally created as part of a series to be used for t-shirt designs. The series itself is still a work in progress.<br/> Mon, 07 May 2012 16:55:56 GMT Lauren Alvarez