I'm a painter. I'm a mother. I work with wax strings. I use them to create colorful, whimsical people and then they become the subjects of my paintings. The figures have a lot of dimension and really pop off of the canvas. They are both childlike and sinister while always intriguing and smile invoking. I happened upon wax strings while playing with my children. They were experimenting and deeply engaged with making and stacking shapes all the while completely uninterested in what I was doing. So, I experimented. Then I painted. This minimalist style has evolved from study at the Art Institute of Chicago, le Faculte de Lettres and Indiana University. I have had solo shows in Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE, Indiana and Massachusetts. My goal with these is to delight and confuse and to make people stop and consider the human figure in a new way! To view and purchase the originals as well as to read more about my life as a creative, please visit www.marijaeartist.com