visual artist and writer marisol diaz i am a self-defined Nuyorican creative (that is a Puerto Rican who is from both the isles of Manhattan, NYC and the Caribbean). I share daily in the joy of education and live in a cute port town in New York, in a 'teensy-weensy' apartment with my two dogs and canary named Valentino. Check out my Etsy shop for purchasable pieces. Please do not reproduce imagery off of this site without explicit credit and no derivatives may be made of my original imagery- Thank You.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 03:23PM 
Sam Andaran (Fire Within in Persian) Axolotl by M. Diaz 22x30 Ink Painting and Mixed Media
Sam Andaran/Fire Within Detail by M. Diaz
Detail shot of an Axolotl by M.Diaz
me with Tonalli @ Anne Arundel Community College
Monday, September 16, 2013 at 07:03PM 
El Pez Por Su Propia Boca Muere/ The Fish by its own Mouth Dies 22x30 by M. Diaz
El Pez detail 22x30 Mixed Media Ink painting by M.Diaz
el Pez detail by M.Diaz
Me with 'El Pez Por Su Propia Boca Muere'
This was one of the first pieces I developed for the Tonalli Exhibit in Arnold Maryland his month, though it's the third piece I'm revealing here. It is entitled, El Pez Por Su Propia Boca Muere which translates to the fish by its very own mouth dies. It has three-dimensional pieces on it and is encased in a coating of resin, hard to photograph due to the gloss.
It's funny how I found the pieces which are 22x30 so large when working on them, but it appears so much smaller on the gallery wall- all the white wall space just eats it up.
Obviously this is the water piece in the Earth, Air,Water and Fire series. I know some of my students are seriously freaked out about the hook in the mouth, though I'm sorry for that, I still feel it's one of my strongest pieces when it comes to wordlessly communicating my emotions and my inability to be understood.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 07:23PM If you're following the new art and saw the blog post before this one, you'll see that the last painting I posted (My Lepidoptera Heart) is my 'Air' piece in my new Earth, Air, Water and Fire series. Since many of you can't get to the Maryland exhibit I'm showing all the pieces here in a reveal.
The next piece I'm revealing is the Earth piece, entitled, Esurio the Latin word meaning 'to hunger'.
Esurio by m.diaz 22x30 Ink Painting and Mixed Media
Esurio Detail 22x30 Mixed Media
Esurio Wolf Detail 22x30 ink painting & mixed media
hope you're enjoying the reveal,
Monday, September 9, 2013 at 11:16AM 
My Lepidoptera Heart 22x30 Ink and Mixed Media August 2013
Detail shot of My Lepidoptera Heart
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