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Visual Art – Austin

Chantell has always gravitated toward several different mediums and techniques, depending on where her creativity leads her. Most of her previous work included multimedia pieces which incorporated elements of ceramic, wood, paint, ink, charcoal and photography to convey her vision. While not all of her current works are multimedia, they do reflect her commitment to allowing her creativity to guide her to select the mediums/techniques that will capture the essence of what she is experiencing, trying to convey and share with others. Chantell’s current works have been inspired by her Native American culture and her exploration of the healing of Aromatherapy which resulted in her taking steps toward acquiring her Aromatherapist certification. She currently uses elements from these inspirations and incorporates them in her pieces which reflect a continuous quest to achieve mental, emotional and physical balance and her belief that everything in life is connected through the actions of intent, thoughts, words and physical action; all of these things affect an individual’s environment as well as the environment of those they interact with as well as individual/global balance. From her experience in the arts, Chantell believes the quest to maintain balance and awareness can be greatly achieved through creating art and passed on to others by sharing her artwork with them.