Visual Media

Within

Acrylic paint on canvas

This piece was created for the Sacramento Board of Supervisors Chamber's 2021 Spring show titled New Migration: Forward Together. This piece in particular is meant to depict the inner migration that happened during the early months of the pandemic-- isolation forced many people to face themselves more internally-- catapulting the world into a period of introspection and reflection. Although a terrifying and dark period for the world at large, many of us had to face the reality of our true feelings surrounding our previous idea of normalcy. Do we like our jobs? Do we like the people we surround ourselves with? Were we really connected to a higher purpose? Did we like ourselves? This image is a spiritual depiction of comforting unrested souls during this time of difficult internal migration.

Ace

Digital media

This image is the first of a ten part series titled Numerology. The figure, representing the number one, is associated with manifestation, intuition, and beginnings. It signifies a new venture, an opportunity for growth, or a new journey. Each of the pieces in this series were accompanied by a set of introspective questions as well: Who do I want to show up as? What would my favorite version of myself do next? In what ways do I have the power to improve my life?

About the Artist

EMONI is a 23 year old self-taught Los Angeles based multi-disciplinary artist. While her professional endeavors have primarily explored intuitive painting, she also creates digital works and colored pencil drawings. With a background in portraiture, EMONI continues to make figurative work, often saturated in bright primary-color oriented palettes. She is inspired by the meeting points between the various realms of human existence-- mind, body, and spirit-- and offers commentary on the way these realms interact, and how these interactions manifest in our tangible realities. Whether in harmony or in conflict, the way she visualizes the relationship between these realms offers a deconstructed perspective of the internal human experience. Although the features of her figures are still heavily influenced by her own physical appearance as a mixed race, African-American woman, she consistently attempts to keep her figures androgynous and racially amibiguous, making artwork more inviting for the viewer to self-impose. By removing social and cultural identifiers, her artwork touches on the universality of internal conflict that comes with the process of honest introspection.

Beacon

Photography

This picture was taken at Echo Lake, CA as photographer Natalie Phillips was experimenting with light and night photography.

Growth and Decay

Photography

Natalie Phillips took this picture because she thought the juxtaposition of the decaying car and flourishing greenery was symbolic and beautiful.

About the Artist

Natalie Phillips has enjoyed art, photography, and writing for as long as she can remember. With the encouraging, positive influence of her mother who appreciates art and photography she was allowed to explore her interests and blossom creatively. Natalie is a third year student at Folsom Lake College who is planning to move in the fall to explore possibilities. Though she has no idea what career she wishes to pursue, she hopes to be able to utilize her passions and skills to be happy and successful.

Ripple

Digital Art

In this piece, a person lies disconnected from the dark and dull world around her. Though she’s consumed by uncertainty, vibrant and hopeful colors break through it. The music playing in her ears pulls her up from the bottom of the lake, helping her stay afloat. Drifting along the unease, the colors create a ripple of hope for new beginnings.

About the Artist

Learning to draw eyes from her best friend in the third grade was all it took for Arusyak to fall in love with art. Art consumed her, whether it was using anything and everything as a canvas for her ideas, or simply reading about different art movements throughout time. This passion dimmed as she grew, but through taking risks within her art, she’s been able to find that love for it again.

Daydream

Photography

This photo was taken with the assistance of careful surveying in the photographer’s yard. In the summer, she visits foliage where she knows the mantises in her yard live to monitor and bond with them. This photo was taken of one of her favorite backyard mantises, nicknamed “Penny” due to her unique rusty color. The photographer hopes this photo will capture the unique personality praying mantises have and make people view bugs in a different, more positive way.

Warmth

Arylic and foam board

This sculpture was intended to capture human connection through the concept of a heat map. The form of the sculpture represents two hands placed on top of one another. Where the hands touch, warm colors represent heat. Colors cool as the hands grow farther away from each other to represent cold and the absence of warmth and connection.

Tranquility

Photography

This photo was taken on a warm summer day when the photographer noticed the red dragonfly perched atop green foliage. When taking photos of this bug, it seemed as if time was frozen except for the gently swaying wind. The dragonfly stayed perfectly still for over a half an hour as multiple photos were taken and seemed to hold no fear towards the photographer, which is extremely unusual for bugs in general. This photo is meant to capture the complete peace felt in that moment.

About the Artist

Alyssa Tregembo has been taking art classes throughout all levels of schooling and has been drawing as young as she can remember. She’s practiced various types of art forms, including painting, sculpture, and photography and loves every one of them. She also often turns to writing and poetry as another creative outlet, though art is still her favorite. She is currently a student at Folsom Lake College majoring in studio art with goals to transfer and specialize in a field of design. Alyssa is currently sharing her art through an Instagram account titled @alyssa.marie_creations.

Anthropophagus

Digital media

This piece was created digitally and was inspired by “Saturn Devouring His Son,” from Francisco Goya. The entire piece builds off of the trauma that religion may carry; from the large hands of something otherworldly gripping the remains of the person apart, to the desperate attempts to grasp at the left over pieces above and below.

About the Artist

Dean Balila, (she/they), has considered herself an artist since primary school, her main medium and subject being digital illustrations of humanoid beings. As an immigrant from the Philippines, Dean draws inspiration from the family that came before her and the recent passing of her father. Her interest in art stems from her Eastern Asian heritage and growing up in a household that valued graphic novels. Dean currently attends Folsom Lake College and is working to gain her BA in Psychology. Though they consider art a hobby, they use it to express themselves and hopefully bring emotions out of others using classically disturbing imagery.

Memento Mori

Marker ink and colored pencil on sketch paper

Memento Mori is part of a set of 31 drawings Spencer Pearson did in October 2020. The flayed skin styled to look like a crumbling robe was inspired by the sculpture "Figure of Death" by Hans Leinberger, and the heart is meant to be reminiscent of the sacred heart motif in Catholic art. The one flower in the eye is a marigold, which again draws from Mexican tradition as it has been a sacred flower of the dead since pre-colonial times, and can still be commonly seen on altars to honor dead relatives during the holidays.

Brooke

Marker ink and colored pencil on sketch paper

Brooke is actually a tattoo design Spencer Pearson did for a good friend of theirs who wanted something that contrasted death (a skull), with life (the sunflowers and bright colors); Spencer also drew a little bit upon the sugar skull style from Mexican folk art, as it's a favorite of theirs and their family background is Mexican.

About the Artist

Spencer Pearson, (they/them), is a local FLC graduate who is currently attending Sac State to finish a BA in philosophy. They've been a hobbyist illustrator since their high school days, and while they have no particular aspirations with regards to their art, they continue to improve their style and share their creations with others as a form of self expression and identity; transforming what one would usually find macabre subject matter into something beautiful.

Butterfly

Photography

There was only one butterfly flying around when Caleb Thornquest took this photo, so it felt unique to him.

Skylight

Photography

Caleb Thornquest liked the light coming in through the trees and decided to capture this photo.

About the Artist

Caleb is a recent college graduate and photographer. He has been taking photos since high school and has been passionate about photography since, taking photography classes throughout high school and college.

Space

Pencil on paper

From another planet it seems to be.

The eyes have seen too much.

Big and deep, there is nothing and everything inside.

Sincere

Acrylic on canvas

A head with no ears, he cannot hear you.

He feels too much and is nervous about the world.

His expression does not compare to his colorful appearance.

About the Artist

Dani Torres is a confused 20-year-old human. Abstract art that evokes emotion is what she enjoys. She loves to draw and loves their dog.

Date Night

Photography

Taken with a Canon R6 and 24-70mm lens, Date Night captures a raw and authentic moment of marital love during a night out. The perspective through the window provides the audience with what they would have seen if walking past this themed diner. The glow of the neon lights emphasizes the romantic atmosphere and adds depth to the overall piece.

About the Artist

Hannah Vaccaro is a local photographer in the Sacramento region. At 22 years old, she has built her own business, Hannah Nadine Photography, and hopes to take it with her as she graduates in the Spring of 2022 from William Jessup University. Hannah hopes to contribute her art in the concert industry and travel with artists to capture their moments on stage. Her photography has allowed her to capture a handful of small-venue concerts, an outstanding number of senior portraits and editorial shoots, as well as professional events, including the building dedication of Mercy Housing in Los Angeles, California with the L.A mayor, Eric Garcetti.

The Sexualization of Me

Graphite, pastels, India ink, white gel pen

This piece is from Jillian Sellarole’s AP art portfolio, in which the theme is about the exploration of their gender. Jillian wanted to showcase the feminization and sexualization of themselves, which is what they feel could be their full potential if they weren’t genderfluid.

Untitled

Photoshop, Wacom tablet

For this piece, Jillian Sellarole was listening to a song and wanted to draw what they felt and the music looked like to them. This is what came of that; something rather angelic and sad.

About the Artist

Jillian Sellarole has been drawing since early middle school, and has been in art classes every year up to their senior year. Now in AP art, they’ve created a portfolio with a total of 9 pieces. They enjoy drawing people, from portraits to dynamic poses. They hope to incorporate artistic elements into their future career.

About the Artist

Adam has been doing photography for 2 months, He was born and raised in New Zealand and is half Mexican. He hopes to improve and create his own photography style in the near future

Drop In

Photography

It’s a picture of skate boards from underneath as they prepare to drop into a pipe.

About the Artist

Nathan Johnson was born and raised in Folsom, attending Folsom school his entire life. Nathan has also spent multiple years working for the Folsom based small businesses. As a True Folsomite studying general Ed at FLC he has chosen to publish his first works in The Parlay, the FLC literary magazine. It’s hard to write without much experience outside of the suburbs, but Nathan does his best to create works everyone can relate to.

Morning After

Photography

The Guardian

Photography

Portland, Oregon

Photography

This was a picture Jasmine Eisenberg took of a building on the Lewis and Clark college campus in Portland, Oregon, but she is not sure what the building was called. She took the photo with her Canon camera.

About the Artist

Jasmine Eisenberg is a Journalism student who will be transferring to a four-year university next fall. She has always been passionate about photography, but feels creative writing is her strong suit. Jasmine's long term goal is to live in London or another big city and work in publishing. She loves travel, coffee shops, rainy days, and hopes that her art may provide inspiration to other people.