Den of Yin Hikari Shimoda and UV ink on hot-pressed

and UV ink on hot-pressed paper mounted to cradled wood panel

she worked and studied under sculptor Franco Vianello

as they are often an exaggerated mix of whimsical beauty and exaggerated macabre

where she attended LaGuardia High School of Music and Art before earning a BFA at the School of Visual Arts

delicate quality using colored pencil and acrylic on paper

Den of Yin Hikari Shimoda and UV ink on hot-pressedAssemblage 17 x 9 x 5 in. 2024 Dianne Hoffman is a self taught mixed media artist with a primary focus in found objects and recycled materials mingled with collage, paint and clay. Her work conveys nostalgic stories with impactful sentiment. She was born and raised in the suburbs of Southern California and moved North to become a resident of San Francisco in 1988. The City by the Bay, with its loving embrace of everything extraordinary and endless