Hillary MendozaHillary Mendoza is an emerging painter and fiber artist in the Bay Area who uses detailed imagery and rich color to dive deeper into inner realms to explore what's just below the surface. It's her way of embracing the watery world of emotion. Themes hat pulse through her artwork relate to the hero/heroine's journey, the path of healing, and the process of becoming. She uses art to expose the vulnerable parts we all hold inside, and brings them outward to be examined. "I create art to listen and acknowledge parts that are asking to be heard; calling out to be seen and worked through." Her pieces are reminders that we all go through challenge and adversity, and we usually make it to the other side, stronger and more resilient than before. Her artwork has been greatly influenced by Eastern culture alongside her studies and practice of Ayurvedic Medicine and herbalism. Read More Read Less