Art is energy shaped by intelligence, spirit, and will. This energy is generated in the land of our ancestors, where the stream of existence flows. We are fed by this. We carry the fire.
As an American artist born in India of French and American parents, I have traversed cultures and geography, and the abiding theme of my work is how people understand events and ideas within the context of place -- geographic, cultural, or historic.
Kokines was two blocks from his lower Manhattan studio, having coffee across the street from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He witnessed the falling towers and ws amid the running crowds.
Following the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11, former New York City musician John Kolivas composed "Remembrance" from his home in Honolulu. Later, lyrics were added by Robert Pennybacker.
I lost my 31 year old brother, Brent Woodall, on September 11, 2001. It has since been a long, sobering odyssey of prayer and hope...seeking, finding, and mourning... fighting and resentment...tolerance and love...birth and death.
I am a former graphic designer turned ceramic artist
specializing in functional pottery and sculptural ceramic art. Creating art with my hands is what drew me to work with clay as a medium of expression.
