Space Walk
Medium: Solar Plate Intaglio Print
Print size 5" x 7"
Edition of 15
Ring Around the Moon
Medium: Solar Plate Intaglio Print
Print size 6" x 10"
Edition of 10
| 7th Annual - 2008 |
| Arvada Art Studio Tour |
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Space Walk |
Ring Around the Moon |
Contact the Artist:
Call the studio: (303) 421-9948
Please visit Judy's Web site @ www.alchemicaleye.com
To view a Google Map to Judy's studio
click here.
Judy's Biography
Shaman/Artist, Judy Gardner, was born in Japan and grew up there and in Panama. Her parents,
a writer and an artist, provided an intellectual and artistic environment. Growing up outside
the United States separated her from American popular culture. Instead, she was exposed to
the spiritual traditions and learned to appreciate the cultures of the places she lived or
visited.
Once back in the United States, Judy attended Northern Arizona University and earned a BFA
in Graphic Design. At the University of Colorado in Denver, she later earned an MH in Fine
Art and Theater. Realizing that the Graphic Design world was headed more and more in the
direction of computers, Judy taught herself Photoshop and 3D Studio. She formed her own
company, Gardner Animation Specialists, Ltd., doing technical animation for court exhibits,
architectural visualization, manufacturing and construction visualization and has taught 3D
animation and Digital Image Manipulation at the Art Institute of Colorado, Regis University
and Metropolitan State College.
Judy is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology. Her current artistic work is
directed toward expressing spiritual concepts visually through the use of sacred geometry,
dream imagery, mystical creatures or subjects directed toward healing of the psyche. Her work
ranges from large scale installation work to print-making and painting, and has recently been
focused on combining traditional and digital techniques (Tradigital?) Her Shamanic work focuses
on helping people to find healing and direction through personal self expression in the arts.
Artist’s Statement:
I was born in Japan and grew up there and in Panama. Growing up in an artistic household, my work
is infused by the landscapes and artistic traditions of the places I have lived. A certain oriental
sensibility has combined with a love of the patterns and textures of the rain forest to create a
unique way of seeing the world.
Shamanic traditions feed the imagery of my work, and you will often see mandalas, dream imagery,
mystical creatures or subjects directed toward healing of the psyche. Even in work that is
non-representational, the healing and transformative power of light and color directs the
intention of everything I do.
All life is energy, and light is the physical manifestation of that life energy.