Creative Identity

I am a fifth-generation Californian and grew up in Southern California where the multi-cultural diversity and eclectic sensibilities of the area influenced my development as a writer, photographer, and artist. Educated in the Humanities, I would sum up my creative identity as a historian by schooling, an observer of the natural realm by inclination, and a voyager through the world of spirit by compulsion. I explore the convergence of history, place, and culture in my creative works, often infusing my pieces with a spirit of otherworldliness. My short stories, photographs, and digital art appear regularly at the Soul Food Cafe website. I currently reside atop an ancient sand dune near Los Angeles.

For a more detailed Artist Statement, please visit my Front Page at the Soul Food Cafe.

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My Specialty:

Although I enjoy writing and photography, I particularly enjoy creating art using Adobe Phototshop, Illustrator and Imageready. My particular specialty is taking my photographs and using them as a basis to make digital mandala. In a way, I am taking one reality and recasting it as another reality. For example, below are photographs taken at a local farmers market. From excerpts of those photos, I used Illustrator and then Photoshop to create the mandala. I am not aware of any other artist who combines Illustrator and Photoshop in this manner to create mandalas.

 

 

For more Digital Mandala, please visit:

“Pixelations: The Digital Art of Lori Gloyd”

 

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Header image: “Blue Mist”

Animated Image: “Swirling Vortex”, created with Photoshop and animated in ImageReady.

Photos:”Blood Oranges” and “Purple Cabbages”, Santa Monica, California.

Mandala: “Qi, or Vital Energy”

All images and text copyrighted by L. Gloyd (c) 2006, 2007, 2008 

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