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URL:https://whatcomartcenter.org/events/exploration-55/
SUMMARY:Exploration 55
DESCRIPTION:"Exploration 55" is a small works collection specially created 
 by Ceci Lopez\, an emergent artist to celebrate transformation.\n\nThis co
 llection is a series of 6x6 canvas created on mixed media and oils in whic
 h Ceci placed every brush stroke with the intention that this work brings 
 joy and love to anyone that interacts with it. Ceci believes in the power 
 of color and form and has come to believe that art is an expression of cos
 mic love.  She invites you to share and be part of the moment.\n\nNote th
 at 15% of sales funds a scholarship for low-income students at Fairhaven C
 ollege\, WWU.\n\nOn display\, you will also see her larger pieces of work
 . \n\nCeci Lopez has always been a creator but took her several decades t
 o recognize it. In 2024\, at the age of 54\, she found art as a way to hea
 l deep grief following the unexpected passing of her mom. This newly found
  way of engaging with emotions opened her to recognize her deeply held lov
 e for art making. She joined the Milan Art Institute in April 2024 and beg
 an a journey that would transform her life\, worldview\, and the way she e
 ngages the power within to mitigate the powers without - that is\, remembe
 ring the wisdom of the self.  Art allowed Ceci to tear down deep walls er
 ected to protect her heart from her feelings. Finding art as a way to move
  through grief reminded her to live from the heart\, a teaching she receiv
 ed as a child from her great-grand father\, a bee keeper in Guatemala. Cec
 i’s art is all about feelings and this has helped her in her quest to re
 connect with her ancestral wisdom and re-center her sense of self in her i
 dentity.\n\nWith her art\, Ceci invites the viewer to enter a world where 
 there is joy\, action\, emotion\, tenderness\, and love. She paints the wo
 rld as it should be\, free from the rigidity and the fear of feelings. A p
 lace where we recognize the energetic world around us as a living teacher\
 , as a partner in how we create life. For Ceci\, art is a gateway to natur
 e and nature leads back to the heart.\n\nShe is a prolific painter and in 
 a very short time has produced several pieces that have been part of jurie
 d and non-juried shows. Her work is on display at the Whatcom Art Market. 
 Ceci is a member of Allied Arts of Whatcom County\, the Whatcom Art Guild\
 , and is an artist in residence at Whatcom Art Center\, you can find her t
 here most weekends in Studio1.\n\nWebsite: Ceci Lopez Art\n\nInstagram: @c
 ecilopezart88\n\n  
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LOCATION:Whatcom Art Center\, 1105 11St\, Bellingham\, Washington\, 98225\,
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