love, peace & joy by design

Love, Peace & Joy By Design LLcHampton, VA 23669Office: (757) 296-9195 mariai.winfield@gmail.comwww.lovepeaceandjoybydesign.com

ARTIST STATEMENT — Maria Inez Winfield, PhD.:

My art straddles the intersectionality of language and visual arts. The two are inextricably woven into the fabric of my existence, and I encourage my audience to imagine with me. I believe my craft invites ekphrasis and hope the words that emerge are positive motivating change agents.

For me, love, peace and joy are a conviction. I am convinced that my art and language are obligated to create opportunities for harmony and engagements with optimism. Therefore, I consciously seek ways to express an aesthetic of hope in my work. By this I mean that I endeavor to create love, peace and joy by design.

Most of my work is created from recycled materials such as old windows, antique mirrors and even tree bark. Very few pieces are without some element of collage. For example, a genuine Amethyst cabochon adorns the ear of the woman in “Avoiding Capture” and “Mary Elizabeth” wears a cultured pearl brooch. African American women and girls with hyperbolic eyes are favorite subjects because I still believe that dark-skinned sisters are too often underrated in a world that practices pigmentocracy. As a critical race theorist, I celebrate the often overlooked and frequently neglected women of color as vehicle for change.

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things… And the God of peace will be with you,” (Philippians 4:8-9).

BIO:

Maria Inez Winfield earned her Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Education from the University of Georgia, Athens, a Master of Liberal Arts from Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College, Vermont, and a Bachelor of Science in Education from the Center for Excellence in Education at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. Her research agenda includes metacognitive engagements at the intersection of language and visual arts, qualitative research methodologies, social justice, and culturally relevant pedagogy. Dr. Winfield is frequently invited to speak at conferences locally, nationally and globally.

With a Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Education and a passion for art and creative writing, Dr. Winfield offers private and small group instruction for Public Schools, Home School Families, Faith-based organizations, national and international conferences, seminars, workshops.

My Daddy Loved Jazz, detail

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RECENT EXHIBITIONS + WORKSHOPS:

• New Power Generation: A National Juried Exhibition – museum.hamptonu.edu

• Soft Rain...Heals Pain: Creating Language and Visual Art for Spiritual Healing – writingforreconciliation.blogspot.com

• Language Observing Visual Explorations: After School Academic Program (LOVE: ASAP) – athenaeum.libs.uga.edu

SELECTED ARTICLES + ESSAYS:

• Collective Poetry in Teaching Tolerance Magazine – tolerance.org

• Love, Peace & Joy by Design in Hampton Roads Bravo! – dardenpublishing.net

• Because... hope in Mandala Journal – mandala.uga.edu

American Anthropological Association – aaanet.org

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Genesis To Revelation,New Power Generation: A National Juried Exhibition

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Soul Wide Open,New Power Generation: A National Juried Exhibition

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Price ListAll items can be purchased as high quality giclée prints, greeting cards, or with custom frames. Most images are also available as original handmade journals.

High Quality Giclée Prints:

8x10 — $25.0018x24 — $125.0030x40 — $250.00Larger — $20 per square ft

Greeting Cards:

1 Card — $3.006 Cards — $15.00

Originals: Journal — $22.00Artwork — *price is below each piece

Bayshore Beach, 34x30Acrylic on canvas$900

Royalty, 12x36Mixed media$550

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Celebration of Fashion, 15x72Mixed media$1,500

Freedom, 24x24Mixed media$550

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Survival, 18x24Collage$750

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Mother I Remember, 50x30Mixed mediaOriginal not for sale

Creativity, 11x15Mixed media$350

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Faith, 22x22Mixed media on antique mirror$3000

When Angels Play, 15x46Mixed media$500

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My Daddy Loved Jazz, 27x33Mixed mediaOriginal not for sale

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Genesis to Revelation, 4ft x 4ftGlass mosaic$20,000

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Soul Wide Open, 31x36Mixed media Original not for sale

This piece won the Lorraine C. Bolton Mixed Media Award in the 2013 New Power Generation Exhibit at Hampton University Museum

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You Loving Me, Me Loving You, 15.5x48Mixed mediaOriginal not for sale

Special orders available with your family photos.

Betrayal, 13x32Acrylic on recycled materials$550

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Crosswalk, 21x46Mixed media$4,500

Why Not Rejoice, 21x46Mixed media$4,500

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Juvenile, 11x14Acrylic on canvas$200

Peace, 23x21Mixed media$3,000

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Flower Girl, 11x14Acrylic on canvas$250

Speechelss, 36x30Acrylic on canvas with mixed media$2,750

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Flower Girl, 11x14Acrylic on canvas$250

Praying for Love Peace and Joy, 48x40Mixed media$5,500

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Little i, 24x30Acrylic on canvas$3,500

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Indigo Boy, 11x14Acrylic on canvas$550

Indigo Girl, 11x14Acrylic on canvas$550

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Emergence-Me, 32x24Acrylic and photo collageOriginal not for sale

Special orders available with your family photos.

Profile, 14x18Acrylic on canvas

$97021

Avoiding Capture, 14x18Acrylic with cabochon on canvas$1,800

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Lamb of God, 39x75Acrylic on fabric$800

Victory, 90x102Acrylic on fabric

$800

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Mary Elizabeth, 36x40Mixed media$4,500

Don’t Believe the Stereotype, 11x84Collage$1,550

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No Ways Tired, 12x36Mixed media$550

Feel Like Goin’ On, 14x40Mixed media$550

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Black ButterflyMixed mediaOriginal not for sale

Special orders available with personal preferences.

Third Eye, 18 inches tallWooden statue with glass and Itallian tiles$550

Possible Peace, 17 inches tallStatue constructed of found objects and glass pieces$450

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Suffer the Little Children, 8x10Acrylic on calvasOriginal sold

Emerald, 11x14Acrylic on canvas$300

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Suffer the Little Children, 8x10Acrylic on calvasOriginal sold

Miracle Road, 96x69Acrylic on recycled materials$7,000

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Grace Showers, 18x50Acrylic on recycled materialsOriginal sold

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Grace Showers, 18x50Acrylic on recycled materialsOriginal sold

After the Storm, 22x17Acrylic on canvas$1.500

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After the Hurricane, 11x14Photograph11x14 matted prints available at $175cards and journals also available

Playa de Palmera, 11x14Photograph11x14 matted prints available at $175cards and journals also available

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Cuba Blue, 11x14Photograph11x14 matted prints available at $175cards and journals also available

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