Artist: Mary Williams | Location: Florence, SC
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Artist: Mary Williams | Location: Florence, SC
Florence, SC
I earned a BS degree from Francis Marion University in 2002, majoring in Art Education. Next summer I will begin graduate school to earn my MFA.
I am in my eleventh year of teaching visual arts for the Darlington County School District, currently teaching at Darlington High School. My preferred medium is acrylic paint, using a variety of canvases such as the traditional cloth canvas, skulls, bones, metal, and wood.
As a young child I used to gaze at a painting my parents had in our house. It was of a beautiful gypsy woman with dark black wavy hair and brown eyes. Her tan skin glistened as she showed a glimpse of her breasts peaking through her peasant blouse. I remember how intrigued I was of this image. She stayed with me though the years and has inspired my imagination and creativity.
The piece I am entering is little fragments of myself that I have collected throughout the years. I painted it white to show the simplicity and the unification of these fragments.