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Tamra N. Cusick, Artist

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June 10, 2022|Art Adventures/Travel

Why Not?

"She's got the 'Go bug'" my mom used to say when I was little.

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April 20, 2022|Art in the Classroom

Becoming an Art Teacher

During my last semester at Indiana University, I was attempting to graduate with a studio art degree (BFA Painting) and plan my wedding at the same time. I was in total stress mode carrying way too many credits and worki...

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April 17, 2022|Studio Life

Becoming an Artist

When I was a little girl, my mom put up a folding table in the corner of our living room and kept it supplied with scissors, paper, glue, stickers, tape, pencils, crayons, and watercolors for me to create freely. She was...

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April 13, 2022|Mental Health Series

Rise or Fall

"Is she rising or falling?"

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April 10, 2022|Mental Health Series

Hope and Healing (Jules)

In “Hope and healing (Jules)”, I used the contrasting bright colors and the monochromatic greyscale to compare life and death, the effects of chemo, and the hope for healing. I often use symbolism in my work. The butterf...

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April 6, 2022|Mental Health Series

Free

“Free” is about time and healing. The clocks and gears represent the passing of time, losing time, and the healing with time. The hands fading in and out of color contrast life and death, illness and health, and loss of ...

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April 3, 2022|Mental Health Series

Sundowner

A “Sundowner” is the phenomenon of the occurrence of sadness, agitation, paranoia, fear, and other mood and behavior changes that occur or intensify at night. This piece entitled the same, personifies the monster that gr...

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March 30, 2022|Mental Health Series

Art about Alzheimer's

“Alzheimer’s” is a portrait of my mother, wearing her favorite shirt, in a silent battle with her own brain. This piece was inspired by witnessing her in a moment of confusion and wondering what it looked like in her bra...

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March 27, 2022|Mental Health Series

Why I created a Mental Health series...

Mental illness is sometimes an obvious affliction, but more often is masked by our coping devises we have cultured over time or mistaken for impulsive actions that intrude on our own and other’s lives. Mental and emotion...

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March 20, 2022|Studio Life

What's in My Sketchbox

People often ask me what I use to create my illustrations.

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