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Artist Reception

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This May, Kristin Wesley's Friendly Flowers are bringing smiles to Lula's Arts Sweets and More! Please join for May 11th's Artist Reception where you can meet Kristin, explore Lula's and check out Roosevelt Artworks' Smile Shoppe for gifts galore you will adore! Lula's Arts, Sweets & More is a community collective focused on the joy of creative expression. Their space provides a collaborative environment, showcasing some of Phoenix's best local artists. Lula's Arts, Sweets & More is a storefront, gallery *and* community space! Kristin Wesley is a mixed media artist using paintings, assemblages and murals to connect with communities, invigorate spaces and inspire others. Her work often employs biomorphic imagery, utilizing gardens and plants as existential metaphors. Kristin is well known for her Friendly Flower traveling art installation and uses her platform as an artist to create community and raise awareness about mental health issues.

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Featured Artists

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Kristin Wesley

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Kristin Wesley is a community-based public artist using paintings, assemblages and murals to connect with communities, invigorate spaces and inspire others. Her work often employs biomorphic imagery, utilizing gardens and plants as a metaphor for life. She also uses recognizable, repurposed found objects to create sculptural assemblages, implying a history told through the distinctive voice of materials. Wesley holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Arizona State University and studied Art Therapy at George Washington University in Washington, DC. She has been making art since childhood and shares the power of creativity through workshops, classes and events at Roosevelt ArtWorks, a Creative Arts Studio, Gallery and Tattoo Shop. RAW is located in Phoenix, Arizona’s colorful Grand Avenue Historic Arts District.. Here, Wesley weaves together modalities and materials to create multi-media art and experiences for galleries, collectors, events and the public.