Tag: Mixed Media Artist

Front View Evolution

Sabreehna S. Essien, MPH

It was refreshing to spend a couple hours today in the development of the Front View. There is much details to be added and I have had a month to contemplate color scheme and other unique details. This piece will be mixed media and I look forward to share with you as the vision fully manifest.

The Queen
Blue Goddess

Reflection: Covid 19, BLM, and Blue Lives

Sabreehna S. Essien, MPH
Introspection Exhibition 2020 @ 253 Collective

In the Introspection Collection you can see my abstract version of covid virus attacking heathy cells, there are red hearts in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, and blue hearts in solidarity with our Police Force, there is a pulse throughout each piece in the colors of Black Cultural Pride and our resilience. -Red, Black, and Green-

The Introspection Collection is a series created during the Covid 19 lock down Phase 1. I was in the home with my two babies and made use of recycled wood, paper mache technique, and acrylic paint for the entire series which took a few months to complete.

Meeting in the Ladies Room and No Labels are not apart of the Introspection Collection.

Recap of my thoughts during the lock down.

Collage Art

Sabreehna S. Essien, MPH

In 1999, I created a series of collage art pieces and through the years utilized collage technique to create personal vision boards. The latest series for my mixed media pieces use up-cycled scrap wood, paper mache technique, old newspapers, and collage technique. The series is unnamed for now but it first stage which was paper mache took couple months to dry. Now that the pieces are dry I started to apply clips to develop the collage series of 5.

I have chosen some of my favorite Artist and Community Leaders to add to the mixed media pieces and look forward to the full development of ideas for each unique piece to this collection.

Be excellent.

The View

Sabreehna S. Essien, MPH

In 2009, I was afforded the opportunity to study abroad in Ghana West Africa. It was my senior year at the Evergreen State College Tacoma. I was invited by a Director of a private children’s home in Ghana. She asked me to create curriculum for her students. The subjects she wanted them to learn were Art, Music, and Leadership Development. Being a student at TESCT allowed me to create my own course with faculty sponsor. The name of my course was Cultural Studies and Curriculum Development.

Being an Artist, Musician, and Leader within my community made the task to create curriculum on Art, Music, and Leadership a breeze. My students, k-8, were amazing and it was a joy teaching all of them. During my off time is when I would explore the local area, market, and learn about the foods.

I would frequent a small Internet cafe in the nearby village. It was owned and operated by a young Ghanaian orphan. He gifted me my first lesson book to learn the local language of Twi. Anytime I stopped by the cafe to check my emails he would quiz me on my skills.

These memories were stirred up recently during my studio time. I started to paint with the color black, added white, and used a lot of water this time around. The process gave the piece a water color feel and look. The development of the piece has been very contemplative over several weeks. I have named the piece “The View”.

Part of my artistic expression is to take photos of my process and the various stages of my work. Later I observe and make creative decision on next steps. “The View” was created horizontally and one day I just decided to turn the piece vertically. What manifest was a beautiful woman deeply in gaze at the distant shore. Immediately my mind remembered my Ancestors, the stolen ones, from the shores of West Africa. I thought about the castles during my cultural studies tours and the tears that poured down my face while a strong wind from the Atlantic kissed my cheeks.