Hue Are You?

Zinnia Zauber's "Hue Are You?" space in Second Life is about expression through color, art, apparel, aspiration, "gear and goods for the superhero in us all."

Zinnia Zauber asks: What makes you one of a kind? How do you express your true nature through color? How do you share your superpowers? The fastest means to create an impression, with the emphasis on personal motivation, is with color.

Zinnia is "an artist, instructor, and superhero (arts advocate) promoting the importance of creative education and community participation in the arts that are active and inclusive. I create real world one of a kind handcrafted art, apparel, textiles, computer assemblages, sculptures, videos, and publications that embrace the empowerment of brilliant hues, individualism, and acceptance. My artwork and apparel in Second Life samples from my own studio like hand-dyed handwoven textiles to digital prints on draped fabric."

She sent her Artist Statement on a notecard:

“My passion is to interweave color theory, iconic content, and education with hopeful beliefs and storytelling to produce a multi-layered message about kind acceptance.

The intent of my artwork is to demonstrate the idea of humans' ability to oscillate between existing as one of a kind, as well as, one of a greater assemblage. The work is a narrative of my convictions, conduct, and courage for acceptance and inclusion. My belief is that we are all different in our own way, and that makes us equal. We have the ability to embrace the dual nature of light as a wave and a particle of matter. We also have the potential to be filled with awe, instead of fear, in the confidence that we are unique, as well as, united.

A great deal of my artwork is crafted from textile methods and playful interpretations of identity through colorful means. I have been working with computers as a fine art and interactive medium for over twenty-seven years. This technique lends itself to sculptural artwork and my assemblages contain elements of computer-enhanced images, transparencies, hand weaving, and textiles."

Teleport directly to Hue Are You? in Second Life here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Brauni/182/1/22