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Warashina, Patti

Other Names: Masae Patricia

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"My art is a visual journal of only a part of my life. As a child I collected dolls, dreams, and fantasies. I feel lucky that my work involves translating those collective observations from my psyche into a tangible from which I may or may not comprehend.

Sometimes the fascination of the unknown is overwhelming and electrifying. It is a mystery to me about one's compulsiveness to continue this 'making of Art'. I find that to keep peace of mind it has become as necessary as eating and sleeping."

Patti Warashina, Artist Statement from Resume, [1982]

Gallery of Selected Works