As an artist I am a work in progress, always growing, always learning, always inspired by the possibilities. I am always at the beginning of the next stage of my creative journey, full of passion, emotion, unfettered openness. I continue to search for my own artistic identity, and I freely experiment with different subjects and materials. ~ Sonya Sanchez Arias
Artist Statement
Art Jewelry and Mixed Media Art
There is beauty and usefulness in all things. So much energy, design, and creativity are invested in all the materials and objects that we use in our day to day lives, and so much of it is taken for granted and thrown away. I’ve always used salvaged scraps and various fragments to create my personal work, the whole process of transforming discarded materials into art jewelry or objet d’art has always struck me as necessary and gratifying. Over the years, that experimental process of transforming materials has sent me on a journey of discovery.
I create from the inside out. Though I work quite deliberately, consciously exploring the attributes of my materials, addressing their limitations and creating innovative techniques by which I can manipulate and repurpose them, my unconscious carries me across the barriers into new and uncharted possibilities.
I focus more on what I think things “could be” rather than what most people think they “should be” – for me it’s always about “transformation and possibilities”! My experimentation with unusual found objects and alternative materials frees my imagination and provides many opportunities for wonderful accidents and new techniques that influence the finished product.
If my work has a mission, it is this: To see the beauty and potential of all things and the possibilities that a different point of view can create. It may be an empty water bottle, plastic utensils, rubber tubing, electrical wires, trash bags, paper, threads or any other found object: Whatever the material or the original purpose, it can be transformed into something new and unexpected with a new and viable reason for existing.
My goal is to inspire those who see my work to look more carefully at the world around them, to discover beauty in unusual places and consider the possibilities of a different point of view.
New collections:
Jewelbox-Dharma Exhibition -Promo video
Jewelbox-Dharma Exhibition -Opening Reception video
New Work Jewelbox-Dharma- Inside Out
Jewelbox-About Inside Out collection
Art Jewelry Collections:
Art Jewelry – Spectrum Collection
Other Projects
Inside Out – Mixed Media Assemblage Collection
Recent Mixed Media Assemblage
“Fragments” – Collection
Signed Limited Edition Archival Dye Sublimation Aluminum Metal Prints – Float mounted on salvaged, reclaimed, repurposed, handmade wooden bases.
Fine Art Photography Exhibition
Fine Art Photography Exhibition
To view more images from my FRAGMENTS exhibition please visit the link below:
FRAGMENTS EXHIBITION- SONYA SANCHEZ ARIAS
Paper&Plastic Recycled Dresses
A few images of my recycled dresses from the ART COUTURE exhibition at the Cornell Museum please visit the link below:
RECYCLED PAPER & PLASTIC DRESSES – SONYA SANCHEZ ARIAS