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      <image:caption>“Hunger is the foundation for our quests. It controls everything we are driven to do to secure our survival. When the stomach growls, the mind responds by imagining the best meal that made a perfect day. Food is not just another fulfillment of physiological cravings. It's a delightful trigger; a doorway to nostalgia and memories we would unlock with profound sentiments. This breakkie is a frozen moment on canvas of a special morning with a special someone. A gift of gratification, I once gave my mind and body.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“I do not believe in formal artist statements. Art should speak for itself, and the artist should maintain a respectful distance and silence. I work intuitively and compulsively, probably believing that there are archetypes that are shared among us all, but amenable to being expressed in one’s own individual style. I have been doing digital paintings and drawings for the last 10 or so years. It is a good fit to my personality and nature, being able to go forward, then back, then back and forward, and not having to worry about wasted canvas. And digital work allows for sharing work with more than one person, rather than just one person “owning” a painting.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“I approach drawing the way I approach writing poetry. When I look at an object, I ask: am I really seeing this object, or does it feel like something else? I reimagine it, make combinations, get that "got you," "a-ha, that's it." The tools I use are a pencil, Photoshop, and Illustrator.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Weekly Verses - Crown borrowed, crown denied &amp;amp; Nothing to declare - Crown borrowed, crown denied</image:title>
      <image:caption>This postcolonial portrait confronts the collision of inherited power and cultural assimilation. A Nigerian leader is overlaid with the crown of empire, yet his presence is fragmented and partially erased. The work reflects on fractured identity and imposed allegiance, exposing how colonial legacies continue to shape belonging and authority, where symbols of power are borrowed but never fully granted. It’s a meditation on the uneasy space occupied by those caught between histories and systems not of their making.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A group photo of mostly masked white figures is overlaid on a manipulated Nigerian passport background, framed by fragmented grids and color distortions. The work confronts freedom of movement as a privilege, highlighting how some individuals travel visa-free and unnoticed, while others are surveilled and restricted. It exposes the uneven access to belonging and mobility, highlighting the invisible barriers imposed by nationality and race.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Weekly Verses - doubtless from the sea</image:title>
      <image:caption>doubtless from the sea 2022 Acrylic, string, collage, glue, junk mail 6.5” x 8” “A mantra made from collage, how I can get through things through making art, making connections, weathering storms, talking to friends, and sticking around to see what gets left behind. I am a survivor, mother, witch, and an artist making her dreams come alive.”</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.thevagabondsverse.org/weekly-verses/outsidethelines-connor-dimartino</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Weekly Verses - Outside the Lines</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Outside the Lines" originates from a recent digital series of mine, created in the style of Pop Art, exploring childhood trauma through the lens of an artist living with PTSD. By recontextualizing nostalgic consumer goods; brightly colored, creative products marketed to children—I examine the gap between society’s idealized view of childhood and the often painful realities it can mask. Inspired by Marjorie Strider’s use of contradiction, each piece highlights the tension between surface-level innocence and the internal symptoms of trauma, challenging viewers to reconsider how joy, playfulness, and branding can obscure deeper psychological wounds.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beached is part of a digital illustration series focusing on five unseen horrors of life: Death, Pain, Fanaticism, Gluttony, and Isolation."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>C17H11N5- C17H11N5 is the chemical formula for letrozole, a hormone-based treatment for breast cancer and infertility. This collage was made following my mother’s bout with cancer and dealing with my own concerns about fertility and generativity.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-11</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>How we choose to interpret life and our daily experiences can vary. ‘The Other Side’ can be viewed which ever way we choose—which is often influenced by our present circumstances.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fb7877b746492f401cea9d/4abe5c52-9f92-41c4-a6bf-3f5dbe16a2ef/Joseph+Ray+York+North+Sea+Colossus+-+Joseph+York.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Weekly Verses - North Sea Colossus - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Weekly Verses - Familiar Strangers</image:title>
      <image:caption>Familiar Strangers (Acrylic on canvas. 24x20 in.): As a traveler (a sojourning vagabond), I continue to encounter different people in various counties who posses the same personalities as others throughout my travels, indicating humans are unique, yet human behavior is familiar.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I do not think there will ever be a time in my life when I don’t have a notebook to jot down new story ideas, a sketchbook small enough to throw into a bag, or my kit of traveling watercolors. I suppose they’ve become my security blankets. Having my artistic “crutches” available at all times allows me to embrace the consistent growth that inevitably follows an artist to their grave. I love the fact that my talent and perspective are ever-changing and developing. These are my watercolor “sketches” of when I travel through the desert or when I notice the local ravens moving around town. I love the turbulence that accompanies monsoon season, it brings everything to life!</image:caption>
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