In the past, my work included experimentation with unusual mediums like fire, rubber cement, glass, and velvet. I love the playfulness of experimentation and creation—the possibilities that occur as fleeting ideas give way to the process of creation, which is a force of energy on its own. I use texture or several layered colors to express the complexity of living. Creativity is a process of channeling something greater than my singular experience on this planet. 
 

My art was shown in Tucson, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; and Vancouver, Washington, over the past twenty-five years (with some periods of contributing to the workforce with periods of creative pause).

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I endeavor to make work that inspires change and healing in others around me; that makes people stop, breathe, and resonate with something deeper within themselves.

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It is a passion to be part of a creative community of some kind and find I am infinitely fascinated by other perspectives and the humans they belong to. Within the past two years, three close friends and I formed ourselves into a collective which we call the Ink & Key Society--as a way to collaborate, elevate each other, and hopefully build something that contributes to the Tucson Arts landscape and maybe beyond.

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Within the last 7 years, I completed a web design certificate from Clark College. I have an A.A.S. in Graphic Communications (2002) and am an enthusiast of retro meets contemporary aesthetics. In the early 2000s, I self-published a fine art & comics anthology titled Ornithopter Quarterly with an Annual Edition. Through this experience, I had the delight of working with several artists on differing levels of the professional spectrum.

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Email me@chicaballero.com sometime if you'd like to work together or connect with me on the social media below.

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Many thanks and much love.

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