{"id":1575,"date":"2025-05-30T16:54:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/?page_id=1575"},"modified":"2025-05-31T04:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T04:33:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1575_71eee2-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1575_71eee2-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1575_71eee2-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1575_71eee2-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1575_71eee2-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1575_71eee2-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1575_71eee2-5f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 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mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_c6f6c8-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_c6f6c8-5c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_c6f6c8-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_c6f6c8-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_c6f6c8-5c\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"1-\" class=\"kt-adv-heading1575_c6f6c8-5c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_c6f6c8-5c\">Finding creative freedom through mediums of stillness and movement. shades of COlor and light. memories of words yet unknown.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1575_94bec3-b1 > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_6c3b3d-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_6c3b3d-a5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_6c3b3d-a5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_6c3b3d-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_6c3b3d-a5\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"4-soul-of-nature\" class=\"kt-adv-heading1575_6c3b3d-a5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_6c3b3d-a5\">SOUL OF NAture.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Carrying both an undergraduate and graduate degrees in Fine Arts, and a 15-year-long career working as a lead creative in Audio Visual Arts, my path reached a crossroads in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It happened the day I first ever entered the Sierra Nevada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I stood at the edge of a road, one that came all the way back through the Journey of my life and ended at a ledge looking into the unknown. I stared at the face of something I had no words for, and in that moment I felt echos of memories I had not yet lived. Spoken through light color and emotion, I heard the Granite whisper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> In that moment, I knew that I was standing at the edge of my own life. A beacon in time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> My life would either remain one of a growing list of credits and portfolios, or I could answer the call of the Mountain and take a whole new path, one where everything I didn&#8217;t know I could be waited for me on the other side of the unknown. But I had to take a step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose the Mountain. 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1024px){.kadence-column1575_10e47f-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1575_10e47f-cf{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1575_10e47f-cf{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1575_10e47f-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column1575_10e47f-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1575_10e47f-cf inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image1575_006ed0-c9 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kb-image1575_006ed0-c9 img.kb-img, .kb-image1575_006ed0-c9 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1575_006ed0-c9 kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land21\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0011-H264Hey-Mari_C0011-H264-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1633\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0011-H264Hey-Mari_C0011-H264-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0011-H264Hey-Mari_C0011-H264-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0011-H264Hey-Mari_C0011-H264-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0011-H264Hey-Mari_C0011-H264-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0011-H264Hey-Mari_C0011-H264-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0011-H264Hey-Mari_C0011-H264-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0011-H264Hey-Mari_C0011-H264-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0011-H264Hey-Mari_C0011-H264-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_0ab732-1a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_0ab732-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_0ab732-1a\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);line-height:1.2;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_0ab732-1a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_0ab732-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_0ab732-1a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1575_0ab732-1a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_0ab732-1a\">Finding creative freedom by not defining my creative expression<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_363e65-bc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_363e65-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_363e65-bc\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);line-height:1.3;font-style:normal;font-family:var( --global-body-font-family, inherit );color:#94919b;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_363e65-bc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_363e65-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_363e65-bc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1575_363e65-bc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_363e65-bc\">Where once there used to be to be a long paragraph describing achievents, projects and titles of a 15-year-long career as a creative in film and video industry, now there&#8217;s a canvas where the threads of my creative expression can begin to find their way towards a new form.<br><br>My art is a flowing expression between mediums that tell stories\u00a0of color, light, darkness, feelings, and memories. Rooted in a deep connection with Nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1575_3531f5-1c.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1575_3531f5-1c .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:1994px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1575_3531f5-1c.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1575_3531f5-1c .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1575_3531f5-1c{max-width:1994px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image1575_3531f5-1c{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image1575_3531f5-1c img{width:100%;}.kb-image1575_3531f5-1c .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1575_3531f5-1c size-medium_large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land169\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0018Hey-Mari_C0018-768x403.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1635\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0018Hey-Mari_C0018-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0018Hey-Mari_C0018-1000x525.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0018Hey-Mari_C0018-500x262.jpg 500w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0018Hey-Mari_C0018-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0018Hey-Mari_C0018-2048x1075.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0018Hey-Mari_C0018-1320x693.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/001_C0018Hey-Mari_C0018-800x420.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c{align-self:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1575_5bdb6e-5c kb-section-sm-dir-vertical inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image1575_5954ca-2d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image1575_5954ca-2d img.kb-img, .kb-image1575_5954ca-2d .kb-img img{object-position:59% 62%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1575_5954ca-2d kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-port23\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mari_JMTJourney-03-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1531\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mari_JMTJourney-03-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mari_JMTJourney-03-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mari_JMTJourney-03-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mari_JMTJourney-03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mari_JMTJourney-03-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mari_JMTJourney-03-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mari_JMTJourney-03-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/shadesofmari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mari_JMTJourney-03-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_2bb278-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1575_2bb278-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1575_2bb278-19\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1575_4ce241-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1575_4ce241-12{text-align:left;}.kadence-column1575_4ce241-12{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1575_4ce241-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1575_4ce241-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1575_4ce241-12 kb-section-dir-vertical inner-column-1\"><div 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