"Dreamfish Symphony" by Lara Ralston, Mixed Media

DETAILS: 24" X 9" X 4" Mixed Media: assemblage, acrylic, epoxy clay, varnish Original Art Work 2020 Description: In my quest to merge my twin loves of art and music, I took a battered student violin and recreated it as a fantastical fish. Using epoxy clay and acrylic paint, the magical creature literally rises up out body of the instrument, with violin string whiskers, and the neck and scroll reimagined as a coppery tail.  ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lara Ralston A Southern California native, I’ve been creating art ever since I first picked up a crayon (according to my mother, it was to draw meticulous H's and O's on the fireplace bricks...sorry Mom, I had a vision). My degree in English and writing, and my background in music and theater, make storytelling an integral part of how I express myself. Through my art, I have continuously striven to teach myself to paint the beautiful stories that I see in the natural world around me. Everything I paint has a story, as I attempt to convey a captured,