On the flip side, Zana hopes her audience does not just reflect
her emotion, but that it provokes her audience to practice
self-healing. "Close your eyes and stop looking frantically
outside for answers. You can find the answers by looking
within yourself. Only by knowing your true self can you
grow and expand. is has proven to be my truth over and
over again and I hope whoever collects my work will have it
as a reminder of this truth," she says. As her work evolved,
becoming more intentional through the years, she launched
a new direction for her latest collection.
Because life does not always offer an easy or perfect place to
bloom, her new body of work, while retaining a woman-centric
theme, reflects times when answers can be a bit more clouded
or even when it is time to set sail for new direction or sense of
place. "e new paintings carry the idea that we all build cages
and walls around ourselves to protect our feelings and emotions
leaving us to live just half-lives. Sometimes there is a need for a
big wind storm to knock down those barriers to see who we really
are inside," Zana says. She will introduce this collection, entitled
'e Wind is Strong" as part of a solo exhibit to be held in New
Orleans in October.
When in New Orleans, visit Zana's art gallery at 3908 Magazine
Street.
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