TITLE

Tiles by the Sea

ARTIST

Jimi Keirn

Vivi Sanguino

CREATED

February 26, 2024

LOCATION

23rd and Auburn

ABOUT THIS PIECE

Similar to the Butterfly Kaleidoscope pipe, this piece was inspired by the tile patterns found in Italy made with clay and blue glaze. This combined with the different textures and shapes found in the ocean and its creatures, make the experience of the pipe become a peaceful but nostalgic piece. - Jimi Keirn & Vivi Sanguino

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Jimi Keirn

Jimi Keirn is a self-taught artist from McAllen, TX. He paints feelings using color and motion. Every experience and every moment of every day comes with feelings. For years, he suppressed and ran from those feelings. He was unsure what they meant, didn’t like how they felt, and inevitably ran from them. Avoiding his feelings led to loneliness and isolation, stunting his emotional and spiritual growth. But then he found art. Painting allows him to set those emotions free. It lets him put onto canvas what he can’t put into words. His hope is that my art connects to everyone on some level.

Vivi Sanguino

Vivi Sanguino is a self-taught artist from Mexico City. She has been painting since childhood but decided to focus on her art career in the past year. Her main focus is the beauty of life, from animals to scenery, to the simple act of being alive. She uses mainly watercolors but has dabbled with gouache and acrylics in the past few months.