Ginamarie
The artist, Ginamarie L. McCarty (Gloe), has been visually creative since 1994, starting out by drawing Disney characters. During high school she studied art at Harrison School of the Arts earning a diploma in 2001 and continued studying/creating art at Florida Southern College where she received a Bachelor's of Studio Art in 2005. She has had art work displayed at various museums, businesses, art fairs, art shows, and homes. She loves to create through sewing, printmaking, photography, drawing, teaching classes, and supporting others in the art field.
Ginamarie sustained a concussion that led to a traumatic brain injury while working as a Special Education Teacher in 2020. Since then, she has sustained three additional concussions. Advocating for children with disabilities turned into advocating for herself while living with a TBI, Occipital Neuralgia, and Major Neurocognitive Disorder. She resides in McCook, Nebraska with her boyfriend and two children. Finding motivation in creating pieces of art work for family and friends inspires Ginamarie to continue using her artistic abilities when physically and mentally able.
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Evening Love
I find comfort in the details while celebrating the little things. I love taking photos so I took an opportunity to get some snapshots of a visiting owl one evening. I later sat down and worked through all the shots and manipulated one of the photographs by adding layers of colors to it.
Animals bring me joy, especially owls. My excitement bubbled over when my boyfriend noticed an owl in the backyard and brought it to my attention. I was too thrilled, grabbing our camera, and focusing on taking photos of it. I feel it reflects “Choosing Hope” because the original image was layered with multiple sheer colors creating a whole new perspective of the scene, building “Evening Love”. I chose to change the original setting to be more pleasant and inspiring. Our perspectives of our new life after brain injuries, seem dull, but can be changed when we choose to hope or, add layers of sheer colors.
Resilience “... is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. The goal of resilience is to thrive.” - Jamais Cascio
