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Qurentia Poole Throm

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	*Fall of Four Seasons Series* Acrylic, Mixed Media on Paper 24" x 30" $780.00	*Spring of Four Seasons Series* Acrylic, Mixed Media on Paper 24" x 30" $780.00	*Ark Shrine* Mixed Media with Gold Leaf 20" x 24" x 8" $700.00

Florida Artist:

Throm, Qurentia Poole
921 South Mills Avenue
Orlando FL 32806
(407) 896-1936
(407) 898-9730
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To give a reference point to my work, I would like for the viewer to think of some of the following which I believe have been influences:

Travels in India, Thailand, and Mexico
Shrines are important in these cultures. They reflect the spiritual beliefs and aspirations of the people. Often decorated with flowers (plastic and real), candles, cigarettes, liquor and other objects selected to give homage to the particular honored one, they are reminders in everyday life to pay attention to the spiritual.

Reliquaries
In most religions, one finds containers which house something of value, warranting reverence. These may be the bone of a saint, a piece or fabric from a saint's garment, or a piece of the true cross. Great care is taken to make the "casket" an object of beauty to honor that which is held within.

Armors
Historically, armors have been thought of as garments of warfare. My armors are to fend off enemies of a more subtle nature. They are considered "healing" armors, created to make us aware of the fragility of life and to instill a consciousness of ways of healthful living in its fullest dimensions.

Flowers
Flowers have been a recurring motif in my work - the collaged flower, the plastic flower, the painted flower. As we look around at the designed world, Medieval armor, textiles, ceramics, tiles, etc. one sees how the flower has been a symbol used throughout history. Que Throm