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Maria C. Sanchez

I love creating art because it connects me to higher consciousness. In that meditative flow I’m in pure bliss and life makes sense.

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What is your favorite type of art to create?

I love the idea of transforming wood into useful, long-lasting objects that shape how we navigate cities and spaces. In New York, I dream of seating after long walks, safe spots for naps, and outdoor/indoor places to paint and draw. I’m drawn to geometry as an activator of light. Lately I’ve been painting and drawing circles in Klein Blue. I saw this in a dream, it connects me to the I AM PRESENCE, supreme divine intelligence. When I feel disconnected, I simply ask “WHO AM I? I see blue.

Where do you find inspiration?

My life experiences, dreams, people around me, art, New York streets, typography, colors, food, happiness, and my own transformational path. Books I read and podcasts I listen to also inspire me. I see life in numbers and shapes that guide the next journey, each with its own meaning. Signs are everywhere. I find balance through meditation and movement. Everything leads to surrendering and flow, even when my mind and ego fight to keep me addicted to suffering. Art brings me back to the heart.

What would you do with $25,000?

I would first get my own apartment to live and create art. I am going through a very deep transformational period. This has been a profound part of my growth and ego death. I would like to launch a non-profit offering art studios and materials to people in shelters. Art will help them reconnect with themselves, discover their real talents, and build new paths. Everyone is an artist. I’d love to curate a healing experience beyond the art itself. We are all connected, we are all art.

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