My
Bio
A BFA in fine arts & art history, I was born to be an artist…
or maybe to just be weird. I've been painting since I was 3 years old,
painting with my mom on old pieces of drift wood we found on the beach.
With a few accomplishments under my belt, I still consider myself a
starving artist. I created and designed a privately owned tanning salon
in Galveston, I've been an advertising and marketing designer for several
local establishments as well as having my artwork on consignment in
local galleries. My swing dance team was selected to perform in Australia
for the closing ceremony of the 2000 Olympics (not really art related
but I think it's cool!). Now, my focuses are environmental and animal
activism. Much of my artwork is mixed media using found objects to recycle
into my paintings, jewelry and purses. As for my animal rights activism,
I donate my artwork and time to the local shelter to help raise money
and save lives. Volunteering at the animal shelter, I saw the worst
of the worst that humans have done to animals. I've been active and
supporting animal rights for 2 decades and in that time I also became
a vegetarian, after seeing a Humane Society film on the torturous conditions
in the US slaughter houses. I realized right then and there that My
Job is to be the voice for the furry (and not so furry)... so that's
what I do. 20% of my sales are donated to the Humane Society and PETA.
Samitha
Hess
409-457-8198
samithahess@yahoo.com
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