My Turn No.4 Shawn Kawa Even as a child I

Even as a child I was reserved and apprehensive

with an emotionalism normally absent in urban art

Though the settings are usually very light and airy there is a certain heaviness in the atmosphere and a distinct melancholy about the girls with wild hair and confrontational stares

Combining my love for creative expression and fantasy

peers and intermittently among friends and family

My Turn No.4 Shawn Kawa Even as a child IDetails Artist Bio 2 x 3 x 3 inches 2013 Ceramic, Glaze Free Standing Sculpture Erika Sanada's early inspirations stemmed from creatures and characters of horror films. Watching these stories were a way for her to escape unpleasant realities during childhood. She creates intricate, hairless ceramic creaturesoften adorable but also unsettling and bizarre. Her artwork has been published in Hi Fructose Magazine, Hey! Magazine and Beautiful Bizarre