My name is Marissa Quinn and I am a professional artist (MFA), living and working out of San Diego California.
I have just launched a dream. A dream I so strongly believe in that I have left my full-time job and financial security to leap into the dark in faith that the universe will provide and show me the path.
The Dream:
With that being said, I am currently running a Kickstarter campaign to live out the contents of my grad-school Thesis paper- which is to combine creativity, community, and conservation in order to inspire paradigm shifts into living integrated lives connected to the Earth. I am hoping to follow the example of the "rewilding" movement currently happening in conservation biology, and adding the third element of art to inspire lifestyle changes.
The Goal:
The goal is to travel and illustrate the West Coast by living and camping out of my van in order to create and publish a book called "The Rewild(her)'s Journey: Conservation through Illustration".
From June 5th - July 31st I will be driving from the boarder of Mexico to the boarder of Canada and back, gathering information and creating an illustrated experience of travel to inspire environmental conservation through art. This is also significant, as this journey will align with the 100 year anniversary of our National Parks.
The Book:
The Book:
"The Rewild(her)'s Journey" will be an experiential book meant to serve as the reader's guide to travel and drawing. It will be filled with my sketches, notes, quotes, thoughts, and feelings spilled out onto 100+ pages from the road.
At the beginning of each chapter there will be a hand-drawn map pin-pointing the location of the creation of the chapter in order to bring the reader through the journey. Blank velum pages, will be at the end of each chapter so that the reader can tear them out and trace the sketches in the chapter, as well as several blank pages for the reader's own sketches and notes. One section near the end of the book will be devoted to presenting clean pages of completed landscape and specimen drawings.
Get Involved:
If this journey, this book, or this project inspires you, please join our tribe of difference-makers by visiting my Kickstarter Page. I am also looking to partner with conservation groups, and outdoor product lines, along with other artists! If you are interested in joining me on the trip or collaborating, please email me at marissaquinnart@gmail.com!
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1264485770/the-rewildhers-journey-conservation-through-illust
To see more of my work, visit these:
To see more of my work, visit these:
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More info: kickstarter.com
Kickstarter Campaign (short video)
Kickstarter Campaign- "The Rewild(her)'s Journey: Conservation through Illustration"
"Rewild(her)" progress shot of the 7' x 5' piece I recently completed
"The Rewild(her)'s Journey" book route. June 4th-July 30th.
Seaweed Specimen drawing.
"Drink the Moon's Reflection" 14"x 11", Pen and ink on paper
"Wellspring" 14" x 11", graphite, ink, gold leaf on paper
"Held in a Fond But Distant Memory" 14"x 11", pen and ink on paper
9 foot drawing for Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, CA.
