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Sunflower Mandala

Alicia Vasquez, 2020
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Photo by Berris Photography
The Sunflower and Mandala design is inspired by the sunflower garden in my grandparents backyard in Shaker Heights when I was growing up.  I remember every summer those flowers would bloom to be so big and tall.  My grandparents have lived in Shaker their whole life and the memory of seeing the flowers blooming and playing in the yard around this garden has stayed with me.  What is interesting about sunflowers is they always move towards the sun no matter where it might be in the sky.  I created a mandala around these sunflowers to represent the cycle of life we all go through.  No matter what time of year it may be, whatever is happening in our lives, be like a sunflower and always find the sun. 

Alicia Vasquez is an award-winning illustrator and fine artist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she currently lives and works in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Vasquez’s illustrations are created using color and black inks or digitally created. She is most known for her illustrations of women and portraiture, which often possess her own reflections of identity in today’s society.She received her bachelor’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art with a fine art major in Illustration in which she also received the departmental Susan Lipman scholarship. She has artwork in private corporate collections including the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals. Website
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  1. Turn left (northwest) on Norwood Road
  2. Travel to Van Aken Boulevard 
  3. Turn left (west) on Van Aken Blvd  
  4. Continue to Kenmore Road 
  5. “At Home” is on the corner of Kenmore and Van Aken Blvd 
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