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Justified
by Erica Lyn Schmidt
It’s all in your head Anger is shameful Fear is weakness Ignore them (stay quiet) They've made their home In my flesh Sinew And bone Shadows and whispers When I stop to listen My own voice cries out A muffled lamentation As I hold my tongue Wisdom calls through the veil Deeper truths from a higher self-- Injustice bore this anger Violence instilled this fear They are justified It is not a noble act To gild self-betrayal into loyalty Igniting myself to comfort others As I smolder to ash The villain I’ve been fleeing Was my own dignity Enlightened discernment Self-acceptance and worth I release my tongue No longer fearing to speak The ancient demons escape me And transform me into light -Erica Lyn Schmidt
Media: Acrylic over Cosclay Polymer Clay on Wooden Panel
Dimensions: 8" x 8" x 1.75"
Ready to Hang: Yes
Dimensions: 8" x 8" x 1.75"
Ready to Hang: Yes
$500 $500
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Erica Lyn Schmidt
Erica Lyn Schmidt is a fine artist living in Wisconsin, USA. Her primary media includes polymer clay, acrylic, and oils. After spending many years in scientific and children’s illustration, she found her true love of fine art in the genre of imaginative realism.
Blurring the lines between traditional painting and sculpture, her work explores the deeper meaning of life’s experiences through whimsical animals, metaphor, and prose. She loves creating characters that didn’t exist before, like conjuring new friends out of thin air. Sometimes a project takes on a life of its own—in these moments it feels like there’s magic in the room.
Erica has been a staple on the roster of Every Day Original, in several volumes of Infected by Art, and on the Chesley Suggestion List twice in the category of Three Dimensional Art. Beyond her own work, she strives to empower other artists as Community Manager of the artist coaching program Unleash Creativity with Marc Scheff. Her past clients include Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 78 Tarot, Royal Tyrrell Museum, Burpee Museum of Natural History, private scientists and collectors.
Blurring the lines between traditional painting and sculpture, her work explores the deeper meaning of life’s experiences through whimsical animals, metaphor, and prose. She loves creating characters that didn’t exist before, like conjuring new friends out of thin air. Sometimes a project takes on a life of its own—in these moments it feels like there’s magic in the room.
Erica has been a staple on the roster of Every Day Original, in several volumes of Infected by Art, and on the Chesley Suggestion List twice in the category of Three Dimensional Art. Beyond her own work, she strives to empower other artists as Community Manager of the artist coaching program Unleash Creativity with Marc Scheff. Her past clients include Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 78 Tarot, Royal Tyrrell Museum, Burpee Museum of Natural History, private scientists and collectors.
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