Curled, Whirled & Twisted: A Coloring Book (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780692553756)

Originally from the mountains of North Carolina, artist Jennifer Herrera spent seven years in southern Mexico before settling with her family in North Georgia almost 10 years ago. She often says it was the tropical sun that brightened her palette from her earlier dark monochromatic art to the bright pieces she creates currently. Her work is neither completely abstract nor naturalistic but seeks to represent the seen, the unseen, and the place where they meet. Borders and boundaries, as well as the crossing or dissolving of them, fascinate her. In her images that in between space is full of color, swirls, vegetation and bursts of other details. These may be indicative of emotional or spiritual factors that influence and sometimes merge with the figures that inhabit them. The overflow of color and pattern does seek to be pleasing to the eye, but hopes to also express something more. She has simplified and removed the color from her images to create this coloring book. She hopes adding the color back will allow others to experience her art at a new level.