monicaelayne

Monica Elayne is an educator, writer, event planner, and accessory guru living and working in the Los Angeles area. She focuses on her traditional drawing skills coupled with basic 'science' and curiosity of surface characteristics to  describe her perspective and lack of experience as a woman of color in American society through the photographic history of her ethnicity. Her works are about the paradigm between integration and difference. Her education is based in biochemistry with an emphasis in pathology, but holds a BA in Studio Arts from the University of California, Irvine and an MFA in Visual Art from the California Institute of the Arts. She has an arsenal of skills which includes and is not limited to: acoustic shower singing, couture fashion accessories, 1970's slang, and interior design (making a small apartment look huge). If you are not a jive turkey and you want to view her work, go to www.monicaelayne.com and www.fartinthetub.com