Persona Art Gallery

Upon attending the Persona Art Gallery and panel discussion, I learned a great deal about the artists, their artwork, and the correlation between art and psychology. I discovered that the Persona is a wonderful externalization of the psychological self. Many of the artists exhibited their true souls in their work. For example, Arlene spoke about how she expresses her experiences and life lessons through her art. She spoke of her unpleasant experiences including a bad marriage, and how she decided to turn her negatives into positives as opposed to dwelling on her pain. She in turn “rises from the ashes.” Her art piece was a self-portrait, which was not only a literal image of her but also a projection of her psychological self. I think her transformation of hardships into art is remarkable and a viable example of externalizing her psychological self. Many of the artists at the panel talked about the impact of their family and how it is exhibited in their art. For example, Raul Villarreal’s father had a close relationship and friendship with Ernest Hemingway which has inspired much of Raul’s artwork and paintings of Hemingway. Ellen also discussed her artwork, a portrait of her father which has encouraged her photography. It was refreshing to see how the fostered relationships in the artists’ lives have impacted and inspired much of their art work. Behind every piece of art there lies a personal influence, a story, a sentimental meaning, a purpose, a piece of the psychological self ultimately externalized.

Hispanic- American Amiga

Live interview with Zulie Molina, who shares her favorite recipe from El Salvador!

Salsa Experience

Hi there 【ツ】 I’m Rowan, a Junior at CSE majoring in Global studies with a minor in Communications. I love diversity, trying new things, and exploring everything the world has to offer! I loved our class’ first salsa making experience- it introduced to me a variety of new salsa recipes that I look forward to making again. My group had a black bean salsa recipe which included black beans, cilantro, onions, lime juice, salt, and chili peppers. It was a fun and educational experience, where we discovered that we had “mad-onion- dicing  skills” and nevertheless, “ mad-cilantro- chopping skills.” I have to admit, we definitely judged our not so colorful salsa dish at first, thinking that the mountain of onions we put in would surely ruin it. Matter of fact, we were almost scared to try it. But of course as the saying goes, we “judged the book by its cover”  (or in this case judged the salsa by its color) but were proven wrong- our salsa turned out to be delicious!  Everyone  then got to try all the various types of salsa’s made by other groups which were all ON POINT. Thumbs up. Over all it was a scrumptious, positive, interesting, healthy, and spicy, salsa exploring experience.

A recipe that describes me is Mango Salsa ♡

It’s full of diverse flavors and colors. It’s got its own style. The unique and refreshing recipe can be sweet, can be salty, and it has and exciting surprise in every dip. Kinda like me.

• 1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and diced (about 1 1/2 cup)
• 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 1 Jalapeño chile, minced (include ribs and seeds for a hotter taste if desired)
• 1 small cucumber, peeled and diced (about 1 cup)
• 3 Tbsp fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
• 3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• Salt and pepper to taste

Also good with diced red bell pepper and jicama.
Method:

Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. If the salsa ends up being a little too hot or acidic for your taste, you can temper it by adding some diced avocado.

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The song I chose to describe me is Michael Meets Mozart (1 Piano, 2 Guys, 100 Cello Tracks) by ThePianoGuys. I love it because in the beginning you don’t know what you will expect but then it unleashes this perfect melody with its DIVERSE contrasting instruments that come together and create something great. I play the piano and I love music in general, I like to call this the soundtrack to my life ♫♬♩