{"title":"People and Portraits","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-conductress","title":"The Conductress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e12×18-inch print reproduction of a colored-pencil drawing, reprinted on matte archival paper.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I began this one, I wanted to do something in the realm of Steampunk, but then decided I didn't want a bunch of hardware on her. She looks both playful and dapper in her corseted top hat and matching lace-up jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art by Jodi Arias","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44941738311839,"sku":"A002","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/8635\/4847\/files\/A002-The-Conductress_watermark2.jpg?v=1727141957"},{"product_id":"self-portrait-perryville","title":"Self Portrait - Perryville","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e18×12-inch print reproduction of a colored-pencil and graphite drawing, reprinted on matte archival paper, 2019.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complementary yet opposite colors of blue sky and orange clothes symbolize the contrast of limitlessness above and confinement below. Although the lower half of the picture depicts a wide open space of dusty, sun-bleached dirt, it is the foreground that delineates my environment. No one can venture far without a fence to block the way. These fences serve to keep women in giant pens. Thus, we never forget we are confined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is little shade so when I venture into the sun, I wear a hat and sunglasses. The chain-link pattern is reflected in my dark lenses. Here, I've got my earbuds in, listening to a podcast or audiobook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bright orange worn by all the women who live here makes us stand out against the drab buildings and dull brown dirt. We also style our air according to a detailed set of rules. From far away, as this drawing depicts, we all look generally the same. Up close, however, the viewer can see that we are unique in spite of our apparent sameness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art by Jodi Arias","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44944781508767,"sku":"A007","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/8635\/4847\/files\/A007-Self-Portrait-Perryville_watermark2.jpg?v=1731368027"},{"product_id":"royalty","title":"Royalty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e12×18-inch print reproduction of a colored-pencil drawing, reprinted on matte archival paper, 2023.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith her regal bearing and adornments suggesting an ancient Egypt that holds sway over our imaginations, this exotic woman exudes the poise and strength befitting an Egyptian queen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art by Jodi Arias","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44944781705375,"sku":"A008","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/8635\/4847\/files\/A008-Royalty_watermark2.jpg?v=1727141431"},{"product_id":"nostalgia","title":"Nostalgia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e12×18-inch print reproduction of a black-colored-pencil and graphite drawing, reprinted on matte archival paper.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI named this \u003cem\u003eNostalgia\u003c\/em\u003e to describe what I imagine this woman to be experiencing in this moment, captured by this image. She seems wistful and yearning, yet contemplative. Her expression is inscrutable, while memories and veiled emotions may be churning within. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art by Jodi Arias","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44944783540383,"sku":"A012","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/8635\/4847\/files\/A012-Nostalgia_watermark2.jpg?v=1727045639"},{"product_id":"copper-curls","title":"Copper Curls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e18×12-inch print reproduction of a colored-pencil drawing, reprinted on matte archival paper.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is so much to take in here -- her sparkling eyes, her glossy lips, her manicured nails, even the little crescents lining the edges of her cloak. Most prominent, though, is her luscious hair. She holds her ample springy curls back from her face to get a clear look at us, or rather, to give us a clear look at her.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art by Jodi Arias","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44944785408159,"sku":"A014","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/8635\/4847\/files\/A014-Copper-Curls_watermark2.jpg?v=1732224992"},{"product_id":"afrodite","title":"Afrodite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e12×18-inch print reproduction of a colored-pencil drawing, reprinted on matte archival paper.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title of this piece is pronounced like Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. I changed the root spelling to make it Afrocentric, just like the woman shown here. 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