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Podcast: Tuckered Out with Ami Thakkar
Episode: Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee Paints The Marine World
Description: Indian-born artist Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee settled her roots in the beautifully diverse city of Houston, TX in 2012.She is strongly influenced by marine life, drawing abundant inspiration from her experiences with scuba diving expeditions and with the ocean itself. In her work, Folmsbee creates ethereal, intricate shapes, which she calls characters, that are meant to invite the public into something very private. Her painting intend to take the viewer into the work’s moment of origin.This year, Folmsbee has become actively more involved in the marine community by working with conservation organizations such as th...