Carmen Washington

Carmen Washington is a multi-talented writer, dancer, and visual artist. Her dance experience includes Jazz and Modern Dance at Harvard University, African Dance at Radcliffe, youth dance instruction for the city of Portsmouth, and training as a ballroom dance instructor from the Fred Astaire Dance Studios. Her literary experience includes reporting, short stories, and novels, including a gothic thriller entitled "A Warm Bath", and a biography on Led Zeppelin, based on a unique back stage interview with Jimmy Page.

Staff "Staff of Life"

"Staff of Life" is an unabashed study of male anatomy, rendered in watercolor, in a style reminiscent of religious stained glass. The image celebrates male sexuality as something sacred, an image not often seen in contemporary art, where male anima is often portrayed as something ugly or sinister. In general, Carmen's work indicates that while she is still experimenting to find a vision that is her own, she in willing to take risks to create imagery that is poignant and meaningful.