Artist in the House: Priscilla

Who are you and what do you do? 

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
oil on canvas
5 ft x 4 ft

I am Priscilla, I do large scale oil paintings, video and audio installation, and I am also a freelance graphic designer, Associate Design Editor for kalamakua.org and I work in the advertising department at Kaleo. 

Hometown: 

Los Angeles, California 

Artistic weapon(s) of choice:
I have several: Oil paint, graphic art, philosophy, photography, video installation, music, sometimes just charcoal on paper. All are equally important in my process and actually all work together. Painting is top on the list normally, but I choose to express myself through several media. I normally work on two or three projects simultaneously. I like to experiment across the board. 

Poetry, Man

Darron Cambra, Education Director
for Youth Speaks Hawai’i
Photograph by Priscilla Ortiz

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU DO?

I am the Arts and Education Director for Youth Speaks Hawai’i and the program’s founder of the Substitute POET program. I have been an assistant coach for YSH’i’s travel squad for the last 5 years, including back to back champions of Brave New Voices in ‘08 and ‘09; we leave for LA Sunday to defend our title. I have also been running the writing workshops for YSH’i on Wednesdays at ARTS at Mark’s 4:30p-6p. for the last three years. 

I also perform around town for events, concerts, classrooms, and shows. Self-released a book and CD titled, TRUE Confessions of a Compulsive LIAR, in its third printing and have a second collection on its way.