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Big change starts with simple acts.

What we need now on the issue of Global Warming is a giant shift...of attitude.

As individuals, we can make a huge impact by practicing small daily efforts that help expand earth friendly consciousness.

How you keep your house clean, heat your office, the kind paper you buy, and yes, the kind of art you display can be a part of the solution.

Start is a company made up of professional artists that create eco-friendly art and are committed to promoting sustainable living through art. 5% of our sales support the 1% For the Planet; an alliance of businesses pledging to donate at least 1% of their sales towards efforts to protect and restore our natural environment.

We believe that by using non toxic paints, solvents, and recycled materials we are offering an alternative to the art manufacturers that produce harmful art materials.

Gracing your walls with ?eco- art? is a reflection of your philosophy towards the environment. In turn, you are helping spread the word.

Our artwork is a colorful reminder that ?Everyday is Earth Day?

Why ?Green? art? Why not?

Kate Devine

Born and raised in San Francisco, Kate has been creating art for as long as she can remember.

Encouraged by the voice of her grandfather, a senior apprentice of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and her great grandmother Aline Barnsdall, creator of the Barnsdall Art Park in Los Angeles, she continued to fiend herself drawing and painting throughout her childhood which eventually brought her to study in New York. After graduating from NYU with a BFA in Art and Drama, she lived overseas where she was influenced by the villages of Europe, the streets of Tokyo and the exotic landscapes of Bali.

Her broad range of aesthetics in oil has been exhibited in galleries, airports, commercial spaces as well as sold to private collectors across the globe.

Whether illustrating children's books, teaching fine art, or working on her next solo exhibition, she finds great joy in discovering and exploring the coexistence of organic and urban life through her paintings.

As the founder of StArt, Kate is devoted to the preservation and betterment of our natural world. Actively seeking out other artist with similar beliefs, she is pioneering a movement that will inspire all people to live their day to day lives with renewed enthusiasm and respect for the planet they live in.

Thurayya Hernandez

Born in Damascus Syria, Thurayya moved to America with her family in the early 80?s and received a BA in Art Design at Cal State LA.

Her artistic career ranges from art instruction, mural paintings, illustration, graphic design and digital photography.

The digital world was a revelation to this busy working mother and provided her with a tool that allowed her to create and mold a new world from anything she wanted.

All the images she creates come from shots taken of everyday occurrences. They are the pure, organic statement of everyday reality that goes unnoticed by the fast paced sensationalized world we live in.

What elevates these works to the realm of art is their graphic alteration. To do so, requires her to see more in the pieces than what was originally there. It challenges her as well as the viewer, to look beyond the physical reality of the image, and in doing so; there is a rediscovery of this moment, and a transcendence to something more universal, that speaks on a broader level.

This dichotomy of real and synthetic is a significant study in the modern world because what may lie within it is tomorrow?s hope. Where others see conflict between man and machine, she finds a symbiotic relationship.

Feel free to contact the artists with any further questions about StArt or the pieces displayed in this gallery. We appreciate all your comments and look forward to hearing from you.

Kate Devine: 818-284-1890

katedevine1019@hotmail.com

Thurayya Hernandez: 818-926-3649

thurayyadk@hotmail.com