Arshagra 

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  The Genetic Bill of Rights Painting Series
  by Mariam Muradian

  From the Genetic Bill of Rights Painting Series by Mariam Muradian / & CC Arshagra.The Genetic Bill of Rights was drafted in 2000 by The Council for Responsible Genetics and GeneWatch, yet most people do not even now that it exists. These rights exist for everyone; to inform people that they have the right to govern their own genes, bodies, cultures, and biodiversity. / Copyright 2000. All rights reserved The Council for Responsible Genetics. / Professional photographs of the paintings by Kevin Sharp. / Acrylics, oil pastel, charcoal on 24”x30” canvas. Note to Artists: In the event that The Genetic Bill of Rights words inspire you to action, and you wish to use/reproduce them in any integral and aesthetic artistic way to spread the knowledge and collective conscience of these human rights worldwide; The Council for Responsible Genetics states: “Copyright 2000. All rights reserved The Council for Responsible Genetics. May be reproduced without permission ONLY in its ENTIRETY, INCLUDING this copyright notice.” / (This copyright is painted on the side of all these original canvases.) / This entire 11 piece painting series is available for exhibition. Curators please contact artists via BubbleMail. You can also go to URL http://www.thebigboxofcolors.org/ourmission/thegbrpaintingseries.html / to read the GeneWatch Magazine Cover Story Article about the series.

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  Hamsa
  by Mariam Muradian

  Hamsa by Mariam Muradian. / Hamsa is an ancient symbol of protection and patience. 2007 Copyright. All Rights Reserved to Mariam Muradian and / The Little Feather Company. / For more information go to: www.thelittlefeathercompany.com

• *"Attempt"*
  by Mariam Muradian

  “Attempt” a poem by Mariam Muradian

  This is a poem from my recently published book, / “God Loves A Riddle: A Small Collection of Poems.” All confusing and affirming. / These poems were written during the most base need survival years in / Boulder, Colorado; while facing 20 year old PTSD flashbacks of the murder of my infant son never before surfaced. / It seems I was piecing my fragmented life together almost as quickly as the puzzle pieces were being thrown at me! Frightenly abstract.

• *"I Am"*
  by Mariam Muradian

  “I Am” a poem by Mariam Muradian.

  This is a poem from my recently published book, / “God Loves A Riddle: A Small Collection of Poems.” All confusing and affirming. / These poems were written during the most base need survival years in / Boulder, Colorado; while facing 20 year old PTSD flashbacks of the murder of my infant son never before surfaced. / It seems I was piecing my fragmented life together almost as quickly as the puzzle pieces were being thrown at me! Frightenly abstract.

• *"Fire"*
  by Mariam Muradian

  “Fire” a poem by Mariam Muradian.

  This is a poem from my recently published book, / “God Loves A Riddle: A Small Collection of Poems.” All confusing and affirming. / These poems were written during the most base need survival years in / Boulder, Colorado; while facing 20 year old PTSD flashbacks of the murder of my infant son never before surfaced. / It seems I was piecing my fragmented life together almost as quickly as the puzzle pieces were being thrown at me! Frightenly abstract.

• *"Fools Rush In"*
  by Mariam Muradian

  “Fools Rush In” a poem by Mariam Muradian.

  This is a poem from my recently published book, / “God Loves A Riddle: A Small Collection of Poems.” All confusing and affirming. / These poems were written during the most base need survival years in / Boulder, Colorado; while facing 20 year old PTSD flashbacks of the murder of my infant son never before surfaced. / It seems I was piecing my fragmented life together almost as quickly as the puzzle pieces were being thrown at me! Frightenly abstract.

• Breathe now for the last breath is gone
  by C.C. Arshagra

  Come. We are all invited to laugh at Love’s funeral.

  Inspired by Gigi! micmac and her piece “Torn…. somehow, with effortless tears she has inspired a poem, again. About Torn…. the art work that inspired this poem GiGi writes: This a double layer of bark and a portrait of my grandaughter Angelica. / size…2928×2346 / Birgitta choose the title…thanks again Birgitta I love it. / Before ,a long time ago , they use to capture the moment in paintings.When I did that layer I had the impression to had captured the beautiful face of my Angelica forever. to comment truly matter. / See* Journal section of my RB page here for a list of short poems* / Words Count listed / A vast spectrum* of subjects, issues, and levels of intensity. REMEMBER the VISIT The RedBubble Artists and their works of art here. / Most all of my writing are based on and or INSPIRED BY RedBubble Art and Artists.

• The Receiving of Love
  by C.C. Arshagra

  Your courageous clouds / Always disappearing / To free / The impossible / Bond

  Inspired by the RedBubble Artist ‘s poem The Wall By RedBubble artist Pijinlane This poem is dedicate to Jen Whyte Poem URL / http://www.redbubble.com/people/pijinlane/writing/613915-the-

• The Captured Escape
  by C.C. Arshagra

  The eye’s lens inverted / The spirit awakes / The shattering happens. / The “captured’ escape

  Isspired by the Photograph Life and Death / By the RedBubble Artist pijinlane /

• Rumi (Was he blind?)
  by C.C. Arshagra

  Who shall she kiss as the air feels her lips, ...

  a poem inspired by the image titled “Self Protrait – mixed media”: / By RedBubble Artis Lee Wilde Pllease visit this work and comment on both the poem here and the image here - / Lee states in her works description: medium: Charcoal, pastel and acrylic paint on 600gsm black card.

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  Blake's Hand by C.C. Arshagra
  by C.C. Arshagra

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  The Genetic Bill of Rights starring "Genetic Bill"
  by Mariam Muradian

  From the Genetic Bill of Rights Painting Series by Mariam Muradian / & CC Arshagra.The Genetic Bill of Rights was drafted in 2000 by The Council for Responsible Genetics and GeneWatch, yet most people do not even now that it exists. These rights exist for everyone; to inform people that they have the right to govern their own genes, bodies, cultures, and biodiversity. / Copyright 2000. All rights reserved The Council for Responsible Genetics. / Professional photographs of the paintings by Kevin Sharp. / Acrylics, oil pastel, charcoal on 24”x30” canvas. Note to Artists: In the event that The Genetic Bill of Rights words inspire you to action, and you wish to use/reproduce them in any integral and aesthetic artistic way to spread the knowledge and collective conscience of these human rights worldwide; The Council for Responsible Genetics states: “Copyright 2000. All rights reserved The Council for Responsible Genetics. May be reproduced without permission ONLY in its ENTIRETY, INCLUDING this copyright notice.” / (This copyright is painted on the side of all these original canvases.) / This entire 11 piece painting series is available for exhibition. Curators please contact artists via BubbleMail. You can also go to URL http://www.thebigboxofcolors.org/ourmission/thegbrpaintingseries.html / to read the GeneWatch Magazine Cover Story Article about the series. ................................................................................................................. THE GENETIC BILL OF RIGHTS / 1. All people have the right to preservation of the earth’s biological and genetic diversity. / 2. All people have the right to a world in which living organisms cannot be patented, including human beings, animals, plants, microorganisms and all their parts. / 3. All people have the right to a food supply that has not been genetically engineered. / 4. All indigenous peoples have the right to manage their own biological resources, to preserve their traditional knowledge, and to protect these from expropriation and biopiracy by scientific, corporate or government interests. / 5. All people have the right to protection from toxins, other contaminants, or actions that can harm their genetic makeup and that of their offspring. / 6. All people have the right to protection against eugenic measures such as forced sterilization or mandatory screening aimed at aborting or manipulating selected embryos or fetuses. / 7. All people have the right to genetic privacy including the right to prevent the taking or storing of bodily samples for genetic information without their voluntary informed consent. / 8. All people have the right to be free from genetic discrimination. / 9. All people have the right to DNA tests to defend themselves in criminal proceedings. / 10. All people have the right to have been conceived, gestated, and born without genetic manipulation. Spring, 2000 / Copyright. All Rights Reserved to The Council for Responsible Genetics

• *KNOW YOUR RIGHTS*
  by Mariam Muradian

  KNOW YOUR RIGHTS THE GENETIC BILL OF RIGHTS PAINTING SERIES / by Mariam Muradian / & ...

  KNOW YOUR RIGHTS THE GENETIC BILL OF RIGHTS PAINTING SERIES / by Mariam Muradian / & / C.C. Arshagra / (You can also CLICK on the individually numbered Rights images to purchase / that item from The Genetic Bill of Rights Painting Series Collection. Purchase / all 10 + The Signature Piece, Consequences / for the *complete set) THE GENETIC BILL OF RIGHTS / by The Board of Directors of the Council for Responsible Genetics / by Martha Herbert & Claire Nader PREAMBLE Our life and health depend on an intricate web of relationships within the biological and social worlds. Protection of these relationships must inform all public policy. Commercial, governmental, scientific and medical institutions promote manipulation of genes despite profound ignorance of how such changes may affect the web of life. Once they enter the environment, organisms with modified genes cannot be recalled and pose novel risks to humanity and the entire biosphere. Manipulation of human genes creates new threats to the health of individuals and their offspring, and endangers human rights, privacy and dignity. Genes, other constituents of life, and genetically modified organisms themselves are rapidly being patented and turned into objects of commerce. This commercialization of life is veiled behind promises to cure disease and feed the hungry. People everywhere have the right to participate in evaluating the social and biological implications of the genetic revolution and in democratically guiding its applications. To protect our human rights and integrity and the biological integrity of the earth, we, therefore, propose this Genetic Bill of Rights. THE GENETIC BILL OF RIGHTS / 1. All people have the right to preservation of the earth’s biological and genetic diversity. / 2. All people have the right to a world in which living organisms cannot be patented, including human beings, animals, plants, microorganisms and all their parts. / 3. All people have the right to a food supply that has not been genetically engineered. / 4. All indigenous peoples have the right to manage their own biological resources, to preserve their traditional knowledge, and to protect these from expropriation and biopiracy by scientific, corporate or government interests. / 5. All people have the right to protection from toxins, other contaminants, or actions that can harm their genetic makeup and that of their offspring. / 6. All people have the right to protection against eugenic measures such as forced sterilization or mandatory screening aimed at aborting or manipulating selected embryos or fetuses. / 7. All people have the right to genetic privacy including the right to prevent the taking or storing of bodily samples for genetic information without their voluntary informed consent. / 8. All people have the right to be free from genetic discrimination. / 9. All people have the right to DNA tests to defend themselves in criminal proceedings. / 10. All people have the right to have been conceived, gestated, and born without genetic manipulation. Spring, 2000 / Copyright. All Rights Reserved to The Council for Responsible Genetics

• We ALL need inspiration....
  by Mariam Muradian

  We ALL need inspiration, help, support, a fortune cookie, reinvention, motivation, a hand, an AHAAA moment from time to time….. / These …

  We ALL need inspiration, help, support, a fortune cookie, reinvention, motivation, a hand, an AHAAA moment from time to time….. / These are just a few quotes that carry me through my journey. Perhaps they will inspire you as well. I hope so. / I will continue to add to this list. / I would love to hear some of YOUR favorite quotes! Please share. / Venice, San Lazzaro, / Mekhitarist Library, MS 1635, / Gospel, Skevra, 1193, / artist Konstantine, Baptism. / Armenian Illuminated Manuscripts. / Photo: Dickran Kouymjian ........................................................................................................................................................ “Courage is the first among human qualities because it guarantees the others”.Aristotle ..... “The faithful are mirrors to one another.” Rumi ..... “Choice is will.” ~ C.C. Arshagra / ..... “It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.” / ~ Theodore Roosevelt ..... “When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” / ~ Kahlil Gibran ..... “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” / ~ Mark Twain ..... “Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”~ St. Francis of Assisi ..... “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” / ~ Helen Keller ..... “Nothing is at last sacred, but the integrity of your own mind.” / ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ..... “Never, never, never give up.”~ Winston Churchill ..... “Failure is an event not a person.” ~ Tom Thresher, Minister, / Suquamish Church ..... “Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.”~ Chinese Proverb ..... “Don’t meet trouble half-way.”~ Hindu Proverb ..... “The best remedy for those who are afraid, ill, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.”~ Anne Frank ..... “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” / ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt ..... “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”~ Henry David Thoreau ..... “Your greatest teachers in life will be patience and humility.” / ~ David “Doc” Cote, editor to the first published books of / C.C. Arshagra ..... “It is what is unseen that holds our lives together.”~ Unknown ..... “Do one thing everyday that scares you.”~ Anonymous ..... “As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” / ~ Nelson Mandela ..... “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen…” / ~ The Bible KJV, Hebrews 11:1 ..... “Are you willing to be sponged out, erased, canceled, / made nothing? / Are you willing to be made nothing? / dipped into oblivion? / If not, you will never really change.” / ~D.H. Lawrence ..... “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” ~ Unknown ..... “Life is a grand adventure or it is nothing.” ~ Helen Keller ..... “Time passes, essence remains. The body wearies, the love sustains” ~ Crowmanic ..... “What does not destroy me makes me strong.” / – Friedrich Nietzsche ..... “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” / – e. e. cummings ..... “Resolve to take fate by the throat and shake a living out of her.” / – Louisa May Alcott .....

• It Is Not About Me #3
  by C.C. Arshagra

  The invisibility of peace is captured and killed / For it is foolish enough

  This is poem part of an ongoing series of poems Please read and comment on all of the parts of this Critical Thread Poem* It Is Not About Me It Is Not About Me #2

• You Are
  by C.C. Arshagra

  Releasing creation

  Inspired by Rumi & Deepak Chopra

• One Must come to Read
  by C.C. Arshagra

  One must come to read again

  A brief sweep of wind and a poem of few words

• My Artist's Statement on The Genetic Bill of Rights Painting Series
  by Mariam Muradian

  Artist’s Statement I …

  Artist’s Statement I am Mariam Muradian, the Artist/Painter of The Genetic Bill of Rights Painting Series. This is my statement. I was born an Artist. My Father was a cellist, artist, mathematician, and composer. My Mother was a concert pianist who wanted to be a doctor (who later attended the University again in her 50’s and became an HIV/AIDS researcher.) My parents always encouraged and nurtured my gift. I am a formally trained artist, alumni of The School of The Art Institute of Chicago and La Universidad Literaria de Salamanca, Leon, Spain, among other fine institutions of higher learning. My degrees/course work is in Fine Arts, Foreign Languages & Literature, Linguistics, International Studies, Educational Leadership: Instructional Technology Systems Design, Cognitive & Behavioral Science, Human/Computer Interface Design. I have had many opportunities in my life; have lived and studied many places in the world. My collaborations with C.C. Arshagra on this Genetic Bill of Rights Painting Series, and other art/life endeavors, have been the most rewarding and important of my career and of my life’s contribution to the human race. I immediately knew how important it was to paint the Genetic Bill of Rights when C.C. introduced the idea to me in 2006. I was uniquely qualified in that I have dealt with a rare, aggressive metabolic disease my entire life. As I progressed through the series, I progressed through blindness, a side effect from a prescribed heart drug. I am 100% dependent on a multi-lead permanent pacemaker; I am a cyborg and thus I have been wrestling with and living these precepts/choices my entire life. Art at its best mirrors life and gives hope to those who will see. When you see the Genetic Bill of Rights, you realize that these and all rights come down to the individual, because if you don’t have control of your body, you can’t master anything outside yourself. We all interface with technology at different levels. Individually, whether the circumstance is deciding on medical care or replacement/enhancement, ethics, policy, life or death, the food we eat, or simply how to survive while living in a developing country; we each must grow into a level of accountability where we can assert our rights in regards to those choices. “Choice is will.”~ C.C. Arshagra If you don’t know that such rights exist, you’re not going to be able to make a choice/decision when you’re confronted with that technology, on whatever level. For your YES to be yes, and your NO to be no, for any combination of grey thereof, or for any foundation of belief ….you must know your fundamental rights. I consider this series my most significant artistic and social achievement. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to paint these. I trust that these artworks will go on to freely live, travel, and speak their intended message to inform, inspire, and motivate responsible species of the biodiverse world. Mariam Muradian / June 2008 / Mariam Muradian / Artist, Author / mariam@thebigboxofcolors.org / www.redbubble.com/people/muradian

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  KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
  by Mariam Muradian

  Learn intimately and KNOW YOUR Genetic Bill of Rights….one month at a time! / From the Genetic Bill of Rights Painting Series by / Mariam Muradian & CC Arshagra Genetic Bill of Rights was drafted in 2000 by The Council for Responsible Genetics and GeneWatch , yet most people do not even now that it exists. These rights exist for everyone; to inform people that they have the right to govern their own genes, bodies, cultures, and biodiversity. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! / Copyright 2000. All rights reserved The Council for Responsible Genetics. / Professional photographs of the paintings by Kevin Sharp. / Acrylics, oil pastel, charcoal on 24”x30” canvas. / Plus, the unique Signature Piece to The Series, “Consequences” on 48”x60” canvas was painted by Artist, Mariam Muradian when she had gone blind as a side effect from a heart medication. Mariam Muradian is a woman on the forefront of living, interpreting, and choosing these rights daily and personally!

• *The UnderConscious* (part 1)
  by C.C. Arshagra

  (truly, then honestly) be

  New Series / “The UnderConscious“ The UnderConscious -part 1 The UnderConscious -part 2 The UnderConscious -part 3 The UnderConscious -part 4 The UnderConscious -part 5 The UnderConscious -part 6 The UnderConscious -part 7 The UnderConscious -part 8 The UnderConscious -part 9 The UnderConscious -part 10 The UnderConscious -part 11 Coming Soon “The UnderConscious -part 12” / “The UnderConscious -part 13” / “The UnderConscious -part 14” / “The UnderConscious -part 15” The Underconscious Poem (Post-script / Part 17)

• *The UnderConscious* (part 3)
  by C.C. Arshagra

  Dreams do swim … waterlines of consciousness

  New Series / “The UnderConscious“ The UnderConscious -part 1 The UnderConscious -part 2 The UnderConscious -part 4 The UnderConscious -part 5 The UnderConscious -part 6 The UnderConscious -part 7 The UnderConscious -part 8 The UnderConscious -part 9 The UnderConscious -part 10 The UnderConscious -part 11 Coming Soon “The UnderConscious -part 12” / “The UnderConscious -part 13” / “The UnderConscious -part 14” / “The UnderConscious -part 15” The Underconscious Poem (Post-script / Part 17)

• *The UnderConscious* (part 4)
  by C.C. Arshagra

  (Somehow somenow undiscovered)

  New Series / “The UnderConscious“ The UnderConscious -part 1 The UnderConscious -part 2 The UnderConscious -part 3 The UnderConscious -part 5 The UnderConscious -part 6 The UnderConscious -part 7 The UnderConscious -part 8 Coming Soon “The UnderConscious -part 9” / “The UnderConscious -part 10” / “The UnderConscious -part 11” / “The UnderConscious -part 12” / “The UnderConscious -part 13” / “The UnderConscious -part 14” / “The UnderConscious -part 15” The Underconscious Poem (Post-script)

• *The UnderConscious* (part 7)
  by C.C. Arshagra

  The underconscious … ( ... here to trust what whole being is) Innocent as dreams possessed

  New Series / “The UnderConscious“ The UnderConscious -part 1 The UnderConscious -part 2 The UnderConscious -part 3 The UnderConscious -part 4 The UnderConscious -part 5 The UnderConscious -part 6 The UnderConscious -part 8 Coming Soon “The UnderConscious -part 9” / “The UnderConscious -part 10” / “The UnderConscious -part 11” / “The UnderConscious -part 12” / “The UnderConscious -part 13” / “The UnderConscious -part 14” / “The UnderConscious -part 15” The Underconscious Poem (Post-script / Part 17)

• Mirror-mirror
  by C.C. Arshagra

  Mirror-mirror

  Dedicated to April Mansilla and Inspired by house of cards series-mirror mirror by April Mansilla Please do visit the Apirl’s art and comment on her page too! Thank you, RB and all.