Food Artwork
by Betsy DiJulio
Alimentum is delighted to feature the beautiful art of Betsy DiJulio. By way of introducing it, Betsy writes, "In my visually- and conceptually-layered artwork, realistically painted objects in unnatural relationships to each other are not so much surrealistic as metaphorical. Though intensely personal, even private, these mixed-media pieces hopefully connect at every level with universal themes of family traditions, gender, reproduction, creativity, compassion, and food as both sustenance and ideology."
Fertile Ground, acrylic and mixed media on panel
Shelter, acrylic and mixed media on canvas
Betsy DiJulio, M.A., Ed.S., is an award-winning artist and National Board Certified high school art teacher (Teacher of the Year, VA Beach City Public Schools, 2010), vegan cookbook author (The Blooming Platter: A Harvest of Seasonal Vegan Recipes, Vegan Heritage Press, 2011), blogger (TheBloomingPlatter.com), and freelance writer for both local and national publications on topics of art/art education, home and garden design, vegan cooking, green initiatives, and small business. Betsy and her husband Joe share their home with a pair of beloved Great Danes in VA Beach, VA. A fitness fanatic, when Betsy is not walking the couple’s dogs, she can be found in downward dog on her yoga mat.