Irene Sofia Art

11/01/2025

When I paint my face for Día de los Mu***os, I do it to honor the truth that life and death are inseparable.

Each line and color reminds me that I am part of a that infinite cycle that began infinitely before me and will continue infinitely long after. In those patterns, I carry the presence of my ancestors; their strength, their love, and their memory written across my face.

On November 1, when the veil between life and death is thinner, my painted face becomes more than art—it becomes a bridge. It isn’t about disguise but about recognition, a way of showing I remember and welcome my ancestors back into this world.

Art Show: Benson Center, Benson, Arizona November4-December 18. Come see my art1

10/04/2025

I win First Place in a local Art Show!

01/04/2025

Road Kill.

12/17/2024

I'm a strong advocate for the DreamBuilder program. This interview was conducted last year (2024) at my second DreamBuilder graduation at EAC Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Meet Irene Sofia Schmoller, a two-time graduate of the DreamBuilder Program offered by Freeport McMoRan and the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Irene is…

11/04/2024

Interesting story behind this Blue Ribbon.

I’ve been test-printing my iPhone altered images onto textured metal. The process impregnates the image into the .5” aluminum plate ready to hang.

Because I’m still learning, the pixel count was so low that the image was blurred( figured out how to correct that now, but not sure I want to change it.

In the meantime I had a 16” x 24” piece of art I was ready to throw it in the trash.

I then bravely began embellishing the cacti with my typical gold pen. As I realized this was taken during a rare January snowstorm outside my home in southern Arizona , I began to further embellish the flakes with white metallic paint.

The blurred pixels blending with my surface embellishments has created one of my best pieces!

I’d love to know why 3 art judges chose it as first place in the Fine Art category at the 11th Annual Colors of Copper this past weekend.

I’m going to pursue this technique on my other art at www.irenesofia.com.

11/02/2024

Laughing at death while at same time welcoming my parents over from the other side on Dia de Los Mu***os! With crosses even! It’s all for the art!

09/09/2024

04/23/2024

Living through the Sonoran/Chihuahuan Desert. Alternate Universe

04/23/2024

Self Portraiture As Medicine. The many faces of IrenSofia. Full Moon at Passover 2024

04/09/2024

Eclipse Abstract Art by Irene Sofia Art Lost Maples State Park, Texas 4/8/24

04/09/2024

Eclipse Abstract Art by Irene Sofia Art. Lost Maples State Park, Texas 4/8/24

03/31/2024

IteneSofia Art “In the Kitchen!!”

Cauliflower crust three-cheese Safeway Open Nature frozen pizza with Argentinian Red Shrimp sautéed in garlic, sun-dried tomatoes. in olive oil, chopped green pimento olives and herb seasonings. Sprinkled with pre-grated Parmesan. Bake 10-12 minutes on 450 Air Fry. Yumm! . #