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coil and snarl, still others twirl, churn and spin; others cut and pierce. The art work is so exact- ing that viewers often think they are digitally enhanced. But in fact his extremely complex geo- metric abstractions are hand drawn and painted. Some are rendered with black ink on pa- per, others are painted onto can- vas and wood. These works can be viewed on his website, www. tomyezzageometricart.weebly. com. He also sells reproduc- tions of his original works. He scans them on the computer and then prints them onto canvas. Most recently his designs have been printed on textiles. His works are so precisely ren- dered that one would imagine they are meticulously planned. But Yezza insists he creates in the moment, spontaneously moving from “dot to dot” with only one preliminary sketch as his guide. Yezza has created about 30 wood pieces to date. The wood he uses, a precious commodity to him, so he feels Artists speak about their work with Arts Unbound. NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 9 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 98