Egg I, 2”x1.5”x1.5,” Rhinestones and Lapis Lazuli, by Lawrence Naff. (Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition) Azurite I, 24”x6”x1,” Rhinestones, Brass, and Azurite, by Lawrence Naff. (Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition) “I asked her about it toy pieces, and other and she told me she did embellishments. “HUMAN it herself and got the materials from a craft After snagging a FASCINATION store in her hometown of degree in interpersonal WITH GLIMMERING Osaka, Japan. It just so communication from happened that I was going the University of Central OBJECTS to Osaka for the summer Oklahoma, Naff landed vacation that year, so I a full-time IT career in STEMS FROM went to the shop, bought Oklahoma City where he OUR NATURAL rhinestones and had a currently works and lives. friend there show me how ATTRACTION TO to decorate my phone and However, Naff’s love of my Nintendo DS.” decoden evolved into an WATER. art career, simultaneously During his time in Osaka, dovetailing with his IT NO MATTER Naff embraced the art career. He has access THE DESIGN, of decoden. The word to a large supply of “decoden” is from an computer components WE ARE DRAWN English-Japanese fusion and incorporates them of the words “decoration” into his art, which involves TO ITS and “denwa,” which means creating glimmering KINETIC DANCE phone. In order to express mosaics by patiently and themselves, Japanese individually glueing crystal WITH LIGHT.” youth were decorating rhinestones and gemstones their cell phones with on substrate. rhinestones, fabrics, LAWRENCE NAFF Justice, Crystal, Tiger’s Eye, and Brass, by Lawrence Naff. (Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition) 5 5