REFLECTION SYMMETRY LAWRENCE NAFF Born and bred in the Now a visual artist and characters with rings that jewelry designer, Lawrence possessed powers that Naff was born in and grew could control the elements, Sooner State, abstract up in Oklahoma City. His and the video game ‘Sonic mother was a software the Hedgehog’ had the artists Lawrence Naff specialist and his father a Chaos Emeralds which sales professional. During gave him super powers. and Jason Wilson Naff’s youth, he held no This caused me to be inclination toward art. But interested in crystals in he was passionate about elementary school.” emerged from different geology, especially crystals and minerals, and video After graduating from backgrounds. However, games and anime. Oklahoma City’s Northeast Academy for Health both of their journeys “During the 1980s and Sciences and Engineering, 1990s, I was consuming Naff entered university circle back to the past, entertainment that life. At that point, his centered around a theme childhood love of crystals of magical crystals,” and minerals connected connecting to their 36-year-old Naff says. with a new experience that “‘Sailor Moon’ had a tapped into his previously- personal origins which storyline centered on a hidden artistic abilities. magical silver crystal and integrate into the art the villains were named “In college, a friend, who after gemstones and was from Japan, had minerals. ‘Captain Planet her iPad decorated with they produce. and the Planeteers’ had rhinestones,” Naff says. LAWRENCE NAFF: 1515 Lincoln Gallery, 1515 North Lincoln, Oklahoma City; lawrencenaff.com; and Instagram @lawrencenaff. Lawrence Naff demonstrates his visual art methods. (Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition) 4