"Days after graduation, Betsabé Ruiz's life in New York is turning out to be nothing less than cinematic. Although her first job at a white-shoe, Wall Street investment bank is the opportunity of a lifetime, she is not prepared for the magnitude of wealth swirling about her, the long hours and close quarters that infuse her professional relationships with intimacy, nor an unexpected attraction to her boss. And like all great films, Betsabé's New...

"This thesis paper uses the methodology of qualitative heuristic study to delineate and record the events and movements of a particular period of the artist's own life and, concurrently, a study of her growing understanding and awareness of the concepts and applications of art expression and energy healing. The Practice section is broken down into chapters reflecting the years of 2004 through 2013 while living on (and away from) a rural property called...