Mental resilience through natural art

Dulce “Karol” Hernandez, a graduate student in studio art with a concentration in 3D (left), talks to Victoria Junior, an English junior, about the materials she used in her piece, “Mushroom Lamp” (stained glass, copper foil, glass rings, metal jump rings, a lamp socket, wood, air-dry clay and tile grout) March 22 in the Charles and Dorothy Clark Art Gallery on the Edinburg campus. The work is part of the Karol Hernandez MFA Art Exhibition, “Nature’s Embrace: Illuminating Mental Resilience Through Art and Poetry,” which continues through Wednesday. Angel Ballesteros/THE RIDER

2D Art graduate student Mandy Wilson admires “Canal” (photograph, 16 x 20 inches) by Dulce “Karol” Hernandez March 22 in the Charles and Dorothy Clark Art Gallery on the Edinburg campus. Angel Ballesteros/THE RIDER

“Blue Bird House” (stained glass and copper foil) by Dulce “Karol” Hernandez hangs March 22 in the Charles and Dorothy Clark Art Gallery on the Edinburg campus. It is part of the Karol Hernandez MFA Art Exhibition. Angel Ballesteros/THE RIDER

“Pollinator Bee in Mosaic Frame” (glass tiles, wood and a photograph) by Dulce “Karol” Hernandez is displayed March 22 in the Charles and Dorothy Clark Art Gallery on the Edinburg campus. The display runs through Wednesday. Angel Ballesteros/THE RIDER

“Hummingbird Head” (air-dry clay, metal wire, aluminum foil and cardboard) by Dulce “Karol” Hernandez is displayed March 22 in the Charles and Dorothy Clark Art Gallery on the Edinburg campus. The display runs through Wednesday.  Angel Ballesteros/THE RIDER

“Sunflower Mosaic” (stained glass, grout and oak wood) by Dulce “Karol” Hernandez is displayed March 22 in the Charles and Dorothy Clark Art Gallery on the Edinburg campus. Angel Ballesteros/THE RIDER

“Folding Screen” (plexiglass, oak wood and paint) by Dulce “Karol” Hernandez is displayed March 22 in the Charles and Dorothy Clark Art Gallery on the Edinburg campus. Angel Ballesteros/THE RIDER