On the cover: “Things That Are Round” by Marsha Balian, NP, is an acrylic on canvas. Ms Balian is self-taught and loves to use highly saturated color. She feels her work can be occasionally confrontational but always has a humorous edge. She is increasingly aware of how the issue of family plays into our lives, not just as it has impacted our pasts but how each of us weaves the desire for family (traditional or not) or connection with the world into the fabric of our lives. This concept leads her as a Nurse Practitioner to a continued focus on the lives of women and children as the subject of her art.

Ms Balian is a Nurse Practitioner in the Ob/Gyn Department at the Oakland Medical Center in California. More of Ms Balian’s art can be found in the Soul of the Healer section.

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We are always interested in considering artwork by Kaiser Permanente clinicians and employees. If you would like to submit art for consideration for the cover or interior of The Permanente Journal, please use the following guidelines:

Send us a high-quality color photograph of your art no smaller than 4x5 and no larger than 8x10. For cover art submission, portrait orientation is preferred. Please include a cover letter explaining Kaiser Permanente association, art background, medium and a brief statement about the artwork (description, inspiration, etc). Electronic and e-mail submissions are accepted,
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