I can’t wait for you to see these new weavings on shopping cart parts for my show at Ivy Brown Gallery in September.
I’m in go go go mode finishing up the work
Detail View…New Work
Inspired By…
I have not yet been to Donum Estate to taste their wine in Carneros, between the Napa and Sonoma valleys.
But now I must go… taste their wine in their new Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann—wine-tasting pavilion.
And then stick around to see their sculpture collection. They have an El Anatsui and Louise Bourgeois and 48 other works on display
Emotional Baggage Cart In Progress
Want to see the process making an Emotional Baggage Cart this summer on Governors Island at Art Crawl Harlem’s House?
Every Saturday, I’ve worked on the cart. I even made a Teddy Bear for the carriage and added a Bicycle bell at the suggestion of a visitor.
Hello There
Interrupt this blog for a Selfie Hello!
Inspired By…
Fishing nets.
I buy retired authentic nylon commercial fishing nets for my work. Most nets get approximately 2 years of use before they lose integrity from being torn and repaired too many times.
I find the flexibility of the grid, fascinating. Everytime I look, i see something different in the lines.
Glow Up Teddy Bear
My emotional baggage cart in progress on Governors Island asked me to make a Teddy Bear for it so naturally, I complied.
Come see the completed cart at the end of the month and save the date for my Artist Talk on Saturday October 15th at 1:00pm.
Location: Art Crawl Harlem House 406B Colonels Row on Governors Island, NYC
Free Your Mind: Live Demo This Weekend
Live Art Demos: August 6 and August 20 from 11a – 3pm.
Location: Governors Island, ArtCrawl Harlem house, 406b Colonels Row
The installation runs through the end of August 2022
Free Your Mind is a collection of personal narratives. Participants are invited to share a personal experience with implicit bias to release this story from their personal narrative. Later, artist Theda Sandiford will weave these stories into a protective blanket.
Share your Story here
My Solo Show is Coming Together
I am almost ready for my solo show at Ivy Brown Gallery, in the Meatpacking District, opening September 8th and running through October 7th.
Save these dates… 9/16 Beer Tasting, 9/23 Artist Talk, 10/7 Closing Party.
Ivy Brown Gallery; 675 Hudson St, New York, NY
I just need to finish 40 mini shopping carts for the show. No pressure or anything… lol
Learning More About Eva Hesse
Using industrial materials not common to art in the 1960’s, sculptor Eva Hesse developed a powerful, influential style, attaining widespread fame and dying in the same month of her short, difficult life.
More Eva Hesse work. I am fascinated by her ropes dipped in latex and then hung to dry…
New Work
I’ve been stringing bottle cap pearls on cider six packs with polyurethane twine since last year but finally got around to making the hanging structures to this summer.