Conceptual Materials Social Practice Artist
When the pandemic delayed my artist residency with NOW Friends, Nairobi Kenya, I took measures into my own hands and spend hours scouring the internet looking at images and video of beading, fabric and african art.
This is the result of my self styled homeschooled virtual artist residency.
Cider Six Packs and various single use bottle caps strung and knotted with blue and white polyurethane rope.
Inspired by my home school virtual artist residency with NOW Friends in Nairobi Kenya.
See this work at Art Fair 14C and Untitled Art Fair during Miami Art Week.
This work is inspired by my self directed homeschool virtual artist residency with NOW Friends in Nairobi Kenya. Last summer when Covid preventing me from traveling to Nairobi, I drilled holes in thousands of bottle caps instead.
And researched Kenyan artists online and watched tons of YT videos about Masai Mura to make this Pinterest board which has lead to this new body of work using recycled bottle caps.
What do you think?
The 3rd Edition of Art Fair 14C
November 12 – 14, 2021
The Glass Gallery at Mana Contemporary
10 Senate Place
Jersey City, New Jersey
This is the second year; my work has been juried into Art Fair 14C. The Juried Show is open to artists who live, or have a studio, in the state of New Jersey.
Come see me in booth J9.
I’ll be showing two emotional baggage carts and a bottle cap pear installation along with 20 new mini baggage carts.
Tickets for Art Fair 14C are now on sale. Ticket information for the public can be found on this website: https://artfair14c.com/tickets
I’ll be showing during Untitled Art. More specifics to come.
Untitled Art Miami Beach 2021 will take place Monday, November 29 through Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 12th Street and Ocean Drive within a custom-built, air-conditioned structure on the beach featuring curated presentations, live events, artist performances and more.
Address: Ocean Drive and 12th Street, Miami Beach, Florida
Press/VIP Preview:
Mon, 29 Nov, 1–8pm
Opening Hours:
Tues, 30 Nov, 11am–7pm
Wed, 1 Dec, 11am–7pm
Thu, 2 Dec, 11am–7pm
Fri, 3 Dec, 11am–7pm
Sat, 4 Dec, 11am–7pm
Public Art Installation On View through May 2022
On Location: Summit Village Green, 356 Broad Street Summit, NJ
Three Emotional Baggage Carts are on display for the next year. I want to draw people in and spark their curiosity. Not only to discover what materials are used to create these sculptures, but to look within and recognize the emotional baggage they are carrying. Each cart is affixed with a solar panel. When the sun sets, the carts light up and take on a new meaning and form, glowing from within.
In this weaving, each piece of yarn is representative of a conversation where I was acknowledged for being able to express my thoughts and ideas. Being told I’m well-spoken often comes off as a backhanded compliment. It carries problematic connotations that, it is unusual for someone of my race to be intelligent or eloquent.
The completed weaving is displayed on a DYI loom, as if the work is still in progress because some version of this conversation, continues still…
Art Fair 14C
November 12-14
The Glass Gallery at Mana Contemporary
Join me for the 3rd edition of Art Fair 14C, showcasing over 120 regional and international artists and galleries. The annual fair provides a showcase for hundreds of artists from New Jersey, New York and around the world, giving area art lovers exposure to a wide variety of visual artworks, in all media and for all budgets.
I will be participating in the Juried Show, showcasing my Emotional Baggage Carts, big and small, along with new work using single use plastic bottle caps.
I need help curating my mini show for 14C Art Fair Juried Show.
Which mood board gallery do you like best?
