Made a mini zip tie blanket and playing with draping it over different substrates like this basket in my studio.
Reminds me of coral…
Silky Dreads
Cotton rope, wool, acrylic and reflective yarns, thread, satin & cotton ribbons, pearls, pom poms and eyelash thread.
I Am My Hair; reflects on politics and mystery of black hair…
Blacky Black Blanket
Precision tied black zip-ties on 10’x5′ black fishing net draped over 8′ steam armature….
The blanket is weighty and casts light shadows against the wall.
Part of a new series of works exploring the impact of implicit bias.
Caution Tape Shopping Cart
Made progress on this angle of the Shopping Cart.
Flipping the cart over to see what I see and tackle the other POV.
January Exhibitions
Finding Your Inner Artist
Learn how I developed my artistic self-expression as a means of art therapy.
Get inspired to embrace your creativity and your art, in whatever form feels right to you while enjoy an intimate tour of my art studio and current works in progress.
See you on Sunday, January 10, 2021, for a journey into personal creativity.
Sunday January 10, 2021 12:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register for this Zoom Here
Privilege, Power and Everyday Life
Please mark your calendar on Friday, January 15, 2021 for my curator talk about with Studio Montclair. I’ll be talking about the works selected for the show and how art can encourage dialog about implicit bias and stereotypes.
The Exhibit Dates are January 15 – February 19, 2021
I will share the link to the Zoom Registration link and virtual gallery link as soon as I get the links
2021 International Juried Exhibition
I have two works of the 51 pieces in the show, selected from more than 740 entries from 259 artists by juror Victor Davson.
The Exhibition Dates are January 15, 2021 – February 28, 2021
The exhibition opening reception will take place virtually via Zoom on Friday, January 22, 2021 at 6pm. Registration Link to follow
The Center for Contemporary Art is located at 2020 Burnt Mills Road Bedminster, NJ.
Fiber Art Now’s Excellence In Fibers VI.
My work Caribbean Friendship Bracelet was selected for Fiber Art Now’s Excellence In Fibers VI.
View the virtual online exhibition on New Bedford Art Museum’s website HERE through March 2021. I am in the Sculptural artist group.
Pieces of Me
Featuring the Works of:
Preksha Kapadia, Blond Jenny, and Theda Sandiford
Curated by Kristin J. DeAngelis
On view at The Majestic located at 222 Montgomery Street in Jersey City, New Jersey through end of February 2021.
To schedule a viewing, please contact curator, Kristin J. DeAngelis: (201) 280-4821 or kd@107bowersgallery.com.
Jersey City Arts Awards
Rewatch the Jersey City Arts Awards on YouTube
Shopping Cart In Progress
There was no undercarriage on my cart so, I’m weaving one to hold more baggage…
Shopping Cart Cont…
I had pulled a particular rope to weave on the cart, but then the cart had other plans when I found this Caution tape in my yarn stash…
Shopping Cart Transformation
The shopping carts congregating at the back of the construction site across the street have been calling to me…
Rose Gold and Bronze Spray Paint
Finding Your Inner Artist
Finding Your Inner Artist
Join me for the “The Ellementa Show” on Sunday, Jan 10, 2021, for a journey into personal creativity.
Learn how I developed my artistic self-expression as a means of art therapy.
Get inspired to embrace your creativity and your art, in whatever form feels right to you while enjoy an intimate tour of my art studio and current works in progress.
See you on Sunday, Jan 10, 2021 at 12:00 PM at Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register for this Zoom Here
Shopping Cart Substrate
If you have never taken the time to admire the form and structure of shopping carts and fishing nets. I’ve put a few images together for you…
See?
