Conceptual Materials Social Practice Artist
Im hosting a Yarn Wrapping on ZOOM this Saturday May 30th @ 1:00pm ET
Join Zoom Meeting: https://umusic.zoom.com/j/9891063383
Meeting ID: 989 106 3383
Learn to wrap and hitch knot yarn and ribbon onto rope. I will demonstrate how I use a crochet hook and knot by hand. The process is a vibe; meditative and relaxing.
Pop in, say hello and have a glass of wine with me while previewing several 3D soft fiber sculpture works in progress.
I workshopped I Am My Hair for more than 200 people in my hotel room during 14C Art Fair, February 2020. And was fortunate enough to share other works in the Juried Show and 14C Hospitality Suite…
before it became… THIS
I was supposed to host my I Am My Hair workshop at Chashama 25th Anniversary Gala in June but due to co-vid this year’s event has been cancelled.
Instead, revisit the last workshop I hosted in my Studio in February 2020.
I look forward to the day I can open my space to visitors … I miss you all.
Beauty is given –
and a given. It’s in the
streets and in the sky.
YAY… Art in the Atrium was written up in Newark Star-Ledger on the back page of the entertainment magazine section, The Ticket.
Jhene Aiko’s daughter did this watercolor…
I have been working on several 100′ camouflage ropes for an immersive installation of I Am My Hair. I am deep into earth tones at the moment…
Here We Are explores race, gender, and identity through mixed media, collage, and portraiture. The artists featured focus on many facets that affect African American women, including the diaspora, family history, trauma, the need to hide, and the desire to be seen, and how this impacts their own individual identities.
Here We Are addresses the lines drawn between historically white spaces and black bodies and the necessity of code switching and identity masking. Artists touch on many issues, including, the conflicting forces of personal, familial and historical trauma; pride, fear, hope, and anger. Often forced into silencing their voices to succeed, black women are burdened with the notion they must find ways to make the white men and women around them more comfortable, at the expense of their own volition. Here We Are strides to address the dichotomy of forced silence, while highlighting a diverse group of artists with voices who cannot be ignored.
Exhibition Dates: May 14th-June 20th 2020
Participating Artists: Layo Bright, Beverly McCutcheon, Komikka Patton, Josie Love Roebuck, Theda Sandiford
I just completed the first layer of yarn on four 25′ length, 1/2″ thick camo ropes. Im used Red Heart Camouflage and Aran Fleck yarn for this layer.
Im playing with the ropes and considering what to weave on next.
