Bridge Art Gallery – Anniversary Opening, February 21
On February 21, Expressive Creative Soul celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary at Bridge Art Gallery, a milestone that means so much to me.
Although I won’t be able to attend in person, I will absolutely be there in spirit.
Bridge Art Gallery has been a meaningful supporter along my artistic journey. They have made space for work that is layered, socially engaged, and rooted in lived experience. They have believed in my voice and in the stories embedded in my materials. That kind of sustained support is not small, it is formative.
To be included in this anniversary exhibition feels like standing inside a shared history of courage and creative commitment.
I am honored that Wonder Women Tapestry and Wonder Woman Selfie will be featured as part of this celebration.
Wonder Women Tapestry
Created in 2018 through a series of sewing circles, Wonder Women Tapestry is a 120” x 96” collective offering. Friends, friends of friends, and even strangers off the street gathered to stitch beads, bottle caps, mirrors, and embroidered details into its surface.
The tapestry carries the energy of many hands. It honors Black womanhood not as fantasy, but as lived heroism—resilient, radiant, and communal.
Wonder Woman Selfie
Wonder Woman Selfie turns the lens inward. It is about self-representation and the power of claiming our own iconography. It asks what it means for a Black woman to frame herself as powerful—to define the narrative rather than inherit it.
Together, these works speak to community and self-definition, to gathering and to claiming space.
A Decade of Impact
For ten years, Expressive Creative Soul has uplifted artists who lead with story, culture, and truth. That consistency matters. That commitment shapes careers.
I am deeply grateful to Christopher and Cheryl Mack for their vision and for walking alongside artists with integrity and heart.
While I may not be physically present on February 21, know that my gratitude, my spirit, and my celebration are fully there.
Congratulations to Bridge Art Gallery on 10 powerful years. May the next decade be even bolder.
With love and appreciation,
Theda Sandiford
