Mixed Media and Installation Artist
Exhibit On View: September 12 – October 17, 2021.
In-Person Opening Reception: Sunday, September 12, 12:00-6:00pm
On Location: 481 Van Brunt St Brooklyn, NY 11231
I’ll be at the opening on Sunday, please come and art stroll with me.
Did you ever play dress up in you parents closet as a child? I did.
This body of work recreates the act of rummaging through my mom’s closet except i went through my own closet and storage unit to rediscover treasures I had squirrelled away.
See this work at Be the Light now on view through until August 22, 2021 at Bridge Art Gallery 199 Broadway, Bayonne NJ https://www.bridgeartgallery.net/
Being alive means having the capacity to carry past experiences and learn from them. But there is a point when this emotional baggage becomes too much. Carrying too much emotional baggage can literally stop us from being open to new experiences and growth.
How we choose to handle our baggage makes a difference. We have the choice to let it define us or to let it go and move forward.
With it’s festive pom poms and colorful African print fabric, Mind Over Matter is meant as a reminder that racial bias does not define me. It is a celebration of identity.
Inspiration…
Interpretation…
Sunrise and Morning Dew
The ornamental grasses on my roof deck sway gently,
with the breeze.
Holding droplets of dew , while the sun rises.
The light dancing between the high rises,
in boomerang reflection.
Warming the air and evaporating the pearl like droplets,
into vapor.
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…
I am an artist, craftivist and community builder.
I work lives at the intersection of memory and textile.
I prefer used and found fabrics and recycled materials that have object histories.
I am drawn by the ability of fiber and handwork to build communities and increase awareness of social/political issues.
I invited friends to my studio to wrap yarn, recycled sari thread, ribbon onto cotton rope.
5 people imbued their essence and became a part of the rope, as we discussed the trials and tribulations of our hair.
Finding a common denominator amongst us all, HAIR.
McCarty Just dropped off my piece, Caribbean Friendship Bracelet in Connecticut for the FIBER 2020 show. This exhibition will showcase the best of contemporary fiber art and will reflect a breadth of functional and non-functional works that use natural fiber and/ or high tech materials in traditional or innovative ways.
The opening has been postponed due to Corona Virus. Watch this space for more detail on a virtual way to see the show.
EXHIBITION DATES: April 4- May 15, 2020
LOCATION: 1037 Silvermine Rd, New Canaan, CT 06840
Exhibition Run Dates: August 1- September 24, 2019
Opening Reception: August 1, 2019 from 4:00-7:00pm
LOCATION: Hudson County Community College, 70 Sip Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306, USA
Exhibition Run Dates: August 2- September 21,2019
Opening Reception: August 2, 2019 @ 4:00pm
LOCATION: BSB Gallery143 East State St. Suite 4, Trenton, New Jersey 08608
