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Join Me for Greenville Art Walk March 1st
The Greenville Section of Jersey City celebrates Women’s History Month with a March Greenville Art Walk that focuses on women-owned businesses and showcases mostly female artists. This monthly neighborhood stroll – where artists, venues, businesses, residents and visitors come together in one of the oldest urban neighborhoods in New Jersey
Greenville Art Walk: Women’s History Month
Sunday March 1, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
“Big Mouth” will be posted up at BRICK STREET REALTY at 520 Ocean Avenue in Jersey City, NJ. I will be there hosting “I Am My Hair” Yarn Wrapping Workshop.
Register here to participate
Https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greenville-art-walk-womens-history-month-tickets-91086988635
Upcoming Yarn Wrapping: I Am My Hair Workshop Dates
Saturday, February 8th 12:00-3:00pm at Sky Garden Gallery; 150 Bay Street, PH9, Jersey City NJ RSVP Free admission, no experience necessary
Friday, February 21st 5:00-7:00pm at 14C Art Fair, Room 843 Hyatt Regency Jersey City On The Hudson; 2 Exchange Pl, Jersey City, NJ TICKETS
Saturday, February 22nd 1:00-3:00pm at 14C Art Fair, Room 843 Hyatt Regency Jersey City On The Hudson; 2 Exchange Pl, Jersey City, NJ TICKETS
Sunday, February 23rd 1:00-3:00pm at 14C Art Fair, Room 843 Hyatt Regency Jersey City On The Hudson; 2 Exchange Pl, Jersey City, NJ TICKETS
Saturday, March 7th 1:00-4:00pm at Sky Garden Gallery; 150 Bay Street, PH9, Jersey City NJ RSVP Free admission, no experience necessary
Saturday, May 30th 1:00-3:00pm at BSB Gallery,143 E State St, Trenton, NJ. RSVP Free admission, no experience necessary
I Am My Hair Community Art Project
Please come participate in my ongoing community art project, I Am My Hair…
The next yarn wrapping session is Saturday, Feb. 8th 12:00pm – 3:00pm at 150 Bay Street, PH9. Jersey City, NJ
A videographer will be on hand to document our work. So come cute and camera ready. lol
Please RSVP on the FB Event if you can make it.
Let me know if you have any food allergies so I can prepare appropriately for you.
Extra Credit… Save the Date for March’s yarn wrapping session at my studio… March 7, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Theda’s JCAST 2019 Exhibitions
I Am My Hair: Yarn Wrapping
Join me in my studio to wrap yarn onto cotton rope. Imbue your essence and becoming a part of the rope, as we discussed the trials and tribulations of our daily lives. Finding a common denominator amongst us all, HAIR.
JCAST DATES: Oct 5 and 6th, 12:00-3:00pm both days
LOCATION: Sky Garden Gallery, 150 Bay Street, PH9, 10th Floor Jersey City
Shadows and Reflections
A collection of works that evoke the theme Shadows and Reflections, either separately or combined in one composition.
JCAST DATES: Oct. 4, 5, and 6th.
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday October 4th
LOCATION: Six Columns Gallery: 672 Bergen Ave (bsmt) Jersey City
MASQUERADE
What is it about masks that intrigues us, delights us, terrifies us? What compels us to obscure our own visage and put on a new identity?
EXHIBITION DATES: October 1- November 3, 2019
OPENING RECEPTION: Tuesday October, 1 @7pm
LOCATION: LITM, 140 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ
September Exhibitions
September is a big month for me. I’m having a solo show, a series of talks and yarn wrapping sessions at Art House Productions in Jersey City. And McCarty and me are soft launching Sky Garden Gallery…. Come on out and see what Ive been up to since moving my residence, studio and gallery into 150Bay…
Theda Sandiford: Big Mouth
LOCATION: Art House Productions; 262 17th St, Jersey City, NJ
As a woman, I find it is often easier to make my way in the world by keeping my mouth shut. To simply grin and bare it when haters, well-meaning friends or co-workers say or do something insensitive.
With ‘Big Mouth’, I am all of it. The sass, the crass, the erudite and more than that aware. Aware of the language used to quiet me down. To remind me of what is, and most importantly, what isn’t being said.
Exhibition Run Dates: September 6th- 29th
JC Friday Preview; Friday, September 6th, 5pm – 8pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7th, 5pm – 8pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Sunday, September 15th, 1pm-3pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Saturday, September 21st, 1pm-3p
I Am My Hair: JC Friday
LOCATION: Sky Garden Gallery, 150 Bay Street, PH9, Jersey City, NJ
I Am My Hair is an interactive art installation that explores identity through our relationship to hair. With each participant, the yardage grows, bit by bit. The rope, imbued the essence of each participant, becomes a common denominator amongst us all, HAIR. Join me and see what we can create.
JC Friday After Hours: September 6th, 8pm-10pm
Pow(h)er
LOCATION: Hudson County Community College Dineen Hull Gallery
71 Sip Avenue, 6th Floor Jersey City, NJÂ
A contemporary exhibition honoring the women’s equality movement and the centennial anniversary of the Woman Suffrage Movement.
“Pow(h)er.” Curated by Kristin J. DeAngelis & Michelle Vitale.
JC Friday; September 6th, 11am – 5pm
Closing Reception: September 24th, 4-7 pm
InterWoven
BSB Gallery: 143 East State St. Suite 4, Trenton NJ 08608
InterWoven features regional fiber artists, highlighting the various skills and versatility of the fiber community. From functional craft, to fine art, InterWoven features fiber and textile works in exciting and unexpected ways!
The exhibition runs until September 21st.
Theda Sandiford: Big Mouth
Exhibition Run Dates: September 6- 29th
LOCATION: Art House Productions; 62 17th St, Jersey City, NJ
JC Friday Preview: Friday, September 6, 5:00-8:00pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7, 5:00-8:00pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Sunday, September 15, 1:00-3:00pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Saturday, September 21, 1:00-3:00pm
Big Mouth is a collection of one-sided conversations. As a woman, I find it is often easier to make my way in the world by keeping my mouth shut. To simply grin and bare it when haters, well-meaning friends or co-workers say or do something insensitive.
As a child, my father would say to me, “Better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.” So in keeping my mouth shut, I learned, to be seen, and selectively heard.
With ‘Big Mouth’, I am all of it. The sass, the crass, the erudite and more than that aware. Aware of the language used to quiet me down. To remind me of what is, and most importantly, what isn’t being said.
Thanks to Big Mouth… look who has the last word now.
“Stay Woke” Theda Sandiford Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas. 20″x20″x1″ 
“Me Too” Theda Sandiford Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas. 20″x20″x1″ “Wakanda Forever” Theda Sandiford Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas. 20″x20″x1″
RopeWork: Yarn Wrapping
I am working on several yarn wrapped ropes for an installation. Come for the fellowship, food & drink and to try something new.
No experience necessary. Kid friendly. All are welcome. RSVP…
DATES: Saturday and Sunday February 16th and 17th
TIME: 12:00pm – 3:00pm.
LOCATION: Garden Level Gallery: 315 3rd Street, Jersey City NJ between Cole and Monmouth Streets. Step down to the Garden Level.
When you see this sign you know you have arrived 
This is what we will be making 
Another close up 
The finished product