Friday, August 13, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Mama Haiti
Mama Haiti 24" cloth, paperclay, acrylic, wire armature.
Mama Haiti will be featured, along with The Quiltmaker & Her Granddaughter, at Essex County College Gallery, Newark, New Jersey during the month of March (opening reception March 4, 5-8pm), in the exhibit entitled Sanctuary for the Beloved.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
2009-2010
The Quiltmaker and her Granddaughter
Fiber Art Dolls& Mixed Media Installation
15” x 15” x 19” (cloth, paperclay, wire armature, wood, raffia)
My Grandmother, Mrs. Gertrude James, made her transition from this world in 1989 at the age of 92. I was privileged to have her presence at my birth, and to be by her side in her last moments on this earth. In between, she gave many gifts. Among them: how to help things grow, how to cook, a love of old time gospel hymns, common sense (although not always evident in my behavior) and how to make art from scraps of cloth.
Yemaja
24" Cloth/handdyed; paperclay; wire armature; mixed media
Don't Explain/Blues People Series
20" cloth/handdyed; paperclay
Blues Spirit/Blues People Series
18" Cloth/Paperclay
Blues Meditation/Blues People Series
12" Cloth; Paperclay
Naked. 24" cloth, paperclay, wire armature.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
October Updates
It is so exciting when what you have been working for begins to come to fruition.
Mother & Child were shown at the Spirit of Charity exhibit (September - October) at Maloney Art Gallery, College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ, commemorating 150th anniversary of founding of the Sister's of Charity order and the College's 110th. The highlight for me, beyond having my art selected, was meeting one of my personal Sheroes, Sister Helen Prejean, the author of Dead Man Walking, and the nun played by Susan Sarandon in the film.
Also in September - October, Lady Bird of Paradise Sings the Blues was featured at Eureka Gallery, Hoboken, NJ for the exhibit I Love My Life,
Man & Woman, and Meditation doll were featured in September at Celebration of Lawyers in the Arts, benefiting Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, at NJPAC, Newark, NJ.
Coming soon - Catfish Friday Womens Art Collective and Newark Arts Council present Search for the Real during Newark Open Doors October 23-25, opening reception October 24 7-10 pm 972 Broad Street, Newark, NJ; Essex Exposed 6, curated by Patterson Sims at October 25 through November 22, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ.
Also in September - October, Lady Bird of Paradise Sings the Blues was featured at Eureka Gallery, Hoboken, NJ for the exhibit I Love My Life,
Man & Woman, and Meditation doll were featured in September at Celebration of Lawyers in the Arts, benefiting Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, at NJPAC, Newark, NJ.
Coming soon - Catfish Friday Womens Art Collective and Newark Arts Council present Search for the Real during Newark Open Doors October 23-25, opening reception October 24 7-10 pm 972 Broad Street, Newark, NJ; Essex Exposed 6, curated by Patterson Sims at October 25 through November 22, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ.
Monday, July 6, 2009
IYANIFA'
IyanIfa - 30" cloth over wire armature, paperclay, acrylic.
You belong to the Universe and
the Universe belongs to You
Heaven is home
Earth is your school
The stage is crowded
You stand on the broad shoulders
of your Ancestors
The Orisa live within you
They must be honored
Sacrifice brings success
Contentment is your birthright
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
CATFISH FRIDAY PRESENTS: NAKED
Untitled/Nudes 22", cloth, paperclay, acrylic; spirit dolls, 16-22", cloth, polymer clay, acrylic.
Catfish Friday Women's Art Collective Presents: NAKED, an Exhibit, at the Ice Gallery at the Coffee Cave, 45 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey, Sunday June 7, 3-6p.m. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Catfish Friday, Women’s Art Collective presents: Naked
Dates: June 1 – 28, 2009
Location: The Ice Gallery at the Coffee Cave, 45 Halsey St. Newark, NJ 07102
Artists Reception: Sunday June 7, from 3 – 6 PM
Naked is the title of this year’s 2nd invitational art exhibition featuring the work of women artists who participate in Catfish Friday women’s art collective. The topic of the exhibition Naked, curated by artist Toni Thomas, explores the concept of nakedness. What images conjure up when one hears the word naked? Are artists limited to portraying revealing nudes or will they reveal naked emotions on contemporary issues? Artists participating in this exhibition render their take on nakedness within the framework of their personal style, ideology and medium. The means by which they address the topic reaches across many subjects from nude renditions to portrayals of naked clichés, with adaptations of spiritual, emotional, conceptual, ideological and political perspectives. The work to be viewed takes one on a visual journey with many variations on the theme while inviting the viewer to grapple with their own perceptions of a naked reality that goes beyond the tangible physique.
Featured in the exhibition is the work of Janice Anderson, Tinnetta Bell, Sadee Brathwaite,
Maggie Brown, Kathleen Heron, Diana Jensen, Shonda Nicholas, Shirley Parker-Benjamin, Lynn Presley, Judth Salmon, Joya Thompson and Toni Thomas. The artists reception on Sunday, June 7th will include the poetic work of Mary Baldwin, Elaine Lee, Esther Morales and Lebrashawn Turman-Chase.
Catfish Friday, Women’s Art Collective is a growing community of women artists in the Newark, New Jersey area and surrounding communities. Catfish Friday strives to create community among women artists in a supportive, non-competitive environment. Providing critique and support for works-in-progress, Catfish Friday meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month from September through June. Participation is open to any female artist working in visual or literary art at any stage of development. For more information call 973-699-3269 or visit website: www.catfishfriday.org.
Catfish Friday, Women’s Art Collective presents: Naked
Dates: June 1 – 28, 2009
Location: The Ice Gallery at the Coffee Cave, 45 Halsey St. Newark, NJ 07102
Artists Reception: Sunday June 7, from 3 – 6 PM
Naked is the title of this year’s 2nd invitational art exhibition featuring the work of women artists who participate in Catfish Friday women’s art collective. The topic of the exhibition Naked, curated by artist Toni Thomas, explores the concept of nakedness. What images conjure up when one hears the word naked? Are artists limited to portraying revealing nudes or will they reveal naked emotions on contemporary issues? Artists participating in this exhibition render their take on nakedness within the framework of their personal style, ideology and medium. The means by which they address the topic reaches across many subjects from nude renditions to portrayals of naked clichés, with adaptations of spiritual, emotional, conceptual, ideological and political perspectives. The work to be viewed takes one on a visual journey with many variations on the theme while inviting the viewer to grapple with their own perceptions of a naked reality that goes beyond the tangible physique.
Featured in the exhibition is the work of Janice Anderson, Tinnetta Bell, Sadee Brathwaite,
Maggie Brown, Kathleen Heron, Diana Jensen, Shonda Nicholas, Shirley Parker-Benjamin, Lynn Presley, Judth Salmon, Joya Thompson and Toni Thomas. The artists reception on Sunday, June 7th will include the poetic work of Mary Baldwin, Elaine Lee, Esther Morales and Lebrashawn Turman-Chase.
Catfish Friday, Women’s Art Collective is a growing community of women artists in the Newark, New Jersey area and surrounding communities. Catfish Friday strives to create community among women artists in a supportive, non-competitive environment. Providing critique and support for works-in-progress, Catfish Friday meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month from September through June. Participation is open to any female artist working in visual or literary art at any stage of development. For more information call 973-699-3269 or visit website: www.catfishfriday.org.
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