We Who Believe In Freedom - update

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We Who Believe in Freedom the exhibit update via Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi.

Freedom Summer 55

Freedom Summer, also known as the Mississippi Summer Project, was a 1964 voter registration drive sponsored by several civil rights organizations. Aimed at increasing black voter registration in Mississippi, the Freedom Summer workers included black Mississippians and hundreds of out-of-state, volunteers. Two one-week orientation sessions for the volunteers were held during the summer of 1964 in Oxford, Ohio, on the campus of then-Western College for Women (now part of Miami University). In addition to African-American Mississippians, more than 1,000 out-of-state, and mostly white, volunteers were constantly harassed and abused by the state’s white population. The Ku Klux Klan, as well as police, state and local officials, were behind many of the violent attacks, including arson, assaults, false arrest and the murder of three Civil Rights activists — Michael Schwerner, 24, James Chaney, 21, and Andrew Goodman, 20.

I am honored to present an exhibition, We Who Believe In Freedom: Narratives of Survival and Victory, in honor of the 55th anniversary of Freedom Summer. Please join me for the opening reception on April 5th at 6:00PM at the National Freedom Center Museum located at 50 East Freedom Way, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

A hardcover companion book will be released in April 2019 on Amazon.

https://freedomcenter.org/

Quilt: Strong, Gifted and Black by Carolyn Crump (Houston, TX).

Honoring HER-story exhibition opening night update

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Here are a few photos from the opening night of HER-story at the Anne Lloyd Gallery in Decatur, IL We hope that you enjoy them as much as we did enjoy opening.

 Works from left to right are by Sandra Bridges, Natalie Jackson O'Neal, Sandra Bridges and myself.

The reception had an amazing turnout and we were so very grateful.

Works by Malika Jackson and Natalie Jackson O'Neal.

Latest work by Natalie Jackson O'Neal

Me and the lovely Natalie Jackson O'Neal who curated this group of amazing artists that I have the privilege of exhibiting with.

P.I.E.C.E.S. an exhibition

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My next solo exhibit will be at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, IL.  Aug 20 - Sept 14, 2018.  Gallery talk Aug 29th from  Noon to 1p.m.  This piece "Birch Trees Again" was created with my hand dyed and painted fabrics as well as some gifted fabrics. This piece is machine pieced and machine quilted with raw-edge appliques.  Birch trees are a recurring theme in my work and trees are a mainstay.  I am forever grateful for all opportunities large and small to exhibit and a special thanks to Jessica Ott.

Ice Dyeing - 2018

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More lovelies from my summer ice dyeing.  This session I used Pro MX Reactive Dye over vintage tablecloths.  The colors are a bit softer than what I was hoping for, but I love them nevertheless.  Top left is Berries with Cherries, middle center Tutti-Frutti - II and bottom right Tutti-Frutti - III

Keepers of the Cloth-III

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I finally finished the last in a series of 3 "Keeper of the Cloth".  This one is in yellows, reds, and green.  They measure 50 L x 17 W inches are mixed media of wire, tin, gifted fabric, plastic beads, tin plate, and wood. The is fabric woven onto a wire mesh frame with silhouettes and torn fringe embellishment.  Below are photos of the full view and 2 detail views.  These were labors of love and I am glad for the opportunity to have explored this option.

Berry Berry update #3

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Today's offering to the snow-dye vat is another in my series of "Berry Berry" and with this one, I did pay attention to my folds.  This 2-yard piece was created with Rit dye in powder form of Fuchsia, Mauve, and Wine.

Cloth Works by Trish Williams updates

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Updates on my latest snow dye adventures and I am loving it!  This series was all done the Rit powder dye in Fuchsia, Aubergine, and Mavue.

Dreaming Bigger in Strange Times.

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Here's a reminder of "Dreaming Bigger in Strange Times" at the Woman Made Gallery.

Crochet w/Vera - update

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Vera and I continue to  meet  and to crochet.  She's growing and creating all the things that she wants and I am so very proud of her.  She inspires me to created from  time to time and I love just meeting and talking with her.  Here are a few of our latest projects.  Below center are a collections of hat that Vera created to wear and as gifts.  She love bright solid colors for now, but she has bought an ombre yarn and I can't wait to see what she creates.

Below is a vest that I created of Noro wool yarn and I am loving it also.  I love the fringe and variegation  of color.  I got to find a new project for our next meeting, but in the meantime I think that I will add fringe to the armholes.

P.I.E.C.E.S. - update

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Coming to Kennedy-King College in Chicago, IL P.I.E.C.E.S.  The journey continues.

Plum Goody Update

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Last summer I dyed a piece of vintage lace tablecloth with Rit Ambergine powder dye.  I fell in love with the color and yesterday I created a waterfall vest out of this gorgeous piece and had to share it.

Libration Color Collection - jacket.

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Here is another creation from my "Libration Color" collection.  This is a waterfall jacket created with Kona cottons created from log cabin blocks with slash pocket.  In the center of each block is an Adinkra symbol the focus on the principles of Kwanzaa.

Plum Goody Vest

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Here is a spinoff from my "Plum Goody" jacket, a waterfall vest.  This was  created with my hand dyed cotton, batiks, African  wax print, and quilters cottons.  I love the colors and I love the drape and just had to share.

Final runs of FAC.

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This is the final run for Fiber Artists Coalition.  Our current exhibits are at the Plymouth Arts Center in Plymouth, WI.  This has been a wonderful decade and I have enjoyed the journey.

Ice Dye Works

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More  love from my ice dye projects and I am loving them all!!!  The piece below is titled "Skittles - 1.  It's 2 yards of lightly stretch denim that was ice dyed with Rit Dye in powder form with Yellow, Kelly Green, and Red.

Below is a dolman short sleeve tunic created from the cloth above.

Below is Skittles-2 and this is a two yards piece that's a bit more colorful and I have yet to cut it.  It too was created with the stretch denim and ice dyed with Rit Dye powder in Red, Kelly Green, and Yellow.  I love the patterns that formed in this piece that was shibori folded and the dye was spotted on the ice.

The final piece is a piece that was ice over dyed and then created into a tunic with the two yards of Kona cotton.

Cloth Works updates.

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I have been trying to ice dye and Red/Black/Green piece and here are my two results.  Both are cotton and were 1st dyed Apple Green 45 with Rit liquid dye then dyed with Rit powder dye in Wine and Black.

I love this fan design that I achieved by shibori folding (below).  This has been a great learning curve for sure.

Cloth Works update...

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I have spent the last week doing some "Ice Dyeing" and I have been loving it.  This piece is a part of a series of pieces that I dyed with Rit Dye in the color of Teal 4 in powder form.  The piece below on the right was done in a folded shibori style that I was not happy with and decided to over dye it with the ice and more of the powdered dye.  I love the pooling that the ice does and adds more texture to the cloth.  

The piece below is the 1st piece that I created with the ice dye technique and I am loving the whole process thanks to Rit Dye.

Mix Media Works update.

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Here is my latest mix media piece in the series of "The Keepers of the Cloth-II""(50 L x 17 W).
 This is a mixed media of wire, tin,  recycle gifted fabrics, plastic beads, and wood.  Woven fabric that has been painted on a wire mesh frame with key, and quilted silhouettes as embellishments.

Wearable update

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For the past week I have been dying fabric and yesterday I did some ice dying and over dyed some yardage that I didn't like.  I love my new "Cherry Wine" tunic thank to Rit Dye in Wine 10 over some Scarlet dyed Kona cotton.

More Cloth Works updates.

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Here are my latest for my double dose of  Rit Dye in powder form in Teal done in the stove top method. 

Over dyed vintage tablecloth (below).

Flour sack tea towel (above)

 Vintage table linen (below left) and I am loving the way the embroidery pops.
A vintage tea towel with waffle weave and embroidered (below right).