International Textile Biennial San Jose, Costa Rica, Beyond Category: Visions of Jazz In Fiber

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I just got the news that two of my pieces Monk's Thang (below top) and Smooth Jazz Clipart (below bottom) were accepted into the International Textile Biennial, "Beyond Category: Visions of Jazz In Fiber" in San Jose, Costa Rica at the University of Costa Rica (Limon) September 7 to October 12, 2010. I'm so excited. This is my first international exhibit and what an honor.

6th Annual Lake Meadows Art Fair.

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I have been busy and not taken the time to post. I've been looking for work and shipping. That's right "Shipping". This is not my new job, but a labor of love. I had submitted my work to several exhibits and I forget shipping side of things. I have also been out vending this past weekend at the 6th Annual Lake Meadows Art Fair (below). The art, food, music, and weather was just great. Can't wait until the next one.

Back to the shipping side of things. First item shipped, Where Two Or More (below) is a part of an exhibit that's call "13 Ways To View A Blackbirds" and you guest it all the piece have blackbirds in them. The exhibit will be at Art Circle of Arts, Charlevoix, Michigan, July - Sept 18, 2010. Clairan Ferrono of Fiber Art Coalition brought this call to the group.

Collaboration-I (below left), Harvest Praise (below center), and Mother Fire (below right) are all a part of an exhibit that's called "Some Like It Hot". You can see that all of these pieces have red and orange as their dominate color. So this is going to be a very vibrant exhibit and I can't wait to see it up. The exhibit will be at Simply Chicago Art, Evanston, IL Sept 4 - Sept 26, 2010. I dropped them off yesterday.

"Where Dancer Go" (below left) and "Save Darfur" (below right) are the last two piece that I need to ship. It's like I'm sending my children off to school. Some will be gone a year or more and I'm always glad when the come home. It's not the same feeling when I sell them, that's more like they have moved on and sometime I get to visit. The exhibit that they will be a part of is called "Conversation In Stitches" that will be at the Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI, Jan 23 - March 20, 2011. It's a good thing to have inventory.

Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition, Contemporary African ...

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I'm still here. It's been a strange time, but I'm still here. I just finishing looking at the video of the Textural Rhythms exhibit in Lake Charles, LA and thought that I would share it.

I have a piece (below "Blow Trane Blow) in this exhibit and I'm so very glad to be a part of such a wonderful group of artists. Next stops for the exhibit are: The National Underground Railroad Center, Cincinnati, Ohio June 13 - August 15, 2010 HUB - Robeson Galleries, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. September 24 - December 6, 2010
Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, California. January 20 - April 3, 2011

So if you are in any of these locations check out the exhibit or order the book at Paper Moon Publishing.

Piece of the Week

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This is an update on what I have done thus far on my latest collaboration. I have added some very colorful strips that where pieced by Michele Hardman. I thought that these colors went very well with what was painted by my guess and they enhance the overall idea of it being a collaboration. In my mind they (strips) represent trees. The next couple of weeks I will quilt and embellish.

Collaborative Landscape - the piece of the week.

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I had some sister/friends stop by a couple of weeks ago to dye/paint fabrics and as a part of this event they had to contribute to this whole cloth piece (right). The talented 3 where, Felicia Grant Preston , Mary Scott-Boria, and Deborah Norwood. They painted, stamped, and rolled fabric paints/dyes to the hand dyed fabric that I supplied.

The new work is a part of my "Collaboration Project" that I started last year with the children that live next door and this time I asked adults to participate. I will also include some fabrics that were given to me by Michele Hardman and this will extend my "Collaborative Landscape".

Zuri Quilting Guild

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The Zuri Quilting Guild of Nashville, TN is on a roll. The have an exhibit of their works on display at the Nashville International Airport and if you happen to go there stroll by concourse A and check out their exhibit.

Last week at a 50th Anniversary of Student Sit-In Movement celebration and one of the noted guest was Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon (below left with members of Zuri) the founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock.

Gwendolyn Magee

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There is an exhibition at the V&A Museum in London and artist Gwendolyn Magee (right) is a part of this event. I just finished listening to an interview on the BBC World Service. Take a listen, visit Gwen website and also check out the BBC's site to participate in their virtual quilt. Congratulations Gwen.