A lot has been happening since I last posted. I thought about taking the time to blog, but my creative muse wouldn't let up, so I did what I had to do-created to the point of exhaustion. 'whew' Saturday March 12, 2011 I along with two other wonderful women Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, Director of the Sheldon Art Galleries, and Dr. Adrienne Hoard, Professor at University of Missouri at Columbia celebrated women's history month as a panel, recognizing some of the struggles that have been encountered by women in the arts. The program was sponsored by the St. Louis Art Museum, and held at the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.
It was well attended, there were over one hundred people in attendance. I know this because we were told that the room capacity was 110 seats, and all the chairs were full and a few people were standing at the back of the room. I am not that comfortable with public speaking, but people seem to think I have something to say that is worth listening to, especially since I keep being asked. But in all honesty, I love talking about how empowering art is, the product is important but the process is equally important and to me very cathartic. I used four of my art quilts to discuss empowerment and I will post the images as soon I take the time to photograph them.
I am working diligently on art pieces for my next exhibit which will be in Ottawa, Canada in December of this year. The exhibition area is quite large (I received the floor plans) so you know how I am spending a lot of my time, right! As I said earlier my creative muse is in high gear and I am loving every bit of it. But I did want to take out a few moments to give every one an update on what is going on in my creative life. Next post there will be images, I promise. Mean while enjoy the video clip of the art show that I curated called INCLUSION.
It was well attended, there were over one hundred people in attendance. I know this because we were told that the room capacity was 110 seats, and all the chairs were full and a few people were standing at the back of the room. I am not that comfortable with public speaking, but people seem to think I have something to say that is worth listening to, especially since I keep being asked. But in all honesty, I love talking about how empowering art is, the product is important but the process is equally important and to me very cathartic. I used four of my art quilts to discuss empowerment and I will post the images as soon I take the time to photograph them.
I am working diligently on art pieces for my next exhibit which will be in Ottawa, Canada in December of this year. The exhibition area is quite large (I received the floor plans) so you know how I am spending a lot of my time, right! As I said earlier my creative muse is in high gear and I am loving every bit of it. But I did want to take out a few moments to give every one an update on what is going on in my creative life. Next post there will be images, I promise. Mean while enjoy the video clip of the art show that I curated called INCLUSION.
