Merry Christmas Kids
For several weeks I've been working on new Original HeartBox designs. Here are several photos of the HeartBox I sent off to my children with Christmas messages from family.
Pieces at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Marketplace
Here are a few of my boxes I sent off for the 43rd annual Folklife Festival in D.C. June 24 to 28 and July 1 to 5. Admittedly, these are less than great shots--fingerprint smudges on the lens. My nephew's are much better, he's a pro. I'll will have some of his pics posted later. Click on the image to get a closer look.
One afternoon during a researching trip through the web I discovered African American visionary artist Minnie Evans. Eyes dominating her work intrigued me. You can find details about her life and work at Folkstreams .net (see link at left) and in a book on her work titled "Painting Dreams: Minnie Evans, visionary artist" at Amazon.com.
Mrs. Evans' work is the inspiration for this neckpiece (it is in it's work-in-progress stage). Again, please forgive the photo quailty. Those darned smudges again.
One afternoon during a researching trip through the web I discovered African American visionary artist Minnie Evans. Eyes dominating her work intrigued me. You can find details about her life and work at Folkstreams .net (see link at left) and in a book on her work titled "Painting Dreams: Minnie Evans, visionary artist" at Amazon.com.
Mrs. Evans' work is the inspiration for this neckpiece (it is in it's work-in-progress stage). Again, please forgive the photo quailty. Those darned smudges again.
New Work--Pots, Boxes and Eyeglass Cases
Each of these pieces is made entirely of polymer clay
Eyeglass case, pot, and round box
Eyeglass case and pot
Eyeglass case and pot
Eyeglass cases
Eyeglass cases
Eyeglass case, pot, and round box
Eyeglass case and pot
Eyeglass case and pot
Eyeglass cases
Eyeglass cases
New work: Boxes and Pots
To recognize Anne Awad's service on the Human Rights Commission, I created this HeartBox. A story she told me of being in Kenya inspired it's design.
Thinking again of Africa bogolanfini, or mud cloth, influenced the canes I designed to use as a veneer over glass (baby food jars).
Inside the top of these small pots you'll see this design.
When creating this piece I thought of a woman dressed in a shawl wearing a hat with hatpin.
Blue and lacy. Althought it looks askew in this photo this pot actually stands straight. It too is formed over glass.
In the style of Gustav Klimt this pot includes translucent shades of burgandy, yellow, fuschia, and bright pink. An extruding blends these colors together to create others. Can you see a hint of green? Veneer over glass.
"Anna's Gift" Collage Series--"Two Good Friends"
The black Adinkra symbol at the center of this neckpiece means "Two Good Friends."
Pierced earring wire, sterling silver.
Front and back view.
The black Adinkra symbol at the center of this neckpiece means "Two Good Friends."
Pierced earring wire, sterling silver.
Front and back view.
Across time and place,
people have used jewelry and other forms of adornment to serve several purposes: to express what they think is beautiful, to convey their beliefs about the natural world, and to show their status in society. At ceremonies, people wear fine clothing, ornaments, and body decoration to transform and express their identities. In these ways, adornment both connects people and cultures while it also distinguishes one culture from another. To produce objects of cultural and personal appeal artisans have used a wide variety of materials.(Collage Series-Madonna Gold with Sankofa neckpiece above)
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