Art at Stone Lake

Lois Mailou Jones

Hello All:

 If you are in the Washington DC area (or even within a couple of hours by car or train), I really urge you to stop by the National Museum of Women in the Arts to see the Lois Mailou Jones exhibit.  If you are not familiar with her work and life, you will be absolutely blown away.  Her mastery of contemporary art genres is breathtaking.  And, she struck out and was in the forefront of new movements—she was a groundbreaker, not just a follower of movements.  She should be talked about in the same way so many women artists revere Georgia O’Keefe and Frieda Kahlo. 

 On the social front--She broke amazing ground as a woman and artist of color back when her life was actually unimaginable.  By that I mean, she decided to become an artist in the early part of the 20^th century when the opportunities were completely and utterly  limited.  Nonetheless, she found a way to live her dream despite these odds.  She persevered and studied in Europe, to return and build an amazing life as an artist and teacher. 

To read more about her life, go here:

WikiPedia Article

 Run, don’t walk, to see this exhibit and learn about this amazing woman’s life and body of work!  Unfortunately, it is rare to see so much of her work in one place.  She is truly one of the most underappreciated artists of the  20^th century. 

 If you can’t get to DC, then I suggest you add a book or two about her work to your bookshelf.  She is an inspiration to us all.

 Link to the Museum site for information about the exhibit.  It closes January 9, 2011 so time is short.

http://www.nmwa.org/

Link to site where you can see a few of her works--these collections own her work and after the NMWA exhibit, you can see some of them on display in the DC area:

Smithsonian Collection

Howard University Site

Link to online bookstore if you want to purchase the catalog:

Xlibris bookstore to purchase exhibit catalog

Regards,

Carole

Artquilting in Costa Rica!

Hi,

 

I think I mentioned on an earlier post that one of my quilts is being exhibited in Costa Rica!  It's part of an exhibit curated by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, who is a truly world class quilt curator, historian and artist. In addition ot the exhibit, several of the artists also traveled there to conduct talks and classes.  Here is a link ot the FABULOUS blog by Marion Coleman that is a moving documentary.  Please click below to share their amazing journey.

Costa Rica Blog

And, here's a detail of the artquilt that was in the show.

 

 

 

 

Memories and Dreams

I am falling ever more deeply in love with colalge work that integrates my photography with painting.  I rarely start with a sketch, but I often have a mood or even a spiritual sense for the piece.  they are emergent paintings, meaning I don't really consciously try to control this process.  Instead, I work with my intuition first, then let my rational mind make changes using artistic principles of balance, compostion and color as the painting take shape.

three new works are on display in my Touchstone Gallery show and on my gallery website.  to visit, CLICK HERE

This one is called trees.  I took the photo on a very misty morning in my neighborhood.

  

This one is called "A Matter of Time" and the photo is of an unkown female relative on my Father's side. I found it in my Grandmother's house.  People have commented that she does resemble me.  I love the photo and plan to use it more.  The photo of the chairs was taken in the Virgin Islands of the hotel patio on a rainy day.