I am a visual artist working in collage, assemblage sculpture and altered books. My practice explores identity, memory and the history of the African diaspora. Vintage and contemporary images collide to convey how the past informs the present.


Arts of the Terrace: Giveaway!

As I make plans for how my next year in art is going to go, I decided to apply to a group show I'd heard of but not applied to before: Arts of the Terrace.
Photo by Red Fish/ Blue Fish Photography
Like my previous shows last year, this is also a juried exhibit. It's held at the main library in Mountlake Terrace, WA. The show runs from September 29th to October 7th. I entered two pieces... and both were accepted!

You might remember "Impenetrable":
And the second piece, "We See"...
I realize I've made you wait weeks to see the full view of "We See", and I wanted to reward your patience. With a giveaway!

(No, there's no car under your computer. Sorry.)

I will ship a FREE print of "We See" or "Impenetrable" to the giveaway winner (as long as you have a U.S. mailing address)! And -- AND -- if you meet me at the Arts of the Terrace opening reception, I'll sign your print to you. Personalized and everything!

Here's how you enter to win:

  1. Comment on this post (here, Twitter, or Facebook) no later than Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 5pm (PST).
  2. Check back Wednesday, September 26, 2012 to see if you're the winner.
  3. If you won but you're outside the Mountlake Terrace area: email your mailing address to yolisalisa at gmail dot com by Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 5pm (PST). Again, to keep shipping costs down, the prizes go to folks with addresses in the US.
  4. If you won and you're near Mountlake Terrace: pick up your free, signed-to-you print here:


Arts of the Terrace Opening Reception
September 28, 2012
7pm-9pm
Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. West
Mountlake Terrrace, WA 98043

I'd really love to see you there!

But if for some awful reason you can't hang out with me and the other artists (ninth sign of the Apocalypse, intergalactic android attack, etc.), please take a moment during the next week to see the exhibit. And let me know you visited -- talk to me on Facebook.

Arts of the Terrace giveaway: And the winner is...

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