Artist talk: Inside the minds of two black Northwest artists
How could you miss a chance to hear from the photographer who created this portrait?
Vin & Harlowe Shambry, by Intisar Abioto/The Black Portlanders
I mean, if you've visited You're Not From Around Here, Are You? you might've heard and seen some of what goes on in my head...
Now imagine those minds connecting, and sharing what goes on to make and show these artworks! Intriguing, huh? Please join us for our conversation at the Northwest African American Museum on February 25th. Details:
Hope to see you soon!
Bloomers and water towers
In today's episode of My Twisty Little Mind: I'm thinking about water towers. And bloomers.
Artist Maura Donegan holds up pants-turned-into-bloomers. Credit: Mary Coss
The bloomers are part of a Victorian-era costume for the "Public Debt to the Suffragette" chalk art installation. At the Pacific NW Chalk Fest, Mary Coss will gather a group of artists to create a tribute to those who fought for the right to vote.
I'll be at the booth on August 19th. Before and after that, though, I'll be holed up in the studio.
I've developed a thing for water towers. Not in a Jeff Foxworthy, defend-your-sister's-honor kind of way... they symbolize other, deeper things to me. And with that cliffhanger, I'll leave you until the next post... [chuckling evilly]
Liberty Bank Building: Shovel-ready for art
First, the groundbreaking...
All images courtesy of LibertyBankBuilding.org
... and then we really get serious about making the art for the new Liberty Bank Building.
This location used to be the site of the first black-owned bank west of the Mississippi.
Now the land's being redeveloped into affordable apartments -- with art and design elements created by artists of African descent. I'm honored to contribute ten collage portraits for the future residents' permanent art collection.
As construction begins there, I'll be starting on the collages in my studio. It's a big project that will take a while, but I have A Plan, you'll see.