SAQA 2016 | Reflections on the keynote with Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi

I just received my latest copy of the SAQA journal which had a great article by Cindy Grisdela outlining Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi's (http://carolynlmazloomi.com/) keynote address. Dr. Mazloomi is a highly influential, African American quilter, historian, author and curator. In the '80's, she started the Women of Color Quilters Network, http://wcqn.org/.

INSPIRATION | Norman Lewis PAFA Exhibit Catalog

Last week I received the exhibition catalog from the PAFA (Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts) show of Norman Lewis. It is a wonderfully detailed, well-written book that is a whopping 288 pages. The art pieces are in full color and many cover a full page.

I'm still in the process of reading and researching the wonderful tidbits from it. So far, I've learned that Norman Lewis actually had an estimated 2,500 works. In addition to paintings, sculpture and drawings, I also saw some quilts! Impressive. He was a true artistic spirit...willing to experiment with many different mediums. More to come.


You can check out this beautiful catalog here at the PAFA website, HERE.

NEWS | Art on Demand in Philadelphia MOMA

So, I just love Philly's Museum of Art's Art of Demand program.

(http://artondemand.philamuseum.org/)

Through it, you can purchase print reproductions on paper and canvas of some of the great artworks from their collection. You can also get them framed! Costs are not too bad from $25 (16 x 13 inches, $35 (22 x 18 inches) and $85 (3 x 24.25 inches) for paper and canvas.

My favorites are of course, their collection of impressionism and post-impressionism AND their vintage exhibition posters. These are the posters from their past exhibitions! So cool. What caught my eye was the poster from their 1972 Silkscreen exhibition. It's really nice!

Check it out:

http://artondemand.philamuseum.org/detail/459931/pma-exhibition-poster-silkscreen-history-of-a-medium-1972

Love it! I'll definitely plan to make a purchase. I'll be in Philadelphia for this year's SAQA conference this April and will demonstrate one of my new ventures with fabric painting at MakerSpace. More to come on this soon.

NEWS | SMARTBOX (Birchbox for Artist)

Image by Pixabay

Smartbox.com offers a great little service that sends you art supplies and a project each month. It is a little pricey at around $50 bucks per month but is a great way to learn different art media and forms. What I like is that the supplies are the real ones...no cheap dime store variety. From paints to pens, brushes to paper, they send you EVERYTHING you need to complete a full project. You can pay $50 each month or lock in for around $40 bucks for 3 months.

Check out: http://smartartbox.com/pages/how-it-works