Black History Month at the Crocker Art Museum

Black History Month

Crocker Art Museum

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Mother Courage for the Sojourner Truth Gallery Exhibit

My latest project was to design two dolls for an exhibit for Black History Month for the Sojourner Truth Gallery in Sacramento. The concept was to choose two paintings from two African American Artists Charles White and Charles Alston and to recreate a work of art of our own inspired by their work. The exhibit will debut at the Sojourner Truth Gallery, 2251 Florin Rd., Sacramento CA, on February 1st and then reopen at the Brickhouse Art Gallery on February 17th and run until March 16th.

I am a doll artist so I thought it would be interesting to take the subject of a two dimensional painting and recreate it in a three dimensional soft sculpture. It was kind of like working in reverses since most painters paint three dimensional objects and turn them into two dimensional paintings.

I chose Charles White's "Mother Courage" because she makes me think of working women from the past. When I was a little girl I used to see these ladies all waiting at the bus stop ready to leave their own homes to go and take care of someone else's home. My mother got up five days a week and caught the bus rain or shine and went to work. She put in long and hard hours. I was inspired by my mother because she made the decision to change her life so that she didn't have to clean other people's houses and went back to school and got her degree and became a nutritionist.

This is my "three dimensional" interpretation of "Mother Courage".

 
 

A Stitch in Time at The Brickhouse Gallery

I will be doing a presentation at The Brickhouse Gallery, Oak Park in Sacramento California on Saturday, February 8th from 12 to 5. It is a "Tribute to African American Doll Artists" which will be part of The Sisters Quilting Collective 2nd Annual Quilt Show. I will have about 50 of my dolls available to visit and adopt.

If you're in the Sacramento are please stop by and see me and the other doll artists who will also be  presenting. You can also visit some of the other events happening all month long. The gallery is located at:
2837 36th Street
Sacramento  CA  95817
916-475-1240
http://www.thebrickhouseoakpark.com
https://www.facebook.com/SistersQuiltingCollectiveTheBrickhouseArtGallery

Viera

Viera is ready to celebrate Black History Month.