Walking around my neighborhood in Minneapolis, and occasionally other random sidewalks, I come across these little notes in cursive. I have no idea who writes them, how long they have been there, or what the artist used that is so permanent. But I love them. Yes, I know it's graffiti, but it brightens my day... Continue Reading →
nevertheless she persisted…
"If I were in the cities, I would totally do this." A friend of mine from back in Grand Forks messaged me a public Facebook event taking place at Brass Knuckle Tattoo later that month. "She persisted" tattoos for $75 as a fundraiser for women's issues on February 23. I loved it. It was so... Continue Reading →
selfie: a group show
This past Thursday, I attended the art opening to my first group exhibition here in Grand Forks. As I mentioned in my previous post about the development of the piece I created for this show, the theme/title was Selfie. I have attended several opening at the Third Street Gallery since we moved to Grand Forks,... Continue Reading →
sete pecados sociais/seven social sins: collaborative art workshop
I intended to write about this almost a year ago now. The museum's community art education department also hosted their usual youth art workshops thematically related my Seven Social Sins exhibition at the Angra Museum from February 23-June 9 of 2013. However, life happened, and I was only able to help with a couple of the workshops.... Continue Reading →
art exhibition: sismo
This past February, I took part in two group exhibitions based on the theme of the tragic earthquake that struck the island of Terceira near Angra do Heroismo in 1980. One exhibition took place in January at the Angra Cultural Center. However, I was sadly, unable to attend that art opening. I was able to attend... Continue Reading →