Celebrating Our Differences
“Fervid Look” series 1(102cm X 120cm) on canvasMixed Media on Canvas / Collage I was formatting this issue and had what I thought was a random thought; “I need Sena Tues in this issue.” I love his series of images with flowers. My daughter and I were discussing…
September 18, 2017 I am standing in my kitchen, puncturing a white marshmallow that I’ve just popped into my mouth with my tongue. My cell phone rings. I pat myself down for it. It’s you. I haven’t been expecting your call. Not after the way you treated me…
Pause. Don’t move forward. Don’t look back. Stop. Collect yourself, OOyour thoughts and emotions, OOall of you. Give yourself OOto the moment. Let your breath OOcatch up with you. Let it find its way OOwith you. Set your body OOat ease. Shift your consciousness OOinto idle. Invite Time…
Deep Breathing: Christine “Liz” Larue We are living in stressful times. Not a day goes by without hearing some story on the news that causes one to catch your breath. You hear about some issue you grit your teeth about; it could be some political snafu, your boss…
There is nothing more beautiful than Indigo, the mystical color of wisdom, intuition, and spirituality. The Indigo workshop held by the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, AL was enlivened by the stamps of pattern, and the magic of working in this medium with designer, Nadene Mairesse. Of…
About the Artist: Pamella Allen is a Jamaican-born, Brooklyn-based visual artist in practice for over 30 years whose works have been exhibited in traditional gallery and non-traditional settings, in site-specific public art corporate commissions for healing spaces such as Bellevue Hospital for the HHC Art-In-Medicine program, community…
The sky was afire, showing off what colours of blush she could afford our compliments. A golden smear here, a bronze dusting there. Tangerine followed closely. The sky was full of peace. She loudly said nothing but truly beautiful, heavenly soft poetic puffs of glowing cloud. She showed…
We’ve heard the line “Waiting to Exhale” it’s that moment when we can just relax . Let it all go and trust everything will be okay . Life can be a struggle. Then why do we do it? Well the beauty in life far surpasses the darkness ….
“We are still searching for our KEY to full freedom in the U.S. which continues to be a thorny existence. Do your work – know your history and build a strong foundation.”#Larueshandinclay #blackwomanceramicist #afriwarebooks #mahoganygalley #peopleofcolorpeopleofclay #thecolornetwork #africanamericanmuseums #blackartinamericamatters #blacksculptorsmatters #afrolatinaartist #chicagoartist #ceramicartistofinstagram #stonewareceramics —Christine “Liz” Larue I…
I lift myself OObeyond the evidence OOof my senses. I go to the frontier OOof my world OOand I see beyond. I know OOwe can be more. I know OOwe can do more OOand better I know OOwe are One, Yes, OOsequestered OOin time OOblinded OOby circumstance. Still,…