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Ubuhle Women at the National Czech & Slovak Museum
At the end of last summer, I took a road trip to the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library for the sole purpose of seeing this exhibit, “Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence.” From the Ubhule website: “What started as a humble project, using traditional skills to create independence and give rural…
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The Shape of Things at the Missoula Art Museum
I recently visited the Missoula Art Museum in Missoula, Montana, and was quite impressed with the galleries and the exhibitions. My favorite was “The Shape of Things: New Approaches to Indigenous Abstraction.” Four Native artists were invited to participate in printmaking residencies supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Each artist visited…
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Beadwork Adorns the World
From the Museum of International Folk Art in Sante Fe, “Extraordinary how a small glass bead from the island of Murano (Venice, Italy) or the mountains of Bohemia (Czech Republic) can travel around the world, entering into the cultural life of people far distant. Glass beads are the ultimate migrants. Where they start out is…
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I’m doing a show!
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Joyce Scott at Grounds For Sculpture
Joyce Scott has the exhibition “Harriet Tubman and Other Truths” on display now at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey until April 1, 2018. The description from the website: “In her most comprehensive exhibition to date, artist Joyce J. Scott weaves narratives with brightly colored tiny glass seed beads, sleekly sensuous and luxurious Murano…