Soul Check 136, Book 18
2023
My Tongue-Tied Muse, Book 21
2022
Love Sonnets from Shakespeare to Baltimore, Book Twelve
Thou Art Beloved: Book Twelve of my series Love Sonnets from Shakespeare to Baltimore. Created in 2021, this textile book was created with repurposed clothing, a wedding dress, silk fabrics, Shakespeare Sonnets, embroidery, glass beads, and various printmaking techniques.
2021
Love Sonnets from Shakespeare to Baltimore, Book Eleven
2021
Love Sonnets from Shakespeare to Baltimore, Book Ten
2021
Winter's Ragged Hand, Book Nine
Love Sonnets from Shakespeare to Baltimore, Book Nine
2021
Gracious Light, Book Six
Love Sonnets from Shakespeare to Baltimore, Book Six
2020
Forty Winters, Book Four
Love Sonnets from Shakespeare to Baltimore is a textile book project that explores memory, love, mortality and cultural symbols. Through the convergence of literature and fashion, this project becomes both a visual response to Shakespeare and a multi-sensory artistic experience.
2019
Geometry, Book Three
Love Sonnets from Shakespeare to Baltimore, Book Three
2019
Beauty's Rose Lasts Forever, Book Two
Love Sonnets from Shakespeare to Baltimore, Book Two
2019
Torn But Not Broken
2019
Art, Science, and Technology
2018 Artist-In-Residence, NYC.
2018
Primary Lessons
2017
Burgundy Lives
2017
See Us
2017
Goats
2017
Asymmetrical Zeal
This book is part of a larger, year long project that was inspired by vintage African textiles I received from the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Library. The history and stories behind the African textiles are essential components of the handmade books. They add extra layers of meaning that can be very personal: Using fabrics that are unique to a particular culture, personal to the author, and relatable to the reader, again fuses the material form of the work to its meaning and adds complexity to the work.
2017
O'Positive
A work of art is a refined and intensified form of experience. Working with African textiles from the National Museum of African Art Library allowed me to use finely hand-woven and hand printed fabrics of the past and turn them into new stories.
2016
All I Have
This was one of twelve books that was inspired by African textiles I received from the National Museum of African Art Library in Washington, DC.
2018
SMOG
Permanent collection: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Library
2016
Painted Songs, January
Creative Challenge: 365 books in 365 days
2015
Painted Songs: February
In 2015, I created a book a day for 365 days. This is an example of the books I created in February.
2015
Painted Songs: Feb (100 Years)
In 2015, I created a book a day for 365 days. These are a few images of the books from February. ** All books in this series measure 8.75 x 11.75 x .5 inches, have at least 20 pages. Each book is unique.
2015
Painted Songs, March
The title of the books I created in March 2015 was Proof of Life. They examined the things that truly makes us know we are alive.
2015
Painted Songs, April
Movement i: 365 Handcrafted Books in 365 Days
2015
Painted Songs, May
Energy: 365 Handcrafted Books in 365 Days
2015
Painted Songs, June
Post No Bills: 365 Handcrafted Books in 365 Days
2015
Painted Songs, July
Enthropy: One of a kind handmade book
2015
Painted Songs, August
Creative Challenge: 365 Handcrafted Books in 365 Days
2015
Painted Songs, September
Flames: 365 Handcrafted Books in 365 Days
2015
Painted Songs, October
Creative Challenge: 365 Handcrafted Books in 365 Days
2015
AP: Painted Songs, December
Hot Snow: 365 Handcrafted Books in 365 Days
2015
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