SANA IS PLANNING TO DO A TEA MEMORIAL WITH DIEDRA'S FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLIEGES AT THE SCHOMBERG LIBRARY IN HARLEM WHERE DIEDRA ONCE WORKED AS A CURATOR IN THE FINE ART DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY BEAUTIFUL EVENT, SANA IS CREATING ALL OF THE TEACUPS AND SAUCER FOR THE EVENT.
THIS IS A PASSIONATE MORNING EXERCISE FOR SANA, I WENT BY SANA'S STUDIO TO HELP HER PACK SOME TEACUPS & SAUCERS.
I WAS SUPPOSE TO MAKE SOME TEACUPS SAUCERS MYSELF FOR THE EVENT, BUT I COULD NOT GET MY SCHEDULE TOGETHER.
SANA IS AN AMAZING TRAVELER, SHE HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD SEVERAL TIMES, STUDYING CERAMIST WITH INDIGENIST PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH THEIR HANDS AND CLAY.
SHE HAS SPENT TIME IN AFRICA, CHINA, INDIA, PERU, VIETNAM, NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH WEST PART OF NORTH AMERICA. COSTA RICA, I AM SURE THERE A PLACES I HAVE NOT MENTIONED.
SHE IS CREATING AN AMAZING POP-UP CHILDRENS AND ADULT BOOK ABOUT HER ADVENTURIST AND COLORFUL TRAVELS.
THIS IS PAUL, THE CERAMIC STUDIO MANAGER AT HUNTER COLLEGE.
THIS IS ONE OF PAUL BRILLIANT TEACUPS THAT HE MADE FOR THE MEMORIAL, YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE HOLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE TO DRINK THE TEA OUT OF.
BACK TO THE POP-UP BOOK... I KNOW SANA WILL HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL BOOK BECAUSE OF HER UNIQUE AESTHETIC, AND THAT SHE IS A FABULOUS STORY TELLER.
I HAVE KNOWN SANA SINCE THE 70'S, AND HER STORIES OF HER TRAVEL STILL ENTERTAIN, THRILL, SCARE, SHOCK AND INSPIRE ME.
WATCHING HER WORK WITH CLAY IS LIKE WATCHING PREPERATIONS FOR A RITUAL.
SANA AND ONE OF HER TALENTED FORMER STUDENTS SALLY. .
THESE ARE UNFIRED TEACUPS, I THOUGHT THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL JUST LIKE THIS.
UNFIRED TALL TEACUP, I PLAN TO TRY AND MAKE A FEW OF THESE MYSELF, IT IS SO ELEGANTLY FUNKY. I LOVED THE SPLIT BOWL ON THE RIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO TRY THAT SPLIT EFFECT MYSELF ONE DAY. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT AFTER IT IS FIRED.
MORE UNFIRED ELEGANT TALL TEACUPS. I REALLY LOVE THESE TEACUPS.
THIS IS THE CREATIVE FLOOR OF SANA'S STUDIO. AT LOT OF EXPERIMENTING & DISCOVERY GOES ON HERE.
SANA'S SINGLE GOLDEN SLIPPER.
I REALLY WISH I COULD ATTEND DIEDRA BIBBY'S MEMORIAL SANA IS PLANNING, I KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE WONDERFUL. DIEDRA WOULD BE VERY PLEASED. SANA IS GOING TO HAVE EVERYTHING THERE DIEDRA LOVED. FROM PEOPLE TO ART, MUSIC, FOOD, INCENSE, FLOWERS AND SANA.
I really admire the carved cups with the glaze running slightly over the edge. My cup runs over- and surely yours does!! Very cooool!
ReplyDeleteI never saw Diedre and Sana together but judging from the devotion evident in the process of preparing these cups and saucers for the memorial, I can only think they were magic together. Only the most heart felt, hands on expression of love would do and Sana would not hesitate to pour her self into this work for love of her friend.
ReplyDeletei haven't seen sana for a couple of years. she does have great stories. she needs to be video taped and put on the blog.
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