A YOUNG ART STAR IS BORN: AT THE UPTOWN VALENTINES NEWSPAPER ROSES WORKSHOP AT ARTS HORIZONS WITH FIBER ARTIST XENOBIA BAILEY

THIS HAD TO BE THE BEST VALENTINE DAY EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE.

THIS BRIGHT YOUNG MAN REPRESENTS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT,.. YOUTH LIKE HIM IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY I DO WHAT I DO…

THERE WERE MOMENTS IN THE WORKSHOP THAT WERE PRICELESS AND THIS WAS ONE OF THEM.

THIS MOTHER & SON FLOWER MAKING TEAM WERE A REAL COOL, DYNAMIC DUAL, THEY WORKED REALLY GREAT TOGETHER... I MEAN REALLY SUPER GREAT TOGETHER.

HERE, HE IS CHOOSING HIS NEWSPAPER, BY THE INTERESTING COLORS & PATTERNS THAT WILL ACCENT THE ROSES.

FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS OF FOLDING AND CUTTING

AND I TURNED MY BACK FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES, AND I CAME BACK TO SEE HOW MOM & SON WERE DOING… AND…

I COULD’NT BELIEVE MY EYES… HE HAD CREATED A FULL BOUQUET OF ROSES, WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IN THE CLASS WAS STILL TRYING TO DO THE FIRST FOLDS.

A REAL WHIZ-KID, AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT AND A JOY TO HAVE MET…

DYNAMIC DUAL NO. 2. THE DAUGHTER: PICKING OUT NEWSPAPER FOR COLORFUL SURFACE DESIGNS FOR HER ROSES…

AND MOM: IS ALREADY INTO HER FOLDING AND CUTTING.

WE ALL WERE GRACED WITH THE PRESENCE OF A GROUP OF LOCAL CRAFT ARTIST WHO BROUGHT THEIR OWN SPECIAL FLARE AND STATEMENT TO THE AFTERNOON.

THIS GROUP HAS KEPT THE CULTURAL HOME FIRES BURNING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS.

THANKS FOR YOUR PASSION AND DEVOTION LADY'S



ONE OF MY NEW ARTIST FRIENDS WAS THIS AMAZING DOLLMAKER,

SHE CREATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN (WITH A LITTLE COUNTRY FLAVOR), ULTRA FEMININE, ONE OF A KIND, SOFT SCULPTURED DOLLS, THAT SHE ADORNED WITH ONE OF HER NEWSPAPER ROSES.

THESE MINITURE DARLINGS ARE ADORNED WITH A NATURAL HAIR STYLE, URBAN-ARTIST (FROM BACK-IN-THE-DAY STYLED) METAL JEWELRY, ORIGINAL SANDALS AND THE PRETTIEST LEGS I HAVE EVER SEEN ON A DOLL.

I THINK THE DOLLS BODY ARE SEWN OUT OF CORDAROY FABRIC.

CHARMING, ELEGANT AND DOWN-TO-EARTH FIGURINES…

THIS ARTIST REALLY PUT HER TOUCH TO THESE PIECES OF FABRIC AND GAVE IT A NEW LIFE!!!

CONTACT INFO

DOLLS BY MONTQ
TANYA MONTEGUT

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THIS IS REAL FINE HAND WORK I MUST SAY… YOU CAN BET, THIS DOLL OR ONE LIKE IT WILL BE IN MY DOLL COLLECTION BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT…

MARK MY WORK!!!


THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR BEING A PART AND SHARING A VERY SPECIAL BRIGHT MOMENT WITH THE NEWSPAPER FLOWER MAKING WORKSHOP IN HARLEM.