XENOBIA BAILEY'S "NEW DAY: IN THE EYE(I) OF THE DREAM ERA" ARTIST JOURNAL

FIBER ARTIST/COMMUNITY CULTURAL ACTIVIST XENOBIA BAILEY WILL SPEAK ON A PANEL AT THE CAA 100th ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES 2/22/2012

2012-01-27T01:04:00.019-05:00

GREETINGS FOLKS... I'LL BE SPEAKING ON A PANEL IN L.A. AT THE COLLEGE ARTS ASSOCIATIONS CONFERENCE: 2.22.2012, FROM 2:30-5:00PM.

I WILL SPEAK (PANEL TITLE BELOW) ABOUT THE ULTRA CREATIVE AND EXTRAORDINARY EVERYDAY WOMAN & GIRLS FROM MY COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON, NEW YORK CITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHO WERE A VITAL PART OF MY EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND STILL INSPIRE MY VISION, DIRECTION AND IDENTITY AS A FIBER ARTIST/COMMUNITY CULTURAL ACTIVIST TODAY.

CAA Committee on Women in the Arts

“Necessary Positions”: Intergenerational Collaboration in Feminist Art and Activism

Wednesday, February 22, 2:30 PM–5:00 PM
Concourse Meeting Room 407, Level 2, Los Angeles Convention Center
Chair: Maria Elena Buszek, University of Colorado, Denver

(RE)PRESENT: An Ongoing Intergenerational Collaboration
Nancy Azara, independent artist, and
Katie Cercone, School of the Visual Arts

Still Partying: A Collective Response to Judy Chicago’s "Dinner Party"
Margaret Cuonzo and Liz Rudey, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus

Losing the Mother/Daughter Plot? Bridging the Generational Divide in Feminist Art Practice, Theory, and History
Joanne Heath, University of Leeds

Paradise in Her Hands: Blasts of Inspiration, the Activation of Creative Flow, and the Discovery of the Wonder-Worlds of Fiber
Xenobia Bailey, independent artist

"Necessary Positions:" A Dialogue
Suzanne Lacy, Otis College of Art and Design, and Andrea Bowers, independent artist

XENOBIA BAILEY SOLO EXHIBIT AT SEATTLES NORTHWEST AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OPENING OCT 29, 2011 6-8:00PM

2011-10-24T20:08:00.002-04:00

This is an open invitation to my Home-Coming Solo Exhibit at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle Washington. I’ll be sharing parts of the Fruits of my discoveries, of the Mystical Treasures of the Aesthetic of Funk from my Creative Explorations in the Eastern part of the United States, from the past some-odd-years in the medium of Crochet.

This exhibition will be held at the Northwest African American Museum (Which has an amazing history of it’s own). Located at 2300 South Massachusetts St. Seattle, Washington 98144. October 29, 2011-May 6, 2012.

Exhibit Opening Reception: October 29, 2011, 6:00-9:00pm. (Free)

With this project I have taken the basis homemakers craft of crochet… a humble decorative technique, commonly used to create baby clothing & accessories, doilies, tablecloths, bedspreads, window drapes and afghans to adorn the home, and altered it into an crochet Arts-of-Jubilation, composing energizing surface designs of contrasting colors and repetitive linear patterns. Creating handmade wall hanging, floor covering and soft furnishings of assembled crochet mandalas.

These Inspirational accessorized Artifacts bear witness to Re-Possessing the Ever-lasting, Ever-flowing, Sustaining Spirit of the Aesthetic of Funk, and the abilities of this under cultivated aesthetic to enhance daily life of the Super-Natural Nature of Everyday People through the art of crochet.

The important element of the cultural evolution of the Aesthetic of Funk in the African American Community, is the raw power surge of “Black Consciousness & Experiences” that has sustaining Black people through Spiritually uplifting Funky Music since Emancipation Proclamation of the 1860’s.

This exhibit is a works-in-progress. My artistic mission is to research, develop and organize the fragmented and disassemble African American’s domestic textile cultural history, into my interpretation of the evolution of crochet and the visual aesthetic of Funk.

Starting with African American Vernacular FolkArt, to the Beautification of the Humble Rural & Urban Home. The Fine Art, Abstracted Narrative Compositions of Jacob Lawrence. Onward to the Funky Assemblage Fine Art Sculptures of Nick Caves. The Cubist abstractions of William T. Williams. To Odili Donald Odita Mystical abstractioned murals. And on and on and on, into the emergence of Abstract Designs for Products designed exclusively in the Aesthetic of Funk for family, community and Global Re-Juvenation & development.

This epic Body of Works is exploring Crochet and the Aesthetic of Funk as an Inspirational alternative lifestyle of Deliverance into self sustainability. This concept of personally designing in the aesthetic of Funk, is suited for the sensibility of all creative communities and all those who feel the Tribe-Vibe call of Nature.

“THIS IS HOW WE DO IT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST! SO COME VIBE WITH US IN THIS EMERALD CITY AT THE NORTHWEST AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM!”

Sandra Jackson-Dumont is the guest curator of XENOBIA BAILEY: THE AESTHETIC OF FUNK. She is the Kayla Skinner Deputy Director for Education + Contemporary Art Dept. at the Seattle Art Museum.

Sandra Jackson-Dumont is an independent writer/curator/cultural producer.

A SNEAK PREVIEW OF XENOBIA BAILEY'S STUDIO MUSEUM OF HARLEMS INSPIRATIONAL RECYCLED ALTAR WINDOW DESIGN TO BE INSTALLED THIS FALL

2011-06-16T21:28:00.025-04:00

GREETINGS WORLD... SORRY FOR THE LONG BREAK... I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY WORKING ON A VERY EXCITING PROJECT WHICH I WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT SOON.

BUT... IN THE MEAN TIME, HERE IS A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE RECYCLED INSPIRATIONAL DOMESTIC ALTAR PROJECT THAT I CREATED FOR THE WINDOW OF THE STUDIO MUSEUM OF HARLEM'S GIFT SHOP WINDOW FOR THIS COMING FALL.

THIS WHOLE PROJECT WAS MADE FROM FASHION MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPER, CARDBOARD BOXES, GLITTER & GLUE.

I INCLUDED IN THE ALTAR, ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS THAT I HAVE EVER READ, ON HOW THE STOCK MARKET WORKS, TITLED: BOLD MONEY BY THE POWERFUL, BRILLIANT & CREATIVE MELVIN VAN PEEBLES... AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, THIS BOOK NEEDS TO BE REPUBLISHED... IT DEMYSTIFIES THE WHOLE STOCK MARKET SYSTEM, SO THAN THE EVERYDAY PERSON IS ABLE TO BE A EDUCATED ACTIVE TRADER... I'LL PUT IT LIKE THIS.... IF I CAN PLAY THE STOCK MARKET AND TRIPLE MY (LITTLE BIT OF MONEY) MONEY IN 3 MONTHS, ANYBODY CAN... YOU JUST HAVE TO CAREFULLY READ THIS BOOK, STUDY THE MARKET (WHICH CAN BE A VERY EXCITING VENTURE) AND MAKE EDUCATED DECISSIONS...

VERY BRILLIANT, UNDER EXPOSED AND VALUABLE BOOK... IT SELL ON AMAZON.COM FOR A COUPLE OF DOLLARS.... NOT A BAD PRICE FOR WHAT THIS BOOK CAN DO FOR YOU AND YOUR FINANCES...

VAN PEEBLE IS A SAINT FOR THIS PROJECT IN MY EYES.

ANOTHER VERY POWERFUL BOOK, WORTHY OF THIS HUMBLE INSPIRATIONAL ALTAR OF GRACE, IS RUSSELL SIMMONS LATEST ENLIGHTENING BOOK TITLED SUPER RICH. THIS IS THE MOST INSPIRING INSPIRATIONAL BOOK THAT I HAVE EVER READ IN MY LIFE...

I LOVE HOW THIS IS A TRIED AND TRUE TESTAMONY OF A HARD WORKING SPIRITED INDIVIDUAL FULFILLING HIS LIFE... I MUST SAY, THE LANGUAGE CAN BE A LITTLE RAW FOR SOME FOLKS, BUT,... THIS IS THE 21st CENTURY, MALCOLM X, HUMANITARIAN, URBAN WORD, ENLIGHTENING BOOK... WHEN EVER YOU LOSE SIGHT IF YOUR VISION OR GOALS AND SPEAK THE WORDS... WHAT NEXT?... CHECK OUT THIS GOLDEN PAVED BOOK, OF CONTEMPORARY SCRIPTURE... !!!

THESE TWO BOOK ARE JUST A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE ENPOWERING OBJECTS-OF-INSPIRATION THAT ARE A PART OF THIS HUMBLE INSPIRATIONAL ALTAR OF GRACE, MY GIFT TO THE WORLD.

MY DEAR FRIENDS LITERARY AGENT MARIE BROWN DONATED HUNDREDS OF NEWSPAPERS AND PUBLISHER MALIAKA ADIRA DONATED HUNDREDS OF FASHION MAGAZINES FOR THIS PROJECT.

THANKS YOU SO VERY MUCH TO THE BOTH OF YOU FOR BEING A VITAL PART OF MY LIFE!

THE SIMPLE FOLDED RECYCLED PAPER FLOWERS & FANS ARE MADE FROM THE MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, SCOTCH TAPE, GLUE, GLITTER AND A WHOLE LOT OF IMAGINATION AND PATIENCE.

THE LONG SILENT HOURS OF CONSTRUCTION WAS A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE IN IT SELF.

THIS IS A IMAGE OF THE ALTAR IN MY MESSY STUDIO BEHIND A CHAIR... I WAS LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT A RECYCLED THRONE-OF-POWER WOULD LOOK LIKE...

I HAVE COLLECTED CARDBOARD BOXES IN PREPARATION FOR FINALLY CREATING MY PAPER MACHE FURNITURE.... I PLAN TO START CONSTRUCTION THIS SUMMER.

MY OASIS FOR CARDBOARD BOXES FOR MY ALTARS IS COSCO... THE POSSIBLITIES ARE ENDLESS...

THE GRAPHICS ON THE BOXES REALLY GOT MY IMAGINATION SPINNING...

AS I STUDIED THE BOXES... SOME STOOD OUT MORE THAT OTHERS.

BACK IN MY STUDIO... WITH MY BLADE... I STARTED CUTTING AND GLUEING.

I REALLY LOVED EXPLORING THE DECORATIVE ARTS WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS...

I WILL DEFINATELY CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THESE RECYCLED ALTARS... WHEN EVER TIME PERMITS, THAT IS!!

I WILL BE SURE TO POST WHEN THE ALTAR AND COMPLETED AND INSTALLED IN THE STUDIO MUSEUM OF HARLEM THIS COMING FALL

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

PEACE!

MY AMAZING PACE UNIVERSITY ARTIST RESIDENCY IS COMING TO A END 8.31.10

2010-08-24T21:42:00.004-04:00

IT WAS A SHORT BUT WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE BEING A ARTIST IN RESIDENCY AT PACE UNIVERSITY THIS SUMMER...

I WORKED ON MY "PARADISE RECONSTRUCTION IN THE AESTHETIC OF FUNK" SITE SPACE TITLED:

"INSPIRATION VIBRATION STATION NO. 1.

THIS CROCHET INSTALLATION IS NOT THE ART WORK...

THIS IS THE INSPIRATIONAL WORKSPACE, THAT IS CREATED BY THE SUPER-NATURAL EVERYDAY ARTIST,

SO THAT SHE/HE CAN BE INSPIRED TO CREATE THE INSPIRATIONAL ART WORK FOR THE SUPER-NATURAL DOMESTIC LIFESTYLE.

THIS IS MY BRILLIANT SUPER-NATURAL STUDENT INTERN SEAN,...

DEMONSTRATING HOW TO USE THE SPACE WHILE HE LISTENS TO HIS MUSIC AND WORKS ON HIS COMPUTER.

I WILL WRITE MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT WHEN I GET MORE TIME....

THE INSPIRATION SPACE WILL CONSIST OF A VERY LARGE FLOOR PILLOW,

THIS IS THE UNFINISHED CROCHET PIECE SEAN IS SITTING ON,

AND A CROCHET FLOOR COVERING THAT GOES UNDER AND SPREAD ABOUT 24" BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE PILLOW ON THE FLOOR.

I WILL WRITE MORE, I PROMISE.

MORE POWER TO THE IMAGINATION!!!!

MY GREAT DISCOVERY: HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE VISIT & RECYCLED ART EXHIBIT AT THE WELLINGTON HERB & SPICE FARM

2010-08-17T22:20:00.014-04:00

THIS WAS AN AMAZING TRIP AUGUST 14, 2010 ORGANIZED BY ARTIST AND HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE MEMEBER ALTHEA, I WILL WRITE IT ABOUT IT LATER... I JUST HAD TO POST THE IMAGES...

WHAT AN INSPIRATIONAL TRIP... CHECK OUT THE WELLINGTON WEBSIT.

LA TASHA N. NEVADA DIGGS / SURYA ARTS PRESENTS HURRUCAN CLARISSE SALON SERIES AT TH HOTEL GRIFFOU

2010-07-21T18:14:00.010-04:00

THIS EVENING WAS A CULTURAL HIGH POINT OF THIS YEAR FOR ME...

THE BEST CURATED READINGS, BY SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED WOMEN OF COLOR WRITERS OF THE DAY..

PERFECTLY SET IN THE MOST CAPTIVATING RESTAURANT I HAVE EVER BEEN IN IN NEW YORK.

THE HOTEL GRIFFOU

EVERYTHING WAS JUST RIGHT... FOOD, DECOR, THE WAITRESSES, THE BARTENDER, THE OWNERS.

I ALWAYS SAY, THAT LOVE & CULTURE ARE THE BEST COSMETIC IN THE COSMOS...

THIS EVENING CULTURE WAS THE MEDICINE OF CHOICE.

EVERYONE WAS RADIANT, THE ROOM FILLED WITH LITE CANDLES, EXPOSING ALL THEIR ANCIENT MAJESTY, LIKE THE BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL WBAI TALK RADIO PERSONALITY ESTHER ARMAH

IT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO TREAT MYSELF TO A EVENING LIKE THIS...

TO BE READ TO FROM VOICES AND PLACES FAMILIAR TO ME AND TO BE GRACIOUSLY SERVED... ESPECIALLY WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THE GROCERY SHOPPING, COOKING OR CLEANING.

AND BE SERENADED BY A BEAUTIFUL ROOM.

LATASHA REALLY PULLED HER HOSTESS WITH "ALL OF THAT" SKILLS TOGETHER....

FEATURING WRITERS,

MAHOGANY BROWNE,

PURVI SHAH

SHARIFA RHODES-PITTS

LYNN PROCOPE

YOU REALLY LEFT US WITH RICH MEMORIES FOR A LONG TIME LATASHA... LET'S DO THIS AGAIN.

FOLKS DRAPED IN THE GOLDEN CANDLE LIGHT, ENTRANCED BY THE READERS.

Q & A.

THE BREAK-OUT, EVERYONE MEETING AND NETWORKING.

AND SIGNING...

REFLECTING OFF EACH OTHER....

ONE OF THE WRITER'S AND A FRIEND OF MINE SHARIFA RHODES-PITTS...

...HAVING A ANIMATED CONVERSATION WITH FINE ARTIST SIMONE LEIGH.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I GOT'S TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS AMAZING NON-ALCHOL DRINK THAT THE WIZARD BARTENDER NATAHAN RAMOS CREATED FOR ME... I TOLD HIM I WANTED A MIXED DRINK BUT I DID NOT DRINK ALCOHAL AND I DID NOT WANT A SWEET DRINK... AND.... DID HE HOOK A SISTAH UP?

I HAVE NEVER TASTED A DRINK SO LUCIOUS, IT TASTED LIKE IT HAD MELONS, CUCUMBERS, GINGER AND SOME FRESH GREEN HERBS THAT WERE FLOATING IN MY TALL SUMMER GROWN-UP DRINK...

THIS WAS A PERFECT EVENING IN THIS ROMANTIC LITERARY HIDE-AWAY SALON AT

THE HOTEL GRIFFOU
NO. 21 WEST 9TH ST.
NEW YORK, NY
RESERVATIOS@GRIFFOU.COM
212 358-0228

YOU HAVE TO DROP BY AND CHECK THIS PLACE OUT.... EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS BEYOND PERFECT....

STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, TARGET FREE SUNDAY: DEEP GREEN RECYCLED ARTS OF ADORNMENT WORKSHOP WITH FIBER ARTIST XENOBIA BAILEY

2010-07-20T18:12:00.013-04:00

STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM WAS ONE OF THE MANY PLACES TO BE IN NEW YORK THIS PAST SIZZLING ART SUNDAY.

I ARRIVED AT THE STUDIO MUSEUM WITH ALL MY SAMPLE NEWSPAPER FLOWER SAMPLES AT 10:00AM, EVERY ONE WAS QUIETLY PREPARING FOR THE START OF A FUN FILLED DAY

I WAS SO VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOME OF THE MOST WONDERFUL VOLUNTEER ONE COULD ASK FOR. THEY WERE SO VERY EAGER TO LEARN AND THEY WORKED WILL WITH THE VISITORS.

THE WEEK BEFORE THE FREE TARGET SUNDAY, I SENT SOME INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE THE NEWSPAPER FLOWERS TO THE STUDIO, SO THAT THEY COULD BE READY FOR THE WORKSHOP.

HERE ONE VOLUNTEER IS SHOWING THE OTHER VOLUNTEER HOW TO MAKE THE FLOWERS.

HERE'S JAMIE WHO RUNS THE STUDIO MUSEUM GIFT SHOP, LEARNING HOW TO MAKE A FLOWER.

I WAS SO VERY HAPPY TO MEET THESE YOUNG TALENTED VOLUNTEERS WHO WERE A TOTAL JOY TO WORK WITH. THEY REALLY HELPED ME OUT A GREAT DEAL AS THE CROWDS GROW AS THE DAY WENT ON.

HERE AMALIA MALLARD THE PUBLIC PROGRMS COORDINATOR OF THE STUDIO MUSEUM, IS GIVING THE LAST MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS TO A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS.

THIS WAS A FIRST FOR ME TO BE WORKING IN THE COURT YARD WITH A LIVE JAZZ BAND PLAYING, "HOW HOT IS THAT"!!!

REAL MEN CAN PROUDLY MAKE FLOWERS!!!!

ONE OF THE YOUNG ARTIST, PUTTING FINAL TOUCHES ON HER FLORAL CREATION.

YOUNG ARTIST AND HER MOTHER ADORNED WITH HER FLORAL CREATIONS.

ANOTHER MANLY-MAN-CHILD WHO MADE A WONDERFUL CREATION OF FLORAL DELIGHT FOR HIS FAMILY.

FATHER AND DAUGHTER NEAR THE END OF A LONG CREATIVELY ACTIVE DAY LOOKING OVER THE FLOWER MAKING INSTRUCTIONS.

TWO FAMILIES IN FRONT OF THE STUDIO MUSEUM GETTING BALOON SCULPTURES CREATED BY THE TARGET CLOWN.

THE STUDIO MUSEUM HAD OVER 1,000 VISITOR THAT DAY,...

I REALLY HAD TO PACE MYSELF BECAUSE I HAD YET ANOTHER EVENT TO ATEND THAT EVENING!!!

JOIN FIBER ARTIST XENOBIA BAILEY FOR A FREE NEWSPAPER ROSES WORKSHOP AT STUDIO MUSEUM OF HARLEMS: TARGET ARTS AND WONDER WEEKEND EVENT 7.18.10

2010-07-16T16:18:00.016-04:00

GREETINGS EVERYONE, SORRY FOR THE LATE POSTING OF THIS EVENT... BUT YOU KNOW HOW THINGS ARE RUNNING RIGHT ABOUT NOW!!!!...

THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF TARGET AND THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, I WILL BE CONDUCTING A DEEP-GREEN, NEWSPAPER RECYCLED INTO ROSES WORKSHOP THIS COMING SUNDAY, 7.18.10, FROM 12:-4:00.

I WILL HAVE TABLES SET UP, SHOWING EVERYONE HOW TO CREATE MY RECYCLED NEWSPAPER INTO ROSES FOR FREE!!!

IT WILL BE FUN AND INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING HOW TO CREATE THESE VERY USEFUL RECYCLED FLOWERS THAT ARE PERFECT ADORMENTS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

GREETINGS WORLD, MEET MY BRILLIANTLY TALENTED PACE UNIVERSITY STUDENT INTERN: LING-HSIANG HUNG (SEAN)

2010-07-12T17:36:00.006-04:00

A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE MY SUMMER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY STARTED AT PACE UNIVERSITY, I HAD A VERY INFORMATIVE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH MY DEAR FRIEND ARTIST/DESIGNER/CULTURAL WRITER CHERYL RILEY.

I WAS TELLING HER ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT I PLAN TO WORK ON AND WE BOTH THOUGH IT WOULD BE GREAT IF I INVITED HER BY THE STUDIO A FEW TIMES FOR A LOOK/SEE VISIT DURING THE RESIDENCY.

SHE SUGGESTED THAT I ASK A STUDENT INTERN WHICH WAS BRILLIANT.

SO...

"ASK AND YOU SHELL RECEIVE"...

AND.... "TAAH DAAH"..... HERE IS THE DIVINE ANSWER TO MY ARTIST WITH A SUMMER RESIDENCY AT A UNIVERSITY WISH.

I AM PROUD TO PRESENT TO YOU,

THE HONORABLE LING-HSIANG HUNG (SEAN)

SEAN AND I HAD A VERY SHORT BUT PLEASANT INTERVIEW, HE IS FROM TAIWAN, A SENIOR STUDYING FINE ARTS CONCENTRATING ON DIGITAL MEDIA.

WE BOTH ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A VERY INSPIRING EXPERIENCE WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON OUR DEVELOPMENTS!!!

I LOVE MY CIRCLE OF CREATIVE FRIENDS!!!...

A GREAT DAY IN HARLEM FOR PHOTOGRAPHER MING SMITH AND THE BLACK DOLL SHOW

2010-07-09T18:02:00.008-04:00

Art in Review - Ming Smith - ‘Photographs - 1977-2010’ - NYTimes.com
LAST FRIDAY BEFORE I LEFT THE STUDIO AT PACE, I CALLED MARIE BROWN BECAUSE SHE HAD TOLD ME EARLIER IN THE WEEK THAT SHE HAD SOME NEWSPAPERS FOR ME THAT I COULD PICK THEM UP ON FRIDAY.

SO...

AS I WAS WALKING ACROSS 14TH. STREET AND UNION SQUARE... (MY OLE SPOT LAST SUMMER) I RAN INTO SANA MUSASAMA AND HER NIECE ALIYAH....

WE MADE A QUICK STOP AT ONE OF THE ICE CREAM TRUCKS SO SANA COULD PURCHASE A ICE CREAM CONE FOR HER NIECE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PHOTOGRAPHER MING SMITH PAST BY, TELLING SANA AND I THAT SHE HAD JUST GOTTEN THIS AMAZING REVIEW THAT DAY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR HER EXHIBIT AT THE JUNE KELLY GALLERY IN SOHO.

THIS GRACIOUS REVIEW BY NEW YORK TIMES ARTS CRITIC HOLLAND COTTER, HAD THE IMAGE OF THE SEREAL PHOTO TITLED

"JAMES BALDWIN IN SETTING SUN OVER HARLEM". BY MING SMITH 1997-2010 AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.

ON HEARING THIS, ALL FOUR OF US FOUND THE CLOSEST NEWS PAPER STAND AND GOT THE PAPER AND CONTINUED TALKING ABOUT THIS EXCITING NEWS (NOT EVEN NOTICING WE WERE SOLD THURSDAYS PAPER INSTEAD OF FRIDAYS.

I SAID ALL THAT TO SAY... I DID NOT MAKE IT BY MARIES HOUSE THAT NIGHT, MING AND I SAID GOOD-BYE TO SANA AND HER NIECE WHO LIVES IN QUEENS AND MING AND I GOT ON A SLOW BUS TO HARLEM WHERE WE FILLED THE RIDE WITH OUR ARTIST "BACK IN THE DAYS" MEMORIES.

THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED MARIES AND TOLD HER WHAT SOUNDED TO ME LIKE "THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK" STORY ABOUT WHY I DID NOT GET BY HER PLACE TO PICK UP THE NEWSPAPERS LAST NIGHT.

NOW... HERE'S WHERE THE ERIE MUSIC SHOULD BE COMING IN.....

THERE WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL SITTING SPOT IN MARIES LIVING ROOM, WHERE SHE HAD JUST BEEN SITTING.... BEHIND THIS TEXTILE ADORNED AND COMFY CHAIR, DRAPED IN NOONLIGHT WAS THIS PRINT ON A EASEL OF A PASTEL DRAWING FROM JAMES BALDWINS GARDEN IN PARIS.

AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EASEL WAS A PHOTOGRAPH OF MINGS EX-HUSBAND/(HER BABIES DADDY), JAZZ MUSICIAN DAVID MURRY HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE WRITER JAMES BALDWIN IN HIS GARDEN IN PARIS.

AND THEN.... I WALKED OVER TO THE COFFEE TABLE AND WHAT DID I SEE!?!... ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH OF JAMES BALDWIN AND HIS BROTHER DAVID BALDWIN (THANK YOU SO MUCH LAURA HARRIS FROM WASHINGTON D.C. FOR THE CORRECTION, DO YOU APROVE?)....

AND I AIN'T THROUGH YET... THEN MARIE SAID SHE HAD JUST READ MINGS REVIEW AND DISCOVERED THAT SHE HAD TWO COPIES OF THE REVIEW INSTEAD OF ONE AND SHE GAVE THE EXTRA COPY TO ME SO I FINALLY GOT TO ACTUALLY READ THE HARD COPY....

NOW... I ASK YOU... IS THIS COSMIC OR WHAT!?!....

YET ANOTHER ONE OF THEM TRUE TALES, FROM THE "UPTOWN" SIDE OF THE COTTON CURTAIN FOLKS!!!

AFTER LEAVING MARIES HOUSE WITH MY NEWLY GOTTEN NEWSPAPER & TALL TALE, I HEADED OVER TO THE BLACK DOLL SHOW AT THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH.

I MET UP WITH A LONG TIME MASTER DOLL MAKER LORNA PARIS, WHO HAD JUST SOLD THIS BEAUTIFUL ALL LEATHER DOLL SHE CREATED

HERE IS A CLOSER VIEW OF THIS ADORABLE CREATION.

I LOVED HOW LORNA HAD CREATED HER OWN BUSINESS CARD WITH HER CHARMING TOUCH.

CONTACT INFO FOR LORNA PARIS

THIS IS LORNA DISPLAYING HER DOLL TO ONE OF HARLEMS DYNAMIC CULTURAL DIVAS!! MAMA RAHSHEDAH.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE DOLL ARTIST WAS THERE WITH HER BEAUTIFUL FIGURINES, THANKS FOR THE TICKET TO THE SHOW.

EVERY WHERE I LOOKED, THE LITTLE ONES WERE LOOKING LIKE LIVING DOLLS.

I WAS TOO PROUD OF THE YOUNG SIS WITH THE CUPCAKE BUSINESS... SHE WAS PROUD ALSO..

THANK YOU ARTIST DIANE SMITH FOR THE LOAN OF YOUR CAMERA SO I CAN POST MY RECYCLED WEDDING BROOM

2010-07-07T17:25:00.006-04:00

I'M BACK IN THE SADDLE FOR A MOMENT, TAKING PHOTO'S. THANKS TO MY TALENTED, DEAR ARTIST FRIEND DIANE SMITH WHO IS LOANING ME HER MINI DIGITAL CAMERA UNTIL I GET MY BUSINESS STRAIGHT WITH A NEW CAMERA.

SO... HERE FINALLY IS MY WEDDING BROOM THAT I ADORNED FOR THE JUMPING THE BROOM WEDDING RITUAL.

THIS BROOM IS ADORNED WITH RECYCLED FASHION MAGAZINES BECAUSE OF THE PAPERS STRENGTH AND COLORS.

I ADDED COIN DOLLARS AND BLUE CRYSTAL TO THE BROOM STICK.

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THIS WEDDING BROOM CAN BE ADORNED, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW THE DECOR OF THE WEDDING.

MANY THANKS TO THE AFRICAN DANCING, LITERARY JEWEL MALIAKA ADIRA FOR DONATING ALL THE WONDERFUL FASHION MAGAZINES TO THIS ECO CHIC GREEN, RECYCLED PROJECT...

I'M STILL IN THE PROCESS OF PROBLEM SOLVING & DEVELOPING THE HAND SPUN NEWSPAPER FOR THE WEDDING DRESS, STAY TUNED.

THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE SUPPORT TOWARD THE NEW CAMERA...

XENOBIA'S PACE UNIVERSITY ARTIST RESIDENCY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

2010-07-03T17:04:00.006-04:00

GREETINGS EVERYONE, I AM FINALLY IN MY STUDIO AT MY PACE UNIVERSITY SUMMER RESIDENCY. IT LOOKS LIKE I AM GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF RECYCLED WORK.

THE OTHER DAY I WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE TO MY DEAR ARTIST FRIEND SHIMODA, I STATED TO HER THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN SPINNING NEWSPAPER INTO YARN, I TOLD HER I DID NOT FIND VERY MUCH INFO ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET, SO, IT WAS REALLY HARD FINDING INSTRUCTION.

SHIMODA SUGGESTED I GET IN TOUCH WITH THE FABULOUS SPINNER, KNITTER AND CROCHETER SAHARA BRISCO. BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN SPINNING AMAZING YARNS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. (I DO'NT KNOW WHY I DID NOT THINK OF THIS MYSELF)

I CALLED SAHARA, AND TO CUT TO THE CHASE,... SAHARA BEING THE BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT THAT SHE IS,... NOT ONLY SHOWED ME HOW TO SPIN THE NEWSPAPERS.... SHE FIRST, IN THE MATTER OF A FEW MINUTES, SHE TAUGHT HERSELF HOW TO SPINNING A WONDERFUL EASY TO CROCHET NEWSPAPER YARN,... SHE DID A MAJOR LOAD OF PROBLEM SOLVING,... THEN SHE LOANED ME ONE OF HER SPINDLE, SO THAT I COULD GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY SPINNING RIGHT AWAY,... THEN SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO SPIN THE NEWPAPER INTO YARN

NOW TELL ME... IS THAT SISTAH LOVE? OR, IS THAT SISTAH LOVE?...

SO, (MY ANGEL OF THE MOMENT) SAHARA AND I WERE IN THE STUDIO, IN SPINNING NEWSPAPER NTO YARN AND SHE WAS SPINNING A PROJECT OF HERS OF THIN SILK THREADS UNTIL THE SECURITY GUARD CAME AND TOLD US THE BUILDING WAS CLOSING..

HERE IS A VIDEO EXAMPLE OF THE BEAUTIFUL, THIN, EVEN BALL OF NEWSPAPER YARN SAHARA SPUN.

AND A EXAMPLE OF MY FIRST SKIEN OF NEWPAPER YARN BELOW SAHARAS, I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT SPINNING THIS NEWSPAPER YARN, IT TOOK ONE SHEET OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TO CREAT SAHARAS BALL OF YARN AND ONE PAGE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TO CREAT MY SKIEN OF YARN.

SO... NOW I HAVE MY FIRST SKIEN OF NEWSPAPER YARN THAT WILL BE CROCHET INTO A WEDDING DRESS TO GO ALONG WITH MY RECYCLED WEDDING CAKE ADORNMENT.

I AM ALSO WORKING ON THE PAPIER MACHE FURNITURE PIECE, THERE IS A LOT OF CARDBOARD BOXES IN THIS AREA AT NIGHT SO I HAVE PLENTY TO BUILD WITH.

I AM SO VERY!! VERY!! GREATFUL TO (MY ANGEL OF THE MOMENT) SAHARA BRISCOE AND HER AMAZING SPINNING HANDS.

PIANO IN THE PARK, ST. NICHOLAS PARK, 135TH. ST. & ST NICHOLAS AVE. HARLEM

2010-06-30T18:35:00.001-04:00

ONE OF THE ADDED UNEXPECTED TREATS AT THE BLOSSOMS OF FIBER ARTS EXHIBIT WAS A MINI CONCERT ON THE ST. NICHOLAS "PIANO IN THE PARK" BY ONE OF THE FIBER ARTIST.

ALL OF US LAYING ON THE GRASS IN THE PARK WAS REALLY FEELING HARLEM WHEN SHE PLAYED ALL THE UPTOWN CLASSICS.

A REAL NEW YORK MOMENT!!!

HARLEM NEEDLE ARTS, INC. PRESENTS A PUBLIC ARTS EXHIBIT: THE BLOSSOM OF FIBER ARTS. CURATED BY MICHELLE BISHOP

2010-06-29T18:06:00.006-04:00

THIS PAST SUNDAY I HAD THE JOY & PLEASURE OF VIEWING SOME OF THE MOST CREATIVELY CHARMING 3-D, POTTED FLORAL, NEEDLE ART WORK I HAVE SEEN THIS COMING OUT OF HARLEM SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE...

PUTTING A REAL UPTOWN SPIN ON THE DECORATIVE ARTS...

MICHELLE BISHOP, FOUNDER & VISIONARY DIRECTOR OF HARLEM NEEDLE ARTS. A ORGANIZATION OF SKILLED, HARDWORKING QUILTERS, KNITTERS, CROCHETERS AND OTHER NEEDLE ARTIST,

...(AND I MUST ADD) WHO ARE FORGING A NEW PATH IN THE INTERNATIONAL FIBER ARTS WORLD...

PRODUCED AT SMALL BUT VERY EMPRESIVE EXHIBIT OF NEEDLE ART CONSTRUCTIONISTS:

EMERGENCY EQUIPTMENT FUND RAISER FOR XENOBIA BAILEY: MY DIGITAL CAMERA WAS DESTROYED LAST NIGHT!!!!!

2010-06-15T18:43:00.007-04:00

GREETINGS EVERYONE, I'M IN A BIT OF AN EMERGENCY FUND RAISING MODE AT THIS MOMENT!!

THIS IS A EMERGENCY SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE ANGLES IN THE WORLD THAT WOULD LIKE TO HELP AN ARTIST OUT (ME!!) WITH A FUND RAISER TO REPLACE MY DESTROYED MINI DIGITAL CAMERA "ASAP", BY PURCHASING A IMPORTANT WORK OF INSTALLATION ART (IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF) CREATED BY ME.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY BLOG,.. MY CAMERA IS MY LIFE LINE AS FAR AS DIGITAL COMMUNICATION, CULTURALLY & FINANCIALLY,... SO RIGHT NOW I'M LIKE A SHIP WITHOUT A SAIL...

WHAT I AM USING TO FUND RAISE TO REPLACE MY CAMERA WITH, IS ONE OF MY ART PRODUCTS SELLING IN MY etsy.com STORE... "MY STATE OF THE NATION EMERGENCY JU-JU BAG". IT SELL FOR $10.00.

HERE IS A DETAILED VIEW OF MY GRASSROOTS, NATIONAL -STATE-OF-EMERGENCY: "MORE POWER FROM THE PEOPLE TO THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION", "JU-JU" START UP KIT" THE BROWN PAPER "JU-JU" BAG CONTAINS A 1 1/2" SQUARED, "MORE POWER FROM THE PEOPLE TO THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT BUTTON,A 2" x 3" "MORE POWER FROM THE PEOPLE TO THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION", BLUE GLASS INSPIRATIONAL CANDLE HOLDER WITH A WHITE TEA CANDLE.

A SMALL PLASTIC BAG CONTAINING A HEAPING TABLE SPOON FULL OF VIBRATION ENHANCER FOR THE ALTER TOP, FILLED WITH SEED BEADS, A COWRY SHELL, A BUTTON, MULTI COLORED SEQUINS AND OTHER ENHANCING "STUFFEDNESS".

A HAND WRITTEN URBAN ROOTS INSPIRED PRESCRIPTION ON A BROWN PAPER BAG SIGNED AND DATED BY ME.THE PROTOTYPE FOR THIS SERIES HAS BEEN INDUCTED IN MY ARTIST FILES IN THE ARTS AND ARTIFACT DEPARTMENT OF THE SCHOMBURG LIBRARY IN HARLEM NYC. FOR THE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION ON THIS EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION OF THE URBAN AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE IN THE AESTHETIC OF FUNK.

THIS IS THE PERFECT WORK OF ACTIVIST ART FOR THE OBAMA MEMORABILIA COLLECTORS & FOLKS THAT WANT TO HELP OUT THIS ADMINISTRATION.

SO PUT YOUR ORDERS IN TO xenba.etsy.com AND I WILL GLADLY GET YOUR "STATE OF EMERGENCY JU-JU BAG" RIGHT TO YOU...

FUNKY-CHIC ECO WEDDING, BIRTHDAY, NEW HOME, WELCOME HOME, ANNIVARSARY, GRADUATION, WHAT EVER CELEBRATION CAKE FOR ALL THE SUPER-NATURALS

2010-05-27T18:25:00.057-04:00

I HAVEN'T LEFT CROCHET FOLKS,.. THIS IS A AREA I SEEM TO BE DROWN TO THESE DAYS, WITH ALL THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALL...

I GUESS MY SUBCONSCIOUS IS TAKING CONTROL IN MY ART MAKING.

I AM CREATING ALL OF THESE RECYCLED ITEMS FROM NEWSPAPERS, FASHION MAGAZINES, CARDBOARD BOXES AND SO FORTH.

I AM STILL CROCHETING DAILY...

THIS IS THE LATEST ECO-CHIC WEDDING CAKE ADORNMENT CREATION MADE FROM NEWSPAPERS AND FASHION MAGAZINES IS FROM "THE PARADISE FAITH MISSION" (THIS IS MY LIFE'S MISSION AS I RECONSTRUCT PARADISE)

THIS IS A SET OF TWO ECO-CHI CAKE ADORNMENTS, THAT HAVE TWO LAYERS EACH... THE LARGEST BOTTOM LAYER IS 20 INCHES, THE TOP LAYER IS 6 INCHES.

THIS ADORNMENT IS MADE FROM FASHION MAGAZINES.

I AM GOING TO BE PARTNERING WITH A ORGANIC BAKER FOR THE CREATION OF THE CAKES.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ORDER THE CAKE ADORNMENTS FROM MY ONLINE ETSY STORE IN A FEW DAYS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT XENBA.ETSY.COM.

FIBER ARTIST XENOBIA BAILEY'S "PARADISE FAITH MISSION'S" HOMESTEADING EARTHY-ECO-CHIC WEDDING CAKE ADORNMENT

2010-05-13T16:00:00.010-04:00

GREETINGS EVERYONE... HAPPY SPRING, I AM SO VERY SORRY FOR THE LONG BREAK FROM THE BLOG... I HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD LATELY,... HARDER THAN USUAL,... CREATING PROJECTS TO KEEP "THE PARADISE PAITH MISSION" FLYING HIGH...

MY LATEST PROJECT IS JUST IN TIME FOR ALL THE JUNE WEDDING.

SO... WHAT I AM ADDING TO THE "PARADISE FAITH MISSIONS" IN THE AESTHETIC OF FUNK IS A NEW SERVICE AND PRODUCTS IN THE FORM OF A WEDDING CEREMONY...

THIS WEDDING IS CALLED THE EARTHY-ECO-FUNKY-CHIC WEDDING CAKE FLORAL ADORNMENT & FLORAL ACCESSORIES. THIS IS GOING TO BE A WEDDING FLORAL ARANGEMENT MADE OUT OF NEWSPAPER ROSES.

I GOT A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY WHILE I WAS MAKING THIS FLORAL WEDDING CAKE ADORNMENT. I AM GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER OPTION FOR THE WEDDING CAKE TOP WITH A SINGLE ROSE WITHOUT THE LONG STEM AND THE PLANT POT.

I REALLY LIKE ALL OF THIS POTTED SINGLE ROSE WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT WHEN I CREATED IT, I SAID TO MYSELF, "I THINK I'M GOING TO BE THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD THAT LIKES THIS.

I REALLY SAW ANOTHER POSSIBILITY WHEN I STARTED PHOTOGRAPHING TODAY. I SAW WHAT THE CAKE COULD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT THE POT AND LONG STEM ON THE ROSE.

I PHOTOGRAPHED THE ADORNMENT IN LAYERS SO A BRIDE COULD HAVE CHOICES AS FAR AS ARRANGEMENTS OF THE LAYERS.

THIS BOTTOM LAYER CAN BE MADE IN SEVERAL SIZES. I AM GOIMG TO MAKE THE BRIDE BOUQUET, THE CORSAGE FOR THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE & THE MOTHER OF THE GROOM, SMALL TABLE ADORNMENT, A ADORNED BROOM. AND BOUTONNIERES FOR THE GROOM AND BEST MAN.

THIS WEDDING FLORAL ARANGEMENT IS FOR THAT VERY SPECIAL COUPLE/FAMILYS THAT ARE CELEBRATING A UNION FOR THE "LOVE OF LIFE" AND EACH OTHER.

I WILL HAVE THE OTHER ITIEMS POSTED IN A FEW DAYS... I JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE A QUICK PEAK AT MY NOTES AND PROGRESS WITH THE WEDDING RECONSTRUCTION.

MORE STUFF COMING SOON.

APRIL, 2010, Maimouna Keita School of African Dance 18th Annual Conferences at Baruch College: The Lovely Beautiful People & Their SuperNatural Style

2010-04-11T15:49:00.001-04:00

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CO-FOUNDER MARIE BASSE WILES & CO-FOUNDER OLUKOSE WILES FOR YET ANOTHER SURE-FIRE AFRICAN DANCE EXPERIENCE,www.maimounakeita.com

ONCE AGAIN THE SUPER-NATURALS CAME OUT FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DANCE UP A STORM.

I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ALL OF THE DANCING STARS BECAUSE I WAS PHOTOGRAPHING BETWEEN CLASSES AND FOLKS CHANGING THEIR CLOTHS.

A VIEW OF ZERO-WASTE, ECO-ART-WORKS-IN-PROGRESS PROJECT, RECYCLED CARDBOARD BOX PUPPET THEATER BY FIBER ARTIST XENOBIA BAILEY

2010-03-03T21:10:00.004-05:00

THIS IS MY LATEST ZERO-WASTE GOAL, RECYCLED PROJECT... THIS IS A PUPPET THEATER STAGE MADE OUT OF A CARDBOARD BOX THAT I GOT FROM COSCO, NEWSPAPER AND CARDBOARD EGG CARTON.
I AM STILL WORKING THE KINKS OUT OF THIS PROJECT SO THAT IT IS FUN & EASY TO MAKE. ALL OF THE MATERIALS ARE RECYCLED.

THIS IS THE FRONT VIEW OF THE EMPTY STAGE.
WHEN I WAS A CHILD, MY SISTERS AND BROTHER CREATED A PUPPET THEATER OUT OF A CIGAR BOX. WE ONLY HAD TWO CHARACTERS THAT WERE IN THE ENDLESS PLAYS WE CREATED. THEIR NAMES WERE SUNSHINE AND ANNE...

THEY HAD A DIFFERENT ADVENTURE EVERYDAY... AND I CAN'T REMEMBER ONE OF THEM TODAY..
THIS PUPPET THEATER IS MODELED FROM THE ORNATE DREAM PALACE, MOVIES THEATERS THAT WERE BUILT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

HERE YOU COULD BE TRANSPORT INTO THE MAGICAL WORLDS ON THE BIG SCREEN.
THIS IS A VIEW OF THE STAGE ELEVATED FOR TALLER PAPERBAG PUPPETS.

THESE PUPPETS ARE STILL BEING WORKED ON. I JUST LETTING YOU HAVE A VIEW OF THIS PROJECT UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
I WILL BE TEACHING HOW TO MAKE THIS RECYCLED PUPPET THEATER AS SOON AS I FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT....

THESE ARE THE VERY SIMPLE TOOLS & MATERIALS, I FORGOT TO INCLUDE A GLUE GUN.

GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK,.. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE YOU SNEAK PEAK...

STAY POSTED!!

PART 2 OF UTOPIA LAB AT JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ART CENTER WITH FIBER ARTIST XENOBIA BAILEY

2010-02-28T19:53:00.000-05:00

Greeting everyone, I finally was able to find time to post the last part of my over-the-top Artist-in-Residency at the nationally acclaimed visual and performing arts complex, The John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheyboygan Wisconsin in 2009.

My every wish as an Artist-in-Residency was met by the John Michael Kohler Art Center Staff. I wanted to out-reach to as many community and education groups as possible, (it almost kilt me), but that’s what they made happen for me.

I titled my creative exploration workshops the UTOPIA LAB.

One of the many highlights of the John Michael Kohler Art Center is the Open Studio Space called the Artery: This is a Free interactive open studio for all who visit the Center. In this space is where I conducted my Utopia workshops.

This is the "conceptual community house" that was built for me by the Kohler Centers installation crew out of cardboard and pinewood; I called this house the in-side-out-side house built by the community.

This is the inside of the conceptual house. The inside of the house is the outside. With artificial grass, The art students from one of the local high school painted the inside of the house with the sun, clouds, ribbons in the sky, trees, fruit & vegetable gardens, a garden elf to protect the garden, and a floating factory building.

And a profile of President Obama for the Economic Stimulus Funding that funded this residency.

The Utopia Lab was created to inspire the Mother of Invention in us all, to abolishes the idea, that lose of a job means, lose of the ability to work in a fulfilling capcity and maintain economic, social and cultural stability for yourself, family, community and so on and so forth.

This is a Fact: “If you dig deep enough into your imagination, there is no telling what lost treasures you will find”

That’s what this workshop and the traveling exhibit RE-POSSESSED is about.
Cultural DELIVERANCE & REDEMPTION in the aesthetic of Funk.

(Community Hands): This is a detail view of wallpapering collage on the outside wall of the house. The high school students covered the outside walls with beautiful wallpaper all patchworked together to make a wall collage.

As some of the young people from another workshop and from a local community center were cutting out images from newspapers and magazines…

I photographed their hands, printed the images cut them out and collaged them to the wallpaper to symbolize community hands.

This young artist is from a local elementary art class that ventured inside to the outside of the house. He is wearing his “Thinking Hat Crown”. He and a few other children found some loose rubber gloves in the “ARTERY”.

They thought these rubber glove could be used as a “cool” Art Project…. (So that’s where my cleaning gloves were…).

These charmers stick together like they came from the same peapod…

See… What did I tell you… am I right or wrong?

This young man is very clear that he wants to be a magician… as he shows off his magician crown that he thought out so very well and created... “Great idea,.. Every business needs a good hearted magician/wizard”, that’s what I always say…

The exercise for the crown project is to enhance our human nature and hold on to it for a lifetime. This is a very important kid-power trick that is lost on the road to adulthood. This ones tower of powers is definitely in her hands.

These guys found some really great discount coupons in the magazines as they were making their collages… Great looking-out guys!!!

Can’t you see the Adventure Seeker under all of this character in this Lad…? He's displaying a real good grip of imagination at this point...

So, that's where my big clear tape was!!!

This “woman-child” has a very special clarity about her vision…
Very good place to grow from…

Me dashing from table-to-table. You can see the turquoise mountains with auras on the wall that were painted for the ambiance of the Utopia Lab. We did not have enough time, but I wanted to stencil crowing red roosters on each turquoise mountain peak to add to the spaces visual energy.

You can also see at the top of this image, some hanging color paper mosaic figures, that are hanging from tree branches painted turquise. The hard working high school students put this together.

This is the (what could be called) a fish eye view of the arts studio were the Utopia Lab a in full operation for 17 days.

This is the coordinator of the ARTERY, my new sistah-pal-co-worker, Yvonne Montoya, she is one of the most hardest working pleasantest people I have worked with.

Without Yonne Montoya, this workshop was would have not been possible, she was defenately the wind beneath my wings and her own wings on this project, because we were flying around to make things happen every single day.

This is a group of art teachers from Minneapolis; I am giving instructions on how to make newspaper roses.

Me giving an artist talk to a group in the gallery where the exhibit RE POSSESSED was installed

These beautiful photographs were taken by the talented staff photographer Jeff Machtig. He made my work look dazzling & beautiful.

Every time I install the exhibit RE-POSSESSED, I install it different, but I really think I like this wall of Cosmic Mandela that was created for the Kohler Center because of the high ceilings.

This is the Bag-of-Funk (The Big Dipper) and the cosmic debris.

I think I will do this wall again.

A partial view of the RE-POSSESSED installation in the gallery space, with the crochet creations Sistah Paradises Great Wall of Fire Revival Tent and the Cosmic Mandela.

View of Sistah Paradises Great Wall of Fire Revival Tent and the Ball of Fire Crochet Floor Piece.

Gallery Talky-Talk.

Another partial view of the exhibit, Garment, wall mandela, Chandlers by Dorian Webb
Crochet workshop in one of the Kohler Centers many artist studios in the basement. This is an amazing space that draws amazing people to it.

The one day workshop was to quick and short, so we were not able to really get a project finished, we were mostly practicing crochet stitches.

Practice, practice…

And more practice…

The Brilliant Director of this Glorious visual & performance arts complex.

Ruth Kohler and me having a conversation during The Centers Annivesary Celebration.

Thank you so very much for the place in your history...

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

2010-02-14T16:10:00.015-05:00

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

dollsbymontq@aol.com

CUSTOM ORDERS AVAILABLE

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.

FUNKY-CHIC: "DAY'S OF WINE & ROSE'S" RECYCLED EARRINGS BY FIBER ARTIST XENOBIA BAILEY

2010-02-03T18:03:00.026-05:00

GREETINGS FOLKS,

I JUST FINISHED THIS LATEST FUNKY-CHIC NEWSPAPER ROSES & WINE CORK EARRINGS PROJECT FOR MY UTOPIA LAB RECYCLE PROJECTS.

HOW THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT CAME ABOUT WAS...

I WAS OVER AT MY DEAR FRIEND & LITERARY AGENT MARIE BROWNS HOUSE, TO VIEW THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH BY PRESIDENT OBAMA (I DON'T HAVE A TV BY CHOICE), I NOTICE A BOWL FULL OF WINE & CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE CORKS ON ONE OF HER SHELVES. I MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THEM AND MARIE STATED THAT SHE HAD A LARGER COLLECTION THAT I COULD CHECK OUT.

AS I WAS RUBBLED THROUGH THESE MANY DIFFERENT CORKS, I NOTICE HOW DECORATIVE THE PRINT WAS AND I THOUGHT THEY WOULD MAKE A NICE PAIR OF EARRINGS... SO TO MAKE A LONG DETAILED STORY (THAT HAS BRANCHES OF OTHER STORIES) SHORT.

MARIE SAID I COULD TAKE SOME OF THE CORKS AND THIS IS THE PAIR OF GREEN EARRINGS I DESIGNED.

I WILL HAVE A SAMPLE OF THE EARRINGS AT THE VALENTINES ROSES WORKSHOPS COMING UP, BUT THE EARRINGS TAKE A LONGER TIME TO CREATE, SO WE WILL NOT BE MAKING THEM IN THIS WORKSHOP.

THIS PAIR IS A GIFT TO MARIE...

THANKS FOR YOUR WONDERFUL RUBBISH MARIE, YOU DIVINE-SOUL YOU!!!!

BY THE WAY, FOR THE RECORD... I THOUGHT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH WAS AMAZING!!!.. AS DID EVERYONE THAT WAS VIEWING THE SPEECH THAT NIGHT AT MARIE BROWNS MAGICAL HOUSE.

FUNKY CHIC DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES EARRING SAMPLE & SOLID COLORED CROCHET CAP BY ME.

THIS IS DONNA RICHARDSON, MY GOOD FRIEND AND MY OPTOMETRIST, SHE WAS NOT FEELING VERY GOOD IN THE SHOT, BUT SINCE I JUST DELIVERED THIS BEADED HAT TO HER, SHE AGREED TO BE MY EARRING & HAT MODEL FOR A QUICK MINUTE,

THANKS DONNA GIRL FRIEND, THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS I LUV'S YOU GIRL!!!,

FEEL BETTER REAL SOON.

PS... I'm going to be at the Arts Horizon Center even if it snows... so if you decide to come at least I'll be there!!!

KNIGHTING OF SIR BRAD LEARMONTH: DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMING AT HARLEM STAGE GATE HOUSE BY FIBER ARTIST XENOBIA BAILEY

2010-02-01T17:40:00.001-05:00

I, XENOBIA BAILEY, PROCLAIM FROM THIS DAY FORTH, THAT BRAD LEARMONTH, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT HARLEMSTAGE GATEHOUSE, WILL BE NOW AND FOREVER REFIRED TO AS SIR BRAD LEARMONTH.

SIR BRAD LEARMONTH HAS SHOWN GREAT NOBILITY IN THE LINE OF DUTY... THE ACT OF NOBILITY THAT SIR BRAD LEARMONTH PERFORMED I CANNOT GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT BECAUSE IT WOULD EXPOSE ME... BUT... I CAN SAY. THAT THIS BRAVE AND NOBLE GENTLEMAN TOOK SOME MAJOR B*!! S?!# IN MY BEHAVE...

THEREFORE... I CROWN THEE SIR BRAD LEARMONTH (EVEN THOUGHT YOU HAD TO WAIT 3 YEARS FOR YOUR CROWN...)

A "SHO-NUF" RIGHTOUS BROTHER, YOU'RE THE MAN SIR BRAD!!!!

“MORE GREEN POWER “FROM” THE PEOPLE”: A CREATIVE STIMULUS, VALENTINES WORKSHOP IN HARLEM WITH FIBER ARTIST XENOBIA BAILEY

2010-01-26T17:34:00.030-05:00

THIS THERAPUTICAL WORKSHOP IS COMING STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART…

BY POPULAR DEMAND, AND MANY THANKS TO ARTS HORIZONS, LEROY NEIMAN ART CENTER IN HARLEM.

I AM FINALLY BRINGING “THE FIRST UTOPIA LAB WORKSHOP” TO HARLEM,

SO EVERYONE,…

LET’S GIVE A SECOND LIFE TO THOSE OLE DISCARDED BOTTLES AND NEWS PAPERS.

AND COME ON UPTOWN, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A FUNKY GOOD TIME, PUTTING THE OLE ALCHEMIST-WHAMMY ON THOSE RECESSION-TIMES-BLUES, AS WE ALTER TRASH TO VALENTINES DAY TREASURES.

TURNING UP THE SPARKLE TO OUR DAY, TRANSFORMING THIS TRASH INTO ROSES & FUNKY “XEN-TYPE” FLOWER ARANGMENTS FOR THE ONES WE LOVE.

THIS IS THE PERFECT AFFORDABLE, FUN & EASY VALENTINES GIFT FOR EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE & THE GRANDEST OF ADULTS.

THE GIFT OF CREATIVITY IN THE AESTHETIC OF FUNK WILL NEVER STOPS GIVING… AS LONG AS THERE’S TRASH IN THE WORLD,

LOCATION:
ARTS HORIZONS
LEROY NEIMAN ART CENTER
2785 FREDERICK DOUGLAS BOULEVARD, (8TH AVE @ 148TH ST.)
HARLEM, NEW YORK 10039

COST:
$10.00 FOR EACH SUNDAY

DATES & TIME

SUNDAY, 2:00-5:00PM, FEB. 7, 2010

SUNDAY, 2:00-5:00PM, FEB. 14, 2010

BE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN EMPTY BOTTLES FOR THE VASE FOR THE ARRANGED FLOWERS... WE WILL SUPPLY THE EVERYTHING ELSE.

THIS WORKSHOP IS A COMPONENT OF THE 21st. CENTURY REMIX PROJECT “PARADISE UNDER RECONSTRUCTION IN THE AESTHETIC OF FUNK”.

THE UTOPIA LAB IS A “NEW-WAVE” SERIES OF ENJOYABLE “XEN-TYPE” CREATIVE EXERCISES, TO RESTORE & REDIRECT THE “SLEEPING CREATIVE GIANTS” TOWARDS A LIFE OF SELF SUFFICIENT LIVING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FULFILLED LIFESTYLES, RICHER COMMUNITY.
THE UTOPIA LAB IS A SUPPORTER OF THE “SLOW REVOLUTION”, THAT ENCOURAGES THE RETURN TO HAND-MADE MASTER PIECES, SKILLED CRAFTSMENSHIP, ARTIST AS SOLE PROPRIETOR, FINE COTTAGE CRAFTMEN, FAMILY BUSINESSES AND THE SPIRIT OF INVENTION FROM THE HANDS AND MINDS OF THE PEOPLE.

SO,

SAY, I LOVE YOU TO YOUR SPECIAL FUNKY VALENTINES,
WITH TRASH,…

WHILE YOU CREATE OBJECTS-OF-URBAN-GRACE!!!

SEE YOU ALL AT THE WORKSHOP!!!

GREETINGS WORLD AND HAPPY 2010 FROM HARLEM, WELCOME TO THE DECADE OF THE ALCHEMIST.

2010-01-01T16:03:00.005-05:00

2010!!!... CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?...WE MADE IT... AT LEAST THIS FAR... ARE YOU FEELING THE FUTURE LIKE I AM?

THIS IS TRULY THE DECADE TO THINK & WORK LIKE WIZARDS... WITH IMAGINATION, HARD WORK AND THIS THOUGHT IN MIND, THE BEST IS SURE TO COME.

SO...

FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS, ENJOY THE RIDE AND WE'LL BE ON OUR WAY HOME, INTO THE FUTURE.

"THE BEST IS SURE TO COME".

PEACE

XEMOBIA

FUNKY CHIC CROCHET CROWNS BY XENOBIA BAILEY, STRAIGHT OUT OF HARLEM JUST IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS: PURCHASE AT XENBA.ETSY.COM

2009-11-02T16:10:00.024-05:00

GREETINGS GLOBAL COMMUNITY, I'M BACK WITH MY LATEST CROCHET CROWNS. OVER THE SUMMER SOME OF MY WONDERFUL CUSTOMERS WERE ASKING ME TO CROCHET MY CROWNS SO THAT THE CROWNS WOULD COVER THEIR EARS TO KEEP THEM WARM WHEN THE WEATHER REALLY GETS COLD.

SO, MY SOLUTION IS TO SUGGEST THE USE OF A NICE SCARF TO BE WORN WITH MY CROWNS.

I HAVE INCLUDED SOME WAYS OF WEARING THE SCARVES ON THE LOVELY MODEL AND MY DEAR FRIEND ANN.

THESE FUNKY CROCHET CROWNS CAN BE PURCHASED ON MY XENBA.ETSY.COM STORE.

Be on the look out for my post of my 17 day in Sheboygan Wi. when I was doing a artist in residency at the Michael Kohler Cultural Center.... I can't wait to show you all the wonderful creative time we had.

I FINALLY POSTED XENOBIA BAILEY'S 17 DAYS CREATIVITY UTOPIA WORKSHOP AT JOHN MICHAEL KOHLEN CULTURAL CENTER, IN SHEBOYGEN WIS. OCT 1-17, 2009: PART 1

2009-10-28T17:56:00.011-04:00

I DID SO MANY WORKSHOP AND THERE WAS SO MANY AMAZING WORKS OF ART CREATED DURING MY STAY, I HAVE TO DO A PART 1 & 2.

I JUST AM GETTING MY BREATH BACK FROM AN AMAZING 17 CREATIVE FILLED DAYS AT THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER CULTURAL CENTER IN SHEYBOYGEN WISCONSIN.

THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF LAKE MICHIGAN THAT I WOKE UP TO EVERY MORNING. EVERY MORNING I WAS TEMPTED TO TAKE A DIP, (I HAD MY BATHING SUIT WITH ME).

THIS IS THE ENTRY OF THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER CULTURAL CENTER. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZINGLY, CREATIVELY FUNCTIONING CULTURAL CENTERS THAT I HAVE EVER VISITED.

THE BRILLIANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LIVING LEGEND, IS RUTH DE YOUNG KOHLER, I CAN'T BRAG ENOUGH ABOUT THIS WOMAN. I AM SURE THIS CULTURAL CENTER IS ADDING TO THE BRILLIANT CREATIVE MIND POOL OF THIS NATION AS WE GO INTO AN ERA OF NEW CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS.

THIS IS THE DOORWAY TO MY DOMAIN FOR 17 DAY, I HAD ADDED THE TITLE UTOPIA LAB TO THE ALREADY "THE ARTERY", WHICH I LOVE THIS WORKSPACE.

I CAN'T CALL IT THE HEART OF THE CULTURAL CENTER BECAUSE EVERY SPACE I WALKED INTO WAS THE HEART OF THE CULTURAL CENTER... EVEN THE BATHROOMS!!!!...

THEY LET ME REDESIGN THE WALLS, SO I DESIGN A MURAL ON PHOTOSHOP WITH HIGH AND LOW AQUA PYRAMID'S WITH INSPIRATIONALLY HIGHLIGHTED PEAKS, (EACH PEAK IS GOING TO HAVE A RED ROOSTER STENCILED ON THEM, THIS IS A ONGOING CREATIVE COMMUNITY PROJECT), I WENT TO THE PAINT STORE, PICKED OUT SOME COLORS THAT WOULD BE SOOTHING TO WORKING TO WORK IN AND WHEN I WALKED INTO THE NEW UTOPIA LAB EVERYTHING WAS READY.

THE "ARTERY" WHERE MY UTOPIA LAB WAS OPERATING, IS RAN BY OME OF THE HARDEST WORKING YOUNG WOMAN IN THE STUDIO ART BUSINESS. THE MIGHTY, DIVINE YVONNE MONTOYA.

THIS CARDBOARD HOUSE WAS BUILT, I CALLED IT THE "INSIDE/OUTSIDE HOUSE". I WAS WORKING WITH CONCEPT ART WITH THIS PART OF THE UTOPIA LAB PROJECT.

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST BRILLIANT YOUNG ARTIST THAT STARTED TO WORK WITH ME IN THE UTOPIA LAB. SHE WAS THE FIRST TO TEST OUT THE RECYCLED NEWSPAPER CROWNS I DESIGNED. SHE WAS A GREAT INSPIRATION TO ME. SHE IS STAYING IN THE "INSIDE/OUTSIDE HOUSE, THAT HAS GREEN GRASS AND BLUE SKY ON THE INSIDE.

SHE IS STANDING NEXT TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE SIGNS THAT READ "THINKING HAT AREA, IMAGINATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION", THAT MEANT EVERYONE HAD TO CREATE THEIR THINKING HAT/CROWN, AND BOY-O-BOY DID THEY CREATE SOME OUT OF THIS WORLD CROWNS.

WE HAD INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES COMING INTO TO STUDIO, AND WE HAD GROUPS. THE CENTER WAS CELEBRATING A ANNIVERSARY MY FIRST SUNDAY THERE, SO THERE WAS NONE STOP ACTIVITY.

I WAS WORKING WITH ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, SENIOR CENTER, AND OTHER YOUTH AND ADULT GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITIES.

I WANTED TO WORK WITH AS MANY GROUPS AS I COULD, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN SEEING EVERYONE CROWN THEMSELVES.

THE CONCEPT THAT I WAS WORKING WITH WITH THE CROWNS WAS FOR EVERYONE TO BE THEIR OWN MUSE, WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET PAST THE CROWN PROJECT. BUT IT WAS A GOOD EXERCISE ON BEING INSPIRED BY WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE IMAGINE OURSELVE.

THIS BEAUTIFUL SELF CROWNED SENIOR HAS CELEBRATED 92 YEARS OF LIFE, SHE GAVE ME THE BIGGEST HUG...

THE KING SITS BEFORE US...

THIS IS A GROUP OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS FROM MILWAUKEE THAT CAME FOR A CREATIVE WORKSHOP, AND THEY JUST TOOK OFF ON THEIR OWN AND CREATED THESE DYNAMIC HEADDRESSES, CROWNS AND LIKE I SAID.... THEY TOOK THIS WORKSHOP OFF THE CHARTS!!!!... AND THEY KEPT ON GOING...

THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER CENTER HAS A ENDLESS STORAGE ROOM FULL OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AMD TOOL. WE WERE DOING A LOT OF RECYCLEING, USING NEWSPAPER FOR THE BASE CROWNS OF THE CROWN THAT I DESIGNED.

BASICLY WE HAD A ROOM FULL OF MATERIAL, I SHOWED A GROUP OF TEACHERS HOW TO MAKE ROSES OUT OF NEWPAPER, AND AFTER THAT, GLITTER, NEWSPAPER, POM-POMS, CUT CUTS OF COLORFUL CONSTRUCTION PAPER WAS FLYING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

...AND WHEN THE GLITTER AND FEATHERS SETTLED, EVERYONE HAD THESE AMAZINGLY FUN CROWNS.

NYC FASHION WEEK DEBUT OF THE "FUNKY CHIC", FIRST LADY, CROCHET CROWNS, BY XENOBIA BAILEY. INSPIRED BY FIRST LADY EXTRAORDINAIRE MICHELLE OBAMA.

2009-09-17T14:35:00.016-04:00

GREETINGS GOOD FOLKS,.... WITH THE ARRIVAL OF FALL, AND ALL THE EXCITEMENT OF NEW YORK CITY FASHION WEEK, CAME THIS (HARLEM, U.S.A. STYLE) INSPIRATION OF MY "FIRST LADY/"CHURCH LADY" CROCHET CROWNS, INSPIRED BY OUR "FIRST LADY" MICHELLE OBAMA. THE FIRST LADY SERVES AS A NEW-FOUND MUSE FOR SOME OF MY 21st CENTURY SUPERNATURAL CREATIONS.

THIS IS A SNEEK PREVIEW OF WHAT THE FIRST LADY/"CHURCH LADY" CROWNS WILL LOOK LIKE.... THIS CREATION IS STILL IN THE DESIGNING PHASE.... I AM GOING TO BE MAKING SOME CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO THIS CROWN, I WILL POST THE UPDATED WHEN THEY HAPPEN.

THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A OVER SIZED ULTRA-FUNKY-CHIC, "OLE RUGGED" CROCHET CROWN, AS I DEVELOPE THE CONCEPT MORE, YOU WILL BEGIN TO SEE THE DIRECTION OF MY VISION.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY MY BLOG.

FUNKY BEJEWELLED MINI GLASS BEADED CROCHET CROWN FOR THE ENCHANTED SUPERNATURALS BY XENOBIA BAILEY

2009-09-16T18:13:00.003-04:00

GREETINGS FOLKS, I AM STILL WORKING ON THIS CROCHET BEADED CROWN, I HAD TO PUT IT ON SOMEONE MAGICAL TO SEE HOW THE PIECE IS WORN.

THIS AMAZING PERSON IS DEBRA, SHE IS A WORLD TRAVELER AND WRITER. YOU CAN CHECK OUT HER BLOG. SHE HAS AMAZING TRAVELING STORIES TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD... A TRUE BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT THIS ONE IS.... A "FOR-REAL" ENCHANTED BEING IF I EVER MET ONE.

I WILL HAVE HER BLOG SITE VERY SOON TO SHARE WITH YOU.

PEACE

XENOBIA

WILD AUTUMN, SUPERNATURAL CROCHET CROWNING OF CROCHET ARTIST IN UNION SQUARE PARK, BY XENOBIA BAILEY

2009-09-08T19:05:00.005-04:00

GREETINGS ONCE AGAIN LOVELY PEOPLE,... HERE IS A LOOK AT MY LATEST CROCHET CROWN-CAPS, WORN BY A YOUNG SUPERNATURAL CROCHET ARTIST.... SHE REMINDS ME OF MYSELF BACK IN THE DAY, THE YOUTH HAS SUCH WONDERFUL ENERGY WHEN THEY CULTIVATE THEMSELVES.

I'M STILL IN A GRAND RUSH TO GET EVERYTHING DONE AT THE SAME TIME... THINGS WILL GET ORGANIZED SOON, SO THAT I CAN HAVE MORE PR TIME ON THE BLOG. I'M ABOUT A YEAR BEHIND WITH SOME OF MY POSTINGS.

PEACE YA'LL

XENOBIA

CROCHET CROWN-CAP FOR SELL IN MY ETSY STORE...

XENBA.ETSY.COM

THE SUPERNATURAL DAILY GROOVE AT UNION SQUARE... MORE CROWNINGS BY XENOBIA BAILEY

2009-08-21T16:17:00.010-04:00

THIS AMAZING WOMAN IS ABENA KOOMSON, SHE IS A PERFORMING ARTIST/ACTRESS THAT WAS IN THE OF BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF FELA. SHE DEVELOPED THE ROLE OF FELA'S MOTHER.

CHECK OUT HOW THIS FUNKY QUEEN IS WEARING MY CROCHET CROWN...

SHE WILL BE UNDER STUDING THE SAME ROLE FOR THE ON BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF FELA!, SOON TO OPEN THIS FALL.

YET ANOTHER OF THE ENDLESS VIEW OF THE URBAN GROOVE...

THIS IS "CHI-TOWN" (CHICAGO) AT IT'S MOST NATURAL, ULTRA COOLNESS, PASSIN THROUGH "THE SQUARE" ON 14TH STREET, NYC...

THIS IS HOW WE DO IT. DO'NT HURT NOBODY NOW...

JULY 2009 SUPERNATURAL SPOTTING AND CROWNING OF 21st CENTURY ENLIGHTENED ONES IN UNION SQUARE PARK, 14TH ST IN NYC BY XENOBIA BAILEY

2009-08-16T14:51:00.008-04:00

POET AND AMAZING DANCER ADANZE ASANTE,.. SHE HAS A VERY MYSTICAL BOOK THAT WILL BE COMING OUT REAL SOON... I'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED.

I'VE BEEN VERY BUSY FOLKS THIS SUMMER, I HAVE NOT HAD MUCH TIME TO POST ACTIVITIES ON THE BLOG... BUT AS SOON AS I GET A MINUTE, I'LL UPDATE YOU ALL.

BUT... IN THE MEAN TIME,.. HERE ARE SOME IMAGES OF SOME OF THE CROWNING THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING WITH MY CROCHET CROWNS FOR ALL THE "SUPERNATURAL EVERYDAY FOLKS" I RUN INTO IN UNION SQUARE PARK IN NYC.

MORE ON THIS REALITY CROWNING PROJECT AS SOON AS I CAN GET IT TOGETHER.

PEACE YA'LL

I PROUDLY PRESENT MY FIRST OBATALA BABALAWO TYPE ORISHA CROCHET SACRRED ARTS OF ADORNMENT CROWN

2009-07-23T22:38:00.003-04:00

GREETING FOLKS, WITH GREAT PRIDE I PRESENT TO YOU MY FIRST OBATALA BABALAWO ORISHA SACRED DECORATIVE ARTS OF ADORNMENT FOR BELIEVERS AND COLLECTORS OF COMTEMPORARY ART

I JUST POSTED THIS ITEM IN MY ETSY STORE, I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG I AM GOING TO BE CREATING THESE HATS, REALLY CHECK THEM OUT

I WILL BE POSTING MORE CROCHET CROWNS VERY SOON

SUPERNATURAL ARTIST SPOTTED AND CROWNED IN UNION SQUARE PARK BY XENOBIA BAILEY

2009-07-23T22:30:00.004-04:00

HEY GOOD FOLKS THIS IS MEG, SHE IS TRULY A SUPERNATURAL ARTIST, WE JUST MET WHEN SHE PURCHASED ONE OF MY CROCHET CROWNS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO,

I REALLY LIKED HOW SHE LOOKED IN THIS FUNKY CROWN, THIS CROWN WAS PURCHASE BY SOMEONE ELSE SO ME PURCHASED ANOTHER CROWN THAT WAS REALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE CROWNS, THE PHOTO I TOOK WAS NOT A GOOD SHOT, SO I AM SHOWING FABULOUS MEG WITH THIS CROWN

NEW ORISHA AND URBN WIZARD CROCHET CROWNS FROM XENOBIA BAILEY

2009-07-22T15:33:00.003-04:00

I AM SO VERY PROUD TO PRESENT THE ORISHA CHANGO CROWN, THIS IS A SMALL SIZE, ABOUT A SIZE 22 INCHE HEAD.

I WILL BE POSTING ON ETSY VERY SOON.

URBAN WIZARD CROCHET CROWN FOR THE MYSICS IN THE HOOD.

SOON TO BE POSTED ON MY ETSY STORE.

ZEBRA CROWN, THIS CROWN HAS BEEN SOLD.

INTRODUCING THE YEMAYAH CROWN FROM THE NEW ORISHA CROCHET CROWN COLLECTION BY XENOBIA BAILEY

2009-07-18T20:07:00.005-04:00

YEMAYAH CROCHET CROWN BY XENOBIA BAILE, THIS CROWN HAS ALREADY BEEN SOLD. BUT I WILL BE DOING OTHERS CROWNS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

GREETINGS WORLD, I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE MY NEW ORISHA CROCHET CROWN COLLECTION FOR THE URBAN SUPERNATURALS.

YEMAYAH GODDESS ON THE JOB.

THE ORISHA OF THE OCEAN AND MOTHERHOOD, THE QUEEN BEE OF HUMANITY, THIS CROWN WAS CREATED FOR THE SUPERNATURAL GREAT GODDESS OF URBAN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

I WILL BE WRITING MORE ON THIS SUBJECT AS SOON AS I GET A LITTLE TIME, I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE THIS ADORNMENT FOR THIS MYSTICAL WONDER OF A WOMAN.

THE MODEL IS A VERY DEAR FRIEND OF MINE AND A COLLECTOR OF MY ART WORK, SHE IS ALL ABOUT LIFE, LOVE, GRACE, ABUNDANCE AND MOTHERHOOD.

CROCHET CROWNS FOR THE SUPERNATURAL CREATIVE FOLKS OF THE PLANET, BY XENOBIA BAILEY

2009-07-16T13:17:00.005-04:00

GREETINGS FOLKS, HERE IS TWO OF MY NEW CROCHET CROWNS, CREATED TO ADORN THE BRILLIANT HEADS CREATIVE FOLK HEROS IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GLOBE.

CLOSE UP VIEW OF WIZARD CROWN SHOWN ON ARTIST BELOW.

THIS PHOTO IS ONE OF THE LOCAL ARTIST/BUSINESS PERSON THAT VENDS IN UNION SQUARE PARK ON 14TH STREET IN NEW YORK CITY.

BOTH OF THESE CROCHET CROWNS WILL BE POSTED FOR SELL IN MY ETSY STORE.

NEW LOOK AT FUNKY CHIC CROCHET CROWNS

2009-06-29T19:07:00.005-04:00

I SHOWED THIS CROWN BEFORE, BUT IT IS A BETTER FIT ON THIS MODEL. THIS MODEL IS MISHON, MISHON, SHE IS A AMAZING NATURAL HAIR STYLIST IN BROOKLYN.

THIS CROWN JUST SOLD ON ETSY.

I SHOWED THIS CROWN ON THE BLOG BEFORE... BUT THIS IS A BETTER FIT, THIS CROWN IS A LITTLE LARGE.

THIS IS A NEW CROWN, THIS CROWN HAS ALREADY BEEN SOLD... I WANTED TO SHARE THE IMAGE ANYWAY.

WORKS IN PROGRESS FUNKY CROCHET CROWN

2009-06-29T19:03:00.004-04:00

WHEN I PUT THIS CROWN ON A WOMANM IT WORKS BETTER FOR ME, I STILL HAVE TO ADD THE SIZING FOR SCULPTURAL BODY TO THE CROWN.

THE INSTALLATION OF MANDALA TITLED, ONE NATION UNDER A CROVE, BIT BY BIT, LITTLE BY LITTLE, AND SCONCES BY DORIAN WEBB AT LOGAN AIRPORT IN BOSTON

2009-06-25T19:29:00.001-04:00

THIS INSTALLATION WAS SPONSORED BY THE FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM IN BROCKTON MASS. THE LOCATION IN THE AIRPORT OF THE INSTALLATION IS A THE DELTA BAGGAGE PICK UP.

I WILL GIVE MORE DETAIL SOON,... LIKE ALWAYS... I'M IN A MAD RUSH.

TEXTURAL RHYTHMS: CONSTRUCTING THE JAZZ TRADITION-CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILTS, AMERICAN

2009-06-24T20:07:00.009-04:00

THE MORNING OF JUNE 23, 2009, MANSUR SCOTT, THE GIOT "HOLY MAN" OF LENOX AVE. CALLED ME, AND TOLD ME TWO OF HIS FRIENDS WHERE COMING INTO NEW YORK FROM NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE QUILTING EXHIBIT AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FOLK ART IN NYC.

HIS FRIEND WIFE WAS ONE OF THE QUILTER IN THE EXHIBIT, I WILL ADD DETAILS LATER. MANSUR TOLD ME THE OPENING WAS THAT EVENING. THIS WAS AN EVENT I NEEDED TO ATTEND.

THIS IS A EXCITING TRAVELING EXHIBIT

TWO OF THE QUILTERS IN FRONT OF A QUILT HONORING NINA SIMONE IN THE BACKGROUND.

THE NETWORKING AMONG THE ARTIST AND QUEST.

TWON OF MY DEAR FRIENDS FROM BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I WAS A ART STUDENT AT PRATT INSTITUTE. DAPHNE MC KINGHT SITTING WITH SHORT HAIR AND SANDI BENGERMAN, STANDING.

SANDI IS SOON TO RETIRE FROM PRATT AND BECOMING A FULL TIME QUILTER IN NORTH CAROLINA. I HAVE A GREAT SANDI STORY.

VERY INTERESTING COUPLE WITH A GREAT LOOK, I FELT WE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON.

BESIDES BEING LOVERS OF THRIFT STORES, HE IS A CROCHETER. HE PULLED THIS AMAZING PIECE OUT OF HIS BAG.

THE CUTEST MOTHER AND DAUGHTER AT THE EXHIBIT, I THINK THEY ARE FROM WASHINGTON DC, THE DAUGHTER IS IN NEW YORK TO GO TO ALVIN AILEY FOR THE SUMMER... IN A MAD RUSH... I WILL GET BACK TO ALL THE DETAILS SOON.

NOTES FOR FINAL WORKS IN PROGRESS CROCHET CROWN LOOK... ONE MORE PHASE TO GO BEFORE COMPLETION

2009-06-23T22:33:00.006-04:00

THIS LOOK REALLY WORKS FOR ME WITH THE BRIM, I LIKE THE ELEVATION THE THE TRIM MULTI COLOR BRIMS TO THE CROWN, NOW IT IS COMPLETED.

THE ADDITION OF THE BRIM AND THE TRIML IS REALLY SAYING SOMETHING TO ME.... I STILL HAVE TO ADD THE SIZING AND HAND SCULPT THE CROWN FOR IT TO HOLD IT'S PERMANENT SHAPE...

WORK-IN-PROGRESS NOTES ON MY CREATION OF MY LATEST FUNKY CROCHET MOJO CROWNS FOR THE URBAN MYSTICS OF THE PLANET BY XENOBIA BAIELY

2009-06-22T19:23:00.007-04:00

THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS CROCHET MOJO CROWN THAT I AM WORKING ON,... I HAVE NOT YET DONE THE HAND SCULPTING WITH THE LAQUAR SIZING TO GIVE THE CROWN IT'S PERMANENT SHAPE... FOR SOME REASON IT DOES NOT LOOK COMPLETE TO ME.

I THINK I AM GOING TO ADD A BRIM TO IT BEFORE I DO THE HAND SCULPTING WITH THE SIZING....

THE COLORS WORK FOR ME... THE YARN COLORS AND FILAMENT SPARKLING THREADS DO NOT SHOW UP THAT GOOD IN THE PHOTO....

IT IS SO GREAT TO WORK WITH A WONDERFUL LIVE MODEL WHILE I WORK ON THIS SERIES OF CROCHET CROWNS... IT REALLY HELPS WITH MY VISUAL THINKING.

AMERICAN STORY, INSTALLATION OF RE POSSESSED AT THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ART CENTER, SHEBOYGAN, WI

2009-06-10T19:46:00.001-04:00

THIS IS A VERY EXCITING EXHIBIT AT THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ART CENTER... IT RUNS FROM JUNE 20, 2009 TO JAN 3, 2009

I'M STILL IN A MAD RUSH, I ONLY HAD TIME TO POST THESE IMAGES, I WILL POST THE TEXT REAL SOON... I PROMISE.

CHECK OUT THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ART CENTERS WEBSITE... ITS A GREAT PLACE.

https://www.jmkac.org/XenobiaBailey

ULTRA FUNKY CROCHET CROWN FOR KING COOL PAPA DADDY-O, FOR FATHERS DAY, OR ANY DAY, CREATED BY FIBER ARTIST XENOBIA BAILEY

2009-06-09T20:29:00.004-04:00

GREETINGS FOLKS... HERE IS MY LATEST CREATION FOR ALL THE ART COLLECTER LOOKING FOR THAT ONE-OF-A-KIND GIFT FOR FATHERS DAY...

I'M IN A SUPER MAD RUSH RIGHT NOW... FOR MORE DETAIL... CHECK IT OUT ON MY XENBA.ETSY.COM SITE...

THANKS FOLKS... I'LL BE WRITING MORE IN THE FUTURE.

MORE FUNKY CROCHET CROWNS FOR THE URBAN MYSTICS, WIZARDS AND SUPERNATURAL BROTHERHOOD OF THE PLANET: FRESH FROM MY STUDIO.

2009-06-03T19:20:00.013-04:00

GREETINGS WORLD, HERE ARE TWO NEW FUNKY CROCHET CROWNS HOT OFF MY CROCHET HOOK, THESE CROWNS WILL ALSO BE ON ETSY IN A FEW DAYS.

THIS SIZE IS FOR A 23 INCHE HEAD,

THIS CROWN AT THIS STAGE WAS A WORK IN PROGRESS, ...I WAS NOT TO PLEASED AT LEAVING THIS CROWN AS COMPLETED AT THIS STAGE,.... IT SEEMED TO ME LIKE IT NEEDED SOMETHING ELSE,..... IT WAS NOT GOING IN THE DIRECTION THAT I WANTED IT TO GO IN...

HERE IS THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CROWN,..... I POPPED UP THE TOP AND ADDED A BRIM TO GIVE IT THE LOOK I WANTED.....

NOW THAT I LOOK AT VIEW (2), I LIKE VIEW (2) FOR ANOTHER FUNKY CROWN STUDY,... I REALLY LOVE THESE DIGITAL CAMERAS FOR KEEPING VISUAL STUDIO NOTES.

THE MODEL IS A BRILLIANT YOUNG ENTREPENUER, NAMED LHIODES (SOUNDS LIKE "LEE OTIS"),..... HE IS VISITING HARLEM ON A BUSINESS TRIP LOOKING FOR A SPORTS WEAR FASHION DESIGNER TO DESIGN FOR HIS AND HIS PARTNERS CLOTHING LINE IN PARIS,...... I WILL SHARE MORE INFO ABOUT HIS PROJECT REAL SOON.

HE IS ORIGINALLY FROM THE CONGO, HIS FAMILY AND HIM MOVED TO PARIS WHEN HE WAS YOUNG AND THAT IS WERE HE PRESENTLY LIVES.

HE WILL BE IN NEW YORK FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS.

I HAVE JUST DRAFTED HIM AS MY NEW MODEL MUSE FOR MY FUNKY URBAN CROWNS FOR ALL THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE PLANET... ARE MY STARS LINED UP OR WHAT?!!!

PEACE Y'ALL

XENOBIA'S FUNKY URBAN ONE-A-KIND CROCHET CROWNS WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL THE SUPERNATURAL FOLKS ON THE PLANET. ON XENBA. ETSY.COM

2009-05-23T22:42:00.001-04:00

ONE OF A KIND COSMIC CROCHET CROWNS AS FUNKY AS I CAN MAKE THEM FOLKS... WITH MY PERSONAL LABEL, NOW AVAILABLE FOR SELL TO THE WORLD.

GREETINGS EVERYONE,... I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF CREATING A 2009 COLLECTION OF MY NEW FUNKY URBAN CROCHET CROWNS.

I WILL BE SELLING THEM ON MY XENBA.ETSY.COM SITE IN A FEW DAYS. THIS POSTING IS THE FIRST INTRODUCTION.

THIS HAT WITH THE BLACK/PURPLE TOP, THE AQUA/DARK BROWN SECOND LAYER HAS ALREADY BEEN SOLD. THIS IS A SMALL SIZE.

ALL THE CROWNS ARE PERSONALLY CROCHET BY ME, XENOBIA BAILEY, THEY ARE CROCHET WITH 4 PLY COTTON AND ACRYLIC YARNS, SINGLE STITCH WITH MY ORIGINAL SIGNATURE "LIQUID STITCH".

ALL THE CROWNS ARE SCULPTED WITH SIZING, SO THAT THE CROWNS MAINTAINS THE ORIGINAL SHAPE.

THE PRICE WAS $135.00

THIS RED/DARK OLIVE GREEN TOP CROWN, WITH NO BRIM, IS STILL FOR SELL, MEDIUM SIZE.

PRICE $135.00

THIS LOVELY HOT PINK/TURQUISE TOP COCHET CROWN WITH NO BRIM HAS SOLD. MEDIUM SIZE.

PRICE $135.00

THIS FUNKY BLUE NUMBER WITH DENIM BLUE/PALE RAINBOW COLORS AT THE TOP WITH A BRIM IS STILL AVAILABLE. THIS IS A SMALL SIZE.

PRICE $140.00

THIS BEAUTIFUL HOT PINK/DARK BROWN AT THE BOTTOM WITH A BLACK/WHITE TWEED BRIM WITH A LAVENDER TRIM.

PRICE $140.00

THIS CUTE WINE RED/APPLE GREEN TOP, WITH GREEN CAMOFLAGE BRIM, WITH LAVENDER TRIM. SMALL SIZE.

PRICE $140.00

THIS FUNKY FLAPPED CROWN WITH THE WINE RED/TURQUISE TOP WITH DENIM BLUE AMBRE BRIM WITH SAND COLORED TRIM. THIS IS A LARGER SIZE HAT.

PRICE $150.00

FRONT VIEW OF THE ABOVE CROCHET CROWN.

FOUR CORNERED RED/DARK GREEN TOP WITH GREEN CAMOFLAGED BRIM AND VIBRANT PURPLE TRIM MEDIUM SIZE.

PRICE $150.00 (THIS CROCHET FUNKY CROWN IS SOLD)

CLOSER VIEW OF THE ABOVE CROCHET CROWN. (THIS CROCHET CROWN HAS BEEN SOLD)

MANY THANKS TO THE BEAUTIFUL MODEL ANN. ANN IS AN AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL PERSON INSIDE AN OUT. SHE FIRST MODELED FOR ME AT A FASHION SHOW AT THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK A FEW YEARS AGO, AND SHE STOLE THE SHOW.

SHE IS A WONDERFUL DANCER, SHE WAS RECENTLY PERFORMING IN BILL T. JONE POWERHOUSE OFF BROADWAY MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF FELA. KEEP YOUR EYES OPENED FOR THIS DYNAMIC ARTIST.

MANY THANKS ANN!!... YOU REALLY MAKE MY ART WORK COME ALIVE!!!

BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC'S, DANCE AFRICA 2009, TRANCE-PORTING THE BLOCK TO ANOTHER COSMIC-FREQUENCY.

2009-05-22T19:48:00.018-04:00

EACH YEAR, I CAN'T HARDLY WAIT FOR DANCE AFRICA'S MARKET PLACE TO OPEN UP IN THE PARKING LOT OF BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. I ALWAY SEE THESE AMAZING WORKS OF UTILITARIAN ART BY THESE ARTIST VENDORS.

I DID NOT GET THIS BOOTH'S NAME, BUT I WILL GO OVER MY BUSINESS CARDS THAT I COLLECTED AND POST THE INFO AT A LATER DATE..... I HOPE.

I HAVE TO GET MY TRAVELING BAGS ENHANCED BY THIS ARTIST.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY ROVING MODELS THAT WERE MOVING THROUGH THE CROWD WITH THE ULTIMATE URBAN LOOK FOR THE 21st. CENTURY... ART WE READY FOR COSMIC STAR TIME?

NICE, NICE, VERY NICE...

A PLUS, PLUS FOR CULTURAL FUSION REMIX.... I THINK WE CAN ALL GET ALONG.

I AM LOVING THIS BRAID JOB..

REAL IRON MAN SURFACE DESIGN...

THIS IS MY ULTRA COOL, HOMEGIRL, DEAR FRIEND, EYE DOCTOR, IN ONE OF MY FUNKY CROCHET CROWNS THAT SHE JUST PURCHASED. SHE ALSO CROCHETS, PRINTS ON FABRIC AND IS WORKING ON A VIDEO... I WILL KEEP YOU TUNE FOR FUTURE DETAILS ON DR. DONNA.

HERE IS THE FABULOUS MODEL ANN, MODELING AN ORIGINAL OUTFIT BY MULTI TALENTED PERFORMANCE ARTIST AND DESIGNER EXTRA ORDINAIRE WUMMI THE WONDER WOMAN.

FUNKY CHIC IN THE SUMMER TIME.

ONE OF THOSE, FAMILY AT THE FESTIVAL PHOTO'S, THIS IS ANN, HER ADORABLE DAUGHTER AND HER VERY SUPPORTIVE MOTHER.

I THINK SOME ONE HAS JUST STOLEN THIS SCENE, WITH HER CUTE LITTLE SASSY SELF,

...ANOTHER COSMIC STAR IS BORN.

THIS IS WHAT FESTIVAL ARE ALL ABOUT,... EATING ALL THE SWEETS YOU CAN BEFORE YOUR MOTHER AND GRANDMA SEES YOU.

YUM, YUM, YUMMY...AAHHHH TO THE LAST CRUMB.

SHE IS AS CUTE AS A BUTTON,... I LOVE THE WAY HER MOTHER DRESSES HER, IN URBAN DESIGNER WEAR.

FACE PAINTING IS ALWAYS POPULAR... CHECK MOM ON THE LEFT GETING INTO THE PHOTO.

CHECK MOM ON THE RIGHT, GETTING INTO THE PHOTO...

FINAL APROVAL OF THE FACE PAINT JOB.

i THINK SHE LIKES IT.

SHOPPERS AT ONE OF THE MANY VENDORS BOOTH,

SOMETIMES I DO'NT KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FIRST...

REGROUPING.

TRADITIONAL AFRICAN FABRIC.... I DID NOT SEE ANY CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE PRINTS...

AS I WAS LEAVING THE FESTIVAL, I RAN INTO A SISTAH CROCHET VENDOR THAT I MET ON 14TH ST. AT UNION SQUARE PARK SELLING HER CROCHET HATS. SHE WAS AT THE FESTIVAL WITH HER SON, HE IS SUCH A NICE YOUNG MAN.

I GUESS HIS CHARM CAUGHT THE EYE OF THIS LITTLE GIRL THAT WAS ON THE SUBWAY AS WE ALL ENTERED THE TRAIN, HER AND HER MOTHER WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR, AND THEY SAT DOWN WITH US.

THE LITTLE GIRLS MOTHER SAID THAT THE LITTLE GIRL WANTED TO SHOW THE LITTLE BOY HER SWORD.

US ADULTS THOUGHT THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THEM WAS SO CUTE...

LOOK HOW SHE IS LOOKING AT HIM... AND HE IS ACTING LIKE HE IS SO INTO CHECKING OUT HER SWORD.

YET ANOTHER OUTING TO REMEMBER FOR MY FUTURE NOTES...

MAIMOUNA KEITA SCHOOL OF AFRICAN DANCE: CONFERENCE 2009 WORKSHOPS AND CONCERT 4.9.09-4.12.09, NYC

2009-04-14T16:54:00.031-04:00

THIS PAST EASTER SUNDAY WEEKEND WAS THE 17TH ANNUAL DANCE CONFERENCE AND CONCERT OF MAIMOUNA KEITA SCHOOL OF AFRICAN DANCE, INC.www.maimounakeita.com/

CO-FOUNDED BY MARIE BASSE-WILES (ON THE LEFT) AND OLUKOSE WILES, MUSICAL DIRECTOR (NOT PICTURED).

WHEN EVER I AM IN TOWN I LOVE TO DROP BY THIS MAGICAL JOURNEY OF DANCE & DRUMMING WORKSHOPS BY THE BEST CRAFTSMEN OF THEIR FIELD...

MARIE BASSE-WILES HAS SHARED HER CREATIVE PERFORMANCE BRILLIANCE WITH THIS CONFERENCE FOR 17 YEARS NOW... THIS AIN'T AN EASY THING TO DO FOLKS... WONDERFUL PRODUCTION "QUEEN" WILEY.... YOU HAVE LIFTED OUR SPIRITS, HIGHER AND HIGHER...

THERE WAS A LOVELY SHORT AFRICAN FASHION SHOW OF A COLLECTION OF AMAZING AFRICAN GARMENTS THAT THE VENDER WERE SELLING.

I LOVE BEING INSPIRED BY THE ELEGANT STYLE OF ALL THE SUPERNATURALS AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE "STARS" WHO ALL WERE SO RADIANTLY STYLED FOR THIS FOUR DAY EVENT.

POWER-HOUSE DANCER/INSTRUCTOR.

21ST CENTURY AFRO-POP STYLE AT IT'S MOST SYPHISTICATED BEST....

THE HAIR PARTING CRAFT TAKE REAL SKILL THAT COME WITH A LOT OF PRACTICE....

MY CROCHET CROWN ON THIS ULTRA-HIP, TALENTED, YOUNG AFRICAN PRINCE

ANOTHER OF MY CROCHET CROWNS... I COULD'NT HELP MYSELF FOLKS... IT WAS ROYALTY ALL AROUND ME, EVERY WHERE I LOOKED... I HAD TO CAPTURE THE MOMENTS.

ULTRA SOPHISTICATED AND FUN LOOK... IN OTHER WORDS... NEO RICH!!!... IT'S IN THE BLOOD!!!....

OK... I HAVE TO STOP WRITING NOW THIS IS TO MUCH EXCITEMENT FOR ME... MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS OUT OF CONTROL...

ENJOY THE IMAGES OF THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH MARIE BASSE-WILES FOR THIS WONDERFUL SPIRITED WEEKEND....

THIS WAS GOOD MEDICIAN!!!

THESE TWO MAGICAL PEOPLE JUST MET AS I WAS PHOTOGRAPHING THEM...

I JUST LET MY IMAGINATION RUN WILD, MAKING THEM A COUPLE IN MY MIND,... BECAUSE THEY LOOKED SO FABULOUS TOGETHER...

IS'NT THIS THE MOST NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL YOUNG COUPLE YOU HAVE EVER SEEN IN A LONG TIME!!!.

SO CALM...

SO REFRESHING...

SO SMART LOOKING,

SOOOO 21ST CENTURY AFRO-CHIC!!!

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH MARIE, FOR SHARING THIS WONDERFUL AFRICAN DANCE & DRUMMING EXPERIENCE WITH US,...

WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU AMONG US.

STUDIO MUSEUM OF HARLEM: COLLECTED, PROPOSITIONS ON THE PERMANENT COLLECTION [KALUP LINZY: if it Don't Fit] OPENING 4.1.09 HARLEM, NYC

2009-04-03T21:27:00.020-04:00

STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM,... LIKE A ANOTHER MAGAZINE "UPTOWN", HAS A DOUBLE COVER FOR THE SPRING STUDIO MAGAZINE WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA AND A ART PIECE BY FINE ARTIST ROMEARE BEARDEN....

IF YOU CAN EVER GET A COPY OF ANY OF THESE INSIGHTFUL STUDIO MAGAZINES, IT WOULD BE MORE THAN WORTH IT TO HAVE IN YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY.

THE EXHIBIT, COLLECTED, PROPOSITIONS ON THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, IS A VERY LARGE AND WONDERFUL EXHIBITION OF THE STUDIO MUSUEM IN HARLEMS PERMANENT COLLECTION.

I HAVE ONE OF MY WORKS IN THIS EXHIBIT, TITLED "SUPERNATURAL THING" EVEN THOUGH THIS PIECE IS PART OF DANNY SIMMONS PERMANENT ART COLLECTION. I WAS ASKED TO BE A PART OF THE EXHIBIT... I WAS TRULY HONORED FOR THE OPPURTUNITY.

WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THE BUILDING, I WENT STAIGHT TO THE STUDIO MUSEUM GIFT SHOP TO SAY HI TO JAMIE GLOVER AND TO SEE HOW MY TEA'S WERE SELLING.

I SAW A EXCITING COLLECTION OF HAND CROCHET HATS BY A 3 GENERATION CROCHET DESIGNER/BUSINESS WOMAN, PAULRTTE JEMMOTT-WILEY. SHE IS A PRODUCT OF HER CROCHETING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER....

PLEASE GO TO HER WEB-SIGHT WWW.DALIASOLEIL.COM AND CHECK HER OUT, SHE IS AN AMAZING CRAFTS WOMEN. SHE DESERVES AN A++ IN MY BOOK.

THIS IS THE LOVELY DESIGNER, IT WAS MY OVERSIGHT TO NOT INCLUDE HER DAUGHTER IN THE PHOTO BECAUSE HER DAUGHTER IS THE INSPIRATION FOR HER VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.

PAULETTE'S CHOICE''S AND COMBINATION OF COLORS WORKS WILL WITH ANY SKIN TONE. ... HER WORK HAS TO BE VIEWED IN PERSON, SO THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW WELL STRUCTURED THESE HATS ARE. I CAN REALLY SEE THE EFECTS OF 3 GENERATIONS IN EVERY STITCHE. SHE ALSO HAS A ETSY STORE dahliasoleil.etsy.com

A WONDERFUL CHARMINGLY FUNKY CROCHET HAT. A REAL NICE ADDITION TO THE EXPANDING FUNKY URBAN AESTHETIC.

HERE ARE TWO MASTERFULLY KNITTED HEAD WEAR....

SHE'S GOT THE LOOK:

SPOT LIGHTING ANOTHER SUPERNATURAL STYLING HER URBAN LOOK AT STUDIO MUSEUM OPENING.

A COOL, RICH, FUNKY LOOK.

I SPOKE WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL QUEEN MOTHER, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE STUDIO MUSEUM,

SHE WAS WEARING THIS STUNNING CROCHET HEAD PIECE THAT SHE WAS WEARING LIKE A CROWN, I HAD TO ASK ABOUT THIS WORK.

IT REMINDED ME OF THE CROCHET WORK THAT I SAW BACK IN THE 1980'S, BEFORE I KNEW HOW TO CROCHET. THIS WAS THE HIGH SKILL OF CRAFTSMENSHIP, URBAN AESTHETIC, PATTERN DESIGN AND CHOICE OF NATURAL COTTON YARNS, THAT INSPIRED THE WORK THAT I DO TODAY.

I DO NOT SEE THIS QUALITY OF WORK ANY MORE, IT USED TO BE SO COMMON IN THE COMMUNITY, AFTER THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION AND THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT IN THE 1960'S.

SHE TOLD ME, THAT THIS MASTERFUL COLLECTOR ITIEM WAS INDEED FROM THE 1980'S.... IT WAS WONDERFUL TO STUDY THIS STRIKING WORK OF ART.

SHE TOLD ME SHE PAID $20.00 FOR IT,... THAT WAS "BACK IN THE DAY" WHEN RENT WAS $250.00 FOR A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT IN A BROWNSTONE IN BROOKLYN, THAT WAS SPECIAL ERA FOR THE "PEOPLE"...

SHE TOLD ME THAT THE ARTIST THAT CROCHET IT HAD PASSED ON.... BLESS HER BEAUTIFUL SOUL.

XENOBIA BAILEY'S "HAPPENING" BIRTHDAY-TEA NOTES: KNITTY CITY 4.5.09 NYC

2009-04-01T22:13:00.021-04:00

HEY FOLKS... FIRST... GIVING BIRTHDAY THANKS TO MY PARENTS FOR MY BIRTH, AND FOR HAVING THEM BOTH, TOGETHER AS A MARRIED COUPLE, IN MY LIFE, UNTIL I LEFT HOME AS A ADULT.

AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT WOULD MAKE THIS BIRTHDAY SPECIAL FOR ME, I CAME UP WITH SOME NOTES ABOUT SOME IDEAS FOR MY BIRTHDAY TEA.

I SAW THIS AMAZING TEE-SHIRT WITH THE LIKENESS OF OUR FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA, ON IT FOR SELL ON 14TH STREET AND UNION SQUARE IN NEW YORK CITY,

THIS TEE SHIRT REALLY GOT MY CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING, AS FAR AS ECONOMIC STIMULATION, ARTIST, THE WORK PLACE, KNEEDLE ARTS ETC. ETC.

I AM GOING TO CREAT A SERIES OF FUNKY CROCHET BUSINESS POWER SUITS, FOR POWER DRESSING.

THESE SUITS ARE GOING TO BE WORN WITH DIFFERENT ULTRA-COOL TEE SHIRTS THAT I MAKE OR BUY FROM OTHER ARTIST, THESE POWER TEE-SHIRTS HAVE TO HAVE A SPIRITED PROGRESSIVE MESSAGE, LIKE THIS ONE HERE OF OUR FIRST LADY.

I AM GOING TO USE COCO CHANEL AS A POINT OF INSPIRATION, BECAUSE OF HOW SHE PUT GLAMORE INTO POWER DRESSING.

I AM GOING TO CREAT SOME CATHEDRAL LENGTH NECK PIECE, WITH DARK PEARLS, DARK CRYSTALS AND CROCHET JUJU BEADS THT I MAKE.

I AM GOING TO CREATE THE ULTIMATE FUNKY CROCHET POWER SUIT, FOR THE SERIOUS, ON THE MOVE BUSINESS WOMAN.

LIKE THIS PHOTO OF THE "FORCE" COCO CHANEL, STEPPING OUT, ON A MISSION IN HER FABULOUS CREATIONS THAT SPEAK VOLUMES FOR WHO EVER IS WEARING THEM,

THIS WOMAN WAS AND STILL IS A REAL POWERFUL CREATIVE BEING.

PEARL CHIN, THE OWNER OF KNITTY CITY, HAS A BUNCH OF OLD MAGAZINES FOR SELL FOR $1.00, THAT SHE HAS IN THE STORE, OF CROCHET AND KNIT PATTERNS, FROM BACK IN THE DAY. SO I AM GOING TO BE FLIPPING THROUGH THEM FOR IDEAS FOR MY SUITS.

POWER DRESSING WITH A MYSTIC. I LOVE THIS COLLECTION OF LOOKS.

NICE,.. SIMPLE,... I CAN FUNK SOMETHING LIKE THIS UP A LITTLE , TO PUT A LITTLE MORE OF MY FLAVA IN THIS SUIT.

THE REAL CREATIVITY HAPPENS IN THE FITTING, THIS IS WHEN I REALLY START DREAM CASTING FOR THE POWER SUIT TO COME ALIVE AND ROCK MY WORLD.

THIS IS WHEN I START WORKING MY MOJO!!.

I STARTED COLLECTING SECOND HAND BARBIE DOLLS LAST YEAR FOR THIS POWER DRESSING PROJECT. I PLAN TO DESIGN A SERIES OF CROCHET POWER SUITS FOR THESE BARBIES DOLLS FOR MY PROTOTYPES.

I AM SURE THE FINISHED POWER SUITS WILL NOT LOOK ANYTHING LIKE THE PROTOTYPES THAT I CREAT, BUT THIS WILL BE A REALLY GOOD EXCERCISE ANYWAY.

I WILL EXHIBIT THE FINISHED SECOND HAND BARBIES IN THEIR POWER SUIT IN MY TRAVELING EXHIBIT (RE) POSSESSED IN THE FUTURE.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF USING THE BARBIE DOLL AS A MINITURE DRESS MANNIQUINE BECAUSE SHE IS SO SMALL, I CAN DESIGN AND RE-DESIGN, QUICK, LIKE I AM SKETCHING IN 3D.

COCO CHANEL REALLY KNEWS HOW TO WORK HER STUFF!!!

THIS IS A IMAGE OF COCO CHANELS APARTMENT IN PARIS, WITH A MODEL WEARING ONE OF HER SUITS AMONG COCO CHANELS CHERISHED BOOKS.

SO EVERY ONE, COME HELP ME CELEBRATE ANOTHER CREATIVE YEAR AND BE READY TO COME FLIP THROUGH THE BOOKS, OLD AND NEW MAGAZINES, SIP TEA, TALK, DREAM, LOOK AT YARN AND HAVE FUN PLAYING WITH THE IDEAS OF POWER DRESSING AND ECONOMIC STIMULATION THROUGH THE ARTS.

WHO KNOWS... I MAY TURN THIS LITTLE BIRTHDAY PROJECT INTO A CROCHET POWER SUIT WORKSHOP SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE....

POWER DRESSING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY..

HEY WORLD!!... XENOBIA BAILEY'S IS HAVING A BIRTHDAY GET TOGETHER TEA PARTY AT KNITTY CITY YARN STORE IN NYC, 4.5.09, PALM SUNDAY 3-5PM

2009-03-28T23:12:00.015-04:00

OK WORLD, YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO MY VERY CASUAL GET-TOGETHER TEA-PARTY AT KNITTY CITY YARN STORE IN NEW YORK CITY APRIL 5, 2009, PALM SUNDAY 3-5PM. www.knittycity.com/

THIS DATE IS REALLY MY EARTH DAY-BIRTHDAY, AND I WANT IT TO BE AMONG THE YARNS AND YOU ALL!!!...

WE'LL JUST GATHERED TOGETHER AMONG ALL THE COLORFUL YARNS, BOOKS & IDEAS, VISITING WITH EACH OTHER, AND HAVE A WARM AND WONDERFUL INSPIRING TEA-TALK ABOUT SPRING, LIFE, OUR LOVELY SELVES, THE FUTURE OF FIBER ARTS, ALL THE STUFF THAT EXCITES US ABOUT THE CREATIVE POTENTIAL OF KNEEDLE WORK, DOMESTIC LIFESTYLES AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE WILL BE GOING ON!!!....

HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT...

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FINE ARTIST: MICHALENE THOMAS: SHE'S COME UNDONE! AT THE LEHMANN MAUPIN GALLERY, NYC, 3.26-5.2.09

2009-03-26T22:09:00.004-04:00

RADIANTLY, GLOWING ARTIST MICHALENE THOMAS AT HER SOLO OPENING AT THE LEHLMANN MAUIN GALLERY 3.29.09 IN CHELSEA, NEW YORK CITY. www.lehmannmaupin.com/#/exhibitions/2009-03-26_mickalene-thomas/

DROPPING IN TO CHECK OUT MICKALENE'S NEW BODY OF WORK IS ANOTHER OF OUR AMAZING ILLUMINARIES, YOUNG MASTER, HANK AARON... I MEAN GRAND-SLAMMIN HANK WILLIS THOMAS AND A VERY NICE FRIEND OF HIS, I WAS HAPPY TO MEET, SHE HAS A VERY BEAUTIFUL NAME, THAT I JUST FORGOT FOR THE MOMENT.

HANK HAD A VERY POWERFUL EXHIBIT THAT JUST CLOSED AT THE JACK SHAIMAN GALLERY A FEW BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET.
I HEARD A GREAT DEAL OF THE WORK SOLD BEFORE THE EXHIBIT IN THE GALLERY OPENED.

I AM SO VERY SORRY I MISSED THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE HANK IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE, INSIGHTFUL ARTIST WITH A DEEP AND MEANINGFUL MESSAGE, HIS WORK IS SO VERY BRILLIANTLY EXECUTED. www.jackshainman.com/dynamic/exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=108

ARE'T GALLERY OPENING CROWDS THE BEST!!

HMMMM!

MICKALENE'S MOTHER IS THE MODEL IN MOST OF HER WORKS, HER MOTHER WAS THERE THAT NIGHT, BUT IT WAS SO VERY EXCITING I COULD NOT GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH HER.

I HAVE NEVER HEARD MICKALENE GIVE A ARTIST TALK, BUT FROM SEEING THIS BODY OF WORK, I AM REALLY INTERESTED TO HEAR HER POINT OF VIEW.

I LARGE CROWD ASEMBLED TO VIEW THIS WORK.... EVERYONE WAS VERY EXCITED.

THE STAFF AT THE GALLERY MINGLEING WITH THE FOLKS.

A FEW DAYS BEFORE MICKALENE THOMAS'S OPENING, ARTIST NANETTE CARTER E-MAIL ME TO ASK ME AND CHERYL RILEY TO MEET HER IN CHELSEA TO GALLERY HOP AND CHECK OUT MICKALENE'S OPENING AND OTHER ART WORK.... THIS SOUNDED GREAT TO ME,... I ALWAYS SEEM TO MISS OPENINGS... I TOLD HER YES, I WOULD MEET HER AND CHERYL.

IT WAS A COLD AND VERY RAINY WHEN I GOT DOWN TO THE GALLERY, THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT I HAD NOT SEEN FOR SO LONG, PLUS MEETING NEW FOLKS, I ENDED UP STAYING AT THE GALLERY UNTIL THEY CLOSED, (THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH ME.

I DID'NT GO TO THE AFTER PARTY, I MET UP WITH ARTIST NARI WARD www.whitney.org/www/2006biennial/artists.php?artist=Ward_Nari WHO LIVES AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME IN HARLEM.

ME AND HIM ARE BOTH PARTY PUPERS..., SO HE DROP ME OFF AT MY PLACE ON HIS WAY HOME AFTER THE OPENING, WE HAD A WONDERFUL TALK ABOUT GALLERIES IN THE CAR RIDE UPTOWN, HE INVITED ME OVER TO CHECK OUT HIS STUDIO LATER ON ..... I'LL KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED ABOUT MORE OF NARI'S WORK AND DEVELOPMENT.

I AM REALLY GLAD I WENT TO THE OPENING,.. I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK AGAIN WITHOUT THE CROWD TO REALLY GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE ART WORK.

GREAT JOB MICKALENE... YOU DONE US PROUD!!

MY FLEA MARKET KNEEDLE POINT TAPESTRY BY J.H. FRAGONARD OF PARIS REPRODUCTION FIND ON THE WESTSIDE HIGHWAY NYC.

2009-03-25T04:45:00.000-04:00

LAST SUMMER I SAW THIS YOUNG MAN ON THE WESTSIDE HIGHWAY THAT WAS SELLING A LOT OF PAINTINGS AND TEXTILE. MY EYE CAUGHT THIS ONE TEXTILE PIECE OF A WOMAN READING A LOVE LETTER FROM THE 1700'S IN PARIS, THIS IS ONLY A REPRODUCTION, BUT I CHARISH THIS WORK.

I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON IT AT THE FRICK MUSEUM ON 5TH AVE. IN NEW YORK CITY. I WILL SHARE MY FINDINGS ABOUT THE ARTIST, AND THE WORK. www.frick.org/

QUEEN AFUA: SACRAD WOMAN & CITY OF WELLNESS, EVENT AT BARBARA ANN TEERS, NATIONAL BLACK THEATER IN HARLEM USA. 3.22.09

2009-03-24T22:40:00.008-04:00

queenafua.moonfruit.com/THIS PAST SUNDAY AT BARBARA ANN TEERS NATIONAL BLACK THEATER IN HARLEM, QUEEN AFUA HELD A WELLNESS EVENT... I ARRIVED AT THE END OF THE EVENT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP LITERATURE AND DO SOME NETWORKING CONNECTING WITH FOLKS ABOUT HEALTH CARE AND THE UP-GRADE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN DIET.

A FEW YEARS AGO, I WENT THROUGH QUEEN AFUA'S SACRAD WOMAN: A GUIDE TO HEALING THE FEMININE BODY, A WONDERFUL 10 WEEK PROGRAM, IT WAS LIFE ALTERING TO SAY THE LEAST, I REALLY LOVED THE LIVE-FOOD DIET, LEARNING ABOUT HERB AND OILS, IN ALL IT WAS WHAT I NEEDED AT THE TIME.

I LOVE TO CHECK OUT THE SUPER-NATURALS AND THEIR STYLES, THE WAY THE SISTAH'S ADORN THEMSELVES WITH THEIR TEXTILES.

THE LIVE FOOD WAS INSPIRING...

TINTAWI CHARAKA: SUPER-NATURAL LOCTICIAN AND NATURAL HAIR STYLIST AND HER TWO SUPER-NATURAL SONS. SHE ALSO CROCHETS. www.tintawi.com