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

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

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!!!!!

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

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

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

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.