PORTIONS OF THE (RE) POSSESSED EXHIBIT: PUBLIC OPENING, FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM, BROCKTON MASS. AUGUST 10, 2008-MARCH 8, 2009

THE MOST AMAZING FORMATION OF STORM CLOUDS WERE IN THE BOSTON SKY AS MARY FROM THE FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM AND I WERE RIDING FROM THE AMTRAK TRAIN STATION IN BOSTON, ON OUR WAY TO THE OPENING MY THE EXHIBIT PORTIONS OF THE (RE) POSSESSED.

I WISH I COULD HAVE WATCH HOW THESE BEAUTIFUL FLUFFY WHITE CLOUDS SLOWLY CHANGED INTO DARK RAIN CLOUDS WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING... WHAT I WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE WAS MAJESTIC.




















AFTER I WAS PICKED UP BY MARY AT THE TRAIN STATION, ON THE WAY TO THE FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM, MARY WAS SO VERY KIND TO TAKE ME TO THE WALMART SUPER STORE TO GET SOME YARN TO CROCHET ON MY WAY BACK TO NEW YORK, AND TO LOOK AT WHAT BLACK BARBIE DOLLS THEY HAD IN THE STORE.


THEN MARY DROVE ME OVER TO A WONDERFUL THRIFT STORE, AND THIS IS WERE I FOUND A CARDBOARD BOX FULL OF SECONDHAND NAKED BARBIE DOLLS. THIS WAS A VERY INSPIRING FIND,... I DID NOT FIND VERY MANY BLACK BARBIES,... BUT NOW I'M ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THEM IN THE THRIFT STORES ACROSS AMERICA.... YES,... YOU WILL BE SEEING SOME FUNKY SECONDHAND BROWN SKIN BARBIE DOLLS WITH CHIC COLORFUL CROCHET OUTFITS, SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE,... MARK MY WORD ON THIS ONE.... THANKS MARY!!!

WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE MUSEUM FOR THE PUBLIC OPENING OF PORTIONS OF THE (RE) POSSESSED


THIS IS MRS KAUFMAN... WE MEET ON THE AMTRAK TRAIN COMING INTO BOSTON, SHE'S A RETIRED HISTORY TEACHER, WE HAD A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION ON OUR WAY INTO BOSTON... HER AND HER HUSBAND CAME TO THE EXHIBIT OPENING, I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE THEM....

THE MOON SIDE OT THE EXHIBIT

THE SUN SIDE OF THE EXHIBIT

SISTAH FRIENDS KNIT-A-QUE IN HARLEM ORGANIZED BY SAHARA BRISCO

I STOPPED BY REAL QUICK TO THE SISTAH-FRIENDS KNIT-A-QUE AT ST NICHOLAS PARK IN HARLEM, AT 132 ST. ST. NICHOLAS AVE.. I GOT THERE JUST BEFORE SUNDOWN AND FOLKS WAS STILL THERE.

THE GATHERING WAS GREAT, I BROUGHT SOME KNITTING TO WORK ON, BUT, JUST LIKE LAST YEAR,... I DID'NT EVEN TAKE IT OUT OF MY BAG.

FROM WHAT I HEARD BEFORE I ARRIVED, A LITTLE BIT OF KNEEDLE WORK WAS DONE,.... AND A WHOLE LOT OF EATING WAS DONE.

LAST YEAR WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW BABIES ARRIVAL,... AND NOW HERE SHE IS, AT HER SECOND SISTAH FRIENDS KIT-A-QUE... SHE IS SUCH A GOOD BABY.... SHE IS TRULY ONE OF THE GIRL'S.

SAHARA, THE ORGANIZER OF THIS EVENT, BARE-FOOT AND WORKING AT HER SPINNING WHEEL. SAHARA IS A FABULOUS KNITTER, SHE IS REALLY SKILLED, SHE IS SPINNING HER OWN DESIGNER YARN HERE. SHE IS A EXCELLENT KNITTING INSTRUCTOR ALSO.

ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE WENT FOR MORE FOOD AT THE SAME TIME.

FOLKS HELPING THEMSELVES TO MAKE A PLATE TO TAKE HOME LEFT OVERS.

THIS HERE IS MY FISH ON THE GRILL... ENOUGH GOOD THINGS CANNOT BE SAID ABOUT HOW TASTY FISH ON A OUT-DOORS GRILL IS... AM I RIGHT OR WRONG?

THE HOMEMADE WITH LOVE,... RED VELVET CUPCAPES YUMMY, YUM, YUM!!!!!

THIS NEEDLE ARTIST BROUGHT GIFTS FOR EVERYONE.... LITTLE BAGS OF CRYSTAL STITCHE HOLDERS FOR KNITTERS, THEY WERE SO BEAUTIFUL, SHE REALLY DID A WONDERFUL JOB ON THESE CREATIONS. I HOPE THESE TREASURED ITEMS ARE PART OF HER PRODUCT LINE.

HERE SHE IS HOLDING A FEW BAGS THAT SHE GAVE AWAY TO EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED, EACH BAG HAD 5 STITCH HOLDERS FOR KNITTING IN EACH BAG... THAT WAS SO VERY SWEET OF HER.

THIS IS EVERYONE GRABBING FOR A BAG OF THE STITCH HOLDERS TO TAKE HOME WITH THEM.

ADMIRING THIER NEW NEEDLE ART TREASURE TOOLS.

SAHARA TAKING PHOTO'S OF KNITTED WORKS IN PROGRESS.

MORE DOCUMENTATION OF WORKS IN PROGRESS.

FOLDING UP THE SPINNING WHEELS, CROCHET HOOKS, KNITTING NEEDLES UNTIL NEXT SUMMER.

LOADING UP THE CAR BEFORE DAWN, AFTER A VERY RELAXING NEEDLE ARTS GET-TOGETHER.

INSTALLING OF PORTIONS OF THE (RE) POSSESSED EXHIBIT, BY XENOBIA BAILEY, AT FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM, BROCKTON MASS.

AFTER THE HUGE WALLS IN THE GALLERY WERE PAINTED A BRIGHT YELLOW,... WE WERE READY TO GET STARTED WITH THE INSTALLATION.

FULLER ART MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION DIRECTOR (ON THE LEFT),.... ALLENTOWN TEXTILE MUSEUMS INSTALLATION CONSULTANT (ON RIGHT) DISCUSSING DETAILS OF THE INSTALLATION OF "THE MOON" MANDALA.... THE ALLENTOWN TEXTILE MUSEUM OWNS "THE MOON" MANDALA.

JESSIE AND SUE PREPARING TO INSTALL "THE MOON" MANDALA,.... THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM ALLENTOWN TEXTILE MUSEUM WERE FOR PAPER TO GO ON THE WALL BEFORE THE INSTALLATION OF THE MANDALA.

JESSIE AND SUE IN WHITE GLOVES INSTALLING "THE MOON".

SUE AND ME SMOOTHING OUT "THE MOON" MANDALA.

SUE ON THE LADDER AND THE CONSULTANT FROM ALLENTOWN TEXTILE MUSEUM IN CONVERSATION.

SUE CAREFULLY CUTTING AWAY SURROUNDING PAPER.

SUE WORKING ON THE DETAILS WITH THE VELCRO TO ATTACH MANDALA TO THE WALL.

AFTER A FEW HOURS OF INSTALLATION,... WE FINALLY GOT "THE MOON" INSTALLED,... NOW,... TO INSTALL THE REST OF THE COSMOS THE FOLLOWING DAY.







THE COMPLETED MOON SIDE OF PORTIONS OF THE (RE) POSSESSED EXHIBITION EXCEPT FOR TEXT.

THE SUN SIDE OF THE PORTIONS OF THE (RE) POSSESSED..... ALL THE WORKS THAT WERE GOING ON THIS WALL ARE LAYED OUT ON THE FLOOR... POSITIONED BELOW WHERE IT WILL GO ON THE WALL.


I LOVE THAT THIS EXHIBIT HAS SO MUCH WALL SPACE, I REALLY FELT LIKE I WAS COMPOSING A COSMOS.

WERE ALMOST THERE!!!

FINAL TOUCHES TO THE INSTALLATION,... THE TITLE INSTALLED ON TOP.... THE WALL TEXT.... AND THE LIGHTING DESIGNED AND INSTALLED.... GREAT JOB FOLKS!!!!

THE PORTIONS OF THE (RE) POSSESSSED EXHIBIT INSTALLATION "DREAM TEAM" OF THE FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM... VERY SMOOTH SAILING... EXCEPTIONAL WORK, IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF...!!!!