New Works for Rocky Mount

I have been really excited to work on this new work. Conceived in December 2010, I've just realized some pieces that take in my love of water, seaweed/coral, cyanotypes, beach, history and process. This work is made in memorium. It is made for those persons whose anscestors lie in the middle passage. A burial ground lies between England and Barbados and this is known as the Middle Passage. There are some 2 million people who never made the journey after being captured and then placed on a boat bound from Africa to Barbados. As slaves in appalling inhumane conditions, millions died on the journey.  

The new works, waterlogged, consist of cyantoypes/photograms of coral and seaweed found on the beach at Foul Bay, Barbados. 

The Welcome Back Show

Last Wednesday night was the opening of the Welcome Back exhibition for Faculty and 2nd Yr MFA students at the Mason Gross Galleries, Rutgers University in New Brunswick.

This is the poster for the show...I think its great! Kudos to the person that designed it!

My pieces 'Bombs Away Dream Baby (Red, White and Blue) were featured in the main gallery. These mural sized works were originally 8 x 10 pinhole images of the Capitol Building in Washington DC. These were also originally cyanotypes but I scanned them and made one red, one white and used a white mask and the blue is the cyanotype blue. The images are 60" x 40" x 3. Thanks to the Grads for installation and especially Derek! Cheers mate!

Anothere installation view of the works with Julie Langsams handsome collages in the background and Gary Keuhn's stunning scrolls next to mine.  

Final touches on the works for Rocky Mount!

Here is the postcard. I am excited to exhibit new works. I've been busy!

I am pleased to say that nearly all the works for the show 'Entwined' are nearly completed for the exhibition which opens on October 8th. 

My work features in the South by SouthEast PhotoMagazine

A new online publication, South by SouthEast Photography Magazine which features my work alongside other wonderful artists such as Jerry Uelsmann, Sheila Pree and others.

See here for the South by SouthEast PhotoMagazine link:

This is a screenshot of the magazine and my work is on the middle row right side.  Big thanks to Brie Castell and Heidi Gruner and John Bennette for the inclusion of the my work in this new publication.

My work in the North Carolina Literary Review

Several days ago I received the North Carolina Literary Review in the mail....a very handsome publication which features literary works by writers, poets and wordsmiths from North Carolina and artwork by North Carolina Artists. See here for the press release. See here for an outline of what is in the publication. Thanks to all at the ECU English Dept for their direction and contribution for the issue. 

The Editor of the NCLR along with James Applewhite and Bland Simpson, will be on The State of Things (NC Public Radio WUNC) on Thursday, August 4.  

 

Front Artwork by Joan Mansfield, head of Illustration at ECU! Great work Joan!