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artist date: ncma: frida, diego, ofrendas y el modernismo mexicano

artist date: ncma: frida, diego, ofrendas y el modernismo mexicano

November 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

I recently visited the North Carolina Museum of Art for their Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism exhibit. A solo art date that I'd like to share with you now. For me, the highlights of a museum trip are the unexpected things... Such a beauty new to me works by a familiar artist, rough sketches in a notebook, being …

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Top 20 Countdown: What I did this summer…

Top 20 Countdown: What I did this summer…

September 6, 2019 Leave a Comment

Greetings from Durham. I don't know if it was me, but this was one of the longest summers I can remember. I worked on and off for most of it and I just wanted to pause, reflect and share a few highlights from summer 2020. Reading picture books, one of the greatest perks of teaching! Teaching & Learning 1. So like I said I spent lots …

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ncma: art in bloom

ncma: art in bloom

March 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

I spent this past week at the Durham Arts Council teaching an intersession camp on the theme of Norse Mythology. After days of chalk pastels, paint & sharpie markers, running home to work on some of my own art, cooking, exercise, etc. etc. I was regretting having made plans for Friday. Part of me just wanted to go home and crash on the couch. …

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denver art museum: jeffrey gibson

denver art museum: jeffrey gibson

June 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

Today I am highlighting new to me artist, Jeffrey Gibson. A Colorado born, Choctaw, Cherokee, artist who currently lives and teaches in Upstate New York. I am intrigued by his story and search for identity the same way I was intrigued when I first came across Kehinde Wiley's work on one of my visits to the Brooklyn Museum. I was headed to …

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