Coming Up?

The Gallery at National Ave hosts two juried shows a year in support of a domestic or international charity.  Thus far, I've been pleased to have been included in these shows.  And I've been working on some pieces in hopes of being included for the November show. 

Here's a preview of what I've submitted. 

I've entitled the works above "Access + Food = Justice."  The utensils are bamboo pieces I found in Denmark this summer.  They biodegrade if placed into soil or compost but should last a long while as painted pieces.  The sit atop handmade papers (made by someone else).



This painting is the composite of several photographs I took in Haiti, in a remote, mountainous village of great poverty.  The grain is millet and not shown in the painting are several rocks, used in conjunction with the small rock (between the bowls) for grinding the grain.  The villagers grow the millet in very poor soil along the mountain side and it provides a basic form of nutrition.  A lot of labor goes into preparing a simple meal.