My Life Adventure

January 6, 2008

The trip to the MIA today  (Minneapolis Institute of Art) was amazing.  We had a bite of lunch at a restaurant there and then headed down to the gallery.  It was such a great collection.  I think I really enjoyed it because there were only 2 flowers in the whole thing. Not that I don't like flowers because I do - and I know that is what she is most famous for -- but I was excited to see the other work she had done.  A really different take on abstraction.  Truly inspiring.  Over 60 years of art and she was still painting when she was almost 90!!  I can only hope to have that long and exciting a career!!

If you do ever get an opportunity to see this particular exhibit, it is well worth the effort.

Another exhibit you might want to keep an eye out for in a city near you would be the NUNO: 21st Century Textiles exhibit.  They had some absolutely beautiful pieces, too. (Again, you can check out their website -- http://www.nuno.com/home.html)   What was so interesting to me was going through the exhibit and reading about the techniques.  And smiling.  Rust on fabric, stitching fabric and ribbons together on water soluble backing, etc.  I'm thinking.....hmmmm...... I know a whole GROUP of people who can do this.  I was thinking....... wonder when WE could be in an art institute somewhere?????????  It was like being part of an international club and (although NUNO is a larger commercial concern) someone of like mind was exhibited in an ART gallery!  I guess I always get excited anytime one of us is acknowledged by the "outside" world as an ARTIST!!!  Ground is being taken!! Headway is being made!!!

There was another artist we just happened onto roaming the galleries, tracking down the textiles.  His name is Ta-coumba Aiken.  The first word I thought of when I walked into his exhibit was "cacophany" but not in a jarring or harsh way.  It was a riot of joy and exhiliration!  The neat part was that the artist was in that part of the institute with some friends just sitting on a bench.  We didn't know it was he, of course, but they were talking so excitedly about things I decided to ask them if they were familiar with this artist.  (I wanted to do this because he had a couple of amazing fabric pieces hanging there!)  Turns out one of them was Ta-coumba.  We chatted for a little while and I found him to be a very friendly and humble man.  And he's a local artist!  Here is a link to his website if you are interested in seeing some of his work.  www.decemberdesigns.com

Well, tomorrow begins Week 2 of the Journey.  I'll pick the card in the morning and see where it leads!!! So far I'm having a blast!

Comments (1) for "MY CREATIVE JOURNEY - Week ...

When does he gives workshops? His site does not mentions any dates. Might be something to do in May/June?? By Wil - 1/8/2008 7:33 AM