Word: beadwork
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...through the space, he draws attention to particular elements of his pieces: the “trinity” of institutional stools which are “both ordinary and sacred,” the use of dots of color to evoke the “luminosity of African beadwork.” With his words and gestures, Stopforth engenders an experience of his art that both illuminates the South African history with which he is engaging and enriches the aesthetic quality of the work itself. Born, raised, and educated in Johannesburg, South Africa, Stopforth did not begin his career...
...jewelry for such institutions as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the New York Public Library and the Walters Art Gallery of Baltimore. A true craftsperson, she makes designs inspired by ancient artifacts rich in symbolic meaning. "Nobody leaves without a lecture," laughs Yunque while describing the ornamentation and beadwork process. If she's too busy for a lecture, she provides history cards with a purchase. These diminutive works of wearable art have become must-haves among shoppers seeking items of intellectual and emotional value. You will also find items inspired by Yunque's fascination with functionality, such as brooch...
...together a diverse range of works of art, subject matter and media. Panorama included many conventional pieces such as black-and-white photography, oil and acrylic paintings, charcoal drawings and watercolors but also presented very unusual media as well. Some of these are senior Amanda Proctor's Native American beadwork, a wire sculpture by Rachel Friedman '01, plastic boxes filled with transparencies and water by Jen Wu '00 and felt pennants by graduate student Paul VanDe Carr. Other unique uses of media and subject included junior Erwin Rosinberg's whimsical magic marker drawings, junior Shana Starobin's collage and sophomore...
...together a diverse range of works of art, subject matter and media. Panorama included many conventional pieces such as black-and-white photography, oil and acrylic paintings, charcoal drawings and watercolors but also presented very unusual media as well. Some of these are senior Amanda Proctor's Native American beadwork, a wire sculpture by Rachel Friedman '01, plastic boxes filled with transparencies and water by Jen Wu '00 and felt pennants by graduate student Paul VanDe Carr. Other unique uses of media and subject included junior Erwin Rosinberg's whimsical magic marker drawings, junior Shana Starobin's collage and sophomore...
...what is taught at the reservation school, and she says that they teach the Indian language. Then she adds, with a slightly embarassed giggle, "And they have night classes in beadwork, and...intermediate beadwork, and advanced beadwork...