What the Morning Brings

Nov 17 2012

It Takes a Community

Peer by Natalie Carroll
Photo by Julian Rankin

Aside from the hard work of creating, framing and displaying visual artwork, an artist is faced with this challenge: getting the word out. I am thankful to live in a community receptive to up-and-coming artists. With some effort on our part, my show mates and I did our best to “talk up” our senior art exhibition by approaching local magazines, radio stations and organizations with consistent voices in current news and local events.

Thank you to Jayne Jackson for interviewing us on her noontime radio show WLEZ 98.1FM.

And to Mississippi Museum of Art‘s Julian Rankin for stopping by the opening reception and writing a becoming review of the works on display.

Read the Review Here: http://www.msmuseumart.blogspot.com/search?q=october#!http://msmuseumart.blogspot.com/2012/10/graduated-art.html

Sep 30 2012

Shapes of Light, A Senior Exhibition

The exhibition “Shapes of Light” with works by Clara Maxfield Bradford, Mary Khristyne Young, and Natalie Carroll opens October 13 through November 3 in the gallery of the Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center at Belhaven University, 1500 Peachtree Street Jackson, MS 39202.

Clara M. Bradford and Mary Khristyne Young graduated in May from Belhaven University; Natalie will graduate in December. The three artists work in media including charcoal, graphite, melted CDs, found wood, oil painting, and latex gloves.

Opening reception October 13, 2 pm-4 pm, with food and live music.

Please visit the websites of my collaborating artists:

Mary Khristyne Young: marykhristyne.com

Clara Maxfield Bradford: clarabradford.tumbler.com

Sep 03 2012

In Progress

Here are some shots of a sculpture I’ve been working on. One of my greatest challenges with this piece is adhering the melted plastic to the piece of wood. The two different materials seem to have a less sticktoitive relationship than the previous sculpture.

I’ve had to adjust my “sewing” method: a process of heating the plastic and weaving it in and out of the crevasses and cracks of the wood with a awl (a very pointy, metal tool suggested by my grandfather).