At CAA’s 2024 conference, a groundbreaking panel reimagined abstraction—not as escape, but as reclamation and resistance. Feminist artists are reshaping the canvas to confront loss, erasure, and histories of survival.
The Carrying Stones Project: Visualizing Women’s Work
A selection of works from The Carrying Stones Project will be on display at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC, Feb 27-March 21, 2025.
Art as healing
Art can be an incredible and powerful tool for healing. You can look at art, create art, or teach an art expressive class to help yourself heal. My mother and brother both passed away from stomach cancer after a few weeks of each diagnosis. My brother passed away in 2018 at the age of 48 and my mother in 2023 at the age of 82.
Respect, Collaboration and Representation
Respect and collaboration can be surprisingly complicated and time-consuming. A case in point is the Jones Family mural in Marcellus, MI. A year ago I accepted a commission to redo the mural that depicted a family story, including “Chief Pokamon” wearing buckskin and holding a spear.
The Fight For Respectability and Freedom: American Life During The Second Great Awakening, Activism, and Women Run Tea Rooms in the 1830s.
I draw the curtain. I could show you other pictures more pathetic in their hopelessness, but refrain. Lessons in making home neat and attractive; lessons in making family life stronger, sweeter, and purer by personal efforts of the woman; lessons in tidiness of appearance among women; lessons of clean and pure habits of everyday life in the home, and thus bringing to the women self-respect and getting for them the respect of others; how to keep the girls near the mother, and many other kindred subjects, need to be given to this class of women to-day.”
Discover The Interconnectivity Of Our World With “Reel Stories. Real Change.” At The One Earth Film Festival April 17 to April 23, 2024
In recognition of the importance and interconnectivity of the experiences and voices of everyday people. The 2024 theme “Reel Stories. Real Change” features
Normalizing Dis-Ability This National Autism Acceptance Week
This Autism Acceptance Month is a great opportunity to explore the concepts of nature, spirituality, color, and even how to think about dis-ability in our society. The latter is a personal quest of mine. I have been giving great consideration to what it means to be “normal” or even to be “marginalized,” and what will the womb-men of the world do to raise their voices in humanity’s defense. How will visual culture, art, and text, shape the rhetoric of tomorrow?
Sacred Clay: The History of Ancient Clay And Celebrating the Artistry of Margaret Tafoya, Keeper of Pueblo Culture
I fell in love while taking a ceramics class at a local community college. I immediately felt the power of working with clay and connected with its ability to bring out a deep understanding of the stories and history that had been imprinted on it over time.
Feminist Art vs. Women’s Art: What Is The Difference?
The evolution of Women’s art over time is a reflection of the shifting roles and perceptions of women in society. From the early days when women artists were often overshadowed by their male counterparts, Women’s art has grown to become a vital part of the art world.
Our New World: The Climate Museum and The End of Fossil Fuel
For well over a hundred years now, we have relied heavily on the combustion of fossil fuels as the primary source of energy to propel our cars, run our businesses and homes, and provide the electricity to power up our homes.
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