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Am More than Four, 2017 

inkjet print, 20″x40″

Fourth month of Infogestion series

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New View Pattern and Give Get Pattern, 2017

digital version, 36”x52” 

Revisit of previous Mend type study

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Claudette and Jeremiah, 2016

inkjet prints, 20″x40″

Reviewing images of Claudette Colvin and Jeremiah Reeves along with my previous overlap studies of Rosa Parks and Emmett Till

Text: A Bronzville Mother Loiters in Mississippi Meanwhile, a Mississippi Mother Burns Bacon by Gwendolyn Brooks

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Quicksand by Nella Larsen, 2016 (first version)

Vinyl, embroidery, 12”x12”, 30”x30”

Text and inspiration from the book Quicksand by Nella Larsen.

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What’s in a Name: Viola Liuzzo, revisted (first iteration), 2017

inkjet print, 32″x40″

Revisit of previous What’s in a Name: Viola Liuzzo wood/textile piece

Photos gathered from various news clipplings, FBI reports and book, From Selma to Sorrow: The Life and Death of Viola Liuzzo, Mary Stanton (1998). Photos of her park groundbreaking taken by myself.

Passage on posters by Rev. Malcolm Boyd as recorded in book, From Selma to Sorrow.

*view initial exploration here

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Quickhand typeface, 2016

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Infogestion, 2016

inkjet prints and tracing paper, 24″x36″

A collection of my personal responses to various readings assigned during my Modern Literature course. Each poster represents a month of responses. Fourth and last month yet to come.

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Rose Pattern, piece 2, 2016

chiffon, linen, embroidery, 54”x58”

Rework of previous Jewel Collection: Spinel (overlap study of Rosa Parks). Will be a series of 3.

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Processing: Piece Work, 2016

vellum, fabric, embroidery

Fabric from personal garments. Letterforms from Mend type study. Letters spell out passage:

“But I do with all my heart wish you peace with deep restlessness.” 

By Rev. Malcolm Boyd as recorded in book, From Selma to Sorrow: The Life and Death of Viola Liuzzo, Mary Stanton (1998)

*Reading this statement, along with other passages from this book helped me to reach a settled position with my research about Viola Liuzzo.

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A Developing Story, 2016

video made in After Effects

Abstraction of news clip image about murder of Viola Liuzzo

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Mend typeface play, 2016

video

First crack in After Effects

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Pajama Remix, 2015

Made during Fabric Print & Dye course. Letting go of some old loves without letting go 8)

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Archive Collection: Viola Liuzzo, 2016

Booklet: digitally printed, spiral bound, 9″x3.5″, 34 pages (3-way split) Panels: digital prints mounted on matte board, 10.75″x12″, 18 total

Continued studies about Viola Liuzzo. Content taken from news clippings, FBI reports and biographical book (From Selma to Sorry: The Life and Death of Viola Liuzzo, Mary Stanton)

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Pattern Studies, 2015

Mend letterform play “V” and “F O R”

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Re-collect, 2015

dye on linen, 60” x 40”

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Mend typeface study, 2015

“Say Say”

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Fabric Print and Dye course - pigment quadrant study, 2015

pigment on cotton