What's Your Baby? is on view at the Fountains Foundation 916, 916 S Wabash, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL, through the end of the summer. There is a box for those who wish to share 'their baby': their dreams and desires. For those not in Chicago, please submit your 'baby' here.
Photo: Leo Selvaggio
With Melissa Potter, I am returning to the Republic of Georgia for part 2 of our Soros funded project, Crafting Women's Stories: Lives in Georgian Felt. We will be working with Women of Georgia, to create large scale felt banners with slogans that raise consciousness about women's issues of health, economic security and well being
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This is one of the banners, being carried during the first International Women's Day March ever held in Tbilisi, made by Melissa Potter and Ida Bakhturidze in January during our first workshops. Stay tuned, and please follow felt reports for the latest updates!
I've started new blog, What's Your Baby? Visitors are invited to share their 'baby' : their passion, dream. Part of What's Your Baby?, an installation that will be at The Fountains Foundation 916 that will be up soon!
Please stop by and share your passion!
I have images of my newest work on my tumblr blog placing the embroidered baby dresses and rompers from Baby (not) On Board: the final prejudice? photographing them on hyper realistic baby dolls and mannequins. There are several series: the babies alone, self portraits with them (and me) flying babies and unpacking and assembling the mannequins.
Miriam Schaer will be presenting her project (with Columbia College Chicago colleagues Melissa Potter and Clifton Meador) Crafting Women's Stories, Lives in Georgian Felt as part of the panel Concept and Craft: Handmade in the 21st Century, moderated by Alyson Pou, at Aljira, Saturday March 30, from 2-4 pm.
Ajira, A Center for Contemporary Art 591 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 Phone (973) 622-1600 Website http://www.aljira.org
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