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Totems! fabrics! bodies! at University City Arts League

The shamanistic power of totems is transformed in the art of three women exhibiting this month at the University City Arts League. Drawing on methods and materials that belong to women’s craft practices and exploring the relationship of bodies to clothing, the three have created armor and stand-ins for the female body that are imbued with magical forces to be reckoned with.

Weekly Update – Evoking Spirit, Embracing Memory

This week’s Weekly has my review of Evoking Spirit, Embracing Memory in Baobab Park, an exhibit of bottle trees sponsored by Village of Arts and Humanities. Below is the copy with some pictures. More photos at flickr. Message in a BottleVillage of Arts and Humanities’ new project shines. Martina Johnson Allen’s Flight of the Songbird, detail, honoring Tammy Terrell. The bottle trees of Baobab Park at 11th and York stand in a circle like a convention of totems. A project of the nearby Village of Arts and Humanities, the 12 sculptural trees by 12 different artists don’t necessarily look like ... More » »