by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
Artist and master quilter Patricia Montgomery collaborating with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland to create a series of story quilts, Forgotten Heroines of the Civil Rights movement. The 20 quilts will be sewn into swing coats, each representing an...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
Islamic calligrapher Zubair Simab and mosaic artist Pippa Murray collaborating with the Islamic Center of Manteca to create a calligraphed architectural mosaic installation for the Center?s new building. The artists are drawing inspiration for the work from the...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
Wendeanne Ke’aka Stitt collaborating with the Academy of Hawaiian Arts to create six kapa cloth costumes based on traditional Hawaiian garments that will be danced in a hula created by Kumu Hula Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu. Kapa is made from the inner bark...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
Traditional Tibetan woodcarver Penpa Tsering collaborating with the Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC) to create a full set of traditional Tibetan altar pieces, complete with cabinets, shelves, and a throne table. The finished pieces will become part of...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
Tsering Wangmo collaborating with Vajrayana Foundation to stage and record a ritualized Tibetan dance, accompanied by narration or song. The project focuses on the Lingdro dance, which tells the history of the 11th century Tibetan King Gesar of Ling.
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
California native basketweaver Linda Yamane collaborating with Santa Lucia Conservancy to create two Ohlone twined work baskets?a pechump tiprin that sits on a stone mortar for acorn preparation, and xaapsh, a utilitarian twined container. Each basket connects to...
