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Author Archives: mymyriadmuse
Lee Bontecou
One of my absolute favorite artists of all time is Lee Bontecou. There are many reasons why I am inspired by and respect her art and career. I am enticed by her experimental use of materials and ways of making. … Continue reading
ARC Gallery
This past summer, I was voted in as a member artist of ARC Gallery. ARC is a women’s cooperative gallery that has been in existence since 1973, formed during the women’s movement as an alternative to mainstream galleries and in … Continue reading
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Sankofa
I recently read an excerpt from Roland Barthes’ Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography. In this excerpt, he discusses the idea of an “air” in photography, something captured in the image of a face “that exorbitant thing which induces from body to … Continue reading
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Chicago’s Twelve
“Chicago’s Twelve,” featuring artists producing environmental works, is now on exhibit at the Garfield Park Conservatory. The Conservatory is worth a visit just to walk through the gardens or experience the fern room! But with the addition of this “must … Continue reading
indiegogo
Become an art collector! Support an artist who is currently seeking to feed her muse through the Interdisciplinary Arts MA Program at Columbia College. Short Summary Have you been yearning to be the owner of original artwork? My Myriad Muse … Continue reading
Caught in the rain without an umbrella
Yesterday, on such a hot, hot day, (103 degrees) I decided to treat myself to an avocado freeze from the smoothie place nearby. I was downtown and had some time to spare before teaching my next yoga class, so I … Continue reading
Connected Images
The Connected Images 5.5 day intensive at Columbia College was one of the most stressful and exhausting experiences that I’ve had in a very long while. It was also one of the most creative and productive. It truly felt like … Continue reading
Dad
One ordinary, hot summer day, my sister and I were visiting our cousins who lived around the corner and down the street from us. We were sitting together in their family room watching the end of an episode of … Continue reading
Ragdale
I spent a few wonderful days at Ragdale last month. While there, I started work on some assemblages which are a part of a larger body of work (including poetry, short stories, and performance) inspired by my maternal grandmothers. A … Continue reading
Joseph Cornell
Dream (for Joseph Cornell) ©Monica J. Brown I. These magical boxes create universes, crack imagination. What dreams live, grow, transgress, manifest? What memories are evoked within the whispering annals of ocean white fluff? Of all of the glittering magma, where … Continue reading
My Myriad Muse 