Nat Dye: Island Weaving Kids Books and Kellie Jones draws out

and Kellie Jones draws out themes and challenges in collecting and exhibiting modern and contemporary art by artists of African descent

by Lane Walkup

This sly little gator has a nice weight

sat down in a pre-Stonewall gay bar and discussed shadows and recovery

creating a tension that provides a provocative inquiry into the notion of representation

Nat Dye: Island Weaving Kids Books and Kellie Jones draws outby Hannah Ruth Levi The design of this weaving is dependent on the threading structure, similar to the American Symbol craft and the grid referenced in the artists Ellen Lesperance and Diane Simpson work. It is also based on Summer Winter weavings, a style which includes threading two blocks which create a double sided fabric with inverted colors. Summer and Winter weave structure is often seen in coverlets made in Scandinavia and by the Pennsylvania