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HER Flag Project 2020

 

“Her Flag” Artist Travels USA to Create Large-scale Collaborative Art Flag Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

Partners with artist, Laurel Garcia Colvin in New Mexico with special guests Poet Laureate of Albuquerque and author, Michelle Otero and a representative from the League of Women Voters of Santa Fe County.

WHO is behind Her Flag?

Her Flag Founder, award-winning artist Marilyn Artus, and the 36 women artists she selected to collaborate with that each currently live in of the 36 states that ratified the 19th Amendment, each of whom have designed one stripe for the 36-stripe flag, created in their own artistic voice.

WHAT is Her Flag?

A collaborative art flag that is being created throughout the course of its travels, which take place in the order of the 19th Amendment’s ratification. A work of art that will ultimately measure 18’ tall by 26’ wide when complete. A 14-month journey across the USA in celebration of the 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment.

WHEN/WHERE is the next live sewing of Her Flag?

To see the NM state stripe sewn on live, the public is invited to attend:

Thursday, April 30, 2020, 1 PM

New Mexico History Museum

113 Lincoln Ave.

Santa Fe, NM 87501

“The enormous contribution of women to this country and the world has been largely ignored in various historical narratives. These women’s struggles, often at great personal and professional cost, against the accepted societal feminine norms of their day gave individual women today the right to vote, the right to family planning, the ability to speak our opinions in private and public, the right to protect ourselves from physical and sexual attacks, the right to own property, and the right to pursue any career, professional and, or educational goals we so desire. They corrected for all of us the bias and accepted gender hierarchy stated in The Declaration of the Independence, and made real what was stated in the approved Declaration of Sentiments read by Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the Women’s Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, NY in July1848, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.’ I am proud to be an artist contributor to the HER Flag Project to raise awareness of the women (and men) who helped ratify the 19th Amendment in the State of New Mexico.” – Laurel Garcia Colvin

  

Description of NM stripe images

Additional information and Her Flag schedule: https://www.herflag.com/media

Bullseye Glass Residency

Had an amazing time at my artist residency at Bullseye Glass Resource Center in Santa Fe from the beginning of October through end of November 2019.  I learned so much and completed a number of glass projects.  I cannot thank the staff enough for all their help and encouragement!

Cutting glass ovals.

Cold working glass ovals.

Drawing bird sketches onto glass ovals.

Powder printing during fall residency

Powder printing onto glass frit sheets.

Working Pate de Verre technique in handmade small bowl plaster molds.

Some of the small sugar fired glass and mixed media bird nest bowls.

Once lost, all song and color are gone forever!, 12 fused glass drawings mounted on painted wood panel with graphite rubbed sides, 36” x 36” x 1.5” 2020

Nest Tray, Powder printed kiln fired glass tray 12.75” diameter with 1” lip, 2019

Nest,  Kiln cast, sugar fired glass vessel with copper wire, paper leaves, twigs, moss, feathers and aventurine eggs, 6” x 6” x 6”, 2019

Side view of Nest

Vessel,  Kiln cast, sugar fired glass vessel with Swarovski crystals, 4.75” x 4.75” , 2019

MAKING TROUBLE!

I was asked to create a work of art based on some of my feminist toiles by the Chappaqua Library to be given to Cecile Richards at an event on May 22, 2018 for her book tour.  It was an honor to create this piece for someone I truly admired for her leadership and advocacy for women’s health and rights!  Last night I had the pleasure of presenting it to her.  I also created a pillow for her and one of the moderator for the event, Hillary Rodham Clinton, another powerhouse leader and defender of women’s rights.

Cecile Richards and Hillary Clinton in conversation about Make Trouble.

With Cecile Richards and co-author, Lauren Peterson of Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead

Pointing out the image of her mother, the late great Ann Richards, in the framed toile.

The pillow design for one side.

 

The pillow design for the other side.

Upcoming Group Exhibition: In Her Hands

Barbara, we have come a long wayIn Her Hands

Group exhibition curated by Orly Cogan and Julie Peppito

Robert Mann Gallery

June 14 – August 17, 2018

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 14, 6-8pm

525 West 26th Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10001

http://www.robertmann.com/upcoming/