Hosted by a graduate art student, Erica Thomas, I spend two nights in Portland, visiting Harrell Fletcher’s graduate program Engaging a Community Through Art project with Portland State University,...
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03 Dec, 2012
VBB’s video-dome…
03 Dec, 2012
It takes me an hour to collect all the fabrics, rugs, cushions, curtains, and saris from my home to pile them into my car so I can take them...
Read more13 Oct, 2012
making changes…
13 Oct, 2012
Armed with a key to a townhome, I show up at Kenny’s home with collapsible chairs. By the time, Autumn, Pruitt and Kaneem arrive, I’ve already set up the...
Read more11 Oct, 2012
neighborhood realities…
11 Oct, 2012
I’m trying to find a home to host VBB’s next living room art production, but even though I’m talking to a lot of people, no one’s offering his or...
Read more03 Oct, 2012
a visit with ms. beckham
03 Oct, 2012
Terry works in a house that serves as a storage unit for the church. The building contains painting equipment and other construction supplies. I park my car on Cleveland...
Read more29 Sep, 2012
back to the library…
29 Sep, 2012
Today I head back to the African American Library at the Gregory School to speak to Mike Moore, the Community Liaison. He tells me he’s been working hard to...
Read more28 Sep, 2012
a visit to the yates museum
28 Sep, 2012
My friend Christine arranges a breakfast meeting with Catherine Roberts, who serves on the board of the Rutherford B.H. Yates Museum, that’s close to my friend’s house on Andrews...
Read more25 Aug, 2012
a midnight drive
25 Aug, 2012
Gordita’s altar, Galveston, TX; Photo by Oskar Sonnen Past Midnight We press our backs On flat cement, Cradled by black sky Above, a shooting star flickers. Behind us: Gushing...
Read more25 Jul, 2012
going to lyari…
25 Jul, 2012
The rental car turns onto Mai Kolachi road, and I look on both sides to mourn the loss of the mangroves that paid the price for easy access to...
Read more07 Jun, 2012
the retreat…
07 Jun, 2012
When my friend Sabina Haque tells me to bring a jacket to Oregon, she’s not joking. In Houston the temperatures were scraping the high nineties as I fly out,...
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