In Honor of Mother Earth

I designed an installation in honor of Mother for an exhibit currently showing at the Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis.  A Place at the Table  is a celebration of the power of women. There are seventeen chairs designed to honor women or a single woman, human or deity.  I documented the process of creating my chair, The Orchid Opens, through photography. If you want to know more about the show look back a few posts. Following the pictures is the poem that started it all. The poem is on the seat of the chair. I am very honored to have been asked to be in the show.

 The Orchid Opens  

“Standing in the moonlight is a creation powerful enough to give life...”

The Orchid Opens is Mother Earth. An installation in honor of the power of women. The orchid symbolizes the sexually of the feminine and the chair represents the Tree of Life.  The top half are the branches and leaves while the lower half is the trunk and upon the seat is a poem portraying Mother Earth. The installation was made with an assortment of materials from paper to paint and beads to cloth. A woman’s power begins with the heartbeat of our mother.

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Upcoming Shows-Two more

Motion

Hammond Arts Alliance at Foster Hall 

Reception March 21 5pm 

Foster Hall 

Hammond, WI 

Free

Spirit, Heart, Home Artreach St Croix Reception April 2, 6-8pm Stillwater, MN regional artists' interpretations and reflections on the themes found in the novel "Love Medicine" by Louise Erdrich. is part of The Big Read in the St Croix Valley

Stage: Here I Come THE BLACKER THE BERRY ...

Coming November 5 to the Intermedia Arts stage,

MaMa mOsAiC Theater & Intermedia Arts present

THE BLACKER THE BERRY ...

A multidisciplinary cultural response by Twin Cities women of color

Curated by Shá Cage, Cristina Benz, Signe Harriday, Zenzele Isoke, Rose Brewer 

"Featuring dynamic performances by more than thirty Twin Cities women of color, this powerful multidisciplinary performance and companion visual arts exhibit at Intermedia Arts explores and responds to the culturally provocative prompt, The Blacker the Berry. "  view

I am excited to be a part of THE BLACKER THE BERRY theatre production. 

My native side shines with pride. I have been involved with the choreographing as a writer in the Mama Mosaic Ensemble. In addition,  I will be performing in the performance and one of the visual artists in the exhibit.

The show runs from November 5 - 8 with one showing each night. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door at Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis.

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Art Show: Roots of Expression

Multimedia Artist and poet River Urke presents her first solo art show, Roots of Expression.  A collection of art from paintings to photography inspired by River’s Ojibwe heritage and blended with poetic words from her upcoming book, Spirit Songs.  A poetry book that tells the story of a woman’s journey of self-discovery on a trail of forgotten roots.

Below is a video of the art show.