CULTURAL ENVOY ADVENTURE IN BRAZIL!!!!

The US Embassy in Brasilia, the Consulates in Rio and Sao Paulo selected me to be apart of their Cultural Envoy Program. I will create 3 murals in 3 cities in brazil along with other young artists and youth. Here I come Sao Paulo, Salvador, and Brasilia!!! I'm truly honored to have the opportunity to travel to a country I've never been, meet other artists, supporters of the arts, and of course create new works of art. I'm totally excited!

I'm here for 2 weeks and will be blogging each day, okay i'm off to a slow start because internet isn't the fasted at my hotel...but here we go...

Day 1 Saturday, May 21

I'm here after an 8 hour plane yay!! Maria Correa (right) met me at the airport, she works for the US Consulate in Sao Paulo. Monika (left) is my interpreter . Both women are amazing!! What else is amazing? The Museu Afro-Brasil (Museum of Afro Brasil) is AMAZING!! I can't wait to start the mural here!!!

Albus Cavus Hat Making woRkShop!! ahhh, so fun!

Recyclable couture hat making! Yo, so much fun, i still have mine! I wish i took a pic of the entire class, cus it was packed!
(dara (left) henny (middle) me (right))

can't wait til next sunday!

sometimes arms are hard to do...

I saw this pic by in NY Times magazine...it was a tough painting, the arms and face killed me and i don't think I got it right, but I dig the eyes. Maybe I'll give another go at it on another canvas, cus this gal's saying a lot in this photo.

5 REASONS TO CHECK OUT SUNDAY ART CLASSES @ THE FRIDGE DC gallery (on capital hill)

1. because its Free (i'm poor so this is good)

2. you can't get these art classes anywhere (from how to dj, breakdance, poetry, drawing, design and more)

3. you feel better afterward (its true, i can feel blah that day but after the art class i feel more creative and happy, art heals ya'll)

4. classes are diverse (ages, backgrounds...its a mixed pot, which creates a really great community vibe for the class)

5. okay this is my last reason....because Albus Cavus, an awesome arts organization is running it, and if they are running these classes then it must be a blast!!!!!!!!

Alicia Cosnahan is the director!!



click here for a schedule http://albuscav.us/classrooms/?page_id=323

one old one new

albus cavus school pic lol

this painting went through soo many ch-ch-changes