A S M I: October 2011

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Diva Lounge

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Hello folks! I hope everyone is having a great week so far and has had a wonderful weekend. My week was busy as usual but over the weekend I got the chance to attend an amazing event; the Miami launch of The Diva Lounge.

The Diva Lounge, founded and hosted by popular media personality Shayna D hosts exclusive networking events giving women in similar fields the chance to meet, interact and even build future relationships. These Diva Lounge events take place in New York, DC, Atlanta and now Miami. It was an excellent opportunity to meet some amazing, powerful ladies and to of course, make a toast to the Miami Mavens who were honored at this event for their unbelievable contribution to the industry.

Of course I must share with you some photos from the event:

From the time I walked in I met (from left to right) Skincare and Makeup specialist Mesha Russell, Fashion & Beauty Blogger Ashley Lorraine of A Sassy Woman and Fashion and Shoe Expert Liz of Miss Mean Shoe.

Here I am with the fabulous and inspiring Claudia "Mocha" Jean who was also one of the Mavens honored that night for her excellent work in the industry! Aint she fab!!!

Oh how I love these ladies!! (from left to right) TV Host & Producer Michelle Madison and TV, radio and media personality Vanessa James; also co-hosts of The A.M. Morning show!

I look forward to more of the Diva Lounge Events and I am so grateful that I got the chance to interact with such powerful women, it gives me the inspiration to keep on keeping on. We are all human, sometimes we worry or may feel discouraged but these are the moments that remind us to "keep on keeping on!"

Now for my outfit post, I could not figure out what to wear to this event, I also did not have much time to look for anything since my week was so hectic so as you can imagine my state Friday evening, what would i wear??? But at 7 pm looking through my fabric I came across some lovely orange material I had forgotten about. So around 9 pm i got to work; I had a night to make a dress, the pressure was on!

this was the status at 10:30 pm Friday

this was the status at 2 am Saturday morning

this was the result at 7:30 pm Saturday night at The Diva Lounge

Dress: ASMI designs, Shoes: INC , Bag: oldie but goody NY boutique

Remember, no matter the goal, Keep on keeping on.

Till Next Time

xoxo

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Artist Spotlight: Carrie Mae Weems

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As a Fine Arts student, every week I must study and analyze many artists; I find the work of these artists so inspirational and compelling that it is high time I share their work with my readers; therefore I shall have reoccurring posts entitled "Artist Spotlight".

My first spotlight is on award-winning photographer and artist, Carrie Mae Weems. Her photographs, films and videos focus on serious issues such as gender roles, the history of racism, sexism, class and various political systems. Weems has also over time, built a body of work that explores the significations of images and words.

One of her pieces that touched me was a part of a series she did in 1995 entitled " From there I Saw What Happened and I Cried". In this series she overlays text on vintage anthropological photographs of black people to express outrage at their historical objectification.

Carrie Mae Weems, From Here I Saw What Happened, 1995–1996, and And I Cried, 1995–1996. C-prints with sandblasted glass text on glass. Images courtesy of Jack Shainman Gallery, NY.

(to see all images from this series visit www.carriemaeweems.net)

I also found her series "The Louisiana Project" done in 2003, as a true work of art. This series hints the hidden histories of Louisiana and shows relations between black and white, rich and poor and the elites and masses. Images from The Louisiana Project include: