Raising Awearness

Raising Awearness is a business baby shower for the Bear Threads and Aliakim brainchild, Mikaila Brown. Aliakim, Inc. is a fashion line designed to use the aesthetic power of fashion and inspiration from social activism as a means to empower women and Bear Threads, Inc. is an educational program that brings impoverished youth a mouthpiece with which to voice the concerns they hold in their communities around the world, again using fashion to do so. This party was held last night at Deluxe Arts Gallery in Wynwood, FL and featured a fashion show, two dj's and a drummer, a step and capoeira dance, and a live painting event by artists Natalie Almanza, Max Marin, Adrian Molina and myself.










Above, Communal drawing by event attendees.
Below, Live painting table.

For this event, I produced 4 paintings, 6 sculptures, designed 4 box decorations and organized the live painting. I don't think I've ever been more productive and I feel very good about it. I've gotten a taste of what I'm capable of and it along with the work process feels like a tremendous hunger pang. Work or no work, I think I will always feel like a starving artist.

Untitled, plaster & joint compound cast. Bag design by Mikaila Brown.

Untitled, plaster & joint compound cast. Bag design by Mikaila Brown.

Untitled, plaster & joint compound cast. Bag design by Mikaila Brown.

Untitled, plaster & joint compound arm & grenade cast.

Untitled, plaster & joint compound. Bag design by Mikaila Brown.

"Bear Threads" acrylic and thread on canvas, hand stitched 9" x 12"

"Aliakim" acrylic on canvas 11" x 14"

"Afrikim" acrylic on plaster cast 9" x 10"

Untitled, acrylic on canvas 18" x 24"
This is the one I painted live. I don't like this one as much as the others, but oh well.

2 of the 4 box decorations I made.