If we could party all night and throw all our problems away... life would be easy

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...Lest I forget Friday evening was an adventure as well.

As is customary, I overslept and deliberated on leaving the house until I actually ended up leaving late. However, that was ok because Sher was running a tad late herself. The irony of ironies is that we were going to the Bistro again for an evening of jazz and poetry and instead... before I could even get to town Sher called to tell me that not only was there no jazz but it was transformed so dramatically into a dance studio that it was as if the hardwood floor was picked up and rolled to a corner... and then I got another call saying it's now an Italian restaurant and she's ordered for us.

The menu... The chef only cooks Mahi Mahi when he gets it fresh the same day.

I must say that while it was disappointing to know the event was cancelled. Additionally, it was annoying that it seemed such a casual 'by the way we're cancelled today' notice... However, I never knew there was an Italian restaurant/cafe in town. Mind you, it's been there all the time and I just never noticed. I had my mind set on KFC so I basically sample ordered stuffed tomatoes and stuffed potatoes. It was delicious. I normally don't like tomatoes but it was pretty good. It had a mixture of cheeses in it... yummy goodness. The potatoes were stuffed with minced meat.






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Afterwards, we went to check out the Art Exhibition directly opposite (the museum/restaurant). It's running now until the 25th of March. I suggest you check it out.

The theme is 'Woman' so all of the pieces are centered around an interpretation of the word. First of all, I don't even know what was in that particular space before (I hardly walk through town like that) but it's a lovely location for an little art gallery as the rooms just flow one into the other into a circular fashion. All that was missing was wine and cheese, but then again we arrived a few minutes before it was about to close. I have to pass back again and when I do I shall put up more photos from it.

It was very inspiring. There were some very simple pieces with powerful messages. I remember one in particular that struck me was a simple pastel/charcoal portrait done on black paper of a muslim woman. The background comprised of text, written in what I assume to be white pastel pencil, of different phrases along the lines of "I must be seen but not heard [as a woman]." Another piece I found interesting was a collection done with 4 varnished and painted calabash halves - one for the head, two for the naked breasts and another for the exposed large tummy. I interpreted it as a pregnant woman.

The following are some quick snaps I got before we left... I shall go back and get some proper photos and hopefully a proper write up.

Some pieces by Francis Frances... she passed away recently. :(

Maryse Faure-Taylor - Where It All Started
Maryse Faure-Taylor - Women's Curves

Stacey Byer - Forged

Judith Jarvis - Sifting the Sand "What we will be when we grow up?"


Believe it or not, this painting is almost as wide as a small wall - prolly about 4-5 ft. wide or more. I only got a quick glimpse and it was a quick blurred shot I took and tried to do some edits... But it's amazing in person. At least from my quick glimpse. I did a double take because it looks almost like a photograph... 

So... this is all until I get my formal shots of the Exhibition. Do check it out if you get a chance.

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Deuces.
Shelli out.
xoxo

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5 comments

  1. Raj Eleazer9:18 PM

    Hmm!!!! sang until your throat was dry!!..u r getting better..nice ..clean fun!!!

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  2. Hey the name of the show is WOMA '11 - the email is womenmakeart@gmail.com and blog at http://womenmakeart.blogspot.com - some of the information is there in the About section.
    There's the press release on there as well... and let us know if you need more.
    Stacey and I will both be there on Friday for some interviews - you can pop in after 2pm if you wish to talk to us.

    Also you for updates etc, you can follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenmakeart
    Looking forward to connecting with you!

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  3. Could you add some captions? If you're putting photos up of artists' work you should note the name and title of the works. The pieces you have up so far (in order) are as follows:

    Maryse Faure-Taylor - Where It All Started
    Maryse Faure-Taylor - Women's Curves

    Stacey Byer - Forged

    Judith Jarvis - Sifting the Sand "What we will be when we grow up?"

    We have some photo albums up on our facebook page as well!

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  4. I added in the titles. Thnx ^.^ I also did a fresh, but late, write up on the exhibition exclusively.

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