Amy Bryan's January 2015 News

January 2015 View this email in your browser "Folksy Lady 12/23/2014," Color Pencils, 7"x10," © Amy Bryan 2014 Friends, Happy New Year! It's 2015! Some of my inspiration from Ghana, West Africa is continuing into my art in 2015.   The drawing above that I did last month is influenced by the dress pattern in the photo below. I took the photo on a bus ride from Accra, Ghana to Kumasi on my week long trip to Ghana in 2009. The two photos below show how I have explored the dress pattern over the past couple of years.   Top: Digital photo from Ghana series © Amy Bryan 2009 Bottom left: "Woman Standing Dress Pattern", Ukiyoe woodcut iPad app digital creation, © Amy Bryan 2013 Bottom right: "Large Woman Standing", Color Pencil, 11" x 14", © Amy Bryan 2012 The pattern reminds me of the Adinkra symbols created by the Akan people in Ghana.  The symbols are loved by many people because of their beauty.  I also love the technique Adinkra cloth is made with.  An Adinkra symbol design is carved into a calabash gourd and printed onto a cloth.  It is closely related to woodcut relief printmaking. I taught an Adinkra printing class to children at a Kwanzaa celebration at Ashe Cultural Center in New Orleans this week.  Below is a photo of me setting up before the workshop.   Adinkra Printing Workshop at Ashe Cultural Center Happy New Year! Amy Instagram Facebook Website Email Twitter Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences  *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*