It's kind of surreal to see my name mentioned in newsletters. Join me in celebrating these milestones! (Excerpt from Center on Contemporary Art's newsletter) "One of my favorite moments this year was working with a new 24-hr marathon participant, Kamari Bright. A spoken word artist, poet and filmmaker, Kamari created a gorgeous hand-bound and typed solo-edition chap book titled, Legacy.Every year as the sleep-deprived artists near the end of the 24-hr art making marathon, I meet with them to advise on pricing their work for the ensuing auction. Kamari was looking for some help with this and handed me a golden cloth covered book. The binding was immaculate, each fold or staple carefully hidde
Let. Me. Tell. Y'all. The CoCA marathon was definitely a challenge! Staying up for 24 hours (actually more when you factor in transit time) is not something I would have ever thought I'd volunteer to do. I am a 8-hours every night kind of girl, no doubt. So let me start by congratulating myself for making it through! (Girl, we did it!) Now to the products! After 24-hours, I made three pieces; two paintings and a chapbook. One of the paintings was atrocious (just gonna be honest about that) and the other two were beautiful and went into the auction that was held following the marathon. At the auction, I had the opportunity to read a couple poems from the book. I LOVE getting to read my work,
