Lydster: Div III gallery invitation

This is the Div III gallery invitation for the Daughter’s show, which she is sharing with three other artists. What’s Div III? Don’t worry about it. 

What is kuumba? It is “a Swahili term that translates to Creativity. This principle is about making the community more beautiful and beneficial than it was inherited. Kuumba encourages the use of creative energy to improve the conditions of the community and to leave a legacy that honors both ancestral heritage and future generations.” 

When she was working on the show title, she was concerned that people wouldn’t know what it meant.  She knows the term kuumba in part because she’s been  studying Swahili. I was of the opinion that people would figure it out.  

The Daughter has always been creative. I’m sure I’ve written about her talent – here and here, e.g.; I’ve tried NOT to steer her in a particular direction.

What’s going to be in the show? I’m not certain. She has about two dozen pieces she’s completed, but there is space for only about half of them.

One of her early pieces was tied to W.E.B.DuBois’s the American Negro exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exposition. He “developed colorful hand-drawn charts, graphs, and maps that illustrated the social realities of African Americans.” She integrated the graphics with her own genealogical line. But it may not fit.

For certain, her semester at the University of Cape Town in the first half of 2025 will be represented. 

Natal day

I must note that today is her birthday. At the risk of publicly embarrassing her – hey, isn’t that what parenting is all about? – she’s shown a much greater sense of time management in the past year or two. Even when she “goofed off” hanging with the parents for three days in mid-February, she recognized that she needed to redouble her efforts the following week.  

We may not visit with her at Easter break because she’ll want to finish framing some pieces and then hang the display, but we’re looking forward to seeing her at her show.

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