Monday, July 7, 2008

BAM's 31st ANNUAL DANCE AFRICA FESTIVAL, (ARTIST MARKET PLACE), MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, AT BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, MAY 23-26 2008


MY ARTIST FRIEND OLUFUNKEY ( I HOPE I SPELLED HER NAME CORRECTLY ) ON THE RIGHT IN BLUE, THIS IS HER BOOTH WITH HER WONDERFUL INSPIRATIONAL TEXTILES AND WOOD WORK, ON THE LEFT IN ORANGE, A VERY DELIGHTFUL SUPERNATURAL SISTAH




HARRIETS ALTER EGO ARTIST/DESIGNER/BUSINESS WOMAN. THEIR FUNKY CHIC PATCH WORK & DYED DESIGNS ARE OUTSTANDING.

HARRIETS ALTER EGO ARTIST/DESIGNER IN FUNKY CHIC PATCH WORK DRESS, I'M LOVIN THE HAIR, MAKE-UP AND EARRINGS,... WORK YOUR SHOW HARRIETS ALTER EGO!!!

I WANTED ALL THIS FABRIC...

AND... I'M CLAIMING A PAIR OF THESE BEADED CHAIRS.

I DID'NT GET A CHANCE TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE 37TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN ARTS FESTIVAL IN BROOKLYN OVER THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND BECAUSE I STAYED UPTOWN THAT WEEKEND.... BUT I DID GET TO BROOKLYN OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND A FEW MONTHS AGO, TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE ARTIST THAT HAD SET UP THEIR BOOTHS IN THE 31ST ANNUAL DANCE AFRICA ARTS & CRAFT BAZAAR.

ME AND A FEW OF MY ARTIST FRIENDS HAD VENDED AT THIS FESTIVAL IN SOME OF THE VERY FIRST FESTIVALS.... IT'S ALWAY NICE TO COME THROUGH AND SEE HOW IT IS EVOLVING....MY ARTIST FRIEND OLUFUNKEY HAD HER BEAUTIFUL HAND PAINTED TEXTILES AND WOOD WORK ON DISPLAY,... I THINK HER BOOTH WAS THE MOST UPLIFTING BOOTH THERE,... WHEN I ENTERED HER BOOTH, I DID'NT WANT TO LEAVE..... I LIKE TO BUY MY SCENTED BODY OIL'S FROM OLUFUNKEY BECAUSE SHE HAS REALLY NICE OILS.... IN FACT, HER SCENTED BODY OIL IS THE ONLY SCENTED OIL I BUY.

ANOTHER OF MY FAVORITE BOOTHS AND MY FAVORITE CLOTHING BOUTIQUE IN THE WHOLE-WIDE-WORLD, IS HARRIETS ALTER EGO IN PARK SLOPE BROOKLYN http://harrietsalteregoonline.com/ EVERY TIME I VISIT THEIR BOUTIQUE, THEY HAVE OUT DONE THEMSELVES WITH THEIR FUNKY CHIC DESIGNS. THEY REALLY HAVE A SPECIAL TOUCH.

THE AFRICAN FABRICS ARE ALWAY WONDERFUL TO LOOK THROUGH, I NEED TO GET ME A SEWING MACHINE.

I SAW THESE BEADED CHAIR THAT KEEPS PLAYING OVER AND OVER IN MY MIND... I GOT TO HAVE A PAIR OF THESE BEADED CHAIRS.

WHILE I WAS AT THE FAIR, I RAN INTO ARIANNA THE BELLY DANCER EXTRAORDINAIRE AND HER GOOD FRIEND INYOTA. WE ALL WALKED AROUND THE FAIR AS IT WAS CLOSING UP, THEN WE WENT TO MANHATTAN AND HAD A BITE TO EAT AS WE CAUGHT UP ON EVENTS IN OUR LIVES.