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Friday, March 6, 2020

Artist Talk at Tulsa Community College Center for Creativity

At Tulsa Community College Center for Creativity, I was given an opportunity to do an artist talk. I had been very nervous about speaking in front of the huge projector screen, but I have to tell you, I really like PowerPoint!

I talked a little about myself, and showed images of 11 works and the stories behind them. While I was looking back at my past works, I realized I have made quite a volume of works under a consistent theme.

Many good questions were asked. It was fun! Gallery directors and curators, if you are interested in my artist talk and exhibition of my works, please contact me through my website. Chiyoko Myose Website

Tulsa Community College, McKeon Center for Creativity, Tulsa, OK
910 Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK, 74119
Dates: March 2, 2020 - March 27, 2020
Opening Reception: March 3, 2020 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Artist Talk: 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Workshop: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Admission is free.
Registration is required for the workshop.
If you join the workshop, please bring an unopened 2-liter bottle!

For more information, click the TCC event pages:
Reception & Art Workshop with Chiyoko Myose
Chiyoko Myose Installation Exhibit

Here is the link to a Discover C4C Podcast Interview: Discover C4C

Dean of Center for Creativity introduces the event on Good Day Tulsa: Guest Artist Chiyoko Myose Reception & Art Workshop on Good Day Tulsa

Good Day Tulsa and The Tulsa Cathedral District

My Guest Artist Visit to Tulsa Community College McKeon Center for Creativity was introduced by Dean of Center for Creativity on Good Day Tulsa. Good Day Tulsa is Channel 8 in Tulsa. Here is the Link:

Guest Artist Chiyoko Myose Reception & Art Workshop on Good Day Tulsa

You need to write Chiyoko Myose as the key search word.

McKeon Center for Creativity is located in the Tulsa Cathedral District. I stayed at a hotel right in the middle of this area. It was very enjoyable to walk around and appreciate the beautiful cathedrals and big churches concentrated in this area. In addition to the exhibition at TCC, being able to stay in this majestic place was a huge bonus for me.

These are just a few examples of churches and cathedrals.

Panorama View of the area. The buildings at the far left are Tulsa Community College and the third building from the left with glass windows is McKeon Center for Creativity. The building at the far right is the hotel where I stayed. I went back and forth within this area, listening to the sound of the bells and the recorded hymn tunes that were being played. It was so peaceful and meaningful for me.

A view from the hotel room

Chiyoko Myose Guest Artist Exhibition at Tulsa Community College McKeon Center For Creativity

For the show at Tulsa Community College McKeon Center for Creativity, I arrived in Tulsa a couple of days before. The weather was gorgeous. I took some pictures of TCC's McKeon Center for Creativity, the home of my work for the month of March.

McKeon Center for Creativity is located in the Tulsa Cathedral District. Many big churches and cathedrals are concentrated in this area. I am going to post the photos of these buildings in the next blog.

The installation went very well thanks to two people's help. The standing tables were very helpful for me.

The works started to appear in front of the outside background with some running vehicles. They are looking nice from the outside, too.

Here are some images of the finished works.

"LOVE" letters that were added in Chiba, Japan appeared nicely this time. At some exhibitions they do, and at some other time, they don't. It just depends on how I hang the piece.

The students from the class that I visited for a lecture were the first people who added new pieces of thread to my work in the city of Tulsa.

The paintings are here, too! My paintings are available to purchase. If you are interested in purchasing them, please contact me through my website Chiyoko Myose Website or just email me at cmyose@hotmail.com

Tulsa Community College, McKeon Center for Creativity, Tulsa, OK
910 Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK, 74119
Dates: March 2, 2020 - March 27, 2020
Opening Reception: March 3, 2020 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Artist Talk: 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Workshop: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Admission is free.
Registration is required for the workshop.
If you join the workshop, please bring an unopened 2-liter bottle!

For more information, click the TCC event pages:
Reception & Art Workshop with Chiyoko Myose
Chiyoko Myose Installation Exhibit

Here is the link to a Discover C4C Podcast Interview: Discover C4C

Dean of Center for Creativity introduces the Guest Artist Events on Good Day Tulsa: Guest Artist Chiyoko Myose Reception & Art Workshop on Good Day Tulsa

You need to write Chiyoko Myose as the key search word.

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Revisiting Previous Works -- Tumbled, Dried, and Softened

This installation is called "Tumbled, Dried, and Softened." It was first exhibited at Mid-America Fine Arts Gallery, Wichita, KS, as a part of the WSU Sculpture Guild Show in 2013. I collected about 1,500 sheets of used dryer sheets and hand sewed them together.

For more images and the artist statement visit this page on my website: Tumbled, Dried, and Softened on Chiyoko's Website

Guest artist events at Tulsa Community College:

For more information, click the TCC event pages:
Reception & Art Workshop with Chiyoko Myose
Chiyoko Myose Installation Exhibit

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Revisting the Previous Works -- White Bird Parabola (2012)

Continued from the last post -- I've been revisiting my previous works to prepare for a Powerpoint presentation for the Tulsa Community College guest artist talk.

This work is called "White Bird Parabola." I made it in 2012 and it was exhibited in a WSU Sculpture Guild Show at Diver Studio, Wichita, KS. Each feather ball was suspended by thread from the top.

Photo Credit: Nam Le

For more images and the artist statement, please visit my website : White Bird Parabola on Chiyoko's Website

Guest artist events at Tulsa Community College:

For more information, click the TCC event pages:
Reception & Art Workshop with Chiyoko Myose
Chiyoko Myose Installation Exhibit

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Revisiting the Previous Works -- Snow Ball Tower (2013)

To prepare a Powerpoint presentation for the artist talk at Tulsa Community College Center 4 Creativity, I'm re-visiting my old photos and videos of my works. I am going to share them here, too.

Snow Ball Tower (2013)

In the winter 2013, we had a lot of snow in Wichita. My kids and I started making a snowman, but instead, we ended up with this snow ball tower.

That night, the tower touched the moon...!

Next morning, it fell down unfortunately, but I made more towers after that.

Then we had another round of snow...

Nest morning, it looked like this.

The fresh snow covered all the footprints of mine.

Some animals' footsteps in the fresh snow proved the presence of early risers.

I found that stacking multiple snow balls in cold weather was just a tedious and tiresome job. However, during the process, I encountered things from nature that were alive and interacting with the towers, which made me discover the beauty of this process-oriented ephemeral land art.

For more information, click the TCC event pages:
Reception & Art Workshop with Chiyoko Myose
Chiyoko Myose Installation Exhibit

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Upcoming Guest Artist Events at Tulsa Community College

I'm so excited and humbled to be invited to Tulsa Community College as the guest artist for March 2020, which is coming very soon! It's the 50th anniversary for the college, so it makes me feel even more special. I was asked to exhibit my work, do a workshop, a couple of lectures, and an artist talk.

If you are in the Tulsa area, please come say hi to me! I would love to see you there. Or if you know somebody who lives in the Tulsa area, please send word to them!

For more information, click the TCC event pages:
Reception & Art Workshop with Chiyoko Myose
Chiyoko Myose Installation Exhibit

Here is the link to a Discover C4C Podcast Interview: Discover C4C