The Keeper Came to Our House! - Keeper on Parade Project 150

     This was about a month ago, but the Keeper came to our house!  This is a replica of the most well-known landmark in Wichita, Keeper of the Plains by Blackbear Bosin.  This is going to be one of the 13 Keepers for celebrating Wichita's 150th anniversary.  My daughter and I are going to paint it together.  It was my daughter's idea to apply for it as a mother and a daughter team.  We were selected from about 60 applicants, so it's quite an honor and we're very grateful.  Our Keeper is going to be placed in Clapp Park in South Wichita.  Such a beautiful form...  We couldn't resist spending some time looking at it in our yard for a while on the day of arrival.

　もう一か月ほど前になりますが、キーパーがうちにやってきました。ウィチタ市で最も有名なランドマークで、ブラックベアー・ボジンというアーティストの手によるKeeper of the Plainsという像のレプリカです。今年、ウィチタ市市制150周年のお祝いとしてペイントされることになった1３体のキーパーの一つです。娘の提案で、一緒に応募し、二人でペイントすることになりました。60人ほどの応募者から選ばれたとのことで、とても感謝なことです。私達のキーパーはウィチタ市南のクラップパークという公園に設置されることになっています。なんて美しいフォルムなんでしょう…！届いた日、庭に置いてしばらく眺めていました。

About the Keeper on Parade Project by Together Wichita

Wichita Eagle Article Together Wichita Putting More Keeper Statues on Parade

About the original work Keeper of the Plains

About the Original Artist Blackbear Bosin

Show in Japan is Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

     I was expecting to hold a solo exhibition in Asuka, Nara, Japan this April, but this trip highly likely will be cancelled due to concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19.  I am profoundly disappointed and regret that I had to cancel the show.  It was a difficult decision because I was really looking forward to exhibit my work in the traditional Japanese Machiya-style gallery in Asuka, the ancient capital of Japan.  I hope I will have another chance like this in the future.

　今年の4月、奈良、明日香村での個展を予定しておりましたが、新型コロナウィルス感染症の拡大防止のため、私の渡航も難しくなってきました。大変残念ながら、今回の個展は中止せざるを得なくなりました。日本のいにしえの都、飛鳥を訪れ、伝統的な町家風のユニークな画廊での展示をとても楽しみにしていましたので、大変難しい決断でした。いつかまたこのような機会が訪れることを願ってやみません。

Garo Asuka, Asuka, Nara, Japan

画廊飛鳥、奈良県高市郡明日香村大字平田２６０

Dates: April 15 - April 17, 1 pm - 6 pm, 2020

Cancelled --　残念ながら、中止になりました。

本当に次回の機会がありますことを願っております。ウェブサイトはこちらです。

http://www008.upp.so-net.ne.jp/garo-asuka/index.html

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.

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:

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

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

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:

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