Nat Dye: Island Weaving Kids Books mentoring Rebirth Youth Poetry Ensemble

mentoring Rebirth Youth Poetry Ensemble and performing with his band

Photography by John Bigelow Taylor and Nicholas Walster

This sly little gator has a nice weight

and Kellie Jones draws out themes and challenges in collecting and exhibiting modern and contemporary art by artists of African descent

This exhibition was first held at the Indiana State University Gallery (October 29–November 14

Nat Dye: Island Weaving Kids Books mentoring Rebirth Youth Poetry Ensembleby Hannah Ruth Levi The design of this weaving is dependent on the threading structure, similar to the American Symbol craft and the grid referenced in the artists Ellen Lesperance and Diane Simpson work. It is also based on Summer Winter weavings, a style which includes threading two blocks which create a double sided fabric with inverted colors. Summer and Winter weave structure is often seen in coverlets made in Scandinavia and by the Pennsylvania