Welcome Back to The Parlour, Gina!

We are so honored to have artist extraordinaire, Gina Thompson McKuen, back to The Parlour. She shares with us about her inspired art projects and we cover many amazing topics. Please enjoy this special conversation. 

Gina uses some of these symbols in her art: 
https://www.adinkrasymbols.org/

 and here's info about Gee's Bend: 
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/fabric-of-their-lives-132757004/

We talked about Gina's Journey: https://www.ginasjourney.com/
and the book: https://www.ginasjourney.com/buythebook

Gina recommended we watch this: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Art:_In_the_Absence_of_Light

Find Gina's art here: https://www.mahoganysnowcreations.com/

here is a link about Ernie Barnes' "Sugar Shack" -  https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-record-sale-the-sugar-shack-made-ernie-barnes-comeback-kid