ART JOURNAL
Zine | The Adventures of the Squares
The Adventures of the Squares is a concept I created to show my students how to brainstorm a storyline, storyboard their idea and create a mini zine or comic book.
Seven Years Ago.
Seven years ago, I created She Moves Forward as an outlet for my creative expression while I was working in a corporate setting.
Today #SMF focuses on traditional and non-traditional creative work and services such as;
Design Marketing, Visual Art, Wear Art, and Visual Arts Education (Coming soon).
As I continue to explore my creative talent and curiosity for problem-solving, I look forward to sharing and engaging others with my ideas. My focus for the next seven years will be about concepts into actions, growth, and hopefully making an impact. Two inspiring examples I am developing right now are my Wear Art Collection and Visual Arts Education.
I'm currently completing my graduate degree in Community Arts/Visual Arts Education, being in this program has allowed me the opportunity to expand the creative process of building different curriculums for the arts in an exciting way that will complement the creative work I'm already doing with SMF. I'm so excited to see the organic growth and the tremendous potential SMF can become.
So come visit us She Moves Forward and be apart of the work we are doing.
Discovering through the art process.
I wanted to remix an original design/art piece I created in 2016 call Wamen 2A. The thought behind this piece was about fragmented identity. How there are aspects of ourselves, we don’t share with others that follow us privately as we live our lives. Another reflection I had was the mourning of the past to make way for the new. The bright yellow represented a colorful and vibrant life. Fast forward almost three years, I wanted to revisit the print and remix it from my perspective today. Kinda like a self-assessment through the arts...my art process.
Unlike the original, the remix is slowly uncovering more define conceptions of what I want to focus on. Also, in this piece, I am merging photography and illustration together. For those who don’t know, I started my career in photography, my education was in Visual communication focusing on photography and design with a Minor in Art Studio. Somewhere between life, I lost that drive and love for pictures. I believe creating SMF seven years ago was my creative self crying for that kind of outlet.
I like this remix, this experience was a great exercise. I may go back to other creatives and reevaluate where I stand with all of them today.
Exhibit Eco Art 2019 | Lesley University
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Exhibition Date: November 7, 2019 – December 5, 2019
Opening Reception: Nov. 12th, 5pm - 8pm
Location: Parker Gallery, 2nd floor, University Hall Atrium, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
Artist Name: Nadege D. Tessono
Title: Reclaimed Life
Material: Recycled materials and nature. Light bulbs, ink cartridges, glass bottles, and one battery.
Year: Aug 2019
Artist Statement: This art project is about reimagining the purpose and function of an item and using it in a new and creative way. I liked the idea of approaching broken objects or used things and giving them new life. I want to exhibit my work for people who appreciate art that reflects an important message, and that is handmade with found, reused, recycled, upcycled objects and that are one-of-a-kind.