1. “STRAIGHT OUT OF THIS WORLD”: VACANT CHAIR: FOUND OBJECTS: STILL LIFE: DIGITAL PHOTO COLLAGE SERIES

The Vacant Armchair, Material Culture, Still Life Photo Project: Found Objects: Vintage Crochet Afghan and Vintage Wooden Chair. This is a Domestic African American Material Culture, open invite & memorial, that serves as a vacant chair for absence, or awaited guest, in reverence in the household, celebrating and honoring the Souls lost during past and present times of discourse, and during the 2020/21 pandemic, acts of violence, suicide, accidents, natural & unnatural causes of death. This series is inspired by the Humble yet stylish homemaking skills of the rural and urban African American Homemaker/Caregiver, Illustrating the creativity and the art of draping vintage handmade textiles over vintage furniture to enhance the ambience of an interior. Making the most out of the least, while celebrating everyday life in uncertain times. From Xenobia Bailey's Epic Project: "PARADISE UNDER RECONSTRUCTION IN THE AESTHETIC OF FUNK": Living a Dream in a Nightmare.