tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78058507758853491732012-02-21T22:11:00.681-09:00My name is Felicia Follum and my work tends to focus on social issues. I combine drawing and graphic design to create socially conscious work that communicates with the audience. In addition to creating art my passion extends to a desire to use my work to help others. Two ways include teaching kids art and helping to raise awareness.Felicia Follumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125FeliciaFollumArtAndDesignhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805850775885349173.post-69909991676387433792012-02-21T22:11:00.001-09:002012-02-21T22:11:00.820-09:002012-02-21T22:11:00.820-09:00

Marcus Garvey is a significant figure in the field of African American religious culture for a variety of reasons.  He played a major role in the Back to Africa movement as well as the RastafarI religion.  In addition he was viewed by many as an African prophet. Read more about Marcus Garvey on my religion blog, Sick Religion.

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The Good Mule is a student-led organization that is designed to equip students with the tools they need to fight for their own causes.  This justice based conference was the perfect venue for my artwork and I was honored to be the Featured Visiting Artist for the event. Why a Mule? Wikipedia describes a mule as the following… “The mule possesses the sobriety, patience, endurance and

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The annual Student Juried show is a pretty big deal at the University of Wyoming. This is my first time having work selected for the show.  Persistence certainly pays off.  My Malcolm X poster, titled "Who Taught you to Hate?" made it into this art show. There are a variety of awards at the opening.  I received a purchase award from the Information Technology department and the Margaret Murdock

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This past weekend I was fortunate to be able to attend The Good Mule 2012 Conference as the Featured Visual Artist. I participated last year so was pretty excited about being invited to be the artist. See more of my thoughts from The Good Mule. I am currently finishing up my last semester at the University of Wyoming and will be graduating in May. I will be graduating with a in Fine Arts and

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This book began with a lot of play (you might not have guessed that from the content).  I wanted to see how I could play with form and pages of a book created from one sheet of paper folded to create pages.  It ended as a very strong piece showing some of the hatred our country was built on. This essay was written by General Nathan Bedford Forrest, Civil War hero and found of the KKK, about why

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My next body of artwork will be focusing on the sex industry and human trafficking.  I am not sure where this will go but I would like to share a photograph I took over Christmas break while back home in Rapid City, South Dakota. I am not sure if I will use this image or not; however, I do think that it is a strong image.  It shows the contrast and addiction that our society possesses.  There are

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Southern trees bear strange fruitBlood on the leavesBlood at the rootBlack bodies swinging in the southern breezeStrange fruit hanging from the poplar treesPastoral scene of the gallant southThe bulging eyes and the twisted mouthThe scent of magnolia sweet and freshThen the sudden smell of burning fleshHere is a fruit for the crows to pluckfor the rain to gatherfor the wind to suckfor the sun to

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The Salon des Refuse will be up once again!  It will take place at Works of Wyoming art gallery.  Check out WOW's blog for more info about the event

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Phenomenal Woman Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The

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If you like my art or are interested in social justice and/or activism here are some twitter profiles for you to enjoy...Have a wonderful Twitter time this Tuesday! Of course you should follow me @FeliciaFollumArt Poverty Social Justice Activism @InjusticeFacts @ActivismTips @DailyActivist  @SickBillionaire Anti Trafficking @YCHAT  @ChangeSlavery @BridgesofHopepc Womanism and Black

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Although King and Malcolm had their differences (theological and social) I would like to share a poster I created featuring the famous Malcolm quote "who taught you to hate yourself" in honor of Martin Luther King day.  Malcolm and King were both extremely important leaders in the African American community and the Civil Rights movement and both deserve to be honored.  The goal of my art

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In honor of Martin Luther King Day I figured I would share this drawing. I completed a series of African American History name drawings.  Some are of heroes or African American religious figures like this oneand other are of people who have become famous for a variety of reasons. I also thought you might enjoy reading MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail

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American Dream Though America is great, it is important to remember the true history of our country.  It was built on the backs of African slaves and is currently being built on the backs of underpaid, overworked Latinos and other under-privileged people groups (sometimes slaves). Avoiding reality will not make it go away (as we just saw in "History can't be Undone, But it can be Erased").  The

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Klanstory gives a brief backgroung of the various Klans from a variety of time periods including the present and largest Klan. This book describes the origins of the Klan and the reasons for their costumes.   The video Birth of a Nation played a vital role in the resurgence of the Klan. This Christian group saw the burning cross as a sign of Christian brotherhood.

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Just thought I would share some of the most inspiring, heartbreaking, and incredibly beautiful images from 2011.  I am a strong believer in the arts and activism.  These photos are both art and socially conscious.See the 45 most powerful images of 2011 with descriptions. For now here are some of my favorites.  Click the link above for more information.

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I created this poster in response to my Haiti trip.  The community we were in was incredibly fortunate.  They had their own well (about 1000 people) so that they had drinking water within in a couple miles; however, the kids would pick up our water bottles and pretend to drink.  It was adorable, as you can see. The idea of a Haitian child pretending to drink from a water bottle creates a sense

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Artwork goals      1. Have a new body of work ready to be submitted to the 234 Gallery.          i. I would like to have a show (apply for a show) next academic school year in the 234 Gallery.          ii. This body of work will focus on the broad topic of sex trafficking, human trafficking, sex slavery and/or the sex industry.              a. See Human Trafficking to track my

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I found the idea of sharing the highlight of my artwork of 2011 with you while reading the Art Biz Blog and decided that it would be beneficial to post about my most significant accomplishment of 2011. The accomplishments that I am the most proud of revolve around my most recent art exhibition and body of work, Make it Plain.  Make it Plain was my first solo show, none of the work was created

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This poster is designed to represent James Cone's theology as a part of my Make it Plain art exhibition.  James Cone was a theologian who made the idea of a black Jesus famous.  James Cone believed in a Jesus that was with the oppressed people of the day; in the 1960's the oppressed peoples were black.  Cone was responding to all of Christians who believed in a white Jesus and a white God that

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Photo featured in the Laramie Boomerang November 10, 2011 This Noose painting was an experiment created during the 1892 process. Noose was painted on top of wall art again showing the contrast between fake (though beautiful)and honest.  Speaking to the covering up of the past. This idea of covering up the past is not as clear as in History Can't be Undone... I chose to include this work in 

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There were 230 people lynched in 1892 and this piece is dedicated to each of those individuals. Lynchings in One Year 1892 (originally titled 230 nooses) is the piece that started the idea of using nooses. Through research I found that there were 230 people lynched in 1892. Viewing X and Cone in Historical Context I had been trying to figure out how to help people understand Malcolm X and

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Detail of center image ...but It Can Be Erased This piece is a series of three prints made from a pink eraser.  As they go from left to right they fade.  This speaks to the forgetting of and changes to history over a period of time.   The center image is torn out and placed on the top of another print underneath.  The covered print relates to covering up the past and the idea that those

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Interesting Welcome Negro Family Tree can be seen from down the hall before you enter the gallery space.  People recognize the framed pieces and how it looks like a shrine, altar or simply photos that your grandparents would have of their family.  As you get closer, you realize that these images are not portraits but nooses. The piece originated as I was playing around with 1892 (I will post

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People have been asking questions about my current show and I would love to share some insight with you about how the show came together as well as the research behind the works. I will start with explaining the over all concepts and then will create a couple posts about individual artworks.  In this first post I will explain the overall concept behind the show, using my artist statement.  In

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