Strickland\, whose work on display was cre ated between 1996-2022\, uses clay\, paint\, ink\, wood\, and objects like beads and cowry shells to tell stories about womenhood\, sisterhood\, bro therhood\, family\, and celebration\, illuminating how she sees and envisi ons communities of the African diaspora. She says\, &ldquo\;most of my ins piration comes from fellowshipping with my community.&rdquo\;
\nSony etta Strickland was born in Lumpkin\, Georgia and grew up in Stowe Village on Kensington Street in Hartford. As a child\, she was inspired by a Fred D. Wish Elementary School classmate who drew cartoons like Mickey Mouse a nd motivated her to draw superheroes\, which her mother let her paint on h er sibling&rsquo\;s bedroom wall. She found everything she could about art at the Barbour Street Library to teach herself how to create. She continu ed to sketch through high school and became a visual arts major at Manches ter Community College. Stickland has been making art for decades and has s hown her work in Hartford\, Manchester\, Stratford\, CT and Springfield\, MA. &ldquo\;Art became my foundation and my strength during difficult time s in my life. I took solace in my work and leaned into my creative passion by sculpting\, painting and wood-working\,&rdquo\; says Strickland.
\n https://hplct.libnet.info/event/6189463 URL;VALUE=URI:https://hplct.libnet.info/event/6189463 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/hplct/Sonyetta_Strickland_ visual.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR