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debbie musick

Preserving Memories in Collage

Debbie Musick is a self-taught artist and life-long Oklahoman, descended from early settlers of the Choctaw Nation. This sense of place infuses her art, which encompass hand-lettered text of hard-won wisdom, vintage images of homesteaders and homebodies, and authentic artifacts, remixed and reimagined on heirloom textiles. The resulting mixed-media works explore the layers of everyday life in the American West, past and present, in a tapestry of disparate threads, laughter shared, and stories remembered.

The flag pictured above was a new project I learned at the North Texas Collage Conference in Ft. Worth, TX, earlier this month. I chose to use images from my friend's beautiful book, The Salt of the Red Earth, as my stars. The flag measures 48" x 30.5".  It is a huge project, with each stripe and star constructed separately .

KC Willis will be returning to Oklahoma City for classes next month.  It will be her last classes taught in Oklahoma.  She will begin teaching only out of her studio in Longmont, CO.  KC will teach at Paper Crown on April 12, 13 & 14.  She will be teaching a crazy quilt class (April 12),  A Collage Camp-Free Form style class on April 13th. On April 14th, she will be teaching her infamous shrine class.  You can sign up or get more information at http://studioretreats.ning.com/page/on-the-road-2012

I cannot begin to tell you what an inspiration KC has been to me.  Her classess are so full! So exciting! She is one of the most giving teachers I have ever met.  She is willing to tell you all of her secrets, her resources, share her fairy dust!  I will be there.  You should be there too.