A Slow Tour

I would like to take you on a slow tour of my solo show, currently at Sibley Gallery in New Orleans. (through Oct. 30) Here on my blog, you can take a virtual walk-through the space with me as I show you the body of work called "Unearthed" - a journey from a remembered birth to an imagined death using all five senses. This slow tour will take place in 5 parts over the next 5 days.

3427 Magazine St. New Orleans 11am-5pm Tues. - Sat.

Looking to the right as you head up the stairs to enter the gallery, you can see the Beehive and the Cotton Dress through the window.

"Beehive"

crocheted fibers of alpaca, cotton, bamboo, poly, cotton and poly stuffing

made by hand in Covington and New Orleans, with help from my mother, Rita Rebouche
soft-sculpture hangs from ceiling, 16" x 16" x 24"
$450

"Cotton Dress"
19" x 24", mixed media on flat canvas with cotton and lace trim, sold

Panoramic view of right side of gallery, just upon entering.

"Lotus Tree"
48" x 72", mixed media on canvas, wood frame made in Covington by my father, Carl Rebouche
$3850

side view of wooden frame on "Lotus Tree", 2.5" depth

Left to Right:
"Moth and Acorn" sold
"Pomegranate Bee" sold
"Apple Feather" $250
"Moth Pear" $250

All four: 8" x 10", acrylic on canvas, frames made of reclaimed pine by Bergeron Woodworks. (frame size: 14" x 16")

Opening night was a beautiful experience that came together like a quilt of sensory moments. The Beehive piece was dripping real "Blood River Honey". (The photo above captures a moment when a young spectator (and star of my video piece in which she plays a younger version of myself) MJ was catching dripping honey on her tongue. Kevin Mixon, a local bee-keeper and honey farmer, came with his "Blood River Honey" bees in an observation hive, which sat on the table with the Honey Lemonade Rum Punch we were passing out, made with Blood River Honey and local New Orleans Rum. For a very short time we had hot biscuits to enjoy with raw spreadable honey. Local bluegrass band "The Ramblin Letters" were steady playing in the backyard sculpture garden, crowded around one mic singing and strumming, and at one point, even a song about biscuits!