tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74030146369854635542024-03-13T10:33:58.524-07:00La Femme NoirSusan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-72738061935929503942011-03-07T17:02:00.000-08:002011-03-07T17:03:54.392-08:00Teamwork: Our Collaborative GroupHere again is our team...this photo shot during the video session.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-muf4XHwn7nM/TXWAK14yMsI/AAAAAAAADEk/hI7HdcpqC4Q/s1600/team-at-shoot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-muf4XHwn7nM/TXWAK14yMsI/AAAAAAAADEk/hI7HdcpqC4Q/s320/team-at-shoot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581508236947894978" /></a><br /><br />Left to Right: <br />Andrea Marx, Duke Windsor, Susan Lazear, Osbaldo AhumadaSusan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-67548625405800501142011-03-07T16:57:00.000-08:002011-03-07T17:01:57.820-08:00At the ShootWe had a great time at the video shoot (see the YouTube video in a prior entry).<br />Here are a few shots from that day.<br /><br />Duke talking to Patricia. Note Duke's paintings in the background.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s6ES40yZhvg/TXV_R1ahA9I/AAAAAAAADEc/CzVSjXfsPYA/s1600/duke-paint-at-shoot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s6ES40yZhvg/TXV_R1ahA9I/AAAAAAAADEc/CzVSjXfsPYA/s320/duke-paint-at-shoot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581507257568396242" /></a><br />Osbaldo being taped, holding his sketches.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PqotuLYHfso/TXV_RuKfWzI/AAAAAAAADEU/Nr4-uSrXIEI/s1600/olsbaldoatshoot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PqotuLYHfso/TXV_RuKfWzI/AAAAAAAADEU/Nr4-uSrXIEI/s320/olsbaldoatshoot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581507255622130482" /></a><br />Andrea and Susan, waiting to be taped.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dqKpoa3Xtvw/TXV_RQttx5I/AAAAAAAADEM/4mbDPN3kEWY/s1600/DSC_0080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dqKpoa3Xtvw/TXV_RQttx5I/AAAAAAAADEM/4mbDPN3kEWY/s320/DSC_0080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581507247716812690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6rRSynJYpdQ/TXV_RAnjNRI/AAAAAAAADD8/osBgk9V52EQ/s1600/DSC_0086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6rRSynJYpdQ/TXV_RAnjNRI/AAAAAAAADD8/osBgk9V52EQ/s320/DSC_0086.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581507243395986706" /></a><br /><br />The venue for the filming.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M_MlLiIZpCU/TXV_Rcz7fnI/AAAAAAAADEE/p8-ryza9Sak/s1600/DSC_0064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M_MlLiIZpCU/TXV_Rcz7fnI/AAAAAAAADEE/p8-ryza9Sak/s320/DSC_0064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581507250964102770" /></a>Susan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-3476614837698276512011-03-07T16:38:00.000-08:002011-03-07T16:47:19.954-08:00Men at Work!Osbaldo and Duke... both artists in their own right. Osbaldo in fashion design and Duke as a fine artist painter.<br /><br />Here they are together, and each working.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FaaIJXJhkj0/TXV8R5zZOLI/AAAAAAAADD0/aEdzFD_ORQQ/s1600/artists.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FaaIJXJhkj0/TXV8R5zZOLI/AAAAAAAADD0/aEdzFD_ORQQ/s320/artists.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581503960211601586" /></a><br />Osbaldo... drafting patterns<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pa37avSSOsQ/TXV8RjBtFkI/AAAAAAAADDs/2YThV8-j7zQ/s1600/drafting2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pa37avSSOsQ/TXV8RjBtFkI/AAAAAAAADDs/2YThV8-j7zQ/s320/drafting2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581503954097608258" /></a><br />Duke... mixing paint<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vNUc6FJL5S0/TXV8Rf4k3NI/AAAAAAAADDk/Fe28qrVlf7g/s1600/duke-at-work.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vNUc6FJL5S0/TXV8Rf4k3NI/AAAAAAAADDk/Fe28qrVlf7g/s320/duke-at-work.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581503953254014162" /></a>Susan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-21345882246697962012011-03-07T16:25:00.000-08:002011-03-07T16:31:36.140-08:00We are on YouTube!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TUDvdKiESII/AAAAAAAADA8/XBGNZl94oOw/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TUDvdKiESII/AAAAAAAADA8/XBGNZl94oOw/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566712423752419458" /></a><br />Recently, our La Femme Noir team was featured in a video promoting the Art Meets Fashion collaboration, a project of the San Diego Visual Arts Network.<br /> <a href=" http://www.ArtMeetsFashion.org">http://www.ArtMeetsFashion.org</a>.<br /><br /><br />Here is a YouTube video where you can learn more about our project.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjs8R4WJnTE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjs8R4WJnTE</a>Susan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-89456235248130578902011-02-08T15:39:00.000-08:002011-02-08T15:41:02.821-08:00Theme PhilosophyOur approach to the Art Meets Fashion challenge revolves around a fusion of our artist’s and designer’s unique styles of work. Both are very organic in their approach to design and both use texture heavily. For Duke, this involves not only his painting techniques, but his choice of mediums. For Osbaldo, this is seen in his sculptural and dimensional garments that demonstrate his ability to transcend us to another time and space as we watch his work move down the runway. Black is a prominent color used by both Duke and Osbaldo, and they share a love of fantasy and the sci-fi world. Thus has evolved, our theme and approach for this project, “La Femme Noir”. This will also be our team name. <br /><br />As the plan currently stands, Osbaldo will design sculptural pieces of clothing, and portions of these will be painted by Duke, after the garment is constructed. For Duke, this will involve engineered painting in the round, and he looks forward to the collaboration. As the group looked at Osbaldo’s sketches, we saw elements of sculpture and fantasy. Susan and Andrea are opera-goers, and the sketches brought forth memories of Mozart’s Queen of the Night. Once we played the music from this famous aria in The Magic Flute, we all agreed that our approach was set. We would create <span style="font-weight:bold;">La Femme Noir</span>, fashion and art’s counter to Mozart’s Queen of the Night.Susan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-47253965163254903352011-02-08T15:35:00.000-08:002011-02-08T15:37:22.294-08:00Initial SketchesHere are a couple of early sketches from Osbaldo. It was with these sketches that we came up with our theme: La Femme Noir.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHTkGosT5I/AAAAAAAADCM/vgAr_7r0yyU/s1600/sketch-two.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHTkGosT5I/AAAAAAAADCM/vgAr_7r0yyU/s320/sketch-two.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571466831244054418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHTjgVHlqI/AAAAAAAADCE/16QSoOU8VYY/s1600/sketch-one.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHTjgVHlqI/AAAAAAAADCE/16QSoOU8VYY/s320/sketch-one.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571466820961408674" /></a>Susan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-45836378704809984872011-02-08T15:34:00.000-08:002011-03-07T16:35:14.535-08:00Team Member: Andrea Marx<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DXzgBS0Tbvg/TXV5rJQ4o6I/AAAAAAAADDc/qyXyV51Yq_s/s1600/andrea-headshot.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DXzgBS0Tbvg/TXV5rJQ4o6I/AAAAAAAADDc/qyXyV51Yq_s/s320/andrea-headshot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581501095323673506" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Andrea Marx</span><br /><br />Andrea Marx is a Professor of Fashion at San Diego Mesa College. She has degrees in Clothing and Textile from Michigan State University and Russell Sage College. At Mesa, her blend of industry experience and education training allows Andrea to train hundreds of students in the areas of patternmaking, construction, draping, and design. She is currently the Chair Person of the Consumer and Family Studies programs, and is a member of the Fashion Group International as well as the International Textile and Apparel Association. Andrea has overseen the development of curriculum and course materials in Fashion at Mesa College as well as Palomar College and the University of New Hampshire. She has won several Outstanding Teacher of the Year awards and is highly respected by not only students but her peers.Susan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-67335190589555381512011-02-08T15:30:00.001-08:002011-03-07T16:57:16.092-08:00Team Member: Susan Lazear<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHSPeEg37I/AAAAAAAADB8/xxQ_B8k_kbI/s1600/Susan%2BLazear%2BPhoto.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHSPeEg37I/AAAAAAAADB8/xxQ_B8k_kbI/s320/Susan%2BLazear%2BPhoto.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571465377245880242" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Susan Lazear</span><br /><br />Susan Lazear is a Professor of Fashion at San Diego Mesa College. There she teaches various courses related to fashion, textiles, fashion technology, and costume. She has a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science degrees in Clothing and Textiles. Susan is also the owner of Cochenille Design Studio, a software company that develops and markets software and design-aid products for textile and fiber artists (www.cochenille.com). She is an active fashion designer, and exercises her skills in the form of sewn and knit clothing. Her love of photography and writing have led her to publish articles in numerous textile/craft publications. In addition, she has authored two books on Fashion Design using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Susan’s world travels have allowed her to view fashion and cultures, documenting their clothing and costume as sources of inspiration to current fashion.<br /><br />You can reach Susan at <a href="mailto:slazear@sdccd.edu">slazear@sdccd.edu</a><br />or via her website at <a href="http://www.cochenille.com">www.cochenille.com</a><br />or, her personal blog, <a href="http://susanlazear.blogspot.com">http://susanlazear.blogspot.com</a>Susan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-83355182421122967152011-02-08T15:27:00.001-08:002011-02-08T15:28:59.943-08:00Team Member: Osbaldo Ahumada<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHRhLUhXzI/AAAAAAAADB0/Uxema48nCwY/s1600/osbaldo-sketching.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHRhLUhXzI/AAAAAAAADB0/Uxema48nCwY/s320/osbaldo-sketching.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571464581938765618" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Osbaldo Ahumada</span><br /><br />Osbaldo Ahumada is an innovative fashion designer who focuses on fantasy and sculptural pieces of wearable art. He was born in Sinaloa, Mexico and moved to the United States to pursue study in Fashion Design. He achieved his goals, and graduated from the Fashion Program at Mesa College in San Diego. Osbaldo has won numerous awards for his designs, including Best Fantasy and Best in Show Industry awards from the California Fashion Symposium (in 2007 and 2008), as well as numerous awards at Mesa College’s Annual Golden Scissors Fashion show. Ahumada loves art, and translates his love of sculpture to clothing through the use of unique fabrics and non-traditional materials.Susan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-58849408031562322382011-02-08T15:13:00.000-08:002011-02-08T15:22:58.499-08:00Team Member: Duke Windsor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHQLHd7hrI/AAAAAAAADBs/V_YISRFlqu0/s1600/Duke%2540work3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHQLHd7hrI/AAAAAAAADBs/V_YISRFlqu0/s320/Duke%2540work3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571463103435736754" /></a><br />Art and music have always played an influential role in Duke Windsor’s life. Windsor worked as a Combat Illustrator for the United States Marine Corp until 1982. Recognizing that art was his calling, Windsor decided to open his first art studio in 1986.<br /><br />In 1999 Windsor began a series of paintings focusing on the alleys of North Park. A decade later, deciding something had to change, Duke enrolled in the San Diego Fine Art Society's Artist Mentor Program. Under the guidance of mentor Yoram Gil and using his early cityscape subject matter as inspiration, Windsor created his current more stylized interpretations of the urban landscape. The Mentor Program allowed Windsor to make a ground-breaking transition in the execution of his works, pushing him to experiment with techniques and a visual language bordering on abstraction.<br /><br />Duke currently lives and creates in North Park. For more information about his past or current work go to: <a href="http://www.dukewindsorstudio.com">www.dukewindsorstudio.com</a> or contact him directly at dukewindsorstudio@cox.net.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHPtyj7dgI/AAAAAAAADBc/gxzBg0KEQ18/s1600/Duke%2540work3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHPtyj7dgI/AAAAAAAADBc/gxzBg0KEQ18/s320/Duke%2540work3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571462599607547394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHPtl-DPXI/AAAAAAAADBU/vdEHEPoJzGA/s1600/Duke%2540work4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHPtl-DPXI/AAAAAAAADBU/vdEHEPoJzGA/s320/Duke%2540work4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571462596227448178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHPtLA5jwI/AAAAAAAADBM/Baw2vfDE3-c/s1600/Duke%2540work5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nn5lV26PTac/TVHPtLA5jwI/AAAAAAAADBM/Baw2vfDE3-c/s320/Duke%2540work5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571462588991639298" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Duke Windsor: Mixed Media Artist</span>Susan Lazearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886681100557512849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-68352676432452694052010-10-26T21:59:00.001-07:002010-10-26T22:03:08.497-07:00La Femme Noir Team<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_71LwFsmhdvs/TMex53v391I/AAAAAAAAAAs/Z2ZGveYB1MY/s1600/team.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_71LwFsmhdvs/TMex53v391I/AAAAAAAAAAs/Z2ZGveYB1MY/s320/team.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532586275023353682" /></a>Here are the team members of our group.<div><br /></div><div>Left to Right:</div><div>Susan Lazear (documenter)</div><div>Duke Windsor (artist)</div><div>Osbaldo Ahumada (designer)</div><div>Andrea Marx (educator)</div><div><br /></div><div>Interestingly enough.. we are all or have been involved in some form or manner with Mesa College. Duke and Osbaldo were students, and Andrea and I (Susan) teach as Professors in the Fashion Program.</div><div><br /></div><div>We have been meeting since late summer, and have planned our project. More to follow on this.</div>La Femme Noirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172514012231313331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403014636985463554.post-61021058791566381002010-10-19T23:19:00.000-07:002010-10-19T23:30:34.935-07:00Who is La Femme Noir? Art Meets Fashion<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;">This blog belongs to <b>La Femme Noir</b>, one of the teams involved in <i>Art Meets Fashion</i> in San Diego, California. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;">The team is composed of the following people:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;">Artist: Duke Windsor</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;">Fashion Designer: Osbaldo Ahumada</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;">Documenter: Susan Lazear</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;">Educator: Andrea Marx</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;">As a group, we will combine art and fashion to create paintings and fashion garments according to our theme which is <i>La Femme Noir.</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;">Art meets Fashion is a project in the works in the San Diego area of California. It is sponsored by the San Diego Visual Arts Network and Focus. To learn more about this project, visit their site. <a href="http://www.artmeetsfashion.org/">http://www.artmeetsfashion.org/</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;">Various teams have been created to participate in the project. Each team has chosen a theme and will be creating collaboratively between now and February 15, 2011.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;"><br /></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->La Femme Noirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172514012231313331noreply@blogger.com0