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Charmed

An exhibition of artist-made charms in the Store, now through March 2010



Charmed, an exhibition of artist-made charms in the Store at Contemporary Craft is available now through March 2010.


Forty nationally recognized jewelers created charms in a variety of materials, from silver, gold, and enamel, to silk, plastic, suede, and romance novels. Priced between $20 and $500, you can create a collection of your favorite on a charm bracelet, or wear them individually as a pendant. In addition, DIY (do-it-yourself) charms are available for $10 each--stamp something meaningful onto a sterling silver oval and add it to your collection.


Participating artists include:


Robert Ebendorf, Sarah Holden, Becky I. Chader, Victoria Altepeter, Rob Jackson, Raissa Bump, Kathryn Osgood, Colleen Heineman, Tedd McDonah, Margaux Lange, Kat Cole, Jen Townsend, Cappy Counard, Marlene True, Stacy Rodgers, Mary Hallam Pearse, James Thurman & Sandie Zilker, Lynn Batchelder, Robert Longyear, Brittany Sondberg, Ana Lopez, Erica Stankwytch Bailey, Vince Pontillo, Adrienne M. Grafton, Melissa Manley, Lynette Andreasen, Bryan Peterson, Tavia Brown, Autumn Brown, Talya Baharal, Renee Zettle-Sterling, Stacey Webber, Alissa Lamarre, Liz Steiner, Haley Sullivan, Mara Friedland, Caroline Gore, and Sue Amendolara

African Art of the Yoruba Diaspora with Temujin Ekunfeo





Through songs, stories, drumming and bead work, audiences experience a presentation that is both performance and discussion while learning about the Yoruba Diaspora of Cuba and the US. The Yoruba, a large ethnic group from southwest Nigeria, were taken as slaves to Cuba. Because of their large numbers, the Yoruba were able to recreate their religion, values and language in the enslaved communities of the New World. a priest in the Yoruba tradition, Temujin Ekunfeo researches African folklore from the Americas and Africa and shares this knowledge by means of family-oriented, audience-participatory storytelling presentations. All of this is done in the ancient tradition of hailing crowds with his talking drum.


Artist Bio:


Temujin Ekunfeo is a storyteller, percussionist and skilled maker of beaded ritual Lukumi/Yoruba art. He was initiated as a member of the priesthood of the LUkumi/Yoruba tradition by Christopher Oliana, one of the first African Americas initiated in Cuba. Over the past 18 years, Ekunfeo has produced numerous pieces of sacred beadwork, including single strand beaded necklaces worn by worshipers and priests; multi-strand necklaces used to adorn shrines; ceremonial knives, swords and crowns and more. He has studied at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Olatunji Center for African Culture in New York City.

Assorted Charms