Thursday, March 13 at noon, for an artist talk & opening reception for “Fog and Mist,” my solo exhibition at the College of the Mainland Gallery. Location is Fine Arts Building, Room F139. Gallery hours are Mon- Thurs 10am-4pm. Exhibition closes April 3.
Read full interview with Amarie Cemone Gipson & Ayanna Jolivet Mcclou
Amarie Cemone Gipson, Houston editor-at-large for Burnaway magazine, recently interviewed me after viewing my exhibition New Suns at Lawndale Art Center. View the full interview on Burnaway’s site.
Burnaway Lunchtime Conversation: Amarie Cemone Gipson & Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud
Thursday, November 21, 2024 12-1PM CST
Instagram Live on @burnaway (https://www.instagram.com/burnaway/)
The third in Burnaway’s editorial Lunchtime Conversations series, Houston Editor at Large Amarie Cemone Gipson will be speaking with artist and environmental advocate Ayanna Jovilet Mccloud.
This virtual program will take place on Instagram Live on Thursday November 21 at 12PM CST (1PM EDT) – join on Instagram Live. The Lunchtime Conversation series will continue throughout 2024 and into next year with our editorial team. More on Burnaway
Artist Talk for last day of New Suns exhibition
Artist talk with writer JD Pluecker on Saturday, November 2 at Lawndale Art Center for the closing day of the New Suns exhibition. Check out JD’s writing in the New Suns exhibition catalogue.
New Suns exhibition catalogue available
The exhibition catalogue for my solo show, New Suns at Lawndale Art Center is available. The publication features writing by J.D. Puecker in dialogue with my art and brief writing from me. [View catalogue]
East Beach
Panel on Land/Water at Black Artists Retreat (B.A.R.)
Panel on Land/Water: Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud, Rochelle Nembhard, and Brea Baker / Black Artists Retreat (B.A.R.), Houston, Texas
Panel & Tour: Witness, Exploring African American Connections to the Land and Place
Panel: Dr. Marco Robinson, Ivy Lawrence-Wells, Kristi Rangel & tours at Houston Botanic Garden
CAMH Artist Talk
ball moss
Ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata)
Tillandsia recurvata (Ball moss) commonly grows as an epiphyte (non-parasitic plant living on other plants), similar to many other bromeliads as well as orchids, ferns, and lichens. Ball moss anchors its pseudo-roots into the bark, but derives no nutrients from the tree. It lives by absorbing water and nutrients from the atmosphere. Tillandsia recurvata is a flowering plant that grows upon larger host plants. It derives mainly physical support and not nutrition from its host; it photosynthesizes its own food. It gets water and nutrients from the rain, atmosphere and dust.
Though not a harmful parasite in the same sense as plants such as mistletoes that feed on the sap of the host, Ball Moss may compete with a host tree for sunlight and some nutrients and by restricting available surface area for new branch sprouts; however, except on stressed host trees (e.g., in some urban settings) it rarely has a noticeable effect on growth or health. When Tillandsia recurvata ball falls to the ground, it actually fertilizes the soil for other plants.
Tillandsia recurvata is indigenous to the warmer regions of the Americas; it ranges from the southern United States to northern Argentina and Chile.
Tillandsia recurvata is the only epiphyte that regularly lives on telephone wires.
