sharona franklin

Hi dear friends, I’d like to invite you to an event this Sunday that I had the pleasure of making the flyer for. As the lotus defrosts, I hope to share more about recent and upcoming projects. Join the wonderful artist & friend @papalia_carmen at Lobe Studio this Sunday for Weather for the Blind, a live audio performance utilizating the Weather Warlock, modulating sounds captured theough the atmosphere. The event is taking place this Sunday, Feb 15 •• 4pm to 6pm •• at Lobe Studio •• located at 713 E Hastings St, Vancouver. The event will feature ASL interpretation, sound description, and visual description. Carmen has worked hard to transmit a sound performance that is as accessible as possible within capacity 🪷🧊📡 hope to see you there! ID: A vertical flyer on a pale blue paper background. The header features Weather for the Blind in a bold, neutral Linear Sans-Serif, followed by Carmen Papalias name in a high-contrast Modern Serif. The central focal point is a grainy, bitmapped illustration of a lotus flower, utilizing a high-contrast stipple or dithered texture that references industrial xerography. The Lobe Studio font at the bottom is rendered in a fluid, warped display typeface with organic, melting letterforms. A continuous border of micro-text in a condensed font encapsulates the layout, detailing location and accessibility features including ASL interpretation, sound description, and visual description.

‘𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓵’ from @museion_bz Bolzano, Italy 2022 so many loves helped make this sculpture happen, as I wasn’t well but we made it work 🛠️. to each who was there for each inch and step 🐛~ Thank you! @kings_leap @jellidude @multiusetool

⧼U⧽ᛠ⧼R⧽ᛨ⧼C⧽ᚳ⧼E⧽ ⧼Q⧽Ꮜ⧼I⧽ᚳ⧼T⧽ •membrane•comforter• ɢᴇʟᴀᴛɪɴ ᴘᴀɴᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏ, ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ 𝚋͜𝚎͜𝚍͜, ᴋɪᴅɴᴇʏ ᴜᴛʀɪᴄʟᴇꜱ, ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴇᴀʀ ᴜᴛʀɪᴄʟᴇꜱ - ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴀʀᴇ, ɪɴᴠɪꜱɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀꜱᴄᴜʟɪᴛɪꜱ ᴛɪᴅᴇꜱ. for Migros Museum Zurich 2023, and shown at Bradley Ertaskiran Montreal 2024 ♥

𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒔! ⚙️⛓️⛓️‍💥 part of a Gelatin and wood sculpture for @artbasel Miami 2022 with @gallerykendrajaynepatrick gallery porcine gelatin, metal, paper, sharpie ink, expired pharmaceuticals (class a, b +c), artemisa, yarrow

7- high tech chromosomal visions of joy~just for baby! Engineered agility, couture. porcine gelatin, wool, metal, plastic lab vials, textiles 2023 (I almost edited out the measuring tape but kinda like it 😅)

I was so lucky last year to have @kali_spitzer_photography shoot photos for @artbasel ~ this is one of few images that honestly depicts how my hands can be makers one day, and be of little use the next. I often have to retrain my hands after not being able to dress, cook and care for myself, retrain the dexterity to sculpt and create. thank you @kali_spitzer_photography 🪼🤍for taking this photo, for your talents and your otherworldly photography!

‘𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎 & 𝒈𝒍𝒚𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐𝒎 2０９９ 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅’ This work is about precious seeds, plants, cells and lives impacted by insecticides & herbicides like Round-Up. Egg shaped sculpture of gelatin biomaterials, textiles, sunflower seeds, food dye, paper collage 2022 I try not to share works out of proudness since most of these sculptures I made in a temporary / makeshift kitchen setup, they’ve been experiments. The sculptures were test subjects of their own in unknown environments and climates ~ thinking of the most vulnerable plants, beings and seeds.

* 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓂𝑒𝒶𝓈𝓊𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓌𝑒𝒾𝑔𝒽𝑒𝒹 * It’s so nice seeing many faces again and glimpses of lives and loves 🌾🍄‍🟫🪽I just appreciate being here. things feels best when I remind myself of my own insignificance in the world. our feelings aren’t always divine, but life is.

Children’s star hanging mobile made of animal gelatin, l.e.d. rave soothers, adult kink soothers, infant baby soothers, fishing lures, poppy pods, foraged flowers, glass vials, sheeps wool, syringes, wooden eggs, found feathers, and collage of text that reads: ‘𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺, 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺!’ dear thanks to Megan, Tiffany and all of Bradley Ertaskiran for putting on this show and all your support for our exhibition 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒑 𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆 💐🪻! Wish I could have been there ~

hi 🌻 I made this CEV leaflet to help open up the dialogue on medical profiling. hope this is helpful to some, and feel free to share 🍄 (Alt text is embedded within the post)

**Methodologies of Care is postponed in Solidarity** Folks who were planning to attend the @printedmatter_stmarks @printedmatterinc poetry panel today please redirect your energy, donate and protest if you can.⁣ ⁣ **white bodies who are physically capable, please go protest and protect Black people** ⁣ ⁣ **please remember we are in a pandemic** ⁣ ⁣ Black people are at the highest⁣ Risk due to multiple⁣ Cofounding racist factors &⁣ Medical apartheid.⁣ ⁣ Please do not agitate or escalate⁣ Protest situations.⁣ Protect Black people.⁣ Wear masks.⁣ Water for drinking + tear gas.⁣ Don’t wear contact lenses.⁣ Wear goggles.⁣ Put your phone on airplane mode.⁣ Do not take photos.⁣ Dress in black block, hair back.⁣ Have emergency contacts written⁣ On a piece of paper or your hand.⁣ Don’t bring your wallet,⁣ Keep cash & id with you.⁣ Bring extra supplies if you can. ⁣ METHODOLOGIES OF CARE STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH BLM AND PROTESTORS. [links from @h0l0.nyc @nuzicollective @ebotron ] I apologize for my previous post using the incorrect term ‘Black bodies’ rather than ‘Black people’, and thank you @amarakorley for correcting, educating and rectifying me.