Happy Inauguration Day!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
I must say, I have never in all my life been excited about an inauguration. Ever! Sure, I watched the ceremony -- ho, hum. Today, though, I am so elated about Barack Obama's presidency that I won't miss a minute. I wish I could be there, but, honestly, I don't know how I could really handle being enmeshed amongst throngs and throngs of people. Can you say panic attack?
If you happen to live in New York, or will be headed that way before the end of the month, there is an interesting piece of Obama art on display at the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan. Benjamin Shine, a British artist, was so moved by the presidential election and Obama's message of change that he created a piece called "Changing States". It is a close-up portraiture of Obama fashioned from pieces of a retired American flag woven through mesh.
"It seemed appropriate to use the nation's flag, reconfigured in order to reflect and celebrate the positive notion of change that is taking place in the United States," Shine said.
"Changing States" will be on display in the lobby of the Museum of Arts and Design through the end of the month. And "Changing States" t-shirts will be sold in their museum store.
On the Net: www.madmuseum.org
+ Read my review of Barack Obama: United States President, a Penguin Young Readers Group book. It is a New York Times best seller and is the first children's biography written on Barack Obama.
-Jennifer James, Editor
posted by The Mom Salon Editors @ 7:44 AM,
