Barnes & Noble Artist Series

Barnes & Noble and Starbucks of Rivertown Mall recently kicked off a monthly artist series during ArtPrize. They’ve invited me to be the first artist showcased in this new series. One friend wrote: “Today I was at Starbucks and looked up and saw some beautiful, heart moving art! Thankful you share the gift!” While grabbing…

Sometimes Dreams Come True

Last week the Honorable Governor Kabasu Babu from Congo spoke at Grand Valley State University. After trying to contact him by email, Facebook, and his cell phone, I finally connected with him following his presentation. He graciously accepted my invitation to a private viewing of my 2012 ArtPrize entry Courage Ablaze—highlighting some women and children…

Valor

Columns represent strength; they hold something up. The column displaying my painting entitled Valor connects important elements, inviting the viewer to interact with the painting through a 3-D experience. Because of its cylinder form, the column also portrays unity, or continuity. The Valor column, which displays my painting of Toni and her child, represents the…

The Flame Tree

The Flame Tree Pamela Alderman Multimedia 48×95 inches 2012 The copper tree represents the African Flame Tree, a resilient tree that showcases brilliant red flowers. The charred frames symbolize the family members slaughtered in the African holocaust. Since the beginning of the genocide, an estimated five million people—fathers, mothers, sons, daughters—have been savagely killed. To…