Date of event: March 15, 2014, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sonya Philip studied art and printmaking in high school with every intention of going to art school. Life intervened, as did other areas of fascination, eventually leading to an MFA in Creative Writing. As a self-taught artist, she enjoys the freedom of exploring and stretching mediums. Disruption and identity play a large role in her work. Sonya lives in San Francisco with her family.

"I am a maker. My path started with macrame and sewing as a child, but knitting was the lingua franca I found in my twenties. The needle arts, traditionally associated with domesticity, are at once a display of femininity and a feminist statement. I have always straddled different worlds, whether through my mixed-race heritage or the mutually demanding roles of mother and artist. I am accustomed to the interplay and at home in the places where art and craft intersect."

Sonya's website has many photos of her work and accompanying narrative. We welcome Sonya back as a Live Artist, who also visited us in April, 2011.

"Outdated postcards from various openings and open studios provide a compact canvas for hand knit forms. The postcards were recycled by covering the surface with coats of gesso. The text, however, remains visible in places. This neutral background combined with the organic shapes, brings to mind a microscope slide. Simple eyelets form holes add an intricate variety to the knitting. Silk and cotton threads are allowed to dangle, resembling the flagella of an amoeba."

Outdated postcards from various openings and open studios provide a compact canvas for hand knit forms. The postcards were recycled by covering the surface with coats of gesso. The text, however, remains visible in places. This neutral background combined with the organic shapes, brings to mind a microscope slide. Simple eyelets form holes add an intricate variety to the knitting. Silk and cotton threads are allowed to dangle, resembling the flagella of an amoeba