The President and First Lady Dolls

Obama as Superhero

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On a stormy night on a small island in Maine in early December, I was
sitting by the wood stove, listening to music and putting the finishing
touches on a new doll I had just sewn. Giving the face a final coat of
paint, I realized I recognized the doll. It looked a lot like President
Obama. And it was completely by accident. He’s been on my mind a lot
lately, so it made sense. His election was really inspiring.

The next day, I intentionally created an Obama doll out of scraps of
cloth and canvas I had laying around my studio. Less than a week later,
a 20-inch tall “President Obama, Leader of the Free World” doll was
finished, complete with red power tie, handmade leather oxfords and
wearing a sleek tailored, black suit.

A week later, the doll was sold to a woman in Illinois. I had so much
fun creating the first doll, I decided to make more.

Next, I created “Team Captain, ” wearing a red, white and blue
basketball uniform decorated with the Obama campaign logo and white
stars.

The third Obama doll “Superhero,” wears a skintight blue suit, red
crime fighting boots and a flowing crimson cape.

I just finished a Michelle Obama doll wearing a special gown of my own
design for the Inauguration. And her date, Barack, wears a tuxedo.

I’m currently creating an Obama doll wearing a Hawaiian shirt, shorts,
flip-flops and a flower lei, in honor of the President’s Hawaiian
roots.

I’m also a singer-songwriter and in February I’m releasing “A Pink
Whale and a Very Tall Tree,” an album of children’s music, then I’m
going on tour this summer, so I only plan to make these one-of-a-kind
Obama dolls for the next few months.

Visit www.theshaggallery.com for more photos and information.

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by Jordan Bartel | January 8, 2009

From today’s b, the paper

obama-rama ‘44’
HEINEMAN MYERS CONTEMPORARY ART, BETHESDA
So, you can’t get tickets to the presidential inauguration? Us too! But before you consider sending an angry missive to the legislative-aide friend you thought would be your hook-up, this event could quench your Obamamania thirst. “44” includes art and musical performances inspired by the president-elect. And if your hoping for some warm political fuzzies, the one-of-a-kind art collection features imaginative work that expresses hope for the future. 5-10 p.m. Saturday, 4728 Hampden Lane. $10 donation. heinemanmyers.com.

insider instruments ‘Brahms: Off the Cuff’
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Brahms’ “First Symphony” was often called “Beethoven’s Tenth,” an insult, we assume, that’s the classical musical equivalent of a “your momma” joke. But now, BSO Music Director Marin Alsop is giving the composer some respect. The second installment of Alsop’s new “Off the Cuff” series, which blends performance with interesting information about the composer’s life, working habits and previously hidden symphonic complexities. 7 p.m. Saturday. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St. $25-$60. bsomusic.org.

foodie fervor ‘Meat & Sugar’
LOYOLA COLLEGE
Gather all of your gastronomically inclined buddies for this look at the universal human relationship with food. Installations from Stewart Watson feature candy, sugar and corn syrup cast into steel and iron. And paintings from Mike Geno, a former meat-cutter apprentice, depict meat as hallucinatory experiences. Maybe you should grab dinner before checking it out, or your stomach could grumble — a gallery faux pas, really. Opens Monday, runs through Feb. 13. Reception and artists’ talk: 5-7 p.m. Jan. 22. Julio Fine Arts Gallery, 4501 N. Charles St. loyola.edu.

sneak peek ‘The Soap Myth’
CREATIVE ALLIANCE AT THE PATTERSON
Baltimore native Jeff Cohen’s provocative work is about a young Baltimore journalist trying to find the truth behind a Nazi atrocity — making soap from the corpses of murdered Jews. This one-time performance is a staged reading, before it sets up shop Off Broadway this fall. 8 p.m. Saturday. 3134 Eastern Ave. $15. creativealliance.org.

Jordan Bartel is assistant editor at b. E-mail him at jordan@bthesite.com

Houston Artist, Ted Ellis, is excited to be bringing his painting of Obama to DC to be unveiled at the National Black Chamber of Commerce and National Newspaper Publishers Foundation’s Inaugural Gala January 19, 2009 at the French Embassy. Inauguration Day is just two weeks away, and many are getting ready to travel to the nation’s capital to witness history, including artist “Ted Ellis”. Teds paintings capture history on canvas and what a history making event this will be.

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8:00 AM Gates open for ticketed attendees — if you have tickets, it will be wise to arrive very early as crowds will be huge and security heavy.

10:00 AM Preliminary festivities begin, including music by The United States Marine Band, The San Francisco Boys Chorus, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus.

11:30 AM If you have tickets to event, you must have passed through security by this time.

Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks: Senator Dianne Feinstein
Invocation: Dr. Rick Warren
Aretha Franklin will sing
Vice President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office
Music composed by John Williams and performed by Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero, and Anthony McGill.

12:00 Noon As specified by the U.S. Constitution (20th Amendment), presidential terms of office begin and end at 12:00 noon on January 20. Barack Obama will take the oath of office, which is this simple, 36-word, statement: