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Art and Craft, Sunday May 7th, in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn

May 6th, 2017 | Posted by Alaiyo

See Alaiyo’s new custom made collection at the show! https://shopvida.com/collections/alaiyo-bradshaw Dear Friends, Please join us Sunday, May 7th at our new location for: Art and Craft in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn Sunday, May 7th from 10 am – 5 pm PS 139 School Yard (Argyle Road about 20 feet north of Cortelyou Road) Just in time… Read more »

THE ALAIYO LINE!

January 3rd, 2017 | Posted by Alaiyo

    ALAIYO has a global partnership pairing creators and designers from around the world with makers in Pakistan, India, and Mexico in accordance with high ethical standards to create original, beautiful products.  And the best part is that using part of the proceeds from the sales of the products, designers created literacy programs for… Read more »

Latest promotional brochure

June 21st, 2016 | Posted by Alaiyo

This latest brochure of Alaiyo’s published, promotional and exhibited images is available. (Online version) If you have any needs related to her work, please let her know. Also, please share with others who may need her services. Alaiyo always appreciates referrals. New clients receive a ten percent discount! Thank you for your business!

Painting Poetry-Poetic Interpretations of Art

February 8th, 2016 | Posted by Alaiyo

To purchase the book through Barnes and Noble please go to this site: Painting Poetry: Poetic Interpretations of Art Painting Poetry is an anthology of poetic interpretations of art presenting thirty poems written by Adisa ‘AJA’ Andwele and images of paintings by seventeen artists. The artists are Ras Akyem, Ras Ishi, Ras Jahaziel, Omowale Stewart, Corrie… Read more »

Poetry Reading at Flatbush Artists Studio Tour, October 17-18, 2015

October 30th, 2015 | Posted by Alaiyo

Poetry reading inspired by Alaiyo’s work (Will download and play) Below AJA reads one of his poems he created for Alaiyo’s color pencil drawing entitled “Portable Still-Life”. His interpretation was read for an audience who gathered in the open studio. He was a great part of the trio of artists (including Chrissie Dower and Alaiyo) who shared the… Read more »

Flatbush Artists Studio Tour, October 17-18, 2015

October 5th, 2015 | Posted by Alaiyo

Alaiyo will be exhibiting in the FLATBUSH ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR “Contemporary Artists in Victorian Flatbush” Sat-Sun, Nov 15-16,11am-5pm Her location is: 570 Westminster Rd, Apt E-10 Brooklyn NY 11230 #4 on the map Facebook and Website She will be featuring her new series of fantasy, surrealist watercolors. (Click here for larger view) Please stop by her location for an open house art reception!  Chrissie Dowler, another… Read more »

Sketching on Site (From Observation)

April 20th, 2015 | Posted by Alaiyo

In a recent workshop Alaiyo held for Parsons students on sketching the figure in space she brought in her own sketchbooks as part of shown examples. Important for students to see what you do as an artist when asking them to follow suit. In these sketchbooks she focuses her subject matter on recording various scenes from her travels, models for her illustrations and general observational… Read more »

MJBL Art Sale!

March 27th, 2015 | Posted by Alaiyo

Bright House Sports Network of Tampa and Central Florida www.bhsn.com is sponsoring an Art Sale to raise money for The Metropolitan Junior Baseball League (MJBL). All proceeds from the sale will go directly to MJBL in support of their inner city youth. You can find Alaiyo’s illustration prints on the Prints page of this site…. Read more »