Daughter returned home a few years ago just in time for our confinement in Hotel California, aka the Covid-19 pandemic. She’d always been interested in art, enjoyed going to museums wity us as well as the proliferation of Art Fairs that deluge our community early every December. Once the world reopened and she could venture out, she got a job at a very good local art gallery.

Time passed and situations changed and she started working with another gallery and making inroads and friends with local artists. Actually, Constant Companion’s early appreciation of art has been reinvigorated and he is now a very vocal and appreciated habitué of the gallery openings. Yes, I feel left behind at times. It’s their time to shine.

And so, through that very valuable resource of networking, Daughter was invited to curate an art exhibit in a relatively new fine jewelry store in our neighborhood, Majorica. In the depths of their long, narrow store a space they has been dedicated to staging cultural experiences. One exhibit had already been organized there. Voila, the apple has matured and she’s taken a new role in the community.

Among the many artists Daughter has become friendly with, she chose to feature Patricia L. Cooke and Luke Jenkins. Jenkins is a furniture designer who creates wooden wall pieces. While Cooke’s installation pieces and framed works combine fabrics with other materials.

The opening was covered in a number of social media platforms. One of them wrote that Daughter has been a fixture on Miami’s art scene. Yes, mom is so proud! The three of us also spread the word among friends we thought would be interested and supportive. A lively crowd of community members, store customers, artists, and more flowed through the exhibit all afternoon.

Almost as beautiful as the art were the tidbits created by Art Picnic, delicious bites to enjoy with a drink or two

What will Daughter have up her sleeve for her next act. Job well done from a proud Mom!

I escaped the festivities for a bit of fresh air and went out to the pedestrian mall to enjoy music by local musicians ensconced under one of the follies or doodles by designer Morris Lapidus.

I also appreciated this year’s installation recognizing Pride Month. Pride 247 is the work of AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaboration between Laz Ojalke and Natalie Zlamalova. What a nice sound the webbing straps make when the breeze picked up.