Open to Commissions
Got an idea? Ask Love Peace Felice to help you make it a reality. Commissions and creative challenges accepted.
Open to Commissions
Got an idea? Ask Love Peace Felice to help you make it a reality. Commissions and creative challenges accepted.
A community based art project developed by Felice Salmon & The Busybees of The Open Forum Youth Initiative, Inspiring & Becoming is an unfolding conversation around the question, “Why does a person become who she is?” Built around a month-long investigation of personal & historical stories of women, this project was led by a group of…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by The Community Art Cooperative, YOU ARE HERE NOW sought to spotlight individual histories, and to comprehend the ways in which those histories intersect to form a shared history and future. YOU ARE HERE NOW was an interactive photographic documentation of the personal histories of individuals living in the…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by Meredith Brickell & Felice Salmon, Sidewalk Stories, Vol. 1 dealt with the idea of place and how things are shaped and changed by the way in which we live. Have you ever wondered about the houses in your neighborhood or the people inside? Would you ever consider chasing…
Read MoreA community based art project managed by The Community Engagement Through the Arts Class, The Superhero Cape Project sought to guide young people through the process of identifying their superpowers and creating iconography to depict their unique indentity. Working with The Open Forum Youth Initiative, The Honeys & The Busybees were invited to partner…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by Felice Salmon, Lovin’ the ‘hood dealt with forging new narratives of appreciation and celebration surrounding The East End neighborhood. The standard approach to Valentine’s Day includes flowers, chocolate, candy conversation hearts, and maybe a dash of romance. Why do we stop there? February 14th has the potential to be…
Read MoreA community based art project managed by Felice Salmon, Stitching Unlearn Fear + Hate sought to bring the traditional art form of embroidery alongside the women of the immigrant and refugee community to raise awareness around their stories and empower their creative voices to promote change. Kentucky has welcomed over 15,000 refugees since 1990.…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by Felice Salmon, Sisterhood of Unlearn Fear + Hate dealt with the way connections form between neighbors from diverse backgrounds & the way women can welcome younger women into relationship through the sharing of stories. In the fall of 2016, 4 women from around the globe who have made…
Read MoreOn stitching and the quiet creation of stories with needle and thread. A stitch is a small unit of thread that can join together with other stitches to create a meaningful design, repair a tear, or build a new seam. On its own, a stitch doesn’t amount to much, but a lot is possible when…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by Felice Salmon, Illuminated Sidewalks dealt with the possibility of encouraging and creating space for play through color and simple artistic embellishments. I had the chance to lead a coalition of Northeast Lexington residents as we worked with Tweens Nutrition and Fitness coalition to design and implement enhancements…
Read MoreMommoms Hankie Quilt, 2017 Embroidery Floss & reused fabric on fabric On quilting and the act of creating objects as a path through bereavement. I could spend all my days finding ways to bring recycled materials into new creations. After the passing of my husband’s grandmother, I began searching for ways to transform objects from…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by Felice Salmon & Tanya Torp, The East End Listening Project sought to create safe spaces for radical listening and the recording of interviews to gain a better understanding of the assets and stories of The East End neighborhood of Lexington, KY. In the spring of 2015, through The…
Read MoreA community based art project managed by The Community Engagement Through the Arts Class, The Birdhouses Project sought to provide young people with a chance to explore the meaning of “home” and create birdhouses in response to their findings. Working with The Open Forum Youth Initiative, The Honeys & The Busybees were invited to partner…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by The Honeys of The Open Forum Youth Initiative, Art in the Yard sought to bring creativity and beauty into the very backyards of our community and provide revenue for more community based creative activities. Working with the creative mentors of The Open Forum Youth Initiative, The Honeys organized…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by The Honeys of The Open Forum Youth Initiative, Better Together sought to proclaim our unity and collective power in the face of gun violence. Gun violence is a nation-wide epidemic, but it cuts into heart of small communities. When Antonio Franklin Jr. was a victim of gun violence…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by Felice Salmon, Storicraft dealt with the art of storytelling and crafting a personal narrative. This semester-long story-collecting and –crafting project held space for conversations through a series of workshops surrounding storytelling through portrait photography and digital media. The North Lexington students in the Common Good afterschool program knit…
Read MoreA community based art project managed by The Community Engagement Through the Arts Class, 1000 Dolls sought to creatively engage neighbors in doll-making and dispersing their creations to bring playful art into unexpected places. I had the pleasure of working with the 1000 dolls project as a contributing artist and community collaborator as I audited…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by Felice Salmon, Youth Altar of Remembrance dealt with being a young person who has experienced loss and the art of remembrance. Mexican culture provides an immensely beautiful understanding of the connections between family that span life and death. In the celebration of El Día de los Muertos, family…
Read MoreA community based art project managed by Felice Salmon, The Rain Barrel Project sought to creatively solve a community issue with storm water runoff through community designed rain barrels. How can neighbors creatively tackle the challenge of overfilled storm drains and unmanageable storm water runoff? Is there a way for us to utilize rainwater more…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by Felice Salmon, Lovin’ the ‘hood dealt with forging new narratives of appreciation and celebration surrounding The East End neighborhood. Within the context of a neighborhood there coexist many forms of relationship. There are the intimate bonds of family between parents and children, siblings, husbands and wives and there are…
Read MoreOn blogging and the DIY approach to finding your neighborly way. Upon graduating from college, you can choose your own adventure: get a job, get more education, or get a life. Unsure of which option to choose, I began to blog as a way of exploring ideas and piecing together my own style of adventure. Over the…
Read MoreA community based art project developed by Felice Salmon, The Handicrafts Initiative Project dealt with creating economic potential through cottage industry and forging stronger identities for young people through artistic empowerment. How do you shift the way a young woman sees herself? Is it possible to give her the ingredients she needs to gain economic…
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