Drawing from more than 40 years of experience, Angela creates dolls, mask and prints that tell stories without words. If a picture is worth a thousand words, her soft sculpture creations are worth volumes. Each creation can stand on its own merit and leave a story to the interpretation of a viewer. As a folk artist, doll making is one of Angela's favorite expressions. Doll making is much more than it implies; it is her history!
The art form has survived the savagery of slavery. It has endured Hollywood's erroneous typecasting of dubbing the dolls as voodoo, hoodoo, black magic, etc. or any other negative label the film industry used when it failed to understand the craft and significance of African American doll making. Each time Angela create a thematic project using dolls as subjects, she evoke what is real. Her work has steadily evolved over 4 decades.
Each new piece is her best work yet, as she strives to capture and reveal her experience first as a human being and second as an African American Woman. Drawing from roots where creativity, conservation resourcefulness and ingenuity are inbred, she uses a variety of materials to create sculptures, dolls, masks, jewelry, prints and paintings. Long before the reduce, reuse, recycle slogan became the environmental cry, she was already picking, sifting and sorting through a treasure trove of "trash", using found materials incorporate into her work.
