art in her residence: detroiter opens space in her house to give museum a home
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Suriname/Detroit 06-07-2014Het succesverhaal van de in Suriname geboren kunstenares Yvette Rock in het Amerikaanse Detroit waar ze een eigen galerie/museum heeft.http://www.freep.com/article/20140706/COL10/307060026/rochelle-riley-live-coal-museumTRANSCRIPT
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If you didnrsquot know better yoursquod think Yvette Rock was a Detroit nativewhose love of this cityrsquos kids was decades in the making
But the diminutive soft-spoken but determined 36-year-old artist whohas created a museum to house a permanent collection of art byyoung Detroiters came here by way of Ann Arbor New York Miamiand Suriname
You can see her 15-year journey in her museum and gallery the cityrsquosnewest the Live Coal Museum and Gallery in the 5000 block ofTrumbull Street You can see her determination as she tries to makehistory with the collection And you can feel her spirit in this She hasopened her arms by opening her home to make the museum happen
The first floor of the seven-room 2600-square foot house hosts thepublic space a parlor turned art shop bursting with color redsyellows purples and a mix of scarves earrings and other finds a mix
Art in her residence Detroiter opens space in her house to givemuseum a home
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Detroit artist Yvette Rock sits outside of Live Coal Gallery during the one year anniversary of the gallery in theWoodbridge neighborhood of Detroit on Friday April 26 2014 Ryan GarzaDetroit Free Press
By RochelleRiley
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of exhibit and performance space a pop-up cafeacute in the back and akidsrsquo center where Rock hosts childrenrsquos artcamps The second-floor flat is home for Rockher husband Joshua and their four childrenArise Cedar Light and Temple
ldquoConverting our building was the only way Icould dordquo the museum Rock said in aninterview ldquoI love it My kids love it and thatrsquoswhy wersquore always up and down They have anart museum in their living room
Their joy was evident during the one-yearanniversary celebration at Live Coal in AprilAs patrons came in to see the exhibit thechildren mingled and greeted guests Thoseguests passed through a shop featuringeverything from earrings to soap Next is themain exhibit space along with smaller privatespaces all filled with local fantastic art
Among the first exhibitors at Live Coal wasGilda Snowden
ldquoIrsquove known Yvette a long time and when shetold me that she was going to start this ventureand how multifaceted it was I was reallypleasedrdquo said Snowden a Detroit native andhead of painting at the College for CreativeStudies ldquoThere are so many other artisticventures taking place now in the Midtown-Cass Corridor-Corktown area and where sheis located is a little bit off the beaten pathShersquos helping to really enliven that area withextended dialogue for the artsrdquo
Snowden mdash a nationally recognized painterwho is among more than 50 artistsparticipating in the New York exhibit ldquoAnotherLook at Detroitrdquo through Aug 8 at theMarianne Boesky and Marlborough galleriesmdash said the opening of a new museum with apermanent collection ldquoshows there is a certainkind of artistic stability in the cityrdquo
Live Coal is Detroitrsquos only museum specificallydedicated to family and the permanentcollection of youth art It also is the latest in aseries of art or retail anchors transformingonce-struggling neighborhoods
Live Coal has brought life to a street that onceheld vacant buildings and death mdash literallyBefore the gallery opened the single anchor ofthe 5000 block of Trumbull was a funeralhome a prominent funeral home but a funeralhome just the same
Lowell Boileau of Detroit checks out Print-Makers byM Saffell Gardner in April at Live Coal Gallery in Detroit Ryan GarzaDetroit Free Press
If you want to go
Live Coal Gallery currently is featuring ldquoRaveledrdquo acollection of contemporary fiber art by Sarah Markand Kelly Darke ldquoFibers tell stories mdash from clothing to toys to paper and humans have been using fiber forthousands of years to create fabric for clothing orthreads for connecting materials to current timesof using fiber arts to tell stories Artists have workedtogether to create quilts in a community of love andsupport grandmothers teach their daughters to knitfor their family artists spin sew knit and stitch withlayers of intentions to tell stories to communicatelsquoRaveledrsquo stitches materialsrdquo to tell a new story The show closes July 26 2014
More about the lsquoRaveledrsquo artist
Sarah Mark met Yvette Rock through her husbandBilly an artist musician and spoken wordperformer Rock says Mark is the kind of artist she looks tohighlight at Live Coal ldquoThis is her first show in Detroit and being able tobe that open door and connecting her with localfiber artists was importantrdquo Rock said ldquoI really likeconnecting artists to other artists I find her workdealing with fair trade market compelling The wayshe uses fiber as a way to draw is very uniquerdquo Sarah Mark grew up in northern California studiedfashion design in Seattle and New York andbecame a clothing designer But the 36-year-old suddenly gave it up moved byher heart the times and a book ldquoAfter 10 years I just felt compelled to leave theindustry after travels to India and China andworking with factories over the yearsrdquo she said ldquoIhad a sense in my gut that the things I wasdesigning were in the hands of people that weresufferingrdquo Mark wasnrsquot sure what to do next but she had lovedto sew since she was a little girl So she tried that ldquoI love the medium of textiles and as a designerthat was always my creative outletrdquo she said ldquoSonow Irsquom able to use similar textiles to tell a storythrough materials and threads and sewingrdquo In 2009 she began working with Fair TradeDesign an independent retail business that helpssupport people in developing countries ldquoI realized thatrsquos how I could use my gifts and skillsas a designer to help people around the worldrdquoshe said Shersquos on a break now as she nurtures a 9-monthold baby and a 3-year-old son ldquoItrsquos all I can do to do thisrdquo she said with a laugh For her exhibit she made works from an unusualsource
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Rock explains the name of her space like thisldquoWhen a coal is set ablaze it can burn brightlyHowever if it remains by itself it cools quicklyand will not reach its full potential or purposeWhen burning coals come together the heatgenerated is immense Burning coals powerwhole cities They have the potential tocompletely alter their environment mdash it isheated coal under pressure that produces oneof Earthrsquos hardest materials and mostprecious gems
How she got startedRock was born in Suriname South Americarsquossmallest sovereign nation just north of Brazila tiny country whose population is just shy ofDetroitrsquos (about 566000) Her parents were afuneral director and beautician whoencouraged art And all four of her children areartists
ldquoI remember being 7 and 8 making art andloving itrdquo she said ldquoAnd my parents fostereditrdquo
She recalled being bused once a week tospecial art classes
Now she said ldquodrawing occurs every singleday in our householdrdquo
Rock and her family moved to the US whenshe was 7 where she graduated from the NewWorld School of the Art in Miami She thenattended college at the Cooper Union for theAdvancement of Science and Art In 1997 herpainting professor suggested that the mixedmedia artist get a masterrsquos degree
ldquoI told him lsquoIf I donrsquot get a full scholarship Iwonrsquot do itrsquo rdquo she recalled ldquoThe University ofMichigan was the only school I applied to Igot it and I said I guess Irsquom going to gordquo
She took a Greyhound bus in 1997 to AnnArbor where she studied and worked fornearly two years without ever setting foot inDetroit
In 1999 she did
She was among the design professionals andgraduate students that the University ofMichigan College of Architecture and UrbanPlanning (now named for Al Taubman) invitedto study urban design firsthand by reimaginingDetroit
ldquoThat hellip introduced me to the cityrdquo she said ldquoIt
source ldquoThe pieces are part of a series made frompackaging from shipments from Fair Trade goodsrdquoshe said ldquoIn India they donrsquot use plastics Therersquosa plethora of textiles so they wrap packages in thislightweight muslin material and somebody hand-sews the seams I thought the material wasbeautifulrdquo Her series of muslin and thread pieces featuresone of a woman half-hidden behind a veil Shecalls it ldquoHalf the Skyrdquo the name of the book by NewYork Times reporters Nicholas Kristof and SherylWuDunn ldquoI just love how that book presents the issue ofwomen being held captive by around the worldrdquoshe said ldquoThat piece is about the reality of life forwomenrdquo
FAR RIGHT Musicians Zion Yisrael of Detroit leftMichael Gardner of Highland Park Evan Veasey ofSaline and Diego Zimmerman of Pontiac play jazz forgallery guests Ryan GarzaDetroit Free Press
FROM TOP Artist M Saffell Gardner left and artistYvette Rock center talk with guests Marian Harperforeground left of Detroit Dorothy Kispert of Detroit andMarion Thomas far right of Detroit RyanGarzaDetroit Free Press
RIGHT Cedar Rock 8 and her brother Light Rock 6play in the Coal Kids Room of the Live Coal Gallerystarted by their mother Yvette Rock RyanGarzaDetroit Free Press
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opened my eyes to a whole other place inMichigan I had no concept of the Midwest Iwas involved in my own things in school andvolunteering with kids I did not know aboutDetroitrdquo
Rock also began working with the Inside OutLiterary Arts Project commuting from AnnArbor to Detroit to encourage youths to readand write to express their feelings At onepoint Rock was teaching a course at U-Mserving as an artist in residence for Inside Outand delivering the Ann Arbor News (ldquoThethings you gotta dordquo she said)
She soon moved to Detroit to theWoodbridge neighborhood and met her futurehusband a fellow University of Michigangraduate who was volunteering in Detroit andalso lived in Woodbridge
She said she quickly realized that Detroit wasthe place for her dream
ldquoMy husband and I were just talking aboutwhere wersquore supposed to berdquo she said ldquoAndit always comes back to lsquoThis is where wersquoresupposed to bersquo I say it many times You arewhere your home is and this is where ourhome is
ldquo I have this personal prayer that I donrsquot ever want to be somewherewhere I get too comfortable where Irsquom not going to grow as a person where I donrsquot have opportunities to be creative or allow theenvironment to be a catalyst for creativity I find all those things in thiscityrdquo
A creative vibeRock said she has found a collective spirit in Detroit that makes itperfect for what she wants to accomplish
ldquoMy Detroit belongs to a lot of peoplerdquo she said ldquoThatrsquos what makesthe city what it is I canrsquot do what Irsquom doing without this other personThey need me and I need them My Detroit experience is a verycommunity-based experiencerdquo
Rock has featured new artists every six to eight weeks since LiveCoal opened a year ago She chooses them based on their body ofwork and history She also offers first-time exhibits for aspiring artistsBut mostly she said she chooses ldquowhat I want to represent me andmy knowledge of artrdquo
She plans to rotate exhibits by veteran artists and aspiring artists whospecialize in collage drawing mixed media painting andphotography
She also wants to increase the number of childrenrsquos workshops shehosts in the space designed just for young people
Diego Zimmerman of Pontiac and Lisa Veasey ofSaline look over photos at the Live Coal Gallery RyanGarzaDetroit Free Press
Detroit artist Yvette Rock poses for a photo outside ofLive Coal Gallery that she opened during the one yearanniversary in the Woodbridge neighborhood ofDetroit Ryan Garza Detroit Free Press
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ldquoIrsquom big on making the space family-friendlyrdquo Rock said ldquoWe just had10 kids in the Kidspace and wersquore doing it againrdquo
Contact Rochelle Riley rriley99freepresscom or 313-223-4473
View Comments (0) | Share your thoughts raquo
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of exhibit and performance space a pop-up cafeacute in the back and akidsrsquo center where Rock hosts childrenrsquos artcamps The second-floor flat is home for Rockher husband Joshua and their four childrenArise Cedar Light and Temple
ldquoConverting our building was the only way Icould dordquo the museum Rock said in aninterview ldquoI love it My kids love it and thatrsquoswhy wersquore always up and down They have anart museum in their living room
Their joy was evident during the one-yearanniversary celebration at Live Coal in AprilAs patrons came in to see the exhibit thechildren mingled and greeted guests Thoseguests passed through a shop featuringeverything from earrings to soap Next is themain exhibit space along with smaller privatespaces all filled with local fantastic art
Among the first exhibitors at Live Coal wasGilda Snowden
ldquoIrsquove known Yvette a long time and when shetold me that she was going to start this ventureand how multifaceted it was I was reallypleasedrdquo said Snowden a Detroit native andhead of painting at the College for CreativeStudies ldquoThere are so many other artisticventures taking place now in the Midtown-Cass Corridor-Corktown area and where sheis located is a little bit off the beaten pathShersquos helping to really enliven that area withextended dialogue for the artsrdquo
Snowden mdash a nationally recognized painterwho is among more than 50 artistsparticipating in the New York exhibit ldquoAnotherLook at Detroitrdquo through Aug 8 at theMarianne Boesky and Marlborough galleriesmdash said the opening of a new museum with apermanent collection ldquoshows there is a certainkind of artistic stability in the cityrdquo
Live Coal is Detroitrsquos only museum specificallydedicated to family and the permanentcollection of youth art It also is the latest in aseries of art or retail anchors transformingonce-struggling neighborhoods
Live Coal has brought life to a street that onceheld vacant buildings and death mdash literallyBefore the gallery opened the single anchor ofthe 5000 block of Trumbull was a funeralhome a prominent funeral home but a funeralhome just the same
Lowell Boileau of Detroit checks out Print-Makers byM Saffell Gardner in April at Live Coal Gallery in Detroit Ryan GarzaDetroit Free Press
If you want to go
Live Coal Gallery currently is featuring ldquoRaveledrdquo acollection of contemporary fiber art by Sarah Markand Kelly Darke ldquoFibers tell stories mdash from clothing to toys to paper and humans have been using fiber forthousands of years to create fabric for clothing orthreads for connecting materials to current timesof using fiber arts to tell stories Artists have workedtogether to create quilts in a community of love andsupport grandmothers teach their daughters to knitfor their family artists spin sew knit and stitch withlayers of intentions to tell stories to communicatelsquoRaveledrsquo stitches materialsrdquo to tell a new story The show closes July 26 2014
More about the lsquoRaveledrsquo artist
Sarah Mark met Yvette Rock through her husbandBilly an artist musician and spoken wordperformer Rock says Mark is the kind of artist she looks tohighlight at Live Coal ldquoThis is her first show in Detroit and being able tobe that open door and connecting her with localfiber artists was importantrdquo Rock said ldquoI really likeconnecting artists to other artists I find her workdealing with fair trade market compelling The wayshe uses fiber as a way to draw is very uniquerdquo Sarah Mark grew up in northern California studiedfashion design in Seattle and New York andbecame a clothing designer But the 36-year-old suddenly gave it up moved byher heart the times and a book ldquoAfter 10 years I just felt compelled to leave theindustry after travels to India and China andworking with factories over the yearsrdquo she said ldquoIhad a sense in my gut that the things I wasdesigning were in the hands of people that weresufferingrdquo Mark wasnrsquot sure what to do next but she had lovedto sew since she was a little girl So she tried that ldquoI love the medium of textiles and as a designerthat was always my creative outletrdquo she said ldquoSonow Irsquom able to use similar textiles to tell a storythrough materials and threads and sewingrdquo In 2009 she began working with Fair TradeDesign an independent retail business that helpssupport people in developing countries ldquoI realized thatrsquos how I could use my gifts and skillsas a designer to help people around the worldrdquoshe said Shersquos on a break now as she nurtures a 9-monthold baby and a 3-year-old son ldquoItrsquos all I can do to do thisrdquo she said with a laugh For her exhibit she made works from an unusualsource
PHOTO GALLERIES
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Jun 25 2014
Sweetest Heart ofMary Catholic Churchin Detroit
MLB midseason powerrankings
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Rock explains the name of her space like thisldquoWhen a coal is set ablaze it can burn brightlyHowever if it remains by itself it cools quicklyand will not reach its full potential or purposeWhen burning coals come together the heatgenerated is immense Burning coals powerwhole cities They have the potential tocompletely alter their environment mdash it isheated coal under pressure that produces oneof Earthrsquos hardest materials and mostprecious gems
How she got startedRock was born in Suriname South Americarsquossmallest sovereign nation just north of Brazila tiny country whose population is just shy ofDetroitrsquos (about 566000) Her parents were afuneral director and beautician whoencouraged art And all four of her children areartists
ldquoI remember being 7 and 8 making art andloving itrdquo she said ldquoAnd my parents fostereditrdquo
She recalled being bused once a week tospecial art classes
Now she said ldquodrawing occurs every singleday in our householdrdquo
Rock and her family moved to the US whenshe was 7 where she graduated from the NewWorld School of the Art in Miami She thenattended college at the Cooper Union for theAdvancement of Science and Art In 1997 herpainting professor suggested that the mixedmedia artist get a masterrsquos degree
ldquoI told him lsquoIf I donrsquot get a full scholarship Iwonrsquot do itrsquo rdquo she recalled ldquoThe University ofMichigan was the only school I applied to Igot it and I said I guess Irsquom going to gordquo
She took a Greyhound bus in 1997 to AnnArbor where she studied and worked fornearly two years without ever setting foot inDetroit
In 1999 she did
She was among the design professionals andgraduate students that the University ofMichigan College of Architecture and UrbanPlanning (now named for Al Taubman) invitedto study urban design firsthand by reimaginingDetroit
ldquoThat hellip introduced me to the cityrdquo she said ldquoIt
source ldquoThe pieces are part of a series made frompackaging from shipments from Fair Trade goodsrdquoshe said ldquoIn India they donrsquot use plastics Therersquosa plethora of textiles so they wrap packages in thislightweight muslin material and somebody hand-sews the seams I thought the material wasbeautifulrdquo Her series of muslin and thread pieces featuresone of a woman half-hidden behind a veil Shecalls it ldquoHalf the Skyrdquo the name of the book by NewYork Times reporters Nicholas Kristof and SherylWuDunn ldquoI just love how that book presents the issue ofwomen being held captive by around the worldrdquoshe said ldquoThat piece is about the reality of life forwomenrdquo
FAR RIGHT Musicians Zion Yisrael of Detroit leftMichael Gardner of Highland Park Evan Veasey ofSaline and Diego Zimmerman of Pontiac play jazz forgallery guests Ryan GarzaDetroit Free Press
FROM TOP Artist M Saffell Gardner left and artistYvette Rock center talk with guests Marian Harperforeground left of Detroit Dorothy Kispert of Detroit andMarion Thomas far right of Detroit RyanGarzaDetroit Free Press
RIGHT Cedar Rock 8 and her brother Light Rock 6play in the Coal Kids Room of the Live Coal Gallerystarted by their mother Yvette Rock RyanGarzaDetroit Free Press
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opened my eyes to a whole other place inMichigan I had no concept of the Midwest Iwas involved in my own things in school andvolunteering with kids I did not know aboutDetroitrdquo
Rock also began working with the Inside OutLiterary Arts Project commuting from AnnArbor to Detroit to encourage youths to readand write to express their feelings At onepoint Rock was teaching a course at U-Mserving as an artist in residence for Inside Outand delivering the Ann Arbor News (ldquoThethings you gotta dordquo she said)
She soon moved to Detroit to theWoodbridge neighborhood and met her futurehusband a fellow University of Michigangraduate who was volunteering in Detroit andalso lived in Woodbridge
She said she quickly realized that Detroit wasthe place for her dream
ldquoMy husband and I were just talking aboutwhere wersquore supposed to berdquo she said ldquoAndit always comes back to lsquoThis is where wersquoresupposed to bersquo I say it many times You arewhere your home is and this is where ourhome is
ldquo I have this personal prayer that I donrsquot ever want to be somewherewhere I get too comfortable where Irsquom not going to grow as a person where I donrsquot have opportunities to be creative or allow theenvironment to be a catalyst for creativity I find all those things in thiscityrdquo
A creative vibeRock said she has found a collective spirit in Detroit that makes itperfect for what she wants to accomplish
ldquoMy Detroit belongs to a lot of peoplerdquo she said ldquoThatrsquos what makesthe city what it is I canrsquot do what Irsquom doing without this other personThey need me and I need them My Detroit experience is a verycommunity-based experiencerdquo
Rock has featured new artists every six to eight weeks since LiveCoal opened a year ago She chooses them based on their body ofwork and history She also offers first-time exhibits for aspiring artistsBut mostly she said she chooses ldquowhat I want to represent me andmy knowledge of artrdquo
She plans to rotate exhibits by veteran artists and aspiring artists whospecialize in collage drawing mixed media painting andphotography
She also wants to increase the number of childrenrsquos workshops shehosts in the space designed just for young people
Diego Zimmerman of Pontiac and Lisa Veasey ofSaline look over photos at the Live Coal Gallery RyanGarzaDetroit Free Press
Detroit artist Yvette Rock poses for a photo outside ofLive Coal Gallery that she opened during the one yearanniversary in the Woodbridge neighborhood ofDetroit Ryan Garza Detroit Free Press
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ldquoIrsquom big on making the space family-friendlyrdquo Rock said ldquoWe just had10 kids in the Kidspace and wersquore doing it againrdquo
Contact Rochelle Riley rriley99freepresscom or 313-223-4473
View Comments (0) | Share your thoughts raquo
Lt Mike Shaw on thekilling of 2-year-old InkhellipJul 3 2014
A few minutes with aman who tattooed a blohellipJun 29 2014
Football Brazil Germanymarch on at World CupJul 5 2014
selected by Taboola
by TaboolaSPONSORED LINKS
Ben Carson forPresidentNewsmax
Tips From A GreatWoman GrillerHebrew National
Why Bridget MoynahanIs Living on $150 a DayBloomberg
NIGHTLIFE
Stars amp Stripes Fest 2014
MOST POPULAR1 Tesla crash bolsters safety claims after car splits
in half2 Plane photo may offer big Amelia Earhart clue3 A new upscale Boblo Island for adventuring day-
trippers4 Justin Verlander says As made trade because of
Tigers5 Detroit Red Wings trade talk Buffalo defenseman
Tyler Myers could fill major void6 Detroit man 44 killed while lighting fireworks7 Michigan House Envy 7000-square-foot mansion
on 36 acres filled with Russian flair
SUBSCRIBE
Sign up for home deliverytoday
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LIFEFoodTravelHealthShoppingCrossword puzzleComicsTechnologyRelationshipsBooksGeorgea KovanisEllen Creager
SPORTSLionsTigersRed WingsPistonsWolverinesSpartansHigh School SportsMitch AlbomDrew SharpJeff SeidelOutdoorsGolfFree Press marathonAuto Racing
OBITSDeath NoticesSubmit a Death Notice
MICHIGAN BUSINESSAuto newsAuto reviewsGeneral MotorsFordChryslerDetroit auto showReal estateMichigan House EnvyTom WalshSusan TomporMark PhelanNationworld business
BETTER MICHIGANEditorialsLetters to the editorCommentaryMike Thompson cartoonsStephen HendersonBrian DickersonColumnists
ENTERTAINMENTFreep Film FestivalMusicRestaurantsMoviesArtsTV and radioNames amp FacesSylvia RectorJulie HindsMark StrykerRachel May
HELPAdvertiseArchivesContact usSubscriber servicese-EditionGot a questionDetroit Newspapers inEducationBookstoreReading WorksFree Press CharitiesPage and photo reprints
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Mobile
RSS
E-mail Alerts
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Rock explains the name of her space like thisldquoWhen a coal is set ablaze it can burn brightlyHowever if it remains by itself it cools quicklyand will not reach its full potential or purposeWhen burning coals come together the heatgenerated is immense Burning coals powerwhole cities They have the potential tocompletely alter their environment mdash it isheated coal under pressure that produces oneof Earthrsquos hardest materials and mostprecious gems
How she got startedRock was born in Suriname South Americarsquossmallest sovereign nation just north of Brazila tiny country whose population is just shy ofDetroitrsquos (about 566000) Her parents were afuneral director and beautician whoencouraged art And all four of her children areartists
ldquoI remember being 7 and 8 making art andloving itrdquo she said ldquoAnd my parents fostereditrdquo
She recalled being bused once a week tospecial art classes
Now she said ldquodrawing occurs every singleday in our householdrdquo
Rock and her family moved to the US whenshe was 7 where she graduated from the NewWorld School of the Art in Miami She thenattended college at the Cooper Union for theAdvancement of Science and Art In 1997 herpainting professor suggested that the mixedmedia artist get a masterrsquos degree
ldquoI told him lsquoIf I donrsquot get a full scholarship Iwonrsquot do itrsquo rdquo she recalled ldquoThe University ofMichigan was the only school I applied to Igot it and I said I guess Irsquom going to gordquo
She took a Greyhound bus in 1997 to AnnArbor where she studied and worked fornearly two years without ever setting foot inDetroit
In 1999 she did
She was among the design professionals andgraduate students that the University ofMichigan College of Architecture and UrbanPlanning (now named for Al Taubman) invitedto study urban design firsthand by reimaginingDetroit
ldquoThat hellip introduced me to the cityrdquo she said ldquoIt
source ldquoThe pieces are part of a series made frompackaging from shipments from Fair Trade goodsrdquoshe said ldquoIn India they donrsquot use plastics Therersquosa plethora of textiles so they wrap packages in thislightweight muslin material and somebody hand-sews the seams I thought the material wasbeautifulrdquo Her series of muslin and thread pieces featuresone of a woman half-hidden behind a veil Shecalls it ldquoHalf the Skyrdquo the name of the book by NewYork Times reporters Nicholas Kristof and SherylWuDunn ldquoI just love how that book presents the issue ofwomen being held captive by around the worldrdquoshe said ldquoThat piece is about the reality of life forwomenrdquo
FAR RIGHT Musicians Zion Yisrael of Detroit leftMichael Gardner of Highland Park Evan Veasey ofSaline and Diego Zimmerman of Pontiac play jazz forgallery guests Ryan GarzaDetroit Free Press
FROM TOP Artist M Saffell Gardner left and artistYvette Rock center talk with guests Marian Harperforeground left of Detroit Dorothy Kispert of Detroit andMarion Thomas far right of Detroit RyanGarzaDetroit Free Press
RIGHT Cedar Rock 8 and her brother Light Rock 6play in the Coal Kids Room of the Live Coal Gallerystarted by their mother Yvette Rock RyanGarzaDetroit Free Press
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opened my eyes to a whole other place inMichigan I had no concept of the Midwest Iwas involved in my own things in school andvolunteering with kids I did not know aboutDetroitrdquo
Rock also began working with the Inside OutLiterary Arts Project commuting from AnnArbor to Detroit to encourage youths to readand write to express their feelings At onepoint Rock was teaching a course at U-Mserving as an artist in residence for Inside Outand delivering the Ann Arbor News (ldquoThethings you gotta dordquo she said)
She soon moved to Detroit to theWoodbridge neighborhood and met her futurehusband a fellow University of Michigangraduate who was volunteering in Detroit andalso lived in Woodbridge
She said she quickly realized that Detroit wasthe place for her dream
ldquoMy husband and I were just talking aboutwhere wersquore supposed to berdquo she said ldquoAndit always comes back to lsquoThis is where wersquoresupposed to bersquo I say it many times You arewhere your home is and this is where ourhome is
ldquo I have this personal prayer that I donrsquot ever want to be somewherewhere I get too comfortable where Irsquom not going to grow as a person where I donrsquot have opportunities to be creative or allow theenvironment to be a catalyst for creativity I find all those things in thiscityrdquo
A creative vibeRock said she has found a collective spirit in Detroit that makes itperfect for what she wants to accomplish
ldquoMy Detroit belongs to a lot of peoplerdquo she said ldquoThatrsquos what makesthe city what it is I canrsquot do what Irsquom doing without this other personThey need me and I need them My Detroit experience is a verycommunity-based experiencerdquo
Rock has featured new artists every six to eight weeks since LiveCoal opened a year ago She chooses them based on their body ofwork and history She also offers first-time exhibits for aspiring artistsBut mostly she said she chooses ldquowhat I want to represent me andmy knowledge of artrdquo
She plans to rotate exhibits by veteran artists and aspiring artists whospecialize in collage drawing mixed media painting andphotography
She also wants to increase the number of childrenrsquos workshops shehosts in the space designed just for young people
Diego Zimmerman of Pontiac and Lisa Veasey ofSaline look over photos at the Live Coal Gallery RyanGarzaDetroit Free Press
Detroit artist Yvette Rock poses for a photo outside ofLive Coal Gallery that she opened during the one yearanniversary in the Woodbridge neighborhood ofDetroit Ryan Garza Detroit Free Press
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ldquoIrsquom big on making the space family-friendlyrdquo Rock said ldquoWe just had10 kids in the Kidspace and wersquore doing it againrdquo
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opened my eyes to a whole other place inMichigan I had no concept of the Midwest Iwas involved in my own things in school andvolunteering with kids I did not know aboutDetroitrdquo
Rock also began working with the Inside OutLiterary Arts Project commuting from AnnArbor to Detroit to encourage youths to readand write to express their feelings At onepoint Rock was teaching a course at U-Mserving as an artist in residence for Inside Outand delivering the Ann Arbor News (ldquoThethings you gotta dordquo she said)
She soon moved to Detroit to theWoodbridge neighborhood and met her futurehusband a fellow University of Michigangraduate who was volunteering in Detroit andalso lived in Woodbridge
She said she quickly realized that Detroit wasthe place for her dream
ldquoMy husband and I were just talking aboutwhere wersquore supposed to berdquo she said ldquoAndit always comes back to lsquoThis is where wersquoresupposed to bersquo I say it many times You arewhere your home is and this is where ourhome is
ldquo I have this personal prayer that I donrsquot ever want to be somewherewhere I get too comfortable where Irsquom not going to grow as a person where I donrsquot have opportunities to be creative or allow theenvironment to be a catalyst for creativity I find all those things in thiscityrdquo
A creative vibeRock said she has found a collective spirit in Detroit that makes itperfect for what she wants to accomplish
ldquoMy Detroit belongs to a lot of peoplerdquo she said ldquoThatrsquos what makesthe city what it is I canrsquot do what Irsquom doing without this other personThey need me and I need them My Detroit experience is a verycommunity-based experiencerdquo
Rock has featured new artists every six to eight weeks since LiveCoal opened a year ago She chooses them based on their body ofwork and history She also offers first-time exhibits for aspiring artistsBut mostly she said she chooses ldquowhat I want to represent me andmy knowledge of artrdquo
She plans to rotate exhibits by veteran artists and aspiring artists whospecialize in collage drawing mixed media painting andphotography
She also wants to increase the number of childrenrsquos workshops shehosts in the space designed just for young people
Diego Zimmerman of Pontiac and Lisa Veasey ofSaline look over photos at the Live Coal Gallery RyanGarzaDetroit Free Press
Detroit artist Yvette Rock poses for a photo outside ofLive Coal Gallery that she opened during the one yearanniversary in the Woodbridge neighborhood ofDetroit Ryan Garza Detroit Free Press
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ldquoIrsquom big on making the space family-friendlyrdquo Rock said ldquoWe just had10 kids in the Kidspace and wersquore doing it againrdquo
Contact Rochelle Riley rriley99freepresscom or 313-223-4473
View Comments (0) | Share your thoughts raquo
Lt Mike Shaw on thekilling of 2-year-old InkhellipJul 3 2014
A few minutes with aman who tattooed a blohellipJun 29 2014
Football Brazil Germanymarch on at World CupJul 5 2014
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Stars amp Stripes Fest 2014
MOST POPULAR1 Tesla crash bolsters safety claims after car splits
in half2 Plane photo may offer big Amelia Earhart clue3 A new upscale Boblo Island for adventuring day-
trippers4 Justin Verlander says As made trade because of
Tigers5 Detroit Red Wings trade talk Buffalo defenseman
Tyler Myers could fill major void6 Detroit man 44 killed while lighting fireworks7 Michigan House Envy 7000-square-foot mansion
on 36 acres filled with Russian flair
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MICHIGAN NEWSA new upscale Boblo Island for adventuringday-trippersLeader of national charter schools group callsfor stronger accountability in MichiganJohn Carlisle Michigan farm auction a way oflife literally for someYou havent lived here until you visit theWurtsmith Air MuseumBaptist bishop who resigned after same-sexmarriage finds new start
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SPORTSLionsTigersRed WingsPistonsWolverinesSpartansHigh School SportsMitch AlbomDrew SharpJeff SeidelOutdoorsGolfFree Press marathonAuto Racing
OBITSDeath NoticesSubmit a Death Notice
MICHIGAN BUSINESSAuto newsAuto reviewsGeneral MotorsFordChryslerDetroit auto showReal estateMichigan House EnvyTom WalshSusan TomporMark PhelanNationworld business
BETTER MICHIGANEditorialsLetters to the editorCommentaryMike Thompson cartoonsStephen HendersonBrian DickersonColumnists
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ldquoIrsquom big on making the space family-friendlyrdquo Rock said ldquoWe just had10 kids in the Kidspace and wersquore doing it againrdquo
Contact Rochelle Riley rriley99freepresscom or 313-223-4473
View Comments (0) | Share your thoughts raquo
Lt Mike Shaw on thekilling of 2-year-old InkhellipJul 3 2014
A few minutes with aman who tattooed a blohellipJun 29 2014
Football Brazil Germanymarch on at World CupJul 5 2014
selected by Taboola
by TaboolaSPONSORED LINKS
Ben Carson forPresidentNewsmax
Tips From A GreatWoman GrillerHebrew National
Why Bridget MoynahanIs Living on $150 a DayBloomberg
NIGHTLIFE
Stars amp Stripes Fest 2014
MOST POPULAR1 Tesla crash bolsters safety claims after car splits
in half2 Plane photo may offer big Amelia Earhart clue3 A new upscale Boblo Island for adventuring day-
trippers4 Justin Verlander says As made trade because of
Tigers5 Detroit Red Wings trade talk Buffalo defenseman
Tyler Myers could fill major void6 Detroit man 44 killed while lighting fireworks7 Michigan House Envy 7000-square-foot mansion
on 36 acres filled with Russian flair
SUBSCRIBE
Sign up for home deliverytoday
MICHIGAN NEWSA new upscale Boblo Island for adventuringday-trippersLeader of national charter schools group callsfor stronger accountability in MichiganJohn Carlisle Michigan farm auction a way oflife literally for someYou havent lived here until you visit theWurtsmith Air MuseumBaptist bishop who resigned after same-sexmarriage finds new start
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NEWSPoliticsDetroitWayne CountyOakland CountyMacomb CountyMetro DetroitMichiganNationWorldRochelle RileyEric MillikinWeather
LIFEFoodTravelHealthShoppingCrossword puzzleComicsTechnologyRelationshipsBooksGeorgea KovanisEllen Creager
SPORTSLionsTigersRed WingsPistonsWolverinesSpartansHigh School SportsMitch AlbomDrew SharpJeff SeidelOutdoorsGolfFree Press marathonAuto Racing
OBITSDeath NoticesSubmit a Death Notice
MICHIGAN BUSINESSAuto newsAuto reviewsGeneral MotorsFordChryslerDetroit auto showReal estateMichigan House EnvyTom WalshSusan TomporMark PhelanNationworld business
BETTER MICHIGANEditorialsLetters to the editorCommentaryMike Thompson cartoonsStephen HendersonBrian DickersonColumnists
ENTERTAINMENTFreep Film FestivalMusicRestaurantsMoviesArtsTV and radioNames amp FacesSylvia RectorJulie HindsMark StrykerRachel May
HELPAdvertiseArchivesContact usSubscriber servicese-EditionGot a questionDetroit Newspapers inEducationBookstoreReading WorksFree Press CharitiesPage and photo reprints
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NEWSPoliticsDetroitWayne CountyOakland CountyMacomb CountyMetro DetroitMichiganNationWorldRochelle RileyEric MillikinWeather
LIFEFoodTravelHealthShoppingCrossword puzzleComicsTechnologyRelationshipsBooksGeorgea KovanisEllen Creager
SPORTSLionsTigersRed WingsPistonsWolverinesSpartansHigh School SportsMitch AlbomDrew SharpJeff SeidelOutdoorsGolfFree Press marathonAuto Racing
OBITSDeath NoticesSubmit a Death Notice
MICHIGAN BUSINESSAuto newsAuto reviewsGeneral MotorsFordChryslerDetroit auto showReal estateMichigan House EnvyTom WalshSusan TomporMark PhelanNationworld business
BETTER MICHIGANEditorialsLetters to the editorCommentaryMike Thompson cartoonsStephen HendersonBrian DickersonColumnists
ENTERTAINMENTFreep Film FestivalMusicRestaurantsMoviesArtsTV and radioNames amp FacesSylvia RectorJulie HindsMark StrykerRachel May
HELPAdvertiseArchivesContact usSubscriber servicese-EditionGot a questionDetroit Newspapers inEducationBookstoreReading WorksFree Press CharitiesPage and photo reprints
FOLLOW USTwitter
Mobile
RSS
E-mail Alerts
News | Jobs | Cars for Sale | Homes for Sale | Apartments for Rent | Shopping | Classifieds | E-Circulars | Daily Deals
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